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Knowledge Review. Mandatory Health and Safety Standards Quiz. MANDATORY Health & Safety Standards QUIZ. PLEASE MARK YOUR ANSWER SHEET WITH THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION!. 1. The most common cause of injury in mining is:. . Electricity . Slips and Falls . Handling Materials
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Knowledge Review Mandatory Health and Safety Standards Quiz
MANDATORY Health & Safety Standards QUIZ • PLEASE MARK YOUR ANSWER SHEET WITH THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION!
1. The most common cause of injury in mining is: • . Electricity • . Slips and Falls • . Handling Materials • . Hand Tools
2. What is the most common cause of FATAL Injury in mining today? • . Blasting • . Ground Falls • . Electricity • . Powered Haulage
3. The body part most often injured in mining is: • . The arm • . The back • . The head • . The leg
4. Fire extinguishers at surface mines must be inspected: • . Monthly • . Every 6 Months • . Quarterly • . Both A & B 56.4201 (1) 77.1110
5. High voltage rubber gloves used in coal mines must be tested: • . Annually • . Before use • . Monthly • . Quarterly 77.704-8
6. High voltage rubber gloves are tested to withstand volts. • . 2,000 • . 20,000 • . 5,000 • . 10,000 77.704-5 & .606-1 (a)
7. Booms or masts of equipment must not be closer than from overhead powerlines of 69,000 volts. • . 12 feet • . 15 feet • . 10 feet • . 20 feet 77.807-2 (a) (1)
8. For power lines of 500,000 volts or more distance is required from booms or masts of equipment. • . 50 Feet • . 25 Feet • . 75 Feet • . 35 Feet 77.807-2
9. Equipment must be kept a minimum of from any energized overhead power line. • . 12 Feet • . 6 Feet • . 10 Feet • . 8 Feet 77.807-2
10. A new coal mine supervisor must receive first aid training within days of starting that job. • . 180 • . 60 • . 30 • . 90 77.1703
11. The above training must be at least hours in length. • . 10 • . 8 • . 4 • . 12 77.1706 (a)
12. MSHA requires hard hats and safety glasses: • . Portal to Portal • . Operating mobile equipment • . In control rooms • . None are correct 56.15002 77.1710 (d)
13. MSHA requires hours of new miner training for construction workers: • . 0 • . 24 • . 16 • . 8 48.2 (I)
14. Most explosive accidents/ injuries are the result of: • . Premature Detonation • . Handling Explosives Improperly • . Flyrock • . Insufficient Warning
15. A blasting agent: • . Contains no explosive ingredient • . Is not classed as an explosive by the D.O.T. • . Both A & B are correct • . None are correct 77.2 (e)
16. Pneumoultramicroscopic- silicovolcanoniosis is: • . Not even a word • . Black lung disease • . Miners’ silicosis • . Small volcanic particles
17. Which of the following could be the DIRECT cause of an accident? • . Unsafe Act • . Management Decisions • . Unplanned Energy Release • . Unsafe Condition
18. Which of the following could be the INDIRECT cause of an accident? • . Management Decisions • . Unguarded Machine Drive • . Alcoholism • . Lack of Job Safety Training
19. Which of the following could be the BASIC cause of an accident? • . Not wearing safety glasses • . Driving too fast • . Lack of job safety training • . Both A & B
20. Unsafe acts and conditions are considered to be: • . The Basic Cause of all accidents • . The easiest to eliminate in the workplace • . Symptoms of failure on another level • . The Direct Cause of all accidents
21. Which of the following would NOT be considered a Basic Cause of an accident? • . Depression • . Individual size and Strength • . Horseplay • . Not conducting safety meetings
22. It is generally accepted that % of accidents are preventable. • . 88% • . 100% • . 98% • . 78%
23. Breathing air that contains 13% to 17% Oxygen could cause; • . Unconsciousness • . Buzzing in the ears • . Rapid heartbeat • . Either B or C
24. Methane gas is; • . Explosive when air contains 5% to 15% methane • . Most explosive when air contains 9.5% methane • . Explosive at 1.5% to 2% of the air mix if coal dust is present • . All are correct
