Chapter 3 vocab

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Across
  1. 3. a form for employers to record all reportable injuries and illnesses that occur in the workplace, where and when they occur, the nature of the case, the name and job title of the employee injured or made sick, and the number of days away from work or on restricted or light duty, if any.
  2. 6. the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum.
  3. 7. a general term used to describe an activity where a facility gathers information about one or more aspects of the workplace in order to evaluate the risk levels for health or safety issues.
  4. 11. an agency of the United States Department of Labor.
  5. 13. fires involving paper, wood, textiles, and plastics.
  6. 15. the process of determining the root causes of accidents, on-the-job injuries, property damage, and close calls in order to prevent them from occurring again.
  7. 19. he state of being legally responsible for something.
  8. 20. a potential source of danger to a person's health.
  9. 22. fire in flammable liquids or flammable gases, petroleum greases, tars, oils, oil-based paints, solvents, lacquers, or alcohols.
  10. 23. a sensor designed to detect and respond to the presence of a flame or fire, allowing flame detection.
  11. 24. a first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a person's windpipe in which a sudden strong pressure is applied on their abdomen, between the navel and the ribcage.
  12. 25. an agent, factor or circumstance that can cause harm with contact.
Down
  1. 1. a fire-protection device that automatically detects and gives a warning of the presence of smoke.
  2. 2. a way to get out of a building if there is an emergency, such as a fire.
  3. 4. a fire alarm device designed to respond when the convected thermal energy of a fire increases the temperature of a heat sensitive element.
  4. 5. documents that list information relating to occupational safety and health for the use of various substances and products.
  5. 8. deliberately setting fire to property.
  6. 9. a written set of instructions that outlines what workers and others at the workplace should do in an emergency.
  7. 10. equires employers in the United States to disclose toxic and hazardous substances in workplaces.
  8. 12. an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.
  9. 14. provide guidelines that direct procedures and include checklists that can make work environments safer by preventing mishaps.
  10. 16. an emergency life-saving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
  11. 17. fire that involves flammable gases such as natural gas, petroleum gas, butane, hydrogen, acetylene or propane.
  12. 18. help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.
  13. 21. a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context.