General Safety

5. Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning; used to describe a fuel with a flash point at or above 100°F.
8. A vertical barrier at floor level attached along exposed edges of a platform, runway, or ramp to prevent materials and people from falling.
10. Having pieces of material 2 inches thick or greater and 6 inches wide or greater used as flooring, decking or scaffold decks.
11. Using pieces of timber, usually in a diagonal position, to hold a wall in place temporarily.
13. A short section 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.
14. Material such as earth removed while digging a trench or excavation.
15. A process using heat in excess of 800°F to melt a filler metal that is drawn into a connection. This process is commonly used to join copper pipe.
17. The conducting connection between electrical equipment or an electrical circuit and the earth.
18. Per the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an unplanned event that results in personal injury or property damage.
19. A person who is responsible for directing a vehicle when the driver’s vision is blocked in any way.
20. Any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an earth surface, formed by removing earth. It can be made for anything from basements to highways.

1. Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning; used to describe a fuel with a flash point below 100°F.
2. A top-level, horizontal board required on all open sides of scaffolds and platforms that are more than 14 inches from the face of the structure and more than 10 feet above the ground.
3. 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.
4. Med-level, horizontal board required on all open sides of scaffolds and platforms that are more than 14 inches from the face of the structure and more than 10 feed above the ground. It is placed halfway between the toeboard and the top rail.
6. A structure used to protect workers in trenches but lacking the ability to prevent cave-ins.
7. Enclosed fenced, covered, or otherwise protected by barriers, rails, covers or platforms to prevent dangerous contact.
8. 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.
9. An elevated platform for workers and materials.
10. Powered by air pressure, such as a pneumatic tool.
12. Powered by fluid under pressure.
16. A device that provides clean, filtered air for breathing, no matter what is in the surrounding air.