NCCER CORE CURRICULUM MODULE 1 TRADE TERMS

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NCCER CORE CURRICULUM MODULE 1 TRADE TERMS

EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Guarded

Answer:

Enclosed, fenced, covered, or otherwise protected by barriers, rails, covers, or platforms to prevent dangerous contact.

Question 2: Shoring

Answer:

A support system designed to prevent a trench or excavation cave-in.

Question 3: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Answer:

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 more than 111 million workers and 7 million job sites in the US.

Question 4: Respirator

Answer:

A device that provides clean, filtered air for breathing, no matter what is in the surrounding air.

Question 5: Proximity work

Answer:

Work done near a hazard but not actually in contact with it.

Question 6: Shielding

Answer:

A structure used to protect workers in trenches.

Question 7: Lockout/tagout (LOTO)

Answer:

A formal procedure for taking equipment out of service and ensuring that it cannot be operated until an authorized person has removed the lock and/or warning tag.

Question 8: Ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)

Answer:

A device that interrupts and de-energizes an electrical circuit to protect a person from electrocution.

Question 9: Lanyard

Answer:

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.

Question 10: Spoil

Answer:

Material such as earth removed while digging a trench or excavation.

Question 11: Hand line

Answer:

A line attached to a tool or object so a worker can pull it up after climbing a ladder or scaffold.

Question 12: Flammable

Answer:

Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning; used to describe a fuel with a flash point below 100°F

(38°C).

Question 13: Ground

Answer:

The conducting connection between electrical equipment or an electrical circuit and the earth.

Question 14: Welding curtain

Answer:

A protective screen set up around a welding operation designed to safeguard workers not directly involved in that operation.

Question 15: Cross-bracing

Answer:

Braces (metal or wood) placed diagonally from the bottom of one rail to the top of another rail that add support to a structure.

Question 16: Midrail

Answer:

Mid-level, horizontal board required on all open sides of scaffolds and platforms that are more than 14 inches (35 cm) from the face of the structure and more than 10 feet (3 m) above the ground. It is placed halfway between the toeboard and the top rail.

Question 17: Management system

Answer:

The organization of a company's management, including reporting procedures, supervisory responsibility, and administration.

Question 18: Six-foot rule

Answer:

A rule stating that platforms or work surfaces with unprotected sides or edges that are six feet (1.8 m) or higher than the ground or level below it require fall protection.

Question 19: Safety data sheet (SDS)

Answer:

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.

Question 20: Trench

Answer:

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.

Question 21: Hazard Communication Standard (HAZCOM)

Answer:

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 safely.

Question 22: Combustible

Answer:

Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning; used to describe a fuel with a flash point at or above

100°F (38°C).

Question 23: Qualified person

Answer:

A person who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or by extensive knowledge, training, and experience, has demonstrated the ability to solve or prevent problems relating to a certain subject, work, or project.

Question 24: Excavation

Answer:

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. Also see trench.

Question 25: Safety culture

Answer:

The culture created when the whole company sees the value of a safe work environment.

Question 26: Ground fault

Answer:

Incidental grounding of a conducting electrical wire.