OSHA, NIOSH, Regulation and Standards questions and answers

What does OSHA do? - Answer-Sets occupational exposure levels and enforces them. What does NIOSH do? - Answer-Research and education Who is exempt from maintaining OSHA records? - Answer-Those with 10 or less employees yearround and establishments in certain low-hazard industries What does BLS consider? - Answer-The event and the outcome. What 4 things make up injury and illness topology? - Answer-1. Nature of disabling condition 2. Event or exposure 3. Part of body affected 4. Source of injury or illness What is prevalence? - Answer-A proportion What is incidence? - Answer-A rate What is the number 200,000 in the incidence rate calculation? - Answer-Number of work hours for 100 people each worker 2000 hours per year. (100 FTE) What is a fall back of NAICS? - Answer-It doesn't capture companies of 10 or less workers. Describe the NAICS numbering system - Answer-First two digits: industry sector Third digit: industry subsector Fourth digit: industry group Fifth digit: NAICS industry Sixth digit: national industryWhen did OSHA begin? - Answer-1970 Under OSHA rule, elements of the ergonomics program needed to include - Answer-1. Management leadership 2. Employee participation 3. MSD management 4. Job hazard analysis 5. Hazard reduction and control 6. Training 7. Program evaluation 8. Recordkeeping Who is the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission - Answer-Ejudicates between OSHA and employees What was an issue with the ergonomics standard? - Answer-Never said how to evaluate ergonomics exposure