Construction Site Safety Basics Unit Review

One benefit of a safety culture is:

• More at-risk behaviors

• Lower turnover

• Higher absences from work

• Higher incident rates

Safety is a learned behavior and attitude.

• True

• False

Poor lighting, excessive noise, and inadequate guards for moving parts are examples of

_____.

• unsafe conditions

• uncontrollable hazards

• unsafe acts

• unavoidable hazards

Breaking a job down into its individual steps and then analyzing each step for potential hazards is called a _______.

• Potential Risk Analysis (PRA)

• Individual Task Analysis (ITA)

• Site Safety Analysis (SSA)

• Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

The measurement of the odds or probability that something will happen is called __________.

• luck

• incidental

• risk

• upside potential

What is the best way to protect workers from a hole on the job site?

• Put up a sign that says "Hole".

• Use barricades.

• Cover the hole securely and label the cover.

• Station a worker to point the hole out to other workers.

The D-ring or support point on a safety harness should be placed _____.

• between the shoulder blades

• at the back of the neck

• around the waist

• over the rib cage

A competent person must inspect Personal Fall Arrest Systems at least how often?

• Daily

• Weekly

• Monthly

• Yearly

Positioning lanyards are _______.

• rated for a minimum tensile strength of 5000 pounds.

• okay to be used as primary fall arrest anchors.

• normally connected to the body harness at the D-ring directly between your shoulderblades.

• lanyards that have no shock absorbing features

The top of a straight of extension ladder must extend at least __________ to be safe.

• even with the eave of the building.

• to the peak of the roof

• 1 foot above the point where the ladder contacts the edge of the roof

• 3 feet above the point where the ladder contacts the roof.