Module 00101

3. According to the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an unplanned event that results in personal injury and/or property damage.
5. Work areas large enough for a person to work, but arranged in such a way that an employee must physically enter the space to perform work.
6. Per the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an unplanned event that does not result in personal injury but may result in property damage or is worthy of recording.
9. Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning; used to describe a fuel with a flash point below 100°F (38°C).
12. Incidental grounding of a conducting electrical wire
13. The organization of a company’s management, including reporting procedures, supervisory responsibility, and administration.
15. Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning; used to describe a fuel with a flash point at, or above, 100°F (38°C).
16. Devices that provide clean, filtered air for breathing, no matter what is in the surrounding air.
19. Powered by fluid under pressure.
20. A document that must accompany any hazardous substance. The SDS identifies the substance and gives the exposure limits, the physical and chemical characteristics, the kind of hazard it presents, precautions for safe handling and use, and specific control measures

1. Any man-made cuts, cavities, trenches, or depressions in an earth surface, formed by removing earth. They can be made for anything from basements to highways. Also see trench.
2. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard that requires contractors to educate employees about hazardous chemicals on the job site and how to work with them safe
4. The culture created when the whole company sees the value of a safe work environment.
7. A person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
8. Powered by air pressure, such as a pneumatic tool.
10. Short sections of rope or strap, one end of which is attached to a worker’s safety harness and the other to a strong anchor point above the work area.
11. Equipment or clothing designed to prevent or reduce injuries.
14. A narrow excavation made below the surface of the ground that is generally deeper than it is wide, with a maximum width of 15 feet (4.6 m). Also see excavation
17. Elevated platforms for workers and materials.
18. An agency of the US Department of Labor. Also refers to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, a law that applies to more than 130 million workers and 7 million job sites in the United States.