OSHA 30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Osha does not cover_____ businesses
Self-employed
Employees should request a _____ if they are concerned something in their
workplace is making or has the potential to make them or their coworkers sick.
Health hazard evaluation
Workers have a right to:
Know hazardous conditions; Complain or request hazard correction from their employer;
participate in an osha inspection of the worksite.
OSHA began because, until _______, there were no national laws for safety and
health hazards.
1970
"Each employers shall furnish to each of his employee's employment and a place
of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees"
General duty clause
Employers responsibilities
Ensure employees have safe tools and equipment;
Keep records of injury and illnesses
Provide an pay for PPE
Which is NOT covered by the OSHA Act
Public employees in state and local governments
if ___ feel they have been unfairly punished for reporting osha violations, they
have ___ days to file a complaint w/ osha
workers; 30
Which of the following PPE must an employer pay for?
Steel-toe boots that must be left in the employee's locker when he or she is not working
, To calculate the risk of an accident, multiply the probability it will occur by its
potential_____
severity
If an accident with 8000 in direct costs has an indirect cost ratio of 1.2, what
would the total cost of the accident be?
17,600
Which of the following accurately describes the "5 Whys" accident investigation
technique?
asking "why" 5 or more times, building each increasingly specific question about the
accident on the previous answer
Which of the following accident theories divides an accident into three phases:
pre-contact, contract, and post contact.
Domino theory. (if one event happens then the next will fall. and the next, and the next)
Which of the following is an example of the indirect costs of an accident?
Lost productivity due to the injury
Which of the following accident theories is considered to simplistic ad is rarely
used?
Single factor theory
Fall protection measures are required when workers are exposed to a possible
fall of _______ or more to a lower level
six feet
_______ must be capable of supporting at least 2 1/2 time the load being lifted
jacking equipment
which of the following is true of an arc flash?
It could have a temp exceeding 35,000 F
It occurs when a flashover of electric current leaves the intended path and travels
through the air
In addition to burns, it can damage workers' eyesight and hearing
Osha does not cover_____ businesses
Self-employed
Employees should request a _____ if they are concerned something in their
workplace is making or has the potential to make them or their coworkers sick.
Health hazard evaluation
Workers have a right to:
Know hazardous conditions; Complain or request hazard correction from their employer;
participate in an osha inspection of the worksite.
OSHA began because, until _______, there were no national laws for safety and
health hazards.
1970
"Each employers shall furnish to each of his employee's employment and a place
of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees"
General duty clause
Employers responsibilities
Ensure employees have safe tools and equipment;
Keep records of injury and illnesses
Provide an pay for PPE
Which is NOT covered by the OSHA Act
Public employees in state and local governments
if ___ feel they have been unfairly punished for reporting osha violations, they
have ___ days to file a complaint w/ osha
workers; 30
Which of the following PPE must an employer pay for?
Steel-toe boots that must be left in the employee's locker when he or she is not working
, To calculate the risk of an accident, multiply the probability it will occur by its
potential_____
severity
If an accident with 8000 in direct costs has an indirect cost ratio of 1.2, what
would the total cost of the accident be?
17,600
Which of the following accurately describes the "5 Whys" accident investigation
technique?
asking "why" 5 or more times, building each increasingly specific question about the
accident on the previous answer
Which of the following accident theories divides an accident into three phases:
pre-contact, contract, and post contact.
Domino theory. (if one event happens then the next will fall. and the next, and the next)
Which of the following is an example of the indirect costs of an accident?
Lost productivity due to the injury
Which of the following accident theories is considered to simplistic ad is rarely
used?
Single factor theory
Fall protection measures are required when workers are exposed to a possible
fall of _______ or more to a lower level
six feet
_______ must be capable of supporting at least 2 1/2 time the load being lifted
jacking equipment
which of the following is true of an arc flash?
It could have a temp exceeding 35,000 F
It occurs when a flashover of electric current leaves the intended path and travels
through the air
In addition to burns, it can damage workers' eyesight and hearing
