Technical Theatre Safety Quiz

Congress established OSHA to oversee safety regulations and protect employees. The acronym OSHA stands for

• Our Safest Health Administration

• On Stage House Access

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Official Safety and Health Association

Employees must first comply with these three basic safety regulations. Identify the 'FALSE' regulation in this group

• Employer has written health/safety guides, & communicate this to employees

• Employer inventories chemicals on site, get MSDS's available to employees

• Employers must have a written exercise program for all employees.

• Employer has a formal training program to protect all employees from harm.

What are 'RIGHT TO KNOW' laws?

• Your right to also know the other people working on your assignment

• Your right to have access to your work evaluations

• Your right to know the harmful chemicals on site & how to protect yourself

• Your right to know how much profit the company is making from your work

Officially OSHA regulations applies only to the following group

• All theatre workers who collect a fee

• All employees who have deductions taken out from their paychecks

• All volunteers who work less than 20 hours per week

• All interns who are receiving college credit

Supervisors must protect themselves & follow 4 strict OSHA guidelines. ID the mandate NOT included in these guidelines

• Follow OSHA regulations

• Provide a clean and safe environment for all workers

• Post reports and pictures of previous accidents

• Teach and enforce safe work practices

When calling by phone for emergency assistance, which of the following is NOT necessary?

• Your name

• Location of the problem, including the building's name and room number

• Time of day and date

• Description of the emergency

A fire curtain at the proscenium opening separates the audience from what THREE deadly hazards

• toxic chemicals on the stage floor

• fire

• gases

• smoke

The purpose of the smoke doors at the top of proscenium theatres is

• to expel gas and smoke that rises to top of the stage house during a fire

• to allow stage crew working on fly rails an exit through top of building

• to act as a smoke intake for the stage

• to let light and smoke in during a power failure

Which two types of fire extinguishers expel 'A' fires/paper, wood, organic materials?

• A extinguisher

• B extinguisher

• ABC extinguisher

• C extinguisher

Which two types of extinguishers expel 'B' fires/burning flammable liquids?

• A extinguisher

• B extinguisher

• C extinguisher

• ABC extinguisher