STS-C Exam Study Guide Fall Complete
AIHA
American Industrial Hygiene Association
ASSE
American Society of Safety Engineers
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
IIE
Institute of Industrial Engineers
NSC
National Safety Council
SFPE
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
SSS
Syste...
STS-C Exam Study Guide Fall Complete
AIHA
American Industrial Hygiene Association
ASSE
American Society of Safety Engineers
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
IIE
Institute of Industrial Engineers
NSC
National Safety Council
SFPE
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
SSS
System Safety Society
Career Paths in Safety
Education
Experience
Certification
STS - Safety Trained Supervisor
STS C
Safety certification for new safety professionals
Four years experience in industry, if not a supervisor
Or two years experience, one as a supervisor
30 hours of safety related training
Two hour, 100 item examination
Quality & Recognition, National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
- Accrediting body of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA)
- NCCA accredits certification programs/organizations that assess professional
competency
What is Certification?
Third-Party Validation of:
Education and Training, Experience, and Demonstrated competence with a
body of knowledge by examination
VALUE of Certification
- Identifies individual as a source of expertise by lengthy examination.
- Associates organization name with globally recognized certification.
- Enhances reputation of organization by having certified individuals in safety, health,
and environmental positions.
- Improves relations of organization within safety, health, and environmental community.
- The mark of a PROFESSIONAL.
VALUE of Certification
- Exemplifies enhanced professional credibility because of standards of practice
required to obtain and maintain certification.
- Demonstrates that certificate holders have been reviewed and tested by an impartial
,commission and deemed to have met nationally accepted criteria.
- Provides an examination basis to assess employee competency.
- Recognizes the highest level of professionalism in certified safety, health, and
environmental executives.
What is STS?
- Certification process
- Not safety practitioners
- Safety responsibility
- Establishes minimum general safety competency
- Process for a culture change
STS Targeted Toward: Supervisors
Crew Chiefs
Foremen
Future Supervisory Candidates
STS Targeted Toward: Group Leaders
Safety Committee Members
Departmental Safety Liaisons/Champions
STS Targeted Toward: Leaders
Senior Executives
Managers at all levels within the organization
STS Qualifications
- Education:
30 hours of safety-related training
- Experience:
Two years industry experience plus one year as supervisor OR
Four years industry experience if not a supervisor
- Competence:
Demonstrated through examination
Program/Certification Benefit: Improves
Safety Culture
Productivity/Profits
Work Quality
Accountability
Program/Certification Benefit: Reduces
Injury Frequency and Severity
Insurance Premiums
Regulatory (OSHA) Liabilities
STS: Observed Benefits - URS
85% reduction in recordable injuries & illnesses
85% reduction in worker's compensation costs
Increased competence in supervisory safety decisions
Improved quality of safety inspections & audits
Demonstrated commitment to employee professional development
Enhanced technical confidence level
Improved productivity and profitability on projects
,Continued professional development
Demonstrated commitment to Zero Injuries vision
What best describes the job safety analysis (JSA)?
A JSA is a method where employees participate in the identification of hazards and
unsafe work practices and implement measures to reduce the associated risk.
A masonry crew uses a mortar mixer that is powered by a gasoline engine. A V-
belt drive runs between the motor sheaves attached to the gear mechanism for
the drum. What hazard requiring guarding does the belt drive exhibit?
Pinch point or nip point
Once a supervisor reads the operating manuals for new equipment, what should
the supervisor do with them?
Review the manual withy the employees who will be using the new equipment
When one or more employees enter a permit-required confined space, what must
be shown on the permit?
The measured level of oxygen and airborne flammable and toxic materials present in
the confined space
What is the primary reason for conducting a safety inspection?
To identify unsafe conditions and practices
A work environment where safe work practices and habits are part of the culture
starts with a commitment by the organization's:
Top management
In general, fall protection required
6' or more
A change in elevation 19" or more requires a
ladder or stairs, for access
Fall anchorages must support
5000 lbs. per person
Guardrail system: The top rail on a system must support
200 lbs. and be 42" + or - 3" high
Guardrail system: The midrail must support
150 lbs. and be installed midway between top rail & working surface
Guardrail system: The toe board must support
50lbs. and be at least 3 1/ 2" (nominal) in height
Wood guardrails require an upright support no more than
8' apart
Wire rope guardrails must be flagged not more than every
6'
Top edge of guardrails must not deflect to a height less than
39"
Stairs with 4 or more risers must have at least ___________
________________________at each unprotected edge
one handrail and stair rail system at
Place warning lines for roofing controlled access zones not less than
6' back from edge
A double cleated or 2 ladders needed when only means of access for
25 or more employees to an elevated area
, ladder rungs to be spaced not less than
10" or more than 14" apart
When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing, the side rail's
must extend at least
36" above the landing or grabrail provided
Extension or job ladders must be used at an angle equal to
1/4 the working length of the ladder
Guardrails or full protection required when scaffolds are
10' in height
Scaffolds must be capable of supporting their own weight and at least
4X the maximum intended load
Scaffold suspension ropes must be capable of supporting at least
6X the intended load
Scaffold platforms must be at least
18" wide
Ladderjack, roof bracket & pump jack scaffold platforms must be at least
12" inches wide
The front edge of the scaffold platforms must not be more than
14" from the surface of the work. except
Maximum distance from the lace for outrigger scaffolds is
3"
Plastering and lathing scaffold platforms maximum distance from the lace is
18"
Scaffold planks unless secured must extend at least
6" over end supports
Scaffold planks must not extend more than
12" over end supports for platforms 10' or less in length
Scaffold planks must not extend more than
18" over end supports for platforms more than 10' in length
Where scaffold platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap
must not be less than
12" unless nailed/ secured
When scaffold height reaches or exceeds 4X the smallest base dimension it must
be
secured to the structure or outriggers used
After securing scaffold at 4X the smallest base dimension, additional ties are
required at
26' vertically and 30' horizontally (for frames wider than 3')
Remove wire rope chokers from service when ___________
___________________over one lay or when _________________ in any one strand
of one lay.
- 10 broken wires randomly distributed over
- 5 broken wires
Remove running ropes on hoists/ cranes when___________
___________ in one lay or ___ in any one strand of one lay
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