OSHA 500 Practice Latest Update Graded A+

OSHA 500 Practice Latest Update Graded A+ ANSI American National Standards Institue Authorized Person A person approved or assigned by the employer to perform a specific type of duty or duties NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health What is the purpose of OSHA? To reduce workplace hazards Occupational Safety and Health Standard A standard which requires to provide safe or healthful employment or places of employment Who is covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act Every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions. What does the General Duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) state? Employer is required to provide his/her employees with a workplace that is "free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious harm" to employees. What are the types of OSHA inspections? 1. Imminent danger inspections 2. Catastrophic and fatal accident inspections 3. Employee complaint inspections 4. Programmed high hazard inspections 5. Re-inspections What types of violations and penalties may OSHA issue following an inspection? 1. Other-than-serious violation 2. Serious violation 3. Willful violation 4. Repeated violation 5. Failure to abate What are workers' rights and responsibilities? 1. Reading and understanding safety materials, following safe procedures, wearing the property gear, and reporting hazardous conditions in the workplace. 2. To Identify and correct problems in their workplaces, working with their employers to correct these problems whenever possible. 3. To complain to OSHA in person, by telephone, fax, mail or electronic correspondence via the OSHA website about workplace conditions that threaten their health or safety. 4. To seek safe and healthful working conditions without being disciplined or fired by their employer. Competent person: A person capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the work environment that are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous to employees and who is authorized to correct hazards. Confined space: Any space having a limited means of egress including, but not limited to, storage tanks, process vessels, bins, boilers, ventilation or exhaust ducts, sewers, underground utility vaults, tunnels, pipelines and open top spaces more than four feet in depth such as pits, tubs, vaults and vessels. Egress: A path or opening used for the purpose of exiting an area Hazardous Substance: A substance which, by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive, oxidizing, irritating, or otherwise harmful, is likely to cause death or injury. Qualified: A person who is qualified as a result of a recognized degree or certificate.