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Worksheets2024 SkillsUSA District Safety (Walking Working Surfaces)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths are _______.
Wire rope guardrails
Falls
Personal fall arrest system
Floor opening
To protect yourself from falls in the workplace, you should use fall protection equipment, use ladders
safely, and ________________________.
Rope descent system
Guardrail
Obtain adequate training
Wire rope
guardrails
Keeping floors _____________, and using non-slip material on floors can reduce fall hazards.
Mid rail
Unsecured
Floor opening
Clean and dry
You should keep your ____________ from carrying tools or other materials when climbing a ladder.
Hands free
Guardrail
Flexibility
Clean and dry
It is unsafe to climb a(n) ______________ ladder even if it has slip-resistant feet.
Mid rail
Personal fall arrest system
Unsecured
Clean and dry
A(n) __________________ is defined as a suspension system that allows a worker to descend in a
controlled manner and, as needed, to stop at any point to perform work.
Rope descent system
Personal fall arrest system
Obtain adequate training
Wire rope guardrails
An opening in the floor, platform or pavement that measures 12 inches or more, and through which
persons may fall is a(n) _________________________.
Falls
Mid rail
Clean and dry
Floor opening
A(n) ___________ is a barrier along the open sides of stairways and platforms that prevents falling.
Wire rope guardrails
Mid rail
Guardrail
Flexibility
Employers have _________________ in choosing a fall protection system they believe will work best in a
situation.
Mid rail
Hands free
Unsecured
Flexibility
When ______________________ are used, they must be flagged with highly visible materials at least
every six feet.
Guardrail
Wire rope guardrails
Mid rail
Unsecured
This is secured to a guardrail’s vertical posts and must be installed when walls aren’t at least 21 inches
high and withstand at least 150 lbs. of force.
Mid rail
Wire rope guardrails
Guardrail
Personal fall arrest system
When working on a suspended scaffold 10 feet or higher above the working surface, or in a bucket truck
or aerial lift, what safety device should you wear?
Wire rope guardrails
Rope descent system
Personal fall arrest system
Obtain adequate training
