OSHA 501 ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
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✔✔New Silica Standard - ✔✔requires Respiratory Protection
✔✔ Intent of the OSH Act of 1970? - ✔✔1) to assure safe & healthful working conditions
2) to preserve human resources
✔✔Priority of Inspections conducted by OSHA? - ✔✔1) imminent danger situations
2) inspections of fatalities/catastrophes
3) complaints/referrals
4) programmed inspections
✔✔If employee believes they were treated unfairly by being issued a citation & decides
to contest the citation, they must - ✔✔notify OSHA in writing in 15 days
✔✔Employee rights under the OSH Act of 1970 - ✔✔1) right to inspect certain records
& citations
2) right to protection from discrimination for filing a complaint against their employer
3) right to be represented during safety & health inspections of their workplace
4) right to comment on new standards or changes in standards
✔✔Describe Egress - ✔✔The way to, through & away from an exit
✔✔Difference between vertical & horizontal standards? - ✔✔Vertical - applicable to one
specific industry or jobs
Horizontal - applicable to all industries or jobs
✔✔Class A fires involve - ✔✔ordinary combustible materials like paper & wood
✔✔OSHA defines difference between Flammable & Combustible liquids? -
✔✔Flammables ignite at a lower temperature
, Combustibles need to be raised to higher temperatures to ignite
✔✔What is meant by Performance Standard? - ✔✔A series of steps to achieve the final
goal of complete protection
✔✔Why are toeboards required in addition to guardrails in many industrial situations? -
✔✔1) Toeboard prevent a worker from slipping & falling under the guardrail
2) Prevents objects from being kicked onto workers below
✔✔The CSHO will encourage employee(s) to participate during an OSHA inspection
when? - ✔✔1) during opening conference
2) interviewed about health & safety conditions in their workplace
3) required to participate in closing conference
✔✔Is presentation of citation & penalty included in an OSHA inspection? - ✔✔No, it
occurs after the inspection, up to X days later
✔✔Is the presentation of citation & penalty at the end of the OSHA inspection? - ✔✔No,
the OSHA Area Director determines the citation(s) & penalties after the inspection & has
X days to issue them to the inspected company.
✔✔What type of vehicle is NOT covered by 29 CFR 1910.178 Powered Industrial
Trucks? - ✔✔Farm machines
✔✔What vehicles ARE covered by 29 CFR 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks? -
✔✔Motorized Hand Trucks
Fork Trucks
Platform Lift Trucks
Specialized industrial trucks powered by electric motors
✔✔Records provided for 29 CFR 1910 shall be retained by the employing company for
how long? - ✔✔5 years following the end of year to which they relate
✔✔How long are medical records & hazcom records required to be retained? - ✔✔The
duration of the employment of the employee plus 30 years (average latency period for
cancer)
✔✔Why is PPE the last resort in hazard abatement? - ✔✔1) The equipment is variable
in it's effectiveness
2) Workers may not use the equipment properly
3) Elimination of the hazard is always preferred
4) OSHA prefers that other methods be employed first
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✔✔New Silica Standard - ✔✔requires Respiratory Protection
✔✔ Intent of the OSH Act of 1970? - ✔✔1) to assure safe & healthful working conditions
2) to preserve human resources
✔✔Priority of Inspections conducted by OSHA? - ✔✔1) imminent danger situations
2) inspections of fatalities/catastrophes
3) complaints/referrals
4) programmed inspections
✔✔If employee believes they were treated unfairly by being issued a citation & decides
to contest the citation, they must - ✔✔notify OSHA in writing in 15 days
✔✔Employee rights under the OSH Act of 1970 - ✔✔1) right to inspect certain records
& citations
2) right to protection from discrimination for filing a complaint against their employer
3) right to be represented during safety & health inspections of their workplace
4) right to comment on new standards or changes in standards
✔✔Describe Egress - ✔✔The way to, through & away from an exit
✔✔Difference between vertical & horizontal standards? - ✔✔Vertical - applicable to one
specific industry or jobs
Horizontal - applicable to all industries or jobs
✔✔Class A fires involve - ✔✔ordinary combustible materials like paper & wood
✔✔OSHA defines difference between Flammable & Combustible liquids? -
✔✔Flammables ignite at a lower temperature
, Combustibles need to be raised to higher temperatures to ignite
✔✔What is meant by Performance Standard? - ✔✔A series of steps to achieve the final
goal of complete protection
✔✔Why are toeboards required in addition to guardrails in many industrial situations? -
✔✔1) Toeboard prevent a worker from slipping & falling under the guardrail
2) Prevents objects from being kicked onto workers below
✔✔The CSHO will encourage employee(s) to participate during an OSHA inspection
when? - ✔✔1) during opening conference
2) interviewed about health & safety conditions in their workplace
3) required to participate in closing conference
✔✔Is presentation of citation & penalty included in an OSHA inspection? - ✔✔No, it
occurs after the inspection, up to X days later
✔✔Is the presentation of citation & penalty at the end of the OSHA inspection? - ✔✔No,
the OSHA Area Director determines the citation(s) & penalties after the inspection & has
X days to issue them to the inspected company.
✔✔What type of vehicle is NOT covered by 29 CFR 1910.178 Powered Industrial
Trucks? - ✔✔Farm machines
✔✔What vehicles ARE covered by 29 CFR 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks? -
✔✔Motorized Hand Trucks
Fork Trucks
Platform Lift Trucks
Specialized industrial trucks powered by electric motors
✔✔Records provided for 29 CFR 1910 shall be retained by the employing company for
how long? - ✔✔5 years following the end of year to which they relate
✔✔How long are medical records & hazcom records required to be retained? - ✔✔The
duration of the employment of the employee plus 30 years (average latency period for
cancer)
✔✔Why is PPE the last resort in hazard abatement? - ✔✔1) The equipment is variable
in it's effectiveness
2) Workers may not use the equipment properly
3) Elimination of the hazard is always preferred
4) OSHA prefers that other methods be employed first
