Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and _____ Administration - health osha's mission is to ___ lives and prevent injuries - save osha's three main functions consist of ____, _____, and ____ - enforcement, outreach, information osha enforces its regulations through ____ - inspections osha was signed into law by president _____ - nixon osha's inspection priority is imminent danger, fatalities, _____, targeted, and follow-up - complaints a repeat citation can result in a fine up to - $...

OSHA stands for - Occupational safety and health administration OSHA's mission - save lives and prevent injuries Hazard - A workplace condition of worker action that can cause illness, injury or other organizational losses. Exposure - Susceptibility to a workplace condition or worker action that can cause illness What are the three functions of osha? - -Enforcement -Outreach - Data and Statistics (information) 9 workers rights according to OSHA - *You have the right to speak ab...

what are the 4 most common injuries? - 1. falls 2. caught in 3. struck by (head trauma) 4. electrical (T/F) OSHA is required to provide and pay for most PPE (personal protection) - true what are the 5 groups of OSHA standards? - 1. general industry 2. construction 3. maritime 4. agriculture 5. record keeping each employer shall furnish employment free from recognized hazards (general duty clause) section? - section 5 (a)(1) each employer shall comply with OSHA standards ...

worksheet - ANSWER-worksheet employee is exposed to fall hazards - ANSWER-employers must provide fall protection when ______ guardrails personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) Safety Nets - ANSWER-OSHA considers the three types of conventional fall protection to be: top 42" 3" 200 lbs - ANSWER-a guard rail consists of a: _________ rail that must be ________ inches high +/- _______ inches and hold ______ lbs mid 150 lbs - ANSWER-a guard rail consists of a: ________ rail that mus...

OSHAs focus four injuries - ANSWER-Falls Caught in Struck By Eletrical Osha Stands for - ANSWER-Occupational Safety and Health Adminsitration Section 11c of osha act states - ANSWER- Osha's mission is to save _____ and prevent _______ - ANSWER-Lives; Injuries The four types of Osha citations and dollar amounts - ANSWER-Willfull: up to 130,000 Serious: up to 13,000 Other than serious: up to 13,000 Repeated: up to 130,000 COSS inspection consists of? - ANSWER-1. opening c...

B - ANSWER-If an on the job accident occurs that results in the death of an employee, employers are required to report the accident orally to OSHA within____ A. Immediately B. 8 Hours C. 24 Hours D. one week A - ANSWER-Workers' compensation providers use___to adjust individual company premiums. A. Experience Modification Rule B. OSHA citations C. Contractor safety manuals and written procedures D. Recordable OSHA accidents A - ANSWER-An OSHA inspector can___if an employer refus...

safe - ANSWER-acceptable level of risk is ______ risk - ANSWER-probability * severity = ______ injury - ANSWER-include cases such as, but not limited to, a cut or fracture injury or illness - ANSWER-is an abnormal condition or disorder. if the condition is not normal for the person then it falls under this category illness - ANSWER-include both acute and chronic, such as, but not limited to, a skin disease, respiratory disorder accident - ANSWER-the unplanned release of energy (fa...

CFR stands for the - ANSWER-Code of Federal Regulations. There are ___ titles in the CFR. - ANSWER-50 All of the CFRs can be found at - ANSWER-OSHA.GOV. OSHA standards are