Workplace Safety and PPE Flashcards
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What are minimum PPE requirements for routine gas service work?
Answer: Safety glasses, appropriate footwear, and personal CO monitor
Minimum includes eye protection, protective footwear, and a personal CO monitor.
What is a lockout/tagout procedure?
Answer: A procedure to isolate energy sources and prevent accidental startup during maintenance
LOTO ensures energy sources cannot be activated while maintenance is performed.
How should gas technicians handle discovery of asbestos materials?
Answer: Stop work, avoid disturbing it, inform homeowner that certified abatement is needed
Technicians must stop work and require professional abatement before proceeding.
What is the correct procedure for working alone at a service location?
Answer: Follow a lone worker safety plan with check-in procedures
Lone workers must follow safety plans including scheduled check-in procedures.
What fire safety equipment should be in a gas service vehicle?
Answer: At minimum a Class ABC fire extinguisher in good condition
A Class ABC extinguisher covers ordinary combustibles, flammable liquids, and electrical fires.
What are the symptoms of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) exposure?
Answer: Rotten egg smell at low levels; at high levels loss of smell then rapid collapse
At low levels H2S smells like rotten eggs; at high concentrations it paralyzes smell and can kill.