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CM 2215 final exam questions with answers
OSHA stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
We follow the safety rules for the following reasons -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-legal obligation
-financial obligation
-ethical obligation
OSHA's focus four injuries are: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
Falls
-Caught In
-Struck By
-Electrical
OSHA's mission is to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔save lives
and prevent injuries
OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety
regulations is through - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔inspections
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OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔injuries and illnesses
OSHA was signed into law by _____ in December of _____. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔President Nixon, 1970
In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Imminent danger
2. Fatality or hospitalizations
3. Worker complaints/referrals
4. Targeted inspections
5. Follow-up inspections
The 4 types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines
are - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Willful up to $130,000
-Serious up to $13,000
-Other-than-serious up to $13,000
-Repeated up to $130,000
*OSHA's three main duties consist of:*
-_____ to insure regulations are complied with,
-_____ to assist employers with compliance
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-_____ through the collection of injury data and statistics -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Enforcement
Outreach
Information
The *General Duty Clause (section 5(a)(1))* states that
the _____ must provide a workplace free from _____
hazards - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔employer, recognized
Employers and employees *NOT* covered under OSHA's
jurisdiction include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Federal,
state, or local *government* entities
-The *self-employed*
-*Farms* that only employ *family* members
-Workplaces *already covered* by other federal agencies
An OSHA inspector is known as a *CSHO* which stands
for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Compliance Safety and
Health Officer
PPE stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Personal
Protective Equipment
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The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses can
include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Lower Morale
-Increased Costs to retrain workers
-Slower production rates
-Higher turnover
-Increased worker's compensation rates
To provide an affirmative defense against receiving an
OSHA citation by claiming it was employee negligence, an
employer must show that they have: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔-A work rule adequate to prevent the
violation;
-Effective communication of the rule to employees;
-Methods for discovering violations of work rules; and
-Effective enforcement of rules when violations are
discovered
Incident Rates allow for a comparative level of injuries
between different _____ - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔industries, organizations, or operations
*The formula for incident rates is* - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔*TRIR = # of incidents ✕ 200,000 ∕employees hours
worked*
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CM 2215 final exam questions with answers
OSHA stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
We follow the safety rules for the following reasons -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-legal obligation
-financial obligation
-ethical obligation
OSHA's focus four injuries are: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
Falls
-Caught In
-Struck By
-Electrical
OSHA's mission is to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔save lives
and prevent injuries
OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety
regulations is through - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔inspections
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OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔injuries and illnesses
OSHA was signed into law by _____ in December of _____. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔President Nixon, 1970
In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Imminent danger
2. Fatality or hospitalizations
3. Worker complaints/referrals
4. Targeted inspections
5. Follow-up inspections
The 4 types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines
are - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Willful up to $130,000
-Serious up to $13,000
-Other-than-serious up to $13,000
-Repeated up to $130,000
*OSHA's three main duties consist of:*
-_____ to insure regulations are complied with,
-_____ to assist employers with compliance
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-_____ through the collection of injury data and statistics -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Enforcement
Outreach
Information
The *General Duty Clause (section 5(a)(1))* states that
the _____ must provide a workplace free from _____
hazards - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔employer, recognized
Employers and employees *NOT* covered under OSHA's
jurisdiction include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Federal,
state, or local *government* entities
-The *self-employed*
-*Farms* that only employ *family* members
-Workplaces *already covered* by other federal agencies
An OSHA inspector is known as a *CSHO* which stands
for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Compliance Safety and
Health Officer
PPE stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Personal
Protective Equipment
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The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses can
include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Lower Morale
-Increased Costs to retrain workers
-Slower production rates
-Higher turnover
-Increased worker's compensation rates
To provide an affirmative defense against receiving an
OSHA citation by claiming it was employee negligence, an
employer must show that they have: - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔-A work rule adequate to prevent the
violation;
-Effective communication of the rule to employees;
-Methods for discovering violations of work rules; and
-Effective enforcement of rules when violations are
discovered
Incident Rates allow for a comparative level of injuries
between different _____ - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔industries, organizations, or operations
*The formula for incident rates is* - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔*TRIR = # of incidents ✕ 200,000 ∕employees hours
worked*
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