OSHA 30 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
General Duty Clause - Correct Answers -Each employer shall furnish to each of his
employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees.
Each employer shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated
under this act.
OSHA - Correct Answers -Occupational Safety and Health Administration
statistics of workers killed - Correct Answers -1970 : 14,000 people
2018 : 1008 people
current fatalities per day - Correct Answers -between 3 and 4
OSHA information - Correct Answers -established in 1970
since then workplace fatalities have been reduced by more than 65%
occupational injuries and illnesses have declined by 67%
worker fatalities are down from 38 per day in 1970 to 13 a day in 2010
injuries and illnesses are down from 10.9 per 100 workers in 1972 to fewer than 4 per
100 in 2010
OSHA inspection Priority - Correct Answers -1st: imminent Danger: reasonable certainty
an immediate danger exists
2nd: fatality and catastrophe: Reported to OSHA: inspection ASAP (1 or more workers
inpatient hospitalization, work-related amputation, loss of an eye, treatment in an ER is
not reportable
3rd: complaints/Referals: worker or workers rep. can file a complaint about safety or
health hazard
4th: Personal Inspection
Citations and Penalties - Correct Answers -Willful violation : fine must be issued upto
$132,598 max but not below $9472 min
Serious: fine must be issued upto $13,260 max
Other than serious: may be issued upto $13,260 max
Rereated: fine may be issued upto $132,598 max
, Permissible noise exposures - Correct Answers -90 dBA = 8 hours per day
115 dBA = 1/4 or less of an hour (15 minutes or less)
How do we know if something is too loud? - Correct Answers -Use the 3 foor rule: if you
have to raise your voice to be heard by someone standing within 3 foor (arms length)
then the level is most likely above the hazardous noise level
or
Measure loudness with proper equipment
Non-Ionizzing Radiation - Correct Answers -Light greater than 0.005 watts (5m.w. / 5
milliwatts) shall be provided with anti-laser eye protection
Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists - Correct Answers -exposure of employees to
inhalation, ingestion, skin absorption or contact with any material or substance at a
concentration above those specified in the "Threshold Limit of Airborn Contaminants of
1970" of the American Confrence of Governmental Industrial Hygienists SHAL BE
AVOIDED
Authorized Person - Correct Answers -a person approved or assigned by employer to a
specific type of duty or duties or to be at a specific location or location(s) at the jobsite.
Competant Person - Correct Answers -One who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surrpundings or working conditions which are unsanitarym
hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt
corrective measures to eliminate them
Qualified person - Correct Answers -A person who, by possession of a recognized
degree, certificate, or professional standing, or by extensive knowledge, training, and
experience, has successfully demonstrated his ability to solve or prevent problems
relating to the subject matter, the work, or the project.
Approved - Correct Answers -Means sanction, endorsedm accreditedm certifiedm or
accepted as satisfactory by a duly constituted and nationally recognized authority or
agency
Shall - Correct Answers -means mandatory
shoul - Correct Answers -means recommended
Accident prevention responsibilities - Correct Answers -such programs shall provide for
frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made
by competent persons designated by the epmloyers
OSHA Form 300 - Correct Answers -Log of work-related injuries and illnesses
OSHA Form 301 - Correct Answers -injury and illness incident report
ANSWERS
General Duty Clause - Correct Answers -Each employer shall furnish to each of his
employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees.
Each employer shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated
under this act.
OSHA - Correct Answers -Occupational Safety and Health Administration
statistics of workers killed - Correct Answers -1970 : 14,000 people
2018 : 1008 people
current fatalities per day - Correct Answers -between 3 and 4
OSHA information - Correct Answers -established in 1970
since then workplace fatalities have been reduced by more than 65%
occupational injuries and illnesses have declined by 67%
worker fatalities are down from 38 per day in 1970 to 13 a day in 2010
injuries and illnesses are down from 10.9 per 100 workers in 1972 to fewer than 4 per
100 in 2010
OSHA inspection Priority - Correct Answers -1st: imminent Danger: reasonable certainty
an immediate danger exists
2nd: fatality and catastrophe: Reported to OSHA: inspection ASAP (1 or more workers
inpatient hospitalization, work-related amputation, loss of an eye, treatment in an ER is
not reportable
3rd: complaints/Referals: worker or workers rep. can file a complaint about safety or
health hazard
4th: Personal Inspection
Citations and Penalties - Correct Answers -Willful violation : fine must be issued upto
$132,598 max but not below $9472 min
Serious: fine must be issued upto $13,260 max
Other than serious: may be issued upto $13,260 max
Rereated: fine may be issued upto $132,598 max
, Permissible noise exposures - Correct Answers -90 dBA = 8 hours per day
115 dBA = 1/4 or less of an hour (15 minutes or less)
How do we know if something is too loud? - Correct Answers -Use the 3 foor rule: if you
have to raise your voice to be heard by someone standing within 3 foor (arms length)
then the level is most likely above the hazardous noise level
or
Measure loudness with proper equipment
Non-Ionizzing Radiation - Correct Answers -Light greater than 0.005 watts (5m.w. / 5
milliwatts) shall be provided with anti-laser eye protection
Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists - Correct Answers -exposure of employees to
inhalation, ingestion, skin absorption or contact with any material or substance at a
concentration above those specified in the "Threshold Limit of Airborn Contaminants of
1970" of the American Confrence of Governmental Industrial Hygienists SHAL BE
AVOIDED
Authorized Person - Correct Answers -a person approved or assigned by employer to a
specific type of duty or duties or to be at a specific location or location(s) at the jobsite.
Competant Person - Correct Answers -One who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surrpundings or working conditions which are unsanitarym
hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt
corrective measures to eliminate them
Qualified person - Correct Answers -A person who, by possession of a recognized
degree, certificate, or professional standing, or by extensive knowledge, training, and
experience, has successfully demonstrated his ability to solve or prevent problems
relating to the subject matter, the work, or the project.
Approved - Correct Answers -Means sanction, endorsedm accreditedm certifiedm or
accepted as satisfactory by a duly constituted and nationally recognized authority or
agency
Shall - Correct Answers -means mandatory
shoul - Correct Answers -means recommended
Accident prevention responsibilities - Correct Answers -such programs shall provide for
frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made
by competent persons designated by the epmloyers
OSHA Form 300 - Correct Answers -Log of work-related injuries and illnesses
OSHA Form 301 - Correct Answers -injury and illness incident report
