CM 2215 final Questions and Answers 2025

CM 2215 final

OSHA stands for: - answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration

We follow the safety rules for the following reasons - answer-legal obligation
-financial obligation
-ethical obligation

OSHA's focus four injuries are: - answer-Falls
-Caught In
-Struck By
-Electrical

OSHA's mission is to - answer save lives and prevent injuries

OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through - answer
inspections

OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing - answer injuries and illnesses

OSHA was signed into law by _____ in December of _____. - answer President Nixon,
1970

In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority? - answer1. Imminent danger
2. Fatality or hospitalizations
3. Worker complaints/referrals
4. Targeted inspections
5. Follow-up inspections

The 4 types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines are - answer-Willful up to
$130,000
-Serious up to $13,000
-Other-than-serious up to $13,000
-Repeated up to $130,000

*OSHA's three main duties consist of:*
-_____ to insure regulations are complied with,
-_____ to assist employers with compliance
-_____ through the collection of injury data and statistics - answerEnforcement
Outreach
Information

,The *General Duty Clause (section 5(a)(1))* states that the _____ must provide a
workplace free from _____ hazards - answeremployer, recognized

Employers and employees *NOT* covered under OSHA's jurisdiction include: - answer-
Federal, state, or local *government* entities
-The *self-employed*
-*Farms* that only employ *family* members
-Workplaces *already covered* by other federal agencies

An OSHA inspector is known as a *CSHO* which stands for: - answerCompliance
Safety and Health Officer

PPE stands for: - answerPersonal Protective Equipment

The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses can include: - answer-Lower Morale
-Increased Costs to retrain workers
-Slower production rates
-Higher turnover
-Increased worker's compensation rates

To provide an affirmative defense against receiving an OSHA citation by claiming it was
employee negligence, an employer must show that they have: - answer-A work rule
adequate to prevent the violation;
-Effective communication of the rule to employees;
-Methods for discovering violations of work rules; and
-Effective enforcement of rules when violations are discovered

Incident Rates allow for a comparative level of injuries between different _____ -
answerindustries, organizations, or operations

*The formula for incident rates is* - answer*TRIR = # of incidents ✕ 200,000 ∕employees
hours worked*

The typical incident rate formula is based on _____ workers working _____ hours per
year - answer100 workers, 200,000 hours per year

TRIR stands for: - answerTotal Recordable Incident Rate

DART stands for: - answerDays Away, Restricted or Transferred

A recordable event means that - answerdeath, days away from work, restricted work,
medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, injury diagnosed

*CFR stands for:* - answerthe Code of Federal Regulations

There are _____ titles in the CFR - answer50

, All of the CFRs can be found at - answerosha.gov

OSHA standards are found in the _____ CFR - answer29

Part _____ contains recordkeeping standards - answer1904

Part _____ contains general industry standards - answer1910

Part _____ contains maritime industry standards - answer1915

Part _____ contains construction industry standards - answer1926

Part _____ contains agriculture industry standards - answer1928

A _____ standard applies to all industries - answerhorizontal

A _____ standard applies only to certain industries - answervertical

A _____ standard tells an employer exactly how to comply - answerspecification

A _____ standard allows the employer to decide how to comply - answerperformance

Giving standards from other agencies the same force of an OSHA standard is called
_____ by reference - answerincorporation

1926→ A_____
1926.405→ B_____
1926.405 (j)→ C_____
1926.405 (j) (4)→ D_____
1926.405 (j) (4) (ii)→ E_____ - answerA PART
B SECTION
C PARAGRAPH
D SUB PARA
E SUB SUB PARA

Reduced accidents saves money, but the preservation of _____ should be of
paramount concern to any management team - answerlife

Direct costs are _____ to identify and quantify - answereasy

Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to _____ companies -
answerinsurance

Examples of a direct cost are - answerMedical costs, Physical therapy, Repair costs for
damaged equipment