Fundamentals of Occupational Safety - Exam One with
answers
Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed by what president and what year? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Richard Nixon - 1970
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔(OSHA)
A federal agency responsible for workplace safety and health.
What is Bernardo Ramazzini considered to be the father of? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔The father of occupational medicine and the father of industrial hygiene.
What is OSHA's 3 main roles? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Setting Safety and
Health Standards
2) Enforcement through Federal and State Inspectors
3) Employer and Employee Education and Consultion
What are the exemptions from the OSHA Act? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔•Persons
who are self employed
•Family Farms
•Workplaces covered by other Federal Statues (e.x. Government and Mines)
How does OSHA establish a Permanent Standard? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
"Notice of Proposed Rule making" in the Federal Register
, 2) Interested Parties Respond
3) Full & Final Text Published in Federal Register
What are the types of standards? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Specification
2) Performance
Specification - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provides exact procedures or
measurements. No room for interpretation.
Performance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The employer chooses the method.
Types of Standards - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Horizontal
2) Vetical
Horizontal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Applies to a broad range of industries. Ex.
First Aid, Fire Protection, Working Surfaces
Vertical - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Applies to a specific injury. Ex. Long shoring,
Construction
General Duty Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Providing a place of employment
free from hazards that can cause injury or death.
Loss Prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A program designed to indemnify and
correct potential accident problems before they result in financial loss or injury.
answers
Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed by what president and what year? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Richard Nixon - 1970
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔(OSHA)
A federal agency responsible for workplace safety and health.
What is Bernardo Ramazzini considered to be the father of? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔The father of occupational medicine and the father of industrial hygiene.
What is OSHA's 3 main roles? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Setting Safety and
Health Standards
2) Enforcement through Federal and State Inspectors
3) Employer and Employee Education and Consultion
What are the exemptions from the OSHA Act? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔•Persons
who are self employed
•Family Farms
•Workplaces covered by other Federal Statues (e.x. Government and Mines)
How does OSHA establish a Permanent Standard? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
"Notice of Proposed Rule making" in the Federal Register
, 2) Interested Parties Respond
3) Full & Final Text Published in Federal Register
What are the types of standards? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Specification
2) Performance
Specification - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provides exact procedures or
measurements. No room for interpretation.
Performance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The employer chooses the method.
Types of Standards - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Horizontal
2) Vetical
Horizontal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Applies to a broad range of industries. Ex.
First Aid, Fire Protection, Working Surfaces
Vertical - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Applies to a specific injury. Ex. Long shoring,
Construction
General Duty Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Providing a place of employment
free from hazards that can cause injury or death.
Loss Prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A program designed to indemnify and
correct potential accident problems before they result in financial loss or injury.
