Question 1 Describe the fundamental safety and health principles behind the Confined Space Standard. Be sure to touch on what hazards the standard is designed to circumvent. In your discussion, include three examples of confined spaces that might be found in an industrial environment.
Question 2 Describe the fundamental safety and health principles behind the control of hazardous energy standard. Be sure to touch on what hazards the standard is designed to circumvent. In your discussion, include three examples of situations where lockout/tagout procedures would be required.
Question 3 Discuss some of the circumstances where mechanical ventilation is required in the welding standards. Do you believe this
requirement is reasonable? Why, or why not?
Question 4 Discuss some of the problems that might be encountered when implementing OSHA's machine guarding standards in the workplace. Do you feel that the standards are adequate to control machine guarding hazards in general industry? Why, or why not?
Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.