Key Terms form CH1 "introduction to Safety, Health & Environment"
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| Administrative controls | policies, procedures, programs, training, and supervision to establish rules and guidelines for workers to follow in order to reduce the risk of exposure to a hazard
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| Air pollution | the contamination of the atmosphere, especially by industrial waste gases, fuel exhausts, smoke, or particulate matter (finely devided solids)
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| Attitude | a state of mind or feeling with regard to some issue or event
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| Behavior | an observable action or reaction of a person under certain circumstances
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| Biological Hazard | a living or once-living organism, such as a virus, a mosquito, or a snake, that poses a threat to human health
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| Chemical Hazard | any hazard that comes from a solid, liquid or gas element, compound or mixture that could cause health problems or pollution
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| Cybersecurity | security measures intended to protect information and information technology from unauthorized access or use
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| DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation; a U.S. Government agency with a mission of developing and coordinating policies to provide an efficient and economical national transportation system, taking into account need, the environment, and national defense
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| Engineering Controls | controls that use technological and engineering improvements to isolate, diminish or remove a hazard from the workplace
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| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency; a Federal agency charged with the authority to make and enforce national environmental policy
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| Ergonomic hazard | hazards that can create physical and psychological stresses because of forceful or repetitive work, improper work techniques, or poorly designed tools and workspaces.
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| Facility | also called a plant. A building or place that is used for a particular industry
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| Hazardous agent | a substance, methor or action by which damage or destruction can happen to personnel, equipment or the environment
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| Hazards | substances, methods, or actions by which damage or destructin can happen to personnel, equipment, facilities and/or the environment
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| Heat | the transfer of energy from one object to another as a result of a temperature difference between the two objects
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| ISO 14000 | an international standard that addresses how to incorporate environmental aspects into operations and product standards
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| Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) | a document that provides key safety, health and environmental information about a chemical
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| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission; a U.S. Government agency that protects public health and safety through regulation of nuclear power and the civilian use of nuclear materials
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| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration; a USG agency created to establish and enforce workplace safety and health standards, conduct workplace inspections and propose penalties for noncompliance, and investigate serious workplace incidents
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | specialized gear that provides a barrier between hazards and the worker using the PPE
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| physical hazard | any hazard that comes from environmental factors such as excessive levels of noise, temperature, pressure, vibration, radiation, electricity, and rotating equipment
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| physical security | security measures intended to counter physical threats from a person or group seeking to intentionally harm other people or vital assets
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| process industries | a broad term for industries that convert raw materials, using a series of actions or operations into products for consumers
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| process technician | a worker in a process facility who monitors and controls mechanical, physical and/or chemical changes, throuhought many processes, to produce either a final product or an intermediate product, made from raw materials
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| process technology | a controlled and monitored series of operations, steps, or tasks that converts raw materials into a product
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| security hazard | a hazard or threat from a person or group seeking to intentionally harm people, computer resources or other vital assets
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| SHE | Safety, Health and the Environment. Also referred to as HSE or EHS
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| Soil Pollution | the accidental or intentional discharge of any harmful substances into the soil
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| Unit | an integrated group of process equipment used to produce a specific product or process. All equipment contained in a department
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| Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) | an OSHA program designed to recognize and promote effective safety and health management
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| Water pollution | the introduction into a body of water or the water table of any EPA listed potential pollutant that affects the water's chemical, physical or biological integrity
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