MARYLAND HOME IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Reporting fatalities and hospitalizations -✔✔When a work related fatality or incident
that requies hospitalization of 3 or more employees occur:
- Employers must orally report the fatality or incident to the nearest OSHA Area Office
within 8 hrs
- If a death occurs within 30 days of the incident, employers must report it within 8 hrs
✔✔Medical Treatment defined -✔✔Medical treatment means the management and care
of a patient to combat a disease or disorder. Includes: visits to physician or licensed
health care professional solely for observation or counseling; conduct diagnostic
procedures such as x-rays or blood tests; first aid
✔✔First Aid defined -✔✔The following are considered first aid:
- using non prescription medication and non prescription strength
- Administering tetanus immunizations (other immunizations like Hep B or rabies are
considered medical treatment)
- Cleaning, flushing or soaking wounds on the surface of the skin
- using bandages, gauze pads,
- using cold and hot therapy
- Using non rigid means of support such as elastic bands, wraps,
- Using temporary immobilization devices while transporting accident victim
- Using eye patches
- drilling of a fingernail or toenail to relieve pressure
- removing foreign objects from eyes
- removing splinters by using tweeter, cotton swabs, or other simple means
- Using finger guard
- Using massages, physical therapy or chiropractic treatments
- Drinking fluids to relieve heat stress
✔✔What is MSDS -✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet and are a OSHA requirement of
Hazard Communication Standard
, ✔✔What is MSDS For at jobsites -✔✔Employers must keep MSDS on hand for all
chemicals used in the workplace. The MSDS provides emergency information in case of
contact with the chemical internally or externally.
The compliance officer will confirm that all MSDS are at the jobsite
✔✔Employee rights - Retaliation -✔✔Retaliation is prohibited! Private sector employees
who exercise their right under OSHA can be protected against employer reprisal.
Employees must notify OSHA within 30 days of the time they learn of the alleged
discriminatory action.
✔✔OSHA penalties -✔✔See pages 5-9
Failur to abate prior violation - Civil penalty of up tp $7000 for each day
✔✔Programmed and Unprogrammed OSHA Inspections -✔✔Programmed inspections -
are perfromed on establishments with high injury rates
Unprogrammed inspections - are used in response to fatalities, catastrophes and
complaints
✔✔MD Department of the Enviroment responibilities -✔✔Enforcement of federal and
state environmental laws and regulations and for the issuing of permits, licenses and
certifications for activities that may affect the environment.
The MDE published the MDE guide to environmental permits and approvals that provide
guidance on permit applications and approval requirements
✔✔What is the clean water act -✔✔establishes the basic structure for regulating
discharges of pollutants into the waters of the US
✔✔What are several Evironmental Laws that may affect your construction activities? -
✔✔The Clean water act
Clean Air Act
Endangered species act (ESA)
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
✔✔What is the required notification under Lead PRE -✔✔Under Lead PRE, federal law
requires that contractors provide lead info to residents before renovating pre- 1978
housing. The EPA publishes a pamphlet titled Protect your family from lea din your
home, which must be distributed to the owner and occupants before starting work.
Confirmation of receipt of the lead pamphlet or a certificate of mailing must be kept for 3
years
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Reporting fatalities and hospitalizations -✔✔When a work related fatality or incident
that requies hospitalization of 3 or more employees occur:
- Employers must orally report the fatality or incident to the nearest OSHA Area Office
within 8 hrs
- If a death occurs within 30 days of the incident, employers must report it within 8 hrs
✔✔Medical Treatment defined -✔✔Medical treatment means the management and care
of a patient to combat a disease or disorder. Includes: visits to physician or licensed
health care professional solely for observation or counseling; conduct diagnostic
procedures such as x-rays or blood tests; first aid
✔✔First Aid defined -✔✔The following are considered first aid:
- using non prescription medication and non prescription strength
- Administering tetanus immunizations (other immunizations like Hep B or rabies are
considered medical treatment)
- Cleaning, flushing or soaking wounds on the surface of the skin
- using bandages, gauze pads,
- using cold and hot therapy
- Using non rigid means of support such as elastic bands, wraps,
- Using temporary immobilization devices while transporting accident victim
- Using eye patches
- drilling of a fingernail or toenail to relieve pressure
- removing foreign objects from eyes
- removing splinters by using tweeter, cotton swabs, or other simple means
- Using finger guard
- Using massages, physical therapy or chiropractic treatments
- Drinking fluids to relieve heat stress
✔✔What is MSDS -✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet and are a OSHA requirement of
Hazard Communication Standard
, ✔✔What is MSDS For at jobsites -✔✔Employers must keep MSDS on hand for all
chemicals used in the workplace. The MSDS provides emergency information in case of
contact with the chemical internally or externally.
The compliance officer will confirm that all MSDS are at the jobsite
✔✔Employee rights - Retaliation -✔✔Retaliation is prohibited! Private sector employees
who exercise their right under OSHA can be protected against employer reprisal.
Employees must notify OSHA within 30 days of the time they learn of the alleged
discriminatory action.
✔✔OSHA penalties -✔✔See pages 5-9
Failur to abate prior violation - Civil penalty of up tp $7000 for each day
✔✔Programmed and Unprogrammed OSHA Inspections -✔✔Programmed inspections -
are perfromed on establishments with high injury rates
Unprogrammed inspections - are used in response to fatalities, catastrophes and
complaints
✔✔MD Department of the Enviroment responibilities -✔✔Enforcement of federal and
state environmental laws and regulations and for the issuing of permits, licenses and
certifications for activities that may affect the environment.
The MDE published the MDE guide to environmental permits and approvals that provide
guidance on permit applications and approval requirements
✔✔What is the clean water act -✔✔establishes the basic structure for regulating
discharges of pollutants into the waters of the US
✔✔What are several Evironmental Laws that may affect your construction activities? -
✔✔The Clean water act
Clean Air Act
Endangered species act (ESA)
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
✔✔What is the required notification under Lead PRE -✔✔Under Lead PRE, federal law
requires that contractors provide lead info to residents before renovating pre- 1978
housing. The EPA publishes a pamphlet titled Protect your family from lea din your
home, which must be distributed to the owner and occupants before starting work.
Confirmation of receipt of the lead pamphlet or a certificate of mailing must be kept for 3
years
