COSH 2 Flashcards by Sonnie Boy Balictar

the “Amending Rule 1414 on Scaffoldings of the 1989 Occupational Safety and Health Standards, as amended”

Department Order No. 128, s. 2013 (DO 128-13)

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refers to a scaffold member spanning between two runners upon which the platform rests.

Bearer

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refers to a scaffold member that holds posts
in a fixed position to prevent any lateral movement.

Brace

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refers to one who is capable of identifying existing and potential hazards in the surroundings or working conditions, and who has the authority to take prompt corrective action to eliminate them; person must be a holder of Scaffold Erector NC II and COSH training.

Competent Person

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refers to a lifting machine with a carriage, platform or cage which moves on guides.

Hoist

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refers to any plant equipment gear, machinery, apparatus or appliances, or any part thereof.

Plant or Equipment

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refers to the vertical member of scaffold
transmitting the load to the ground or to a base plate.

Post

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refers to a scaffold member spanning
between a runner and a building wall upon which the platform rests.

Putlogs

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refers to one who, by possession of a recognized technical degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training and experience, has successfully demonstrated his/her ability to solve or resolve problems related to the subject matter, the work, or the project.

Qualified Person

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refers to a scaffold bracing, which extends
horizontally from post to post forming right angles with the bearer and forms a tie between the posts.

Runner

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refers to a temporary or movable
platform supported on the ground or suspended, used for access and/or working at considerable heights above ground.

Scaffold

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means one or more platforms supported by outrigger beams, posts, legs, posts, frames or similar rigid support.

Supported Scaffold

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means one or more platforms supported by ropes or other non-rigid means from an overhead structure(s).

Suspended Scaffold

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refers to scaffolds in which the supports for the platform are step ladders, tripods or similar movable contrivances.

Trestle Scaffold

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1414.2.2.1 :

_ scaffolds shall be
limited to a height of _ from the ground or base. For over _ height, steel scaffolds shall be used.

scaffhold type?
limited to what height?

timber/ bamboo scaffolds
6 meters

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1414.2.2.7

A _ shall be used when working in a height of 2 meters and above. For work height of 10 meters, workers are required to use _.

equipment for 2 m?
equipment for 10 m?

fall protection equipment - 2 meters
fall arrest equipment - 10 meters

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1414.2.2.10

Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) shall be installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than _ wide.

1 inch (2.5 cm)

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1414.2.2.11

Each scaffold platform and walkway shall be at least _ wide

18 inches (46 cm)

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1414.2.2.12

Each end of a platform, unless cleated
or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, shall extend over the centerline of its support at least _.

6 inches (15 cm)

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1414.2.2.13 :
Each end of a platform _ in length shall not extend over its support more than _ unless the platform is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.

length of required platform?
shall not extend to a measure of?

10 feet or less
12 inches (30 cm)

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1414.2.2.14:
Each platform greater than _ in length shall not extend over its support more than _ , unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.

length of required platform?
shall not extend to a measure of?

10 feet
18 inches (46 cm)

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1414.2.2.16:
On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap shall occur only _ , and shall not be less than _ unless the platforms are nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement.

shall occur to what?
shall not be less than?

over supports
12 inches (30 cm)

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1414.3.1.4:
Supported scaffolds and their components shall be capable of supporting without failure at least _ the maximum intended load, while suspended scaffolds shall have _ factor of safety.

maximum intended load?
factor of safety?

four (4) times the maximum intended load
six (6) times factor of safety

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1414.6.5. :
Diagonal brace shall extend from one connection to another. It shall be connected to the post within _ from the point of connection.

measure from the point of connection?

150 millimeters

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1414.6.6.: Diagonal braces shall not exceed an angle of _ from horizontal. ## Footnote angle?

60 degrees

No scaffold activity shall be undertaken if the wind velocity exceeds _ . For erected scaffold, additional precaution shall be considered during typhoon. ## Footnote wind velocity?

48 kph

Scaffolds of more than _ in height shall be designed by a _ and shall be erected, installed and dismantled by _. ## Footnote height? designed by? installed and dismantled?

* 6 meters * structural engineer * TESDA certified erectors

3 types of scaffolds

Supported Scaffolds Suspended Scaffolds Aerial Lift

11 types supported scaffolds

o Mobile Scaffolds o Ladder Scaffolds or Ladder Jack Scaffolds o Tube and Coupler Scaffolds o Frame Scaffolds o Timber Scaffolds o Bamboo Scaffolds o Trestle Scaffolds o Form Scaffolds and Carpenter’s Bracket Scaffolds o Roof Bracket Scaffolds o Window Jack Scaffolds o Crawling Boards (Chicken Ladders)

Fall protection for supported scaffolds Fall protection equipment shall be provided on any scaffold _ above ground.

2m (6 feet) or more

Fall protection for supported scaffolds Personnel performing work from a supported scaffold shall be protected by _ from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold.

guardrail

Fall protection for supported scaffolds Open sides and ends shall be allowed when the scaffold distance is _ or less from the structure being worked on.

25 cm (10 in)

Fall protection for supported scaffolds used on scaffolds are to be attached by lanyard to a vertical lifeline, horizontal life- line, or any rigid structural member.

Personal fall-arrest systems

Fall protection for supported scaffolds shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms, and must be in place before the scaffold is released for use by personnel other than erection/dismantling crews.

Guardrail systems

Fall protection for Suspended Scaffolds: Fall protection equipment shall be provided on any suspended scaffold _ or more above ground.

