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What is the primary purpose of OSHA?
A. Increase taxes
B. Ensure safe and healthful working conditions
C. Sell insurance
D. Regulate wages only
Rationale: OSHA was created to reduce workplace injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities.
OSHA stands for:
A. Occupational Safety Housing Agency
B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
C. Office of Safety Hazard Analysis
D. Organization for Safe Health Activities
Rationale: OSHA is the federal agency overseeing workplace
safety.
Which law created OSHA?
A. Fair Labor Standards Act
, B. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
C. Clean Water Act
D. ADA Act
Rationale: The OSH Act established OSHA.
Who is responsible for providing a safe workplace?
A. Employees only
B. Employers
C. Customers
D. Vendors only
Rationale: Employers have the primary duty to maintain safe
workplaces.
Employees have the right to:
A. Ignore safety rules
B. Report hazards without retaliation
C. Remove guards
D. Refuse all tasks automatically
Rationale: Workers are protected when reporting hazards or
unsafe conditions.
What is the OSHA General Duty Clause?
A. Tax requirement
B. Employer duty to provide workplace free of
recognized serious hazards
, C. Insurance rule
D. Union contract clause
Rationale: The General Duty Clause applies where no specific
standard exists.
Which hazard is one of OSHA’s “Fatal Four” in construction?
A. Noise
B. Falls
C. Odor
D. Humidity
Rationale: Falls are a leading cause of construction fatalities.
The other Fatal Four include struck-by, caught-in/between,
and:
A. Repetitive motion
B. Electrocution
C. Dust only
D. Vibration
Rationale: OSHA identifies these four major fatal hazards.
What is the best way to control hazards?
A. Ignore them
B. Use the hierarchy of controls
C. Depend only on luck
D. Use PPE last and only option