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The results of workplace injuries and illnesses may include - ANSWER: lower
morale and increased costs to train replacement workers.
OSHA's mission is to - ANSWER: protect the safety and health of America's
workers.
The right of workers to seek safety and health on the job without fear of
punishment can be found in - ANSWER: Section 11(c) of the OSH Act.
The OSHA act was signed by what president? - ANSWER: Richard Nixon
What date was the OSHA act signed? - ANSWER: December 29, 1970
When did the OSHA agency actually come into being? - ANSWER: April 28,
1971
What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
What is OSHA's mission? - ANSWER: 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
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What type of agency is OSHA? - ANSWER: An agency of the U.S. department of
labor
What is the general duty clause ? - ANSWER: 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
Employers must do what three things with OSHA safety/ health hazards? -
ANSWER: Follow, find, correct
How should employers inform employees about chemical hazards? - ANSWER:
Training, labels, alarms, color-coded systems, chemical information sheets
SDS stands for? - ANSWER: Safety Data Sheet
SDS must include? - ANSWER: Container labeling/ worker training (include the
physical/ health hazards of chemicals and how workers can protect themselves
Employers should provide what to workers at no cost? - ANSWER: PPE
Employers must keep accurate records of what? - ANSWER: Related injuries and
illnesses
Employers must report fatalities in how many hours? - ANSWER: 8
Employers must report any work related inpatient hospitalization/ amputation/ loss
of an eye? - ANSWER: 24 hours
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Employers must inform workers how to report what? - ANSWER: Injury
Employers must make records available/ accessible to who? - ANSWER:
Employees and OSHA
Employers must post what three things where it is visible to workers? - ANSWER:
Annual injury/ illness summary data, OSHA citations, OSHA "it's the law" poster
Employers cannot (blank) against any worker using their rights under the law? -
ANSWER: Retaliate
Record keeping is necessary if what? - ANSWER: 10 or more employees or
injuries/ illnesses
What is the exception to the record keeping rule? - ANSWER: 10 or fewer
employees or if you are apart of an establishment in a certain industry referenced
in the chart on page 442
Employees have the right to working conditions that? - ANSWER: Do not pose a
risk or serious harm
Employees have the right to receive information/ training (in a language they can
understand) on what? - ANSWER: Chemical and other hazards, methods to
prevent harm, and OSHA standards that apply to their workplace
Employees have the right to get copies of what? - ANSWER: Test results done to
find and measure hazards in the work place
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Employees have the right to file a complaint with who? - ANSWER: OSHA
Employees have the right to participate in what type of inspection? - ANSWER:
OSHA inspection
Employees the right to be free from what from employers? - ANSWER:
Retaliation
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? - ANSWER:
11 C and 30 days
True or False? OSHA has the right to initiate an inspection with out advanced
notice. - ANSWER: True
What are the four types of inspections (in order)? - ANSWER: Imminent danger,
catastrophes (fatalities or hospitalizations), worker complaints and referrals,
targeted inspections (programmed or random) because of a particular hazard
What are the four types of violations? - ANSWER: Willful, serious, other than
serious, repeated
What is a willful violation? - ANSWER: Employer demonstrates an intentional
disregard for the requirements or plain indifference to employee safety and health
What is a serious violation? - ANSWER: Death or serious harm could result from
condition which exists
OSHA 510 Practice Exam (2025/2026 Latest
Edition) | Complete 250 Verified Questions &
Correct Answers | High-Quality A+ Exam Prep
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The results of workplace injuries and illnesses may include - ANSWER: lower
morale and increased costs to train replacement workers.
OSHA's mission is to - ANSWER: protect the safety and health of America's
workers.
The right of workers to seek safety and health on the job without fear of
punishment can be found in - ANSWER: Section 11(c) of the OSH Act.
The OSHA act was signed by what president? - ANSWER: Richard Nixon
What date was the OSHA act signed? - ANSWER: December 29, 1970
When did the OSHA agency actually come into being? - ANSWER: April 28,
1971
What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
What is OSHA's mission? - ANSWER: 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
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What type of agency is OSHA? - ANSWER: An agency of the U.S. department of
labor
What is the general duty clause ? - ANSWER: 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
Employers must do what three things with OSHA safety/ health hazards? -
ANSWER: Follow, find, correct
How should employers inform employees about chemical hazards? - ANSWER:
Training, labels, alarms, color-coded systems, chemical information sheets
SDS stands for? - ANSWER: Safety Data Sheet
SDS must include? - ANSWER: Container labeling/ worker training (include the
physical/ health hazards of chemicals and how workers can protect themselves
Employers should provide what to workers at no cost? - ANSWER: PPE
Employers must keep accurate records of what? - ANSWER: Related injuries and
illnesses
Employers must report fatalities in how many hours? - ANSWER: 8
Employers must report any work related inpatient hospitalization/ amputation/ loss
of an eye? - ANSWER: 24 hours
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Employers must inform workers how to report what? - ANSWER: Injury
Employers must make records available/ accessible to who? - ANSWER:
Employees and OSHA
Employers must post what three things where it is visible to workers? - ANSWER:
Annual injury/ illness summary data, OSHA citations, OSHA "it's the law" poster
Employers cannot (blank) against any worker using their rights under the law? -
ANSWER: Retaliate
Record keeping is necessary if what? - ANSWER: 10 or more employees or
injuries/ illnesses
What is the exception to the record keeping rule? - ANSWER: 10 or fewer
employees or if you are apart of an establishment in a certain industry referenced
in the chart on page 442
Employees have the right to working conditions that? - ANSWER: Do not pose a
risk or serious harm
Employees have the right to receive information/ training (in a language they can
understand) on what? - ANSWER: Chemical and other hazards, methods to
prevent harm, and OSHA standards that apply to their workplace
Employees have the right to get copies of what? - ANSWER: Test results done to
find and measure hazards in the work place
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Employees have the right to file a complaint with who? - ANSWER: OSHA
Employees have the right to participate in what type of inspection? - ANSWER:
OSHA inspection
Employees the right to be free from what from employers? - ANSWER:
Retaliation
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? - ANSWER:
11 C and 30 days
True or False? OSHA has the right to initiate an inspection with out advanced
notice. - ANSWER: True
What are the four types of inspections (in order)? - ANSWER: Imminent danger,
catastrophes (fatalities or hospitalizations), worker complaints and referrals,
targeted inspections (programmed or random) because of a particular hazard
What are the four types of violations? - ANSWER: Willful, serious, other than
serious, repeated
What is a willful violation? - ANSWER: Employer demonstrates an intentional
disregard for the requirements or plain indifference to employee safety and health
What is a serious violation? - ANSWER: Death or serious harm could result from
condition which exists
