Employee alarm systems
ASP video lesson, 6:21. ASP Domain 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response
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Employee alarm systems under 29 CFR 1910.165 for the ASP exam: perception, distinctive signals, the 10-employee rule, two-month and annual testing, supervised circuits and manual devices.
Included with every ASP pass, with captions, chapters and the full transcript. Every rule and number is cited on screen to its primary source.
What this lesson covers
In this lesson, you'll learn to: state what an employee alarm must do and who must perceive it, apply the 10-or-fewer employee exception, match test intervals to non-supervised and supervised systems, and explain maintenance, backups and manual actuation devices. 1910.165 applies to emergency employee alarms installed to meet a particular OSHA standard.
- Intro
- Learning objectives
- Scope
- General requirements
- Reporting and procedures
- Installation and restoration
- Testing
- Maintenance
- On the job
- Common exam traps
- Recap quiz
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