CHST June 26: Questions And Expert-Verified Answers
What is ANSI Z16.2? Right Ans - Methods of Recording and Compiling
Injury and Illness Statistics,
What is CHEMC TREC Right Ans - The Chemical Transportation Emergency
Center operated by the American Chemistry Concil that provides repsonse to
HAZMAT incidents.
How do you calculate the incident rate? Right Ans - Recordable accidents
times 200,000 divided by the total hours worked.
What does the incident rate formula yield? Right Ans - The formula yields
the rate of injuires per hundred workers.
What is the fellow servant rule? Right Ans - A defense which, prior to the
enactment of workers compensation laws, could be used by an employer to
protect his self when sued by an employee for damaged on account of injury
caused by one or more fellow employees.
What is a percentile? Right Ans - Percentiles are varialbes, below which a
percentage of this group fall. The 25th percentile is also known as the first
quartile (Q1), the 50th percentile as the median or second quartile (Q2), and
the 75th percentile as the third quartile (Q3).
What is ANSI Z 87.1? Right Ans - deals with Occupational and Educational
Eye and Face Protection
What is ANSI Z 89.1? Right Ans - the authority on protective headgear for
industrial workers.
What is ANSI A 12.1? Right Ans - the standard for floor and wall openings,
railings and toeboards.
What is the formula for distance? Right Ans - Distance = Speed times time.
What is 1926.95a? Right Ans - Application." Protective equipment,
including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities,
protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers,
, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition
wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment,
chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in
a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part
of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
What does the heinrich pyramid say? Right Ans - For every 300 no injury
accidnents, there are 29 minor and 1 major injury accidents. Recent
progressive theory includes the addition of 600 near misses to the pyramid.
What did Heinrich's research lead to? Right Ans - An increased emphasis
on the unsafe actions of employees, rather than unsafe conditions caused by
the workforce.
What is Heinrich's Behavoir Based Safety? Right Ans - Heinrich's work is
the basis for the theory of Behavior-based safety, which holds that as many as
95 percent of all workplace accidents are caused by unsafe acts. Heinrich
came to this conclusion after reviewing thousands of accident reports
completed by supervisors, who generally blamed workers for causing
accidents without conducting detailed investigations into the root causes.
What is the IARC? Right Ans - The International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization.
What is the NTP? Right Ans - National Toxicology Program
What three sources does OSHA want chemical manufactors to treat as sources
for establishing that a chemical is a carcinogen or potential carcinogen for
hazard communication purposes? Right Ans - IARC monographs latest
edition. NTP annual report on carcinogens. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Z, toxic
and hazardous substances.
Define preempt Right Ans - To appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before
others.
a. To take the place of; displace: A special news program preempted the
scheduled shows.
b. To have precedence or predominance over: Discussion of the water
shortage will preempt the other topics on this week's agenda.
What is ANSI Z16.2? Right Ans - Methods of Recording and Compiling
Injury and Illness Statistics,
What is CHEMC TREC Right Ans - The Chemical Transportation Emergency
Center operated by the American Chemistry Concil that provides repsonse to
HAZMAT incidents.
How do you calculate the incident rate? Right Ans - Recordable accidents
times 200,000 divided by the total hours worked.
What does the incident rate formula yield? Right Ans - The formula yields
the rate of injuires per hundred workers.
What is the fellow servant rule? Right Ans - A defense which, prior to the
enactment of workers compensation laws, could be used by an employer to
protect his self when sued by an employee for damaged on account of injury
caused by one or more fellow employees.
What is a percentile? Right Ans - Percentiles are varialbes, below which a
percentage of this group fall. The 25th percentile is also known as the first
quartile (Q1), the 50th percentile as the median or second quartile (Q2), and
the 75th percentile as the third quartile (Q3).
What is ANSI Z 87.1? Right Ans - deals with Occupational and Educational
Eye and Face Protection
What is ANSI Z 89.1? Right Ans - the authority on protective headgear for
industrial workers.
What is ANSI A 12.1? Right Ans - the standard for floor and wall openings,
railings and toeboards.
What is the formula for distance? Right Ans - Distance = Speed times time.
What is 1926.95a? Right Ans - Application." Protective equipment,
including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities,
protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers,
, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition
wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment,
chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in
a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part
of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
What does the heinrich pyramid say? Right Ans - For every 300 no injury
accidnents, there are 29 minor and 1 major injury accidents. Recent
progressive theory includes the addition of 600 near misses to the pyramid.
What did Heinrich's research lead to? Right Ans - An increased emphasis
on the unsafe actions of employees, rather than unsafe conditions caused by
the workforce.
What is Heinrich's Behavoir Based Safety? Right Ans - Heinrich's work is
the basis for the theory of Behavior-based safety, which holds that as many as
95 percent of all workplace accidents are caused by unsafe acts. Heinrich
came to this conclusion after reviewing thousands of accident reports
completed by supervisors, who generally blamed workers for causing
accidents without conducting detailed investigations into the root causes.
What is the IARC? Right Ans - The International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization.
What is the NTP? Right Ans - National Toxicology Program
What three sources does OSHA want chemical manufactors to treat as sources
for establishing that a chemical is a carcinogen or potential carcinogen for
hazard communication purposes? Right Ans - IARC monographs latest
edition. NTP annual report on carcinogens. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Z, toxic
and hazardous substances.
Define preempt Right Ans - To appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before
others.
a. To take the place of; displace: A special news program preempted the
scheduled shows.
b. To have precedence or predominance over: Discussion of the water
shortage will preempt the other topics on this week's agenda.
