module 2 OSHA
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is the primary agency responsible for regulation of safety
and health in the work place
What is OSHA's mission?
OSHA standards are divided into four groups
True or False: OSHA has reduced workplace fatalities by 50
percent since it was founded.
True or False: less experienced workers have more accidents -
employees with less than 1 year experience are 40 percent more
likely to be injured
Code of federal regulations CFR
General duty clause
Public law 91-596 section 5 (a) part 1:
Public law 91-596 section 5 (b) part 2:
OSHA record keeping form 300
OSHA record keeping form 300A
OSHA record keeping form 301
OSHA standard 1910.1020 requires employers to
An employee has the right to obtain which of the following?
A formal document, providing workers and emergency personnel
with information about the properties, procedures, and first aid
measures when working with and around hazardous materials is
called a(n)
True or False: safe work permits ensures that qualified individuals
are equipped for dangerous conditions
Which citation carries the highest penalty?
1/1
OSHA
to assure safe/healthful working conditions by setting and enforc-
ing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and
assistance
-general industry
-construction
-Maritime
-Agriculture
True
True
a codification of all the rules/regulations of executive departments
and agencies of the US federal government
requires employers to protect workers from foreseeable hazards
not specified by other OSHA standards/rules
states that an employer must provide a working environment
which is free from recognized hazards that might cause death or
serious physical harm to employees: safety is responsibility of the
employer
states each employee shall comply with occupational safety and
health standards and all rules,regulations,and orders issues pur-
suant to this act which are applicable to his own actions and
conduct: safety is also the employee's responsibility
a work-related injury and illness record keeping form/log
a summary of the summary of the work-related injury and illness
record keeping form/log
a form used to record information related to indi-vidual cases of
work-related injury or illness
maintain written records of exposure for 30 years and certain
medical records for the duration of an employee's employment
plus 30 years as well as to notify affected employees of the
records' existence and availability.
results of monitoring and testing
Material safety data sheet MSDS
True
willful violation