Occupational health and safety quiz 1 fully solved & updated 2024

What year was the OSHA Act implemented? 1970. What are the two branches of the OSHA Act? OSHA and NIOSH. What does the NIOSH branch do? Conduct research, determine what hazards need regulation. New and Emerging hazards. What does the OSHA branch do? Implement and create standards. Enforce laws and regulations. Where are OSHA standards found? Code of Federal Regulation. CFR 29. Define Hazard? Condition that can potentially cause harm, damage, or disruption of work. Define accident? An accident actually causes harm from a hazard. Difference between accident and incident? Incident are near misses that allow for learning or change. Accidents actually occur and cause damage. What type of workplaces are not regulated by OSHA? Government facilities. Federal, State, etc. Are smaller businesses or family businesses regulated by OSHA? Yes, specifically monitored in the event of a death or a reported claim. Is there an OSHA standard for workplace violence? No. Only guidelines or suggestions. Who is deemed responsible if employees fight within the workplace? The employer. Why does non-compliance always get claimed as responsible by the employer? General Duty Clause. What does the General Duty Clause state? The workplace should be free and safe from hazards and employees are protected. How does a workplace prevent or discourage terrorism? Security measures, planning, measures depending on where the workplace is located. What are some of the resource related constraints that depend on wether OSHA is monitoring a business? Workplace that has few potential hazards, Low employee number. Beside reported death in the workplace, what is another reason that OSHA would make a visit to a smaller or low risk business? Employee filed complaints. True/False: Insurance is the ideal solution to loss control. FALSE. How does insurance relate to loss control? It serves as a back up if a loss happens. Assisting part. What are the three control measures, listed in order of first applied to last applied? 1. Engineering. 2. Administration. 3. Personal Protective Equipment. What does the engineering control measure serve to do? Eliminate the hazard. Why is PPE the last measure implemented? It is hard to ensure that the equipment is being used properly. True/False: Does the predominant accident theory support that accidents occur by chance? FALSE. Accidents happen for a reason. True/False: Accidents= loss of production, cause of aliment or injury? TRUE. True/False: Accidents are intentional. FALSE. What are the 4 most leading cause of accidents in a construction workplace? 1. Falls. 2. Struck by. 3. Caught in- between. 4. Electrocution. Is inclement weather a leading cause of injury in a construction workplace. No.