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OSHA 30 hour test 1Creating Employer - -an employer who causes a hazardous condition
-Exposing Employer - -an employer whose own employees are exposed to
the hazard
-Correcting Employer - -an employer who is responsible for correcting a
hazard
-Controlling Employer - -an employer who has general supervisory authority
over the worksite; including power to correct violations
-change - -Hazards __ throughout life of project
-Ergonomic - -Hazard from frequent lifting, unusual positions, etc
-assumption of risk - -worker knew the job was dangerous
worker aware of danger and knowingly exposes themself
-contributory negligence - -workers actions helped cause the accident;
when an injured person care for his own safety was less than reasonable
-fellow-worker doctrine - -accident was precipitated by another worker, not
the employer
-14,000 - -before OSH act, __ workers were killed annually
-Statutory workers compensation laws - -transferred responsibility for
injuries from employee to employer
-OSH act of 1970 - -___ act states that: each employer shall furnish to each
of his employees a place free from recognized hazards that are likely to
cause death or serious physical harm
-health - -the protection of the bodies and minds of ppl from illnesses
resulting from something used in the workplace
-Safety - -the protection of people from physical injury
-welfare - -provision of facilities to maintain the health and well-being of ind
at the workplace
-occupational/work related ill-health - -concerned with those illnesses or
disorders that are either caused or triggered by workplace activites
, -environmental protection - -arrangements to cover those activities in the
workplace which affect the environment and maybe the health and safety of
employees and others.
-accident - -an unplanned event, generally with negative consequences,
that may or may not be assoc with property damage or an injury.
-Near miss - -an incident involving no injury and no property damage, but
high potential for such existed.
-dangerous occurence - -is a near miss which could have led to serious
injury or loss of life
-competent person - -One who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are
unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has
authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them
-falls, struck by, caught in between, and elecctrocution - -fatal 4
-90 - -percentage of the fatal 4
-33 - -percentage of falls?
-22 - -struck by percentage
-18/17 - -caught in btwn %/electrical shock %
-humanitarian, economic, legal - -3 factors affecting safety
-behavioral, physical - -2 sides to approach safety
-engineering, education, enforcement, motivation - -4 preventative
measures to enhance safety
-engineering - -design for safety
-education - -train, teach about safety
-enforcement - -ensure ppl are abiding safety rules, regulations, procedures
-motivation - -incentives, penalties for safety compliance
-hazard - -the potential of something to cause harm
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