OSHA Questions and answer 2023 verified

OSHA Questions and answer 2023 verified All workers have the right to -a safe workplace -raise a safety or health concern with the employer or OSHA, or report a work related injury or illness without being retaliated against -receive info and training about the job and job space -request an OSHA inspection of your workplace while keeping your name confidential -participate in an OSHA inspection -see any OSHA citations issued to your employer -request copies of your medical records, tests that measure hazards in the workplace, and the workplace injury and illness log Employers must -provide employees a workplace free from recognized hazards -understand that it is illegal to retaliate against an employee for using their rights -comply with all standards that are applicable by OSHA -report to OSHA any and all work related fatalities within 8 hours, and all inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye within 24 hours -provide required training to all workers in a language and vocabulary they can undersand -provide training to all employees in a language and capacity that they can understand -prominently display OSHA poster in the workplace -post OSHA citations near or at that place of alleged violations Some Statistics about safety -5,190 workers were killed on the job in 2016, 990 in construction -an average of nearly 14 workers die every day -797 Hispanic or Latino workers were killed from work-related injuries in 2013 -Nearly 3 million serious workplace injuries and illnesses were reported by private industry employers in 2012