OSHA 511 General Industry| STUDY GUIDE
What is OSHA's Mission? To protect the health & safety of American workers
What can be a results of a workplace injury lower morale and increased cost
or illness?
Horizontal Standard A standard which is applied to everyone, across the board;
applies to all industries
Section 11 c of the OSH Act The right of workers to seek safety and health on the job
without fear of punishment
Is this true or false? OSHA requires that True
employers certify that abatement is
complete for each cited violation
, What are the OSHA Inspection Priorities in 1) Imminent danger
order of importance? 2) Fatalities & catastrophes
3) Employee complaints & referrals
4) Programmed high-hazard level inspections
5) Follow up inspections
What are the 4 steps in the OSHA Inspection 1) Compliance officer displays official credentials
Process? 2) Opening conference with records review
3) Walk around inspection
4) Closing conference
What is incidence rate in OSHA record The number of injury and illness rates per 100 full time employees
keeping?
What is the purpose of the OSHA 300 Log? To record worker related fatalities, injuries, illnesses and is not
used for wokers' comp
What is the order of effectiveness in hazard 1) Elimination of hazard
abatement? 2) Engineering controls
3) Administrative controls
4) PPE (personal protection equipment)
What is the HazCom Standard? is also called "Right to Know" Law and it ensures that chemical
products are evaluated and that hazard information is
transmitted to employees
What are PELS (Permissible Exposure Limit)? PELs are legal limits for the degree to which workers may
be exposed to chemicals and other hazards (such as noise)
without suffering harm. PELs are normally expressed in what
are known as time-weighted averages (TWA), which describes
the average exposure over a set period.
What is a hole? A gap or open space in a floor, roof, horizontal walking-working
surface, or similar surface that is at least 2 inches in its least
dimension.
What is an opening? A gap or open space in a wall, partition, vertical
walking/working surface, or similar surface that is at least 30
inches high and at least 18 inches wide, through which an
employee can fall to a lower level. (larger than a hole)
What is OSHA's Mission? To protect the health & safety of American workers
What can be a results of a workplace injury lower morale and increased cost
or illness?
Horizontal Standard A standard which is applied to everyone, across the board;
applies to all industries
Section 11 c of the OSH Act The right of workers to seek safety and health on the job
without fear of punishment
Is this true or false? OSHA requires that True
employers certify that abatement is
complete for each cited violation
, What are the OSHA Inspection Priorities in 1) Imminent danger
order of importance? 2) Fatalities & catastrophes
3) Employee complaints & referrals
4) Programmed high-hazard level inspections
5) Follow up inspections
What are the 4 steps in the OSHA Inspection 1) Compliance officer displays official credentials
Process? 2) Opening conference with records review
3) Walk around inspection
4) Closing conference
What is incidence rate in OSHA record The number of injury and illness rates per 100 full time employees
keeping?
What is the purpose of the OSHA 300 Log? To record worker related fatalities, injuries, illnesses and is not
used for wokers' comp
What is the order of effectiveness in hazard 1) Elimination of hazard
abatement? 2) Engineering controls
3) Administrative controls
4) PPE (personal protection equipment)
What is the HazCom Standard? is also called "Right to Know" Law and it ensures that chemical
products are evaluated and that hazard information is
transmitted to employees
What are PELS (Permissible Exposure Limit)? PELs are legal limits for the degree to which workers may
be exposed to chemicals and other hazards (such as noise)
without suffering harm. PELs are normally expressed in what
are known as time-weighted averages (TWA), which describes
the average exposure over a set period.
What is a hole? A gap or open space in a floor, roof, horizontal walking-working
surface, or similar surface that is at least 2 inches in its least
dimension.
What is an opening? A gap or open space in a wall, partition, vertical
walking/working surface, or similar surface that is at least 30
inches high and at least 18 inches wide, through which an
employee can fall to a lower level. (larger than a hole)
