Construction Industry Final Test 510
questions and answer
Osha's mission - ANSWER>>To protect the safety and health of Americas
workers
Horizontal - ANSWER>>Some standards are horizontal meaning general or
across the board, when there is no vertical.
Vertical - ANSWER>>apply to specific industry (construction)
Worker right- Workers have the right to safety and health without the fear of
punishment - ANSWER>>Section 11 (c) of the Osha act
Competent person - ANSWER>>One who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions that are
unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees and who has authority to
take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them
Qualified person - ANSWER>>One who by having a degree, certificate or
professional standing, whom ha extensive knowledge, training and experience,
has successfully demonstrated his ability to solve or resolve problems relating
to the work.
Rule of Construction - ANSWER>>Contractors and sub-contractors can make
their own arrangements regarding who will do things such as; installing
guardrails or provide drinking water..etc
The General Duty Clause - ANSWER>>OSHA Act public law- 91-596 section 5 (a)
(1)
, Compliance Directives - ANSWER>>Ensures consistent enforcement of the
standard.
Multi- Employer Work Site Policy - ANSWER>>a. Exposing employer- one whose
employees are exposed to hazards
b. Creating Employer- One who creates the hazard. Has duty to inform other
contractors of hazard.
c. Correcting Employer- One responsible for correcting the hazard.
Controlling Employer- One responsible for overall conditions on work site
Citations - ANSWER>>The employer must certify abatement is complete for
each cited violation. (must sign-off stating that you will fix the issue)
General Requirements Subpart C - ANSWER>>Two main components of the
employer's accident prevention responsibilities are having a safety program and
jobsite inspections by competent person.
Recordkeeping: Restricted - ANSWER>>a. You or your physician keep employee
from performing one or more of the routine functions of his or her job, or from
working the full workday that he
b. or she would otherwise been scheduled to work.
c. Routine functions are those work activities the employee regularly performs
at least once per week.
KEY POINT - not able to work a full shift
Incident Rate - ANSWER>>a. Formula based on number of recordable
injuries/illness per 100 workers
b. Multiply number of injuries by 200,000 and divide by man hours worked.
Management commitment - ANSWER>>Must follow the rules employees are
required to follow
questions and answer
Osha's mission - ANSWER>>To protect the safety and health of Americas
workers
Horizontal - ANSWER>>Some standards are horizontal meaning general or
across the board, when there is no vertical.
Vertical - ANSWER>>apply to specific industry (construction)
Worker right- Workers have the right to safety and health without the fear of
punishment - ANSWER>>Section 11 (c) of the Osha act
Competent person - ANSWER>>One who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions that are
unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees and who has authority to
take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them
Qualified person - ANSWER>>One who by having a degree, certificate or
professional standing, whom ha extensive knowledge, training and experience,
has successfully demonstrated his ability to solve or resolve problems relating
to the work.
Rule of Construction - ANSWER>>Contractors and sub-contractors can make
their own arrangements regarding who will do things such as; installing
guardrails or provide drinking water..etc
The General Duty Clause - ANSWER>>OSHA Act public law- 91-596 section 5 (a)
(1)
, Compliance Directives - ANSWER>>Ensures consistent enforcement of the
standard.
Multi- Employer Work Site Policy - ANSWER>>a. Exposing employer- one whose
employees are exposed to hazards
b. Creating Employer- One who creates the hazard. Has duty to inform other
contractors of hazard.
c. Correcting Employer- One responsible for correcting the hazard.
Controlling Employer- One responsible for overall conditions on work site
Citations - ANSWER>>The employer must certify abatement is complete for
each cited violation. (must sign-off stating that you will fix the issue)
General Requirements Subpart C - ANSWER>>Two main components of the
employer's accident prevention responsibilities are having a safety program and
jobsite inspections by competent person.
Recordkeeping: Restricted - ANSWER>>a. You or your physician keep employee
from performing one or more of the routine functions of his or her job, or from
working the full workday that he
b. or she would otherwise been scheduled to work.
c. Routine functions are those work activities the employee regularly performs
at least once per week.
KEY POINT - not able to work a full shift
Incident Rate - ANSWER>>a. Formula based on number of recordable
injuries/illness per 100 workers
b. Multiply number of injuries by 200,000 and divide by man hours worked.
Management commitment - ANSWER>>Must follow the rules employees are
required to follow
