Module 1 - Introduction to OSHA 2024-2025.
Questions and Correct, Verified Answers. Graded
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Can workers participate in an OSHA inspection? - ANSYes, an employee representative can accompany an
OSHA inspector and they have the right to talk to them privately. These workers have a right to point out
hazards, describe injuries, illnesses, or near misses that resulted from those hazards, and describe any
concern they have about a safety or health issue.
Do workers have a RIGHT to be trained? - ANSYes, workers have a right to get training from employers on
a variety of health and safety hazards and standards that employers must follow. Some required training
covers topics such as LOTO, BBP, noise, confined spaces, fall hazards in construction, and PPE.
Employers must have a written, complete hazard communication program that includes information on
what? - ANSa. container labeling
b. safety data sheets (SDS)
c. worker training, which must include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals and how workers
can protect themselves including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect workers,
such as work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment.
What 3 things does OSHA do to carry out its mission to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect workers?
- ANSa. develops job safety and health standards and enforces them through worksite inspections
b. maintains a reporting and recordkeeping system to keep track of job-related injuries and illnesses
c. provides training programs to increase knowledge about occupational safety and health
What are biological agents? - ANSExamples include bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
, What are employee complaint/request rights? - ANSWorkers may bring up safety and health concerns in
the workplace to their employers without fear of discharge or discrimination, as long as the complaint is
made in good faith. OSHA regulations protect workers who complain to their employer about unsafe or
unhealthful conditions in the workplace.
What are employer's responsibilities for PPE? - ANSEmployers are required to determine if personal
protective equipment should be used to protect their workers. When it is required, the employer will pay
for and provide PPE.
What are harmful physical agents? - ANSExamples include physical stresses such as noise, heat, cold,
vibration, repetitive motion, and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
What are OSHA's "Whistleblower" rights? - ANSWorkers have the right to be free from retaliation for
exercising safety and health rights and have a right to seek safety and health on the job without fear of
punishment.
What are the different OSHA violation types? - ANSWillful: a violation that the employer intentionally
and knowingly commits or a violation that the employer commits with plain indifference to the law.
Serious: a violation where there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result
and the employer know, or should have known, of the hazard.
Other-than-serious: a violation that has a direct relationship to safety and health, but probably would
not cause death or serious physical harm.
Repeated: a violation that is the same or similar to a previous violation.
What are the OSHA inspection priority rankings? - ANS1st Priority - Imminent danger, reasonable
certainty an immediate danger exists
2nd Priority - Fatality/Catastrophe
3rd Priority - Complaints/Referrals
Questions and Correct, Verified Answers. Graded
A+
Can workers participate in an OSHA inspection? - ANSYes, an employee representative can accompany an
OSHA inspector and they have the right to talk to them privately. These workers have a right to point out
hazards, describe injuries, illnesses, or near misses that resulted from those hazards, and describe any
concern they have about a safety or health issue.
Do workers have a RIGHT to be trained? - ANSYes, workers have a right to get training from employers on
a variety of health and safety hazards and standards that employers must follow. Some required training
covers topics such as LOTO, BBP, noise, confined spaces, fall hazards in construction, and PPE.
Employers must have a written, complete hazard communication program that includes information on
what? - ANSa. container labeling
b. safety data sheets (SDS)
c. worker training, which must include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals and how workers
can protect themselves including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect workers,
such as work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment.
What 3 things does OSHA do to carry out its mission to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect workers?
- ANSa. develops job safety and health standards and enforces them through worksite inspections
b. maintains a reporting and recordkeeping system to keep track of job-related injuries and illnesses
c. provides training programs to increase knowledge about occupational safety and health
What are biological agents? - ANSExamples include bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
, What are employee complaint/request rights? - ANSWorkers may bring up safety and health concerns in
the workplace to their employers without fear of discharge or discrimination, as long as the complaint is
made in good faith. OSHA regulations protect workers who complain to their employer about unsafe or
unhealthful conditions in the workplace.
What are employer's responsibilities for PPE? - ANSEmployers are required to determine if personal
protective equipment should be used to protect their workers. When it is required, the employer will pay
for and provide PPE.
What are harmful physical agents? - ANSExamples include physical stresses such as noise, heat, cold,
vibration, repetitive motion, and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
What are OSHA's "Whistleblower" rights? - ANSWorkers have the right to be free from retaliation for
exercising safety and health rights and have a right to seek safety and health on the job without fear of
punishment.
What are the different OSHA violation types? - ANSWillful: a violation that the employer intentionally
and knowingly commits or a violation that the employer commits with plain indifference to the law.
Serious: a violation where there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result
and the employer know, or should have known, of the hazard.
Other-than-serious: a violation that has a direct relationship to safety and health, but probably would
not cause death or serious physical harm.
Repeated: a violation that is the same or similar to a previous violation.
What are the OSHA inspection priority rankings? - ANS1st Priority - Imminent danger, reasonable
certainty an immediate danger exists
2nd Priority - Fatality/Catastrophe
3rd Priority - Complaints/Referrals
