STRUCK BY HAZARDS ASSESSMENT

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Struck-By Hazards Assessment Quiz

Test your knowledge on struck-by hazards and learn how to keep yourself and others safe on the job. This quiz covers essential safety protocols and the common occurrences of struck-by accidents.

Key Features:

10 multiple choice questions
Learn important safety concepts
Immediate feedback on your responses

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by SafetyGuard142

A struck-by accident occurs when__________

A worker contacts an electrical charge

An object, alone, impacts a worker

A worker initiates the impact

A worker falls and impacts the ground

Which of the following describes a struck-by falling object or equipment accident?

Materials fall off a roof and strikes a worker below

A scaffold collapses, trapping worker

A trench wall collapses, burying worker

An object is ejected from a moving vehicle and eventually hits a worker

Which of the following accidents may occur if a worker is struck by an object ejected from a tool under power?

Struck by a swinging object

Struck by falling objects

Struck by flying object

Struck by rolling object

When worn alone, face shields do not protect employees from impact hazards. Workers should use face shields with__________

Safety spectacles or goggles

A half-face respirator

Tinted type 1 plastic

Prescription glasses

Before loads are lifted, all components of rigging hardware should be evaluated to ensure.__________

Employees have control of the load using lines

Loads are not unbalanced when lifted

Everything is color coded

They can withstand the forces of the load

In an effort to avoid struck by accidents when conducting overhead work, you must do all EXCEPT____

Secure all tools and materials

Identify drop zone and use signage

Use guardrails, toe-boards, screens etc.

Work only in the drop zone

When materials are mechanically lifted, they have the potential to swing and strike workers. This is an example of _____

Struck-by falling object

Struck-by flying object

Struck-by flinging object

Struck by swinging object

A struck-by hazard can be described as anytime a worker___________

Falls from a height of greater than ten feet

Is hit by a falling, swinging, flying or rolling object

Can get any part of his/her body caught in or in between objects

Has a broken leg due to a fall from 10 feet

Employers must protect workers from struck-by hazards by________

Providing PPE such as hard hats and safety glasses

Establishing guidelines that allow workers to under reported

Ensuring guards on tools and equipment are removed when it is absolutely necessary to get the job done

Ensuring that all struck-by hazards are hidden

What is the leading cause of death on construction sites?

Struck by object

Falls

Caught-in or -between

Electrocutions

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