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Occupational Safety and Health Quiz

Test your knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) principles through this comprehensive quiz! With 88 thought-provoking questions, you will explore various facets of workplace safety, risk assessment, and safety regulations.

Whether you are a student, teacher, or a professional in the field, this quiz will help you:

Enhance your understanding of safety protocols
Identify key hazards in the workplace
Learn about essential protective equipment

88 Questions22 MinutesCreated by SafeguardingPath123

Created the Employee’s Compensation Commission in 1975

Decentralized some national government functions to LGUs. Ex. Inspection of buildings, health care provisions, etc

Refers to exposure to dangerous environmental elements, contaminants or work conditions

A condition or practice that could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm before abatement under the enforcement procedure can be accomplished.

Plans and develops accident prevention program,

Every employer should furnish workers with PPE at his own expense

True

False

Deductions for loss or damage should not exceed 30% of weekly wage

True

False

Type of OSH inspection wherein the inspection of the work environment

Type of OSH inspection where it inspects boilers, pressure vessels, internal combustion engines, elevators and other mechanical equipment

Covers establishments employing 10 – 199 workers

Covers establishments employing less than 10 workers and those registered BMEs

Accidents and injuries result to losses of lives, limbs, time and property

True

False

Accreditation shall be valid for two (2) years and shall be renewed upon compliance with minimum requirements pursuant to D.O. 16, unless suspended, cancelled or revoked

True

False

A human action that departs from a standard or written job or common practice, safety rules, regulations, or instructions.

The physical or chemical property of a material, machine or the environment that may result in injury to a person, damage or destruction to property and other losses

A methodical effort to collect and interpret the facts of accident. An inquiry as to how and why the accident occurred in order to explore actions that should be take to prevent or minimize recurrence of the accident

An accident/incident report is not the end of an accident/incident response and investigation process, it is in fact the start of the corrective process.

True

False

People causes unsafe acts & unsafe conditions which are sources of hazards

True

False

A source or a situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill health, damage to property, damage to the environment or a combination of these.

A combination of the likelihood of an occurrence of a hazardous event with specified period or in specified circumstances and the severity of injury or damage to the health of people

The process of evaluating the risks to safety and health arising from hazards at work.

Serves as barrier between the hazard and the worker.

Type of gloves that provides the highest permeation resistance to gas or water vapors

Type of gloves that protects against solvents, harsh chemicals, fats and petroleum products and also provides excellent resistance to cuts and abrasions.

Type of gloves that protects against cuts, slashes, and abrasion

Type of gloves that protects against cuts and lacerations

A barrier erected to prevent employees from falling to lower levels

Prevent you from falling and include Work Positioning Systems and Travel Restriction Systems

A fall restraint system that is placed to support and suspend the user while being transported, and attach you to an anchor and leave both your free hands free to work

A fall restraint system that prevent you from traveling to an edge from where you may fall. It is used to prevent the user from reaching an area where free-fall could occur

Protect you after you fall by stopping the fall before you hit the surface below

A secure point of attachment for lanyards, lifelines, or deceleration devices capable of withstanding the anticipated forces applied during a fall

It is an independent length of synthetic fiber or steel wire rope attached to a point of anchorage at one or both ends. It is used to guide a fall arrest device.

Consists of a fixed rail or synthetic fiber rope or wire rope rigged between two substantial anchor points

An independent length of synthetic fiber or steel wire rope attached to a point of anchorage. It is used to guide a fall arrest device.

Must be independent of any platform anchorage and capable of supporting at least 5,000 lbs. Per worker

Flexible line of webbing or a synthetic or wire rope used to secure a safety belt or full body harness to a lifeline or anchor

It slows and cushions the fall, reducing the force of stopping the fall.

Constructed of materials of sufficient strength to catch a falling person or debris

It refers to the dismantling, destroying or wrecking any building or structure or any part thereof by pre-planned and controlled methods

Refers to the complete or partial demolition of a building or structure by pre-planned and controlled methods or procedures

A type of demoliton which are carried out top down, proceeding, in general, from the roof to ground commonly using jack hammers to break down the concrete

This generally involves the use of large machinery with attachment to dismantle the building from outside.

The operation shall have a minimum clear space of ½ the building height as a safety zone for the falling debris.

True

False

The explosive chargers are set and fired in a sequence that will weaken the structure in such a way that the building collapse in upon itself.

A tool driven by a gas, usually compressed air supplied by a gas compressor.

It is the gradual reduction of height in reverse order to its construction

Key structural members are weakened or removed, causing the whole part of the structure to collapse

Regulations about Construction Safety

Regulations about Excavation

Is any man-made cut, cavity or depression in an earth surface that is formed by earth removal

Is a narrow excavation where the depth (d) is greater than its width (w), and the width measured at the bottom is not greater than 15 ft.

A structural means of supporting the face of an excavation or trench.

Any materials removed from the ground to form a hole, trench or cavity for the purpose of working below the earth’s surface.

Natural solid mineral matter that can be excavated with vertical sides and remain intact while exposed.

Cohesive soil with unconfined compressive strength of 144 kPa or greater.

Cohesive soil with unconfined compressive strength greater than 48 kPa but less than 144 kPa.

Cohesive soil with unconfined compressive strength of 48 kPa or less.

Efers to a temporary or movable platform supported on the ground or suspended, used for access and/or working at considerable heights above ground.

This are platforms supported by legs, outrigger beams, brackets, poles, uprights, posts, frames, or similar rigid support.

This contains one or more platforms suspended by ropes or other non”rigid means from an overhead structure.

This is required when working in a height of 2 meters.

Used as work platform only when in use of small hand tools and handling of light materials.

It is the prevention of accidents when working with machines

Any contrivance that convert any kind of energy into mechanical energy

A hazardous mechanical motion which is defined as turning around on an axis or center

A hazardous mechanical motion which is defined as the back and forth movements of a machine part

A hazardous mechanical motion which is defined as the continuous straight line motion of a machine element in either direction

A hazardous mechanical motion which may involve rotating, reciprocating, transverse motion such as milling and lathering machines

A hazardous mechanical motion in which the danger in this type of motion occurs at the point of operation where stock is inserted, held and withdrawn by hand.

A hazardous mechanical motion which involves applying power to a slide or knife in order to trim or shear metals

A hazardous mechanical motion wherein power is applied to a slide in order to draw stamp metals or materials

This refers to anything that protects the operator against direct contact with the moving parts of the machine

This type of guard is attached to a fixed surface and encloses the hazard.

This type of guard prevent machine motion until the guard is moved into place

These are operator controls that require an operator to hold both controls down during the hazardous portion of the machine's stroke

These are cable and wristlet systems that attach to an operator's hands and to the machine's moving slide or arm, or to a fixed object away from the point of operation

This uses cables and or straps attached to the operator's hands and a fixed point

This provides some protection from flying particles, splashing cutting oils or coolants

This refers to the standard for the control of hazardous energy sources which covers maintenance of machines in which the unexpected start up of machines or release of energy could cause injury to employees

A warning device , such as a tag and a means of attachment

A device that utilizes a positive means such as a lock either key or a combination type, to hold an energy isolating device in the safe position and prevents the energizing of the equipment

Generally accomplished by the use of machine guards and safety devices

This require employers to use and maintain safety signs where there is a significant risk to health and safety that has not been avoided or controlled by other means, like engineering controls or safe systems of work, and where the use of a sign can help reduce the risk.

A a safety colour used for any prohibition sign concerning dangerous behaviour

A safety colour used for any warning

A safety colour used for any mandatory sign

A safety colour and must be used for emergency escape signs

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