INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY EXAM WITH
SOLUTIONS #5
What does osha stand for? - correct answer occupational safety and health
administration
What department is osha in? - correct answer us department of labor
Who signed off the osh act and when? - correct answer president richard nixon enacted
the osh on december 29, 1970
What does osha do? - correct answer - sets and enforce protective standards
- provides information, training, and assistance to employers and workers
What does niosh stand for? - correct answer national institute for occupational safety
and health
What department is niosh in? - correct answer department of health and human
services
(initially department of health, education & welfare)
What does niosh do? - correct answer - research into occupational health and safety
- recommend for the prevention of work-related injury and illness
- enhance global workplace safety and health through international collaborations
What was the purpose of the osh act? - correct answer - preventing workers from being
harmed or killed at work
- enacted osha
- enacted niosh
- enacted oshrc
- required employers to provide a safe workplace
Who is the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health? - correct
answer douglas l. Parker
What is osha's purpose? - correct answer - achieve a reduction in workplace hazards
and implement/improve s&h programs
- establish rights and responsibilities for employers and employees
- maintain a reporting and record-keeping system
- whistleblower protection
- compliance assistance
Safety - correct answer the condition when risks are judged to be acceptable
, Risk - correct answer the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or
experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard
Hazard - correct answer the potential for harm or an adverse effect
Who is covered by osha? - correct answer - all private sector employees
- employers and workers in many fields
- religious groups are covered if they employ workers for secular purposes
(maintenance or gardening)
Who isn't covered by osha? - correct answer - self-employing
- farm operations with only immediate family employed
- those with jurisdiction under other fed agencies
- state and local governments are not covered by federal osha (state osha instead,
where it exists)
How many state osha plans are there? - correct answer - 22 states have state osha
plans
- missouri does not have a state plan, so the workers use federal osha
What groups do not fall under osha's coverage? - correct answer - workers who are
covered by other federal agencies
- mine workers are under mine safety and health administration (msha)
What service do truckers use? - correct answer truckers fall under the department of
transportation (dot) which "preempts osha's jurisdiction over the interstate trucking
industry while traveling public roads
What service do atomic energy workers use? - correct answer secretary of energy
created the office of health, safety, and security (hss) to integrate department of energy
(doe) headquarters-level functions for health, safety, environment, and security into one
unified office
Employer rights - correct answer - seek advice from osha
- request compliance officer id
- be advised of the reason for an inspection
- contest citations
- apply for variances
- assist in developing new standards
- trade secret protection
- have input into abatement dates
Employer responsibilities - correct answer - provide a workplace free from hazards
- be familiar with and comply with osha standards
- keep and post records
- cooperate with compliance officers
SOLUTIONS #5
What does osha stand for? - correct answer occupational safety and health
administration
What department is osha in? - correct answer us department of labor
Who signed off the osh act and when? - correct answer president richard nixon enacted
the osh on december 29, 1970
What does osha do? - correct answer - sets and enforce protective standards
- provides information, training, and assistance to employers and workers
What does niosh stand for? - correct answer national institute for occupational safety
and health
What department is niosh in? - correct answer department of health and human
services
(initially department of health, education & welfare)
What does niosh do? - correct answer - research into occupational health and safety
- recommend for the prevention of work-related injury and illness
- enhance global workplace safety and health through international collaborations
What was the purpose of the osh act? - correct answer - preventing workers from being
harmed or killed at work
- enacted osha
- enacted niosh
- enacted oshrc
- required employers to provide a safe workplace
Who is the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health? - correct
answer douglas l. Parker
What is osha's purpose? - correct answer - achieve a reduction in workplace hazards
and implement/improve s&h programs
- establish rights and responsibilities for employers and employees
- maintain a reporting and record-keeping system
- whistleblower protection
- compliance assistance
Safety - correct answer the condition when risks are judged to be acceptable
, Risk - correct answer the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or
experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard
Hazard - correct answer the potential for harm or an adverse effect
Who is covered by osha? - correct answer - all private sector employees
- employers and workers in many fields
- religious groups are covered if they employ workers for secular purposes
(maintenance or gardening)
Who isn't covered by osha? - correct answer - self-employing
- farm operations with only immediate family employed
- those with jurisdiction under other fed agencies
- state and local governments are not covered by federal osha (state osha instead,
where it exists)
How many state osha plans are there? - correct answer - 22 states have state osha
plans
- missouri does not have a state plan, so the workers use federal osha
What groups do not fall under osha's coverage? - correct answer - workers who are
covered by other federal agencies
- mine workers are under mine safety and health administration (msha)
What service do truckers use? - correct answer truckers fall under the department of
transportation (dot) which "preempts osha's jurisdiction over the interstate trucking
industry while traveling public roads
What service do atomic energy workers use? - correct answer secretary of energy
created the office of health, safety, and security (hss) to integrate department of energy
(doe) headquarters-level functions for health, safety, environment, and security into one
unified office
Employer rights - correct answer - seek advice from osha
- request compliance officer id
- be advised of the reason for an inspection
- contest citations
- apply for variances
- assist in developing new standards
- trade secret protection
- have input into abatement dates
Employer responsibilities - correct answer - provide a workplace free from hazards
- be familiar with and comply with osha standards
- keep and post records
- cooperate with compliance officers
