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What does WHMIS stand for? - Answer Workplace Hazardous Material Information System.
What is basic PPE? - Answer eye protection, ear protection, steel-toed boots, hardhats and
respiratory protection.
List 3 Acts that provide safety regulations for workers in British Columbia? - Answer Workers
compensation Act, Factories Act, Mining Act.
Who do you report to if a tool is damaged? - Answer Your instructor.
Whose responsibility is it to provide WHMIS training? - Answer Your employer.
What are the limits of approach for power lines? - Answer 75,000v 3 metres, 75,000-250,000v
4.5 metres, over 250,000v 6 metres.
What is the level of PSI when cleaning clothing with compressed air? - Answer 70 kPa (10 psi)
Signals for hoists? - Answer one-STOP, two-RAISE, three-LOWER, Four-ALL CLEAR.
What should be done before moving bottles of compressed gas? - Answer Make sure the
protective cap is securely in place.
Can individuals be fined for failing to follow the worksafe bc regulations? - Answer YES
What does CSA stand for? - Answer The Canadian Standards Association.
Does WorksafeBC require construction workers to have hearing tested once a year? - Answer
YES
When is Eye protection required? - Answer Whenever doing a task that is dangerous to the
eye.
,Symptoms of mild hypothermia? - Answer normal breathing and pulse, bouts of shivering.
symptoms moderate hypothermia? - Answer violent shivering, slow weak pulse, inability to
think.
severe hypothermia? - Answer shivering has stopped, unconsciousness, little or no breathing.
Should your back be straight and not bent when lifting? - Answer YES
What is a normal ladder slope? - Answer 1:4
List 3 important considerations while shovelling? - Answer keep back straight, bend knees,
position your self in a comfortable position.
List the 5 preferred fall safety systems? - Answer Guardrails, fall restraint system, full body
harness, safety monitor with a controlled zone, a safety net.
When would you use safety belts? - Answer for fall restraint systems.
And never pair it with? - Answer A fall arrest situation.
What does the lanyard connect too? - Answer The lifeline.
Maintain a free fall of no more than? - Answer 4 feet.
How much breakable strength does a vertical lifeline have? - Answer 6000lbs.
How much weight can the anchor sustain? - Answer 5000lbs.
How much weight can a Horizontal lifeline provide? - Answer 800lbs per person attached to
the line.
Breaking strength of a Horizontal lifeline? - Answer 20,000lbs.
what is a safety monitor? - Answer Is a system in which a trained worker is designated to
monitor work activities to ensure safe work is being done.
, What is the minimum width of control zone for a safety monitor? - Answer 2 meters or 7 feet.
What is a "fall arrest system"? - Answer An approved fall arrest system will limit the free falling
of a worker to 4', approved systems use a lanyard, lifeline and harness.
What does MSDS stand for? - Answer Material Safety Data Sheet
What is a MSDS? - Answer It is a technical bulletin that provides detailed hazard,
precautionary, and emergency information on a controlled product.
When does your employer get a new MSDS? - Answer When the data sheet is over three years
old.
Examples of compressed gas? - Answer gas cylinders.
Examples of flammable material? - Answer butane, white phosphorus, acetone.
examples of oxidizing material? - Answer sodium hypochloric, perchloric acid.
examples of poisonous material? - Answer sodium cyanide, hydrogen sulphide.
examples of bio-hazardous material? - Answer hep B virus, salmonella.
examples of corrosive material? - Answer battery acid.
examples of dangerously reactive material? - Answer plastic monomers and some cyanides.
What is the normal moisture content for wood? - Answer 19%
What is the minimum moisture content at which wood will begin to rot? - Answer 20%
What are the two preservatives used in Pressure Treated wood? - Answer chromated copper
arsenate
What type of air born fibre is the most dangerous? - Answer Asbestos