CM 2215 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
OSHA stands for: - Answers - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
We follow the safety rules for the following reasons - Answers - -legal obligation
-financial obligation
-ethical obligation
OSHA's focus four injuries are: - Answers - -Falls
-Caught In
-Struck By
-Electrical
OSHA's mission is to - Answers - save lives and prevent injuries
OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through - Answers -
inspections
OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing - Answers - injuries and illnesses
OSHA was signed into law by _____ in December of _____. - Answers - President
Nixon, 1970
In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority? - Answers - 1. 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 - Answers - -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 - Answers - Enforcement
Outreach
Information
The *General Duty Clause (section 5(a)(1))* states that the _____ must provide a
workplace free from _____ hazards - Answers - employer, recognized
,Employers and employees *NOT* covered under OSHA's jurisdiction include: -
Answers - -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: - Answers - Compliance
Safety and Health Officer
PPE stands for: - Answers - Personal Protective Equipment
The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses can include: - Answers - -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: - Answers - -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 _____ -
Answers - industries, organizations, or operations
*The formula for incident rates is* - Answers - *TRIR = # of incidents ✕ 200,000
∕employees hours worked*
The typical incident rate formula is based on _____ workers working _____ hours per
year - Answers - 100 workers, 200,000 hours per year
TRIR stands for: - Answers - Total Recordable Incident Rate
DART stands for: - Answers - Days Away, Restricted or Transferred
A recordable event means that - Answers - death, days away from work, restricted
work, medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, injury diagnosed
*CFR stands for:* - Answers - the Code of Federal Regulations
There are _____ titles in the CFR - Answers - 50
All of the CFRs can be found at - Answers - osha.gov
, OSHA standards are found in the _____ CFR - Answers - 29
Part _____ contains recordkeeping standards - Answers - 1904
Part _____ contains general industry standards - Answers - 1910
Part _____ contains maritime industry standards - Answers - 1915
Part _____ contains construction industry standards - Answers - 1926
Part _____ contains agriculture industry standards - Answers - 1928
A _____ standard applies to all industries - Answers - horizontal
A _____ standard applies only to certain industries - Answers - vertical
A _____ standard tells an employer exactly how to comply - Answers - specification
A _____ standard allows the employer to decide how to comply - Answers -
performance
Giving standards from other agencies the same force of an OSHA standard is called
_____ by reference - Answers - incorporation
1926→ A_____
1926.405→ B_____
1926.405 (j)→ C_____
1926.405 (j) (4)→ D_____
1926.405 (j) (4) (ii)→ E_____ - Answers - A 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 - Answers - life
Direct costs are _____ to identify and quantify - Answers - easy
Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to _____ companies - Answers -
insurance
Examples of a direct cost are - Answers - Medical costs, Physical therapy, Repair
costs for damaged equipment
OSHA stands for: - Answers - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
We follow the safety rules for the following reasons - Answers - -legal obligation
-financial obligation
-ethical obligation
OSHA's focus four injuries are: - Answers - -Falls
-Caught In
-Struck By
-Electrical
OSHA's mission is to - Answers - save lives and prevent injuries
OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through - Answers -
inspections
OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing - Answers - injuries and illnesses
OSHA was signed into law by _____ in December of _____. - Answers - President
Nixon, 1970
In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority? - Answers - 1. 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 - Answers - -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 - Answers - Enforcement
Outreach
Information
The *General Duty Clause (section 5(a)(1))* states that the _____ must provide a
workplace free from _____ hazards - Answers - employer, recognized
,Employers and employees *NOT* covered under OSHA's jurisdiction include: -
Answers - -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: - Answers - Compliance
Safety and Health Officer
PPE stands for: - Answers - Personal Protective Equipment
The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses can include: - Answers - -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: - Answers - -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 _____ -
Answers - industries, organizations, or operations
*The formula for incident rates is* - Answers - *TRIR = # of incidents ✕ 200,000
∕employees hours worked*
The typical incident rate formula is based on _____ workers working _____ hours per
year - Answers - 100 workers, 200,000 hours per year
TRIR stands for: - Answers - Total Recordable Incident Rate
DART stands for: - Answers - Days Away, Restricted or Transferred
A recordable event means that - Answers - death, days away from work, restricted
work, medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, injury diagnosed
*CFR stands for:* - Answers - the Code of Federal Regulations
There are _____ titles in the CFR - Answers - 50
All of the CFRs can be found at - Answers - osha.gov
, OSHA standards are found in the _____ CFR - Answers - 29
Part _____ contains recordkeeping standards - Answers - 1904
Part _____ contains general industry standards - Answers - 1910
Part _____ contains maritime industry standards - Answers - 1915
Part _____ contains construction industry standards - Answers - 1926
Part _____ contains agriculture industry standards - Answers - 1928
A _____ standard applies to all industries - Answers - horizontal
A _____ standard applies only to certain industries - Answers - vertical
A _____ standard tells an employer exactly how to comply - Answers - specification
A _____ standard allows the employer to decide how to comply - Answers -
performance
Giving standards from other agencies the same force of an OSHA standard is called
_____ by reference - Answers - incorporation
1926→ A_____
1926.405→ B_____
1926.405 (j)→ C_____
1926.405 (j) (4)→ D_____
1926.405 (j) (4) (ii)→ E_____ - Answers - A 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 - Answers - life
Direct costs are _____ to identify and quantify - Answers - easy
Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to _____ companies - Answers -
insurance
Examples of a direct cost are - Answers - Medical costs, Physical therapy, Repair
costs for damaged equipment
