TEST YOUR SAFETY IQ
- How long is it okay to use an extension cord, under OSHA regulations?
- indefinitely
- six months
- never for permanent equipment and only 90 days for specific situations outlined by OSHA.
- What is a staging area?
- a predetermined space located by elevator lobbies for use by disabled individuals where they can wait for firefighters or police officers to safely escort them out of the building
- an enclosed space protected from heat and smoke
- a place inside, usually the lobby, where emergency officials gather to make plans
- True or false: “Not an exit” signs are important.
- What is a common violation identified during Office of Compliance health and safety inspections?
- electrical panels being blocked by stored objects, furniture, etc.
- annunciators (emergency communication systems) not being reset after use or maintained
- multiple kitchen appliances utilizing and overloading one power strip/surge protector.
- missing covers and exposed wires on electrical equipment
- all of the above.
- What does the Office of Compliance do?
- Fix building code violations.
- Performs the work of the Department of Labor, EEOC and Federal Labor Relations Authority to advance the workplace rights, safety, health and accessibility in the legislative branch.
- Write laws about electrical and fire code.
- Why is it a bad idea to store boxes in a hallway during a move or renovation?
- Important safety devices such as fire extinguishers, automated external defibrillator (AED) wall mounted units, some escape masks, and fire alarm pull stations, could be blocked.
- Emergency exits could be obstructed.
- The boxes may prevent people in wheelchairs, which need at least a 36-inch clearance, from passing safely during evacuation or other emergency.
- All of the above.
- True or false: Your mouse should be as close to your keyboard as possible. Your keyboard should be at a slightly downward angle so that your elbows can fall relaxed at each side. Your wrist should not be bent to either side or up and down when typing.
- Mold can grow on:
- food
- wood
- paper
- water
- all of the above
- True or false: You don’t need to wear safety gloves when cleaning up a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulb.
- The minimum vertical clearance between sprinklers and stored material should be_____.
- 28’’
- 18’’
- 12”
- 8’’