MGMT 322
MGMT 365 Question and answers
OSHA - ✅✅- Occupation Safety and Health Act
- the most comprehensive legislation regarding worker safety
- emerged in the 1970s
- authorized the federal government to establish and enforce occupational safety and health standards
for all places of employment engaging in interstate commerce
Under OSHA: Department of Labor - ✅✅responsible for inspecting employers, applying the
standards, and levying fines
Under OSHA: Department of Health - ✅✅- responsible for conducting research to determine the
criteria for specific operations or occupations and for training employers to comply with the act
- much of the research is conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH)
Employee Rights Under OSHA - ✅✅1. Request an inspection
2. Have a representative present at an inspection
3. Have dangerous substances identified
4. Be promptly informed about exposure to hazards and be given access to accurate records regarding
exposures
5. Have employer violations posted at the work site
General Duty Clause - ✅✅- Each employer has a general duty to furnish each employee a place of
employment free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical
harm
- requires employers to be constantly alert for potential sources of harm in the workplace and to correct
them
MGMT 365 Question and answers
OSHA - ✅✅- Occupation Safety and Health Act
- the most comprehensive legislation regarding worker safety
- emerged in the 1970s
- authorized the federal government to establish and enforce occupational safety and health standards
for all places of employment engaging in interstate commerce
Under OSHA: Department of Labor - ✅✅responsible for inspecting employers, applying the
standards, and levying fines
Under OSHA: Department of Health - ✅✅- responsible for conducting research to determine the
criteria for specific operations or occupations and for training employers to comply with the act
- much of the research is conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH)
Employee Rights Under OSHA - ✅✅1. Request an inspection
2. Have a representative present at an inspection
3. Have dangerous substances identified
4. Be promptly informed about exposure to hazards and be given access to accurate records regarding
exposures
5. Have employer violations posted at the work site
General Duty Clause - ✅✅- Each employer has a general duty to furnish each employee a place of
employment free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical
harm
- requires employers to be constantly alert for potential sources of harm in the workplace and to correct
them
