OSHA stands for - Answer-Occupational Safety and Health Administration
/.OSHA's focus four injuries are: - Answer-1. fall
2. caught-in
3. struck by
4. electrical
/.OSHA's mission is to _____ and _____. - Answer-save lives and prevent injuries
/.OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through _____. -
Answer-worksite inspections
/.OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing. - Answer-injuries and illnesses
/.OSHA was signed into law by President _____ in December of _____. - Answer-
Nixon; 1970
/.In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority? - Answer-1. imminent danger
2. fatality or hospitalization
3. worker complaints/referrals
4. targeted inspections
5. follow-up inspection
/.The four types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines are: - Answer-1. Willful
up to $134,937
2. Serious up to $13,494
3. Other-than-serious up to $13,494
4. Repeated up to $134,937
/.PPE stands for - Answer-Person Protective Equipment
/.The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses include - Answer-a. lower morale
b. increased costs to retain workers
c. slower production rates
d. higher turnover
e. increased worker's compensation rates
/.OSHA standards are found in the - Answer-title 29 labor CFR
/.Part _____ contains record keeping standards - Answer-1904
/.Part _____ contains general industry standards. - Answer-1910
, /.Part _____ contains construction industry standards. - Answer-1926
/.A _____ standard applies to all industries. - Answer-horizontal
/.A _____ standard applies only to certain industries. - Answer-vertical
/.Direct costs are _____ quantified. - Answer-easily
/.Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to ______ companies. - Answer-
insurance
/.An example of a direct cost is - Answer-a. medical cost
b. physical therapy
c. repair costs for damaged equipment
d. continuation of pay
e. administrative
/.Indirect costs are _____ quantified. - Answer-not easily; difficult
/.Indirect costs are usually paid by the _____. - Answer-company
/.An example of indirect cost is - Answer-a. loss of efficiency by breakup of crew
b. lost time by supervisor
c. cost of breaking in new worker
/.What is determined by the company's own record of accidents and losses? - Answer-
Experience Modification Rate
/.EMR equation - Answer-ACTUAL losses / EXPECTED losses
/.OSHA defines an excavation as any __ cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's
surface formed by earth removal - Answer-man-made
/.At trench is defined as a narrow underground excavation that is __ than it is wide -
Answer-deeper
/.A trench cannot be wider than - Answer-15 feet
/.Cave-in protection is required for all excavations greater than - Answer-5 feet in depth
unless they are entirely in sold stable rock
/.A ladder must be provided every - Answer-25 feet for excavations greater than 4 feet
in depth
/.Spoil piles, material and equipment must be kept - Answer-2 feet from the excavation