OSHA 510 2027 EXAM - Exam Review with Questions and
Answers - Grade A+
Question 1.
OSHA
Correct Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Question 2.
OSHA's mission
Correct Answer: To protect the safety and health of America's workers.
Question 3.
OSHA's focus four injuries
Correct Answer: Fall, caught-in, struck by, electrical.
Question 4.
OSHA's primary method of enforcement
Correct Answer: Through worksite inspections.
Question 5.
OSHA compliance directive (CPL)
Correct Answer: To ensure consistent enforcement of OSHA regulations.
Question 6.
OSHA's inspection priority
Correct Answer: 1. imminent danger, 2. fatality or hospitalization,
3. worker complaints/referrals, 4. targeted inspections, 5. follow-up
inspection.
Question 7.
Effects of workplace injuries and illnesses
Correct Answer: Lower morale, increased costs to retain workers, slower
production rates, higher turnover, increased worker's compensation rates.
Question 8.
Part 1904
Correct Answer: Contains record keeping standards, is a horizontal standard.
,Question 9.
Part 1910
Correct Answer: Contains general industry standards.
Question 10.
Part 1926
Correct Answer: Contains construction industry standards.
Question 11.
Costs associated with an accident
Correct Answer: Direct & Indirect Costs.
Question 12.
Indirect costs of accidents
Correct Answer: Lower morale, increased cost, training replacement workers.
Question 13.
Direct costs of accidents
Correct Answer: Medical cost, physical therapy, repair costs for damaged
equipment, continuation of pay, administrative.
• Occupational Safety and Health Act signing year -✓✓1970 under Nixon
presidency.
Question 14.
Section 5(a)(1)
Correct Answer: Called General Duty Clause.
Question 15.
General Duty Clause
Correct Answer: 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.
Question 16.
Section 11 (c)
Correct Answer: Protects workers from discrimination or retaliation when they
file a complaint about safety.
, Question 17.
Horizontal standards
Correct Answer: Meaning general or across the board, when there is no
vertical.
Question 18.
Vertical standards
Correct Answer: Apply to specific industry (construction).
Question 19.
OSHA reporting requirements
Correct Answer: Fatalities within 8 hours, hospitalizations within 24 hours,
amputations within 24 hours, loss of eye within 24 hours.
Question 20.
Exemptions from OSHA standards
Correct Answer: For two reasons: SIZE or industry type.
Question 21.
Size exemption criteria
Correct Answer: Companies cannot employ over 10 employees at any point
during the calendar year.
Question 22.
Type exemption criteria
Correct Answer: Companies must have a HIGH risk SIC or NAICS code.
Question 23.
OSHA Form 301
Correct Answer: The Injury and Illness Report.
Question 24.
OSHA Form 300
Correct Answer: The Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.
Answers - Grade A+
Question 1.
OSHA
Correct Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Question 2.
OSHA's mission
Correct Answer: To protect the safety and health of America's workers.
Question 3.
OSHA's focus four injuries
Correct Answer: Fall, caught-in, struck by, electrical.
Question 4.
OSHA's primary method of enforcement
Correct Answer: Through worksite inspections.
Question 5.
OSHA compliance directive (CPL)
Correct Answer: To ensure consistent enforcement of OSHA regulations.
Question 6.
OSHA's inspection priority
Correct Answer: 1. imminent danger, 2. fatality or hospitalization,
3. worker complaints/referrals, 4. targeted inspections, 5. follow-up
inspection.
Question 7.
Effects of workplace injuries and illnesses
Correct Answer: Lower morale, increased costs to retain workers, slower
production rates, higher turnover, increased worker's compensation rates.
Question 8.
Part 1904
Correct Answer: Contains record keeping standards, is a horizontal standard.
,Question 9.
Part 1910
Correct Answer: Contains general industry standards.
Question 10.
Part 1926
Correct Answer: Contains construction industry standards.
Question 11.
Costs associated with an accident
Correct Answer: Direct & Indirect Costs.
Question 12.
Indirect costs of accidents
Correct Answer: Lower morale, increased cost, training replacement workers.
Question 13.
Direct costs of accidents
Correct Answer: Medical cost, physical therapy, repair costs for damaged
equipment, continuation of pay, administrative.
• Occupational Safety and Health Act signing year -✓✓1970 under Nixon
presidency.
Question 14.
Section 5(a)(1)
Correct Answer: Called General Duty Clause.
Question 15.
General Duty Clause
Correct Answer: 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.
Question 16.
Section 11 (c)
Correct Answer: Protects workers from discrimination or retaliation when they
file a complaint about safety.
, Question 17.
Horizontal standards
Correct Answer: Meaning general or across the board, when there is no
vertical.
Question 18.
Vertical standards
Correct Answer: Apply to specific industry (construction).
Question 19.
OSHA reporting requirements
Correct Answer: Fatalities within 8 hours, hospitalizations within 24 hours,
amputations within 24 hours, loss of eye within 24 hours.
Question 20.
Exemptions from OSHA standards
Correct Answer: For two reasons: SIZE or industry type.
Question 21.
Size exemption criteria
Correct Answer: Companies cannot employ over 10 employees at any point
during the calendar year.
Question 22.
Type exemption criteria
Correct Answer: Companies must have a HIGH risk SIC or NAICS code.
Question 23.
OSHA Form 301
Correct Answer: The Injury and Illness Report.
Question 24.
OSHA Form 300
Correct Answer: The Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.
