OSHA exam 1 questions with accurate answers graded a+

why was the OSH act needed? - Correct Answers because loss of production and wages, medical expenses and disability compensation, left the nations commerce staggering purpose of the OSH Act - Correct Answers "to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources" -encourage employers and employees to reduce workplace hazards and to implement new or improve existing safety and health standards -provide for research in occupational safety and health to develop innovative ways of dealing with occupational safety and health problems -establish "separate but dependent responsibilities and rights" for employers and employees for the achievement of better safety and health conditions -maintain a reporting and recordkeeping system to monitor job-related injuries and illnesses -establish training programs to increase the # of competence of occupational safety and health personnel -develop mandatory job safety and health standards and enforce them effectively -provide for the development, analysis, evaluation and approval of state occupational safety and health programs who does the act cover? - Correct Answersto all employers and their employees in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all other territories under Federal Government jurisdiction. Act implies to every employer engaged in interstate commerce with one or more employees who does the act not cover? - Correct Answers-self employed persons -farms at which only immediate members of the farm employer's family are employed -working conditions regulated by other federal agencies under other federal statutes when did OSHA become effective? - Correct AnswersThe OSHA Act was signed Dec. 29, 1970 by president Nixon. OSHA became effective 120 days later in April 1971. what does the acronym OSHA stand for? - Correct AnswersOccupational Safety and Health Administration what responsibilities does NIOSH have? - Correct Answers-conducting research on various safety and health problems -also provides technical assistance and recommends standards to OSHA what does the NIOSH acronym stand for? - Correct Answersthe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health how are standards adopted? - Correct Answers-once OSHA has developed plans to propose, it publishes in the Federal Register. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will allow for the public to respond at least 30 days from the date of publication, usually 60 days or more. After the close of the comment period and public hearing, OSHA must publish in the Federal Register the standard amended or adopted and the date it becomes effective are there special coverage provisions? - Correct Answersyes for the state and local governments is if the industry does a better job than the standard, than standards cannot be met - Correct Answersvariance to standards may be granted to an employer who cannot comply with a standard or regulation by its effective date due to unavailability of professional or technical personnel, materials or equipment, or because the necessary construction or alteration of facilities cannot be completed in time - Correct Answerstemporary variance may be granted to employers who prove their conditions, practices, means, methods, operations, or processes provide a safe and healthful workplace as effectively as would compliance with the standard - Correct Answerspermanent variance employers may apply for this so that they can continue to operate under existing conditions until a variance decision is made - Correct Answersinterim order employers and employees can make this to OSHA for the development of standards as well as modification or revocation of standards - Correct Answerspublic petitions what are workplace inspections? - Correct Answersare conducted by compliance safety and health officers to make sure that OSHA standards are being upheld in the workplace explain inspection priorities and include a discussion on imminent danger - Correct Answers- the worst situations need attention first. Imminent danger situations are given top priority when there is certainty that a danger exists that can be expected to cause death of serious physical harm immediately, or before the danger can be eliminated through normal enforcement procedures. - Correct Answersimminent danger what happens if an imminent danger is found? - Correct Answersthe compliance officer will ask the employer to voluntarily abate the hazard and to remove endangered employees from exposure Explain emergency temporary standards and how you would appeal a standard - Correct Answers-first OSHA determines workers that are in grave danger -then, publishes the ets in the Federal Register, and is then subject to the usual procedure for adopting a permanent standard except that a final ruling must be made within six months -to appeal a standard, a person can file a petition (within 60 days of the rule's promulgation) for judicial review of the standard with the U.S. Court of Appeals explain the inspection process - Correct Answers-before begins, officer becomes familiar with relevant facts about the workplace -OSHA compliance officers arrive and display credentials and ask to meet with an appropriate employer representative -next is opening conference -inspection tour