OSHA 510 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. The OSHA act was signed by what president?
Richard Nixon
2. What date was the OSHA act signed?
December 29, 1970
3. When did the OSHA agency actually come into being?
April 28, 1971
4. What does OSHA stand for?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
5. What is OSHA's mission?
To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing
standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance
6. What type of agency is OSHA?
An agency of the U.S. department of labor
7. What is the general duty clause ?
Shall furnish employees employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that could
cause death/ serious physical harm, shall comply with OSHA standards, each employee shall comply with
OSHA standards, rules, regulations
8. Employers must do what three things with OSHA safety/ health hazards?
Follow, find, correct
9. How should employers inform employees about chemical hazards?
Training, labels, alarms, color-coded systems, chemical information sheets
10. SDS stands for?
Safety Data Sheet
11. SDS must include?
Container labeling/ worker training (include the physical/ health hazards of chemicals and how workers
can protect themselves
12. Employers should provide what to workers at no cost?
PPE
13. Employers must keep accurate records of what?
Related injuries and illnesses
14. Employers must report fatalities in how many hours?
8
15. Employers must report any work related inpatient hospitalization/ amputation/ loss of an eye?
24 hours
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, 16. Employers must inform workers how to report what?
Injury
17. Employers must make records available/ accessible to who?
Employees and OSHA
18. Employers must post what three things where it is visible to workers?
Annual injury/ illness summary data, OSHA citations, OSHA "it's the law" poster
19. Employers cannot (blank) against any worker using their rights under the law?
Retaliate
20. Record keeping is necessary if what?
10 or more employees or injuries/ illnesses
21. What is the exception to the record keeping rule?
10 or fewer employees or if you are apart of an establishment in a certain industry referenced in the chart
on page 442
22. Employees have the right to working conditions that?
Do not pose a risk or serious harm
23. Employees have the right to receive information/ training (in a language they can understand) on
what?
Chemical and other hazards, methods to prevent harm, and OSHA standards that apply to their workplace
24. Employees have the right to get copies of what?
Test results done to find and measure hazards in the work place
25. Employees have the right to file a complaint with who?
OSHA
26. Employees have the right to participate in what type of inspection?
OSHA inspection
27. Employees the right to be free from what from employers?
Retaliation
28. Under what clause does it protect employees from retaliation from employers and how many days
do you have to call OSHA if retaliation takes place?
11 C and 30 days
29. True or False? OSHA has the right to initiate an inspection with out advanced notice.
True
30. What are the four types of inspections (in order)?
Imminent danger, catastrophes (fatalities or hospitalizations), worker complaints and referrals, targeted
inspections (programmed or random) because of a particular hazard
31. What are the four types of violations?
Willful, serious, other than serious, repeated
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VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. The OSHA act was signed by what president?
Richard Nixon
2. What date was the OSHA act signed?
December 29, 1970
3. When did the OSHA agency actually come into being?
April 28, 1971
4. What does OSHA stand for?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
5. What is OSHA's mission?
To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing
standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance
6. What type of agency is OSHA?
An agency of the U.S. department of labor
7. What is the general duty clause ?
Shall furnish employees employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that could
cause death/ serious physical harm, shall comply with OSHA standards, each employee shall comply with
OSHA standards, rules, regulations
8. Employers must do what three things with OSHA safety/ health hazards?
Follow, find, correct
9. How should employers inform employees about chemical hazards?
Training, labels, alarms, color-coded systems, chemical information sheets
10. SDS stands for?
Safety Data Sheet
11. SDS must include?
Container labeling/ worker training (include the physical/ health hazards of chemicals and how workers
can protect themselves
12. Employers should provide what to workers at no cost?
PPE
13. Employers must keep accurate records of what?
Related injuries and illnesses
14. Employers must report fatalities in how many hours?
8
15. Employers must report any work related inpatient hospitalization/ amputation/ loss of an eye?
24 hours
1
, 16. Employers must inform workers how to report what?
Injury
17. Employers must make records available/ accessible to who?
Employees and OSHA
18. Employers must post what three things where it is visible to workers?
Annual injury/ illness summary data, OSHA citations, OSHA "it's the law" poster
19. Employers cannot (blank) against any worker using their rights under the law?
Retaliate
20. Record keeping is necessary if what?
10 or more employees or injuries/ illnesses
21. What is the exception to the record keeping rule?
10 or fewer employees or if you are apart of an establishment in a certain industry referenced in the chart
on page 442
22. Employees have the right to working conditions that?
Do not pose a risk or serious harm
23. Employees have the right to receive information/ training (in a language they can understand) on
what?
Chemical and other hazards, methods to prevent harm, and OSHA standards that apply to their workplace
24. Employees have the right to get copies of what?
Test results done to find and measure hazards in the work place
25. Employees have the right to file a complaint with who?
OSHA
26. Employees have the right to participate in what type of inspection?
OSHA inspection
27. Employees the right to be free from what from employers?
Retaliation
28. Under what clause does it protect employees from retaliation from employers and how many days
do you have to call OSHA if retaliation takes place?
11 C and 30 days
29. True or False? OSHA has the right to initiate an inspection with out advanced notice.
True
30. What are the four types of inspections (in order)?
Imminent danger, catastrophes (fatalities or hospitalizations), worker complaints and referrals, targeted
inspections (programmed or random) because of a particular hazard
31. What are the four types of violations?
Willful, serious, other than serious, repeated
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