2 m (6 feet)

for Suspended Scaffolds: _ used on scaffolds are to be attached by lanyard to a vertical lifeline, horizontal life- line, or any rigid structural member.

Personal fall-arrest systems

HIERARCHY OF FALL PROTECTION

1. HAZARD ELOMINATION 2. PASSIVE FALL PROTECTION 3. FALL RESTRAINT SYSTEM 4. FALL ARREST SYSTEM 5. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS

Department Order No. 198, s. 2018 (DO 198-18)

the “Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11058 Entitled ‘An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof ’”

refers to any person trained and duly certified to administer first aid by the Philippine Red Cross or any organization authorized by the Secretary of Labor and Employment.

Certified first-aider

refer to industry determined specifications of proficiency required for effective work performance.

Competency Standards

refers to any person, natural or juridical, including the principal employer, contractor or subcontractor, if any, who directly or indirectly benefits from the services of the employee.

Employer

refers to any machine with engine or electric motor as prime mover.

Equipment

refers to an examination of the work environment, including the location and operation of machinery other than those covered by technical safety audits, adequacy of work space, ventilation, lighting, conditions of work environment, handling, storage or work procedures, protection facilities and other possible sources of safety and health hazards in the workplace.

General safety and health inspection

refers to a workplace wherein the presence of hazard or potential hazard within the company may affect the safety and/or health of workers not only within but also persons outside the premises of the workplace.

High risk establishment

refers to a situation caused by a condition or practice in any place of employment that could reasonably be expected to lead to death or serious physical harm.

Imminent danger

refers to a workplace where there is low level of danger or exposure to safety and health hazards and not likely or with low probability to result in accident, harm or injury, or illness.

Low risk establishment

refers to a workplace where there is moderate exposure to safety and health hazards and with probability of an accident, injury or illness, if no preventive or control measures are in place.

Medium risk establishment

refers to establishments employing less than ten (10) employees, and the establishments employing less than one hundred (100) employees, respectively, regardless of capitalization.

Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)

refer to a qualified first-aider, nurse, dentist or physician engaged by the employer to provide occupational health services in the establishment, project, site or workplace.

Occupational Health (OH) personnel

refers to a qualified Safety Officer 4 or its equivalent, duly certified by DOLE to perform and/or render consultative services on occupational safety and health in at least two (2) fields of specialization as determined by DOLE.

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) consultant

refers to a qualified Safety Officer 3 or its equivalent, duly certified by DOLE to render occupational safety and health services in a defined and specific scope or core competency.

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practitioner

refers to a set of rules issued by DOLE which mandates the adoption and use of appropriate practices, means, methods, operations or processes, and working conditions reasonably necessary to ensure safe and healthful employment.

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards

refers to a specialized clothing or equipment designed to protect workers against safety and health hazards that may cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses, i.e., protection for the body, eyes, head, face, hands, feet, ears, etc.

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

refers to a regular and critical examination of project sites, safety programs, records, and management performance on program standards on safety and health conducted by the safety officer.

Safety and Health Audit

refers to a body created within the workplace tasked with the authority to plan, develop and implement OSH policies and programs, monitor and evaluate the OSH program, and inspect and investigate all aspects of the work pertaining to the safety and health of workers.

Safety and Health Committee

refers to a set of detailed rules to govern company policies, processes and practices in all economic activities to conform with OSH standards, including the personnel responsible, and penalties for any violation thereof.

Safety and Health program

refers to any employee or officer of the company trained by DOLE or DOLE-Accredited Training Organization and tasked by the employer to implement an OSH program, and ensure that it is in accordance with the provisions of OSH standards.

Safety officer

refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory eight (8)-hour OSH orientation course as prescribed in the OSH standards and two (2)-hour trainers' training.

Safety Officer 1 (SO1)

refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory forty (40)-hour OSH training course applicable to the industry as prescribed in the OSH standards.

Safety Officer 2 (SO2)

refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory forty (40)-hour OSH training course applicable to the industry, additional forty-eight (48) hours of advanced/specialized occupational safety training course relevant to the industry, relevant experience in OSH for at least two (2) years, and other requirements as prescribed in the OSH standards. Qualified SO3 shall be eligible for certification as OSH practitioner.

Safety Officer 3 (SO3)

refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory forty (40)-hour OSH training course applicable to the industry, additional eighty (80) hours of advanced/specialized occupational safety training course relevant to the industry, an aggregate of three hundred twenty (320) hours of OSH related training or experience, an actual experience as SO3 for at least four (4) years, and other requirements as prescribed by the OSH standards. Additional training may be converted to years of experience where eighty (80) hours of training may equal to one (1) year of experience and vice versa. Qualified SO4 shall be eligible for certification as OSH consultant.

Safety Officer 4 (SO4)

refers to any emergency, warning or danger signpost or any safety instruction using the standard colors and sizes, including the standard symbols for safety instructions and warnings in the workplace, prescribed by DOLE in accordance with the OSH standards.

Safety signage

refers to any site or location where workers need to be present or to go to by reason of their work, and which are under the direct or indirect control of the employer, including, but not limited to, work areas, employee lounges and restrooms, conference and classroom spaces, employee cafeterias, hallways and emergency access.

Workplace

refers to any member of the labor force, regardless of employment status.

Worker

refers to the mandatory eight (8)-hour module conducted by the safety officer of the workplace as prescribed by the OSH standards.

Workers' OSH Seminar

COSH 2 Flashcards

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