The four leading causes of death in the construction industry include electrical hazards, struck-by hazards, caught-between hazards, and ___________________.
falls
A sign that has a white background with a green panel with white lettering is a ___________________.
safety instruction sign
To properly dispose of oily rags, they must be _________________.
store in a container designed for the purpose
Keeping your work area clean and free of scraps or spills is referred to as ________________________.
housekeeping
HAZCOM classifies all paint, concrete, and wood dust as _____________________.
hazardous materials
Under HAZCOM, if you spot a hazard on your job site, you must _________________.
report it to your supervisor
Which of the following must be reported to your supervisor?
All injuries, incidents, and accidents
Metal ladders should NOT be used near ____________________.
electrical equipment
If you lean a straight ladder against the top of a 16-foot (4.9 m) wall, the base of the ladder should be _____________________.
4 feet (1.2 m) from the base of the wall
The two basic types of scaffolds are __________________.
self-supporting and suspended scaffolds
Interlocking stacked material is done by ___________________.
placing the objects at right angles
To reduce the risk of workers being hurt or killed by falling materials, the maximum height-to-base ratio of a stack of materials should be __________________.
4:1
The most common cause of death for equipment operators is ______________________.
equipment rollover
Most cave-ins happen suddenly with little or no warning and occur in trenches 5 feet (1.5 m) to ______________________.
15 feet (4.6 m ) deep
In every trench over 4 feet (1.2 m ) deep, there must be an exit every _____________________.
25 feet (7.6 m )
The minimum distance that a spoil pile must be located from the edge of an excavation is ____________________.
2 feet (0.6 m)
The type of trench protection designed to prevent wall cave-ins is __________________.
shoring
Protective guards are provided on power tools and machines in order to keep _________________.
workers from being caught in rotating or moving parts
The minimum safe working distance from exposed electrical conductors ___________________.
depends on the voltage
Work that is performed near a hazard but not in direct contact with it is called ____________________.
proximity work
Circuit breakers and disconnect switches are examples of ______________________.
energy-isolating devices
Which of the following provide the best eye protection from all directions?
Safety goggles
The type of respirator that has its own clean air supply is the ______________________.
self-contained breathing apparatus
A worker can be exposed to hazardous materials by inhalation, ingestion, and _________________.
absorption