25. If a miner, miner representative, or applicant for employment at a mine think they have been discriminated against per the “Act” of 1977, the have days to file a complaint with the U.S. Secretary of Labor. • . 60 • . 30 • . 90 • . 120
26. The Secretary of Labor will write to you within days of receiving your complaint to give you his/her determination as to whether or not your rights were violated. • . 60 • . 90 • . 30 • . 120
27. If the Secretary feels no violation has occurred, you have days to file and action of your own directly with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. • . 60 • . 30 • . 90 • . 120
28. Rubber gloves for handling medium voltage cables must be rated at volts • . 660 • . 1,000 • . 7,200 • . 220 77.606-1 (b)
29. Every surface mine must file a plan for removing coal and have the plan approved by MSHA, this is called a: • . Mining Plan • . Health and Safety Plan • . Operational Plan • . Ground Control Plan
30. According to MSHA, blasting must be under the supervision of; • . An experienced blaster • . A certified blaster • . A State licensed blaster • . A certified foreman 56.6300 (a) 77.1303 (a)
31. Cases of explosives stored in magazines shall not be stacked more than feet high. • . Four • . Six • . Eight • . Both B & C are correct 77.1301 (g) 56.6102 (3)
32. When electric blasting caps have been used, persons shall not return to misfired holes for at least; • . Fifteen minutes • . Thirty minutes • . One hour • . One day 56.6310 (b) 77.1303 (nn)
33. The width and height of benches shall be governed by the; • . Type of equipment used • . Operation performed • . Ground control plan • . Both A & B 77.1003
34. A ledge, small terrace, or section of floor on a steep hillside or highwall is called a; • . Barrier • . Box Cut • . Bench • . Slope
35. A type of slope failure that occurs in highwalls distinguished by strata, or layers, of different kinds of materials is called a; • . Rotational Shear • . Rock Fall • . Plane Shear • . Raveling
36. An explosive material containing substantial amounts of oxidizers dissolved in water droplets, surrounded by an immiscible (incapable of blending or mixing) fuel is called; • . Prill • . Slurry • . Emulsion • . ANFO 56.6000
37. A blast site is defined as an area where holes are being loaded and within feet in all directions. • . 200 • . 100 • . 150 • . 50 56.6000
38. Ground conditions at surface mines shall be examined by; • . Certified persons • . Experienced persons • . Both A & B • . Mine superintendent 77.1004 (a) 56.3401
39. A flammable liquid; • . Has a flash point less than 1000 F • . Has a flash point less than 37.80 C • . Is known as a Class I Liquid • . All are correct 56.4000
40. Class IIIB Liquids have flash points at or above 0F • . 200 • . 140 • . 300 • . None are correct 56.4000
41. Any high voltage overhead power line on a coal mine must be at least feet above the ground. • . 15 • . 20 • . 35 • . 25 77.807-1
42. High voltage according to Part 77 is more than volts. • . 660 • . 12,500 • . 7,200 • . 1,000 77.2 (s)
43. Per Part 77, new inexperienced miners must wear a distinctively different colored hard hat until; • . They have one year of mining experience • . They are certified as a miner by the state they work in • . They have worked 12 out of the last 36 months as a miner • . Both A & B are correct 77.1710-1
44. When a hazard to the eyes exist, MSHA requires miners to wear; • . Goggles • . Face Shields • . Safety Glasses • . Suitable eye protection 56.15004 77.1710 (a)
45. When cutting, welding, or working with molten metal, Part 77 requires; • . Safety glasses • . Goggles or face shield • . Protective clothing • . Both B & C 77.1710 (a)
46. The only persons permitted to be on haulage roads, at loading or dumping locations are; • . Authorized persons • . Trained miners • . Anyone • . Certified persons 77.1600 (a)
47. MSHA allows persons to ride outside the cabs or beds of mobile equipment for purposes of; • . Training, testing, Maintenance • . Is not allowed • . Transporting miners • . Both A & C 56.9200 (d)
48. Seat belts do not need to be worn in mining equipment when; • . The blade operator is standing • . There is no ROPS • . Both A & B • . All are wrong 56.14130 (g) 77.1710 (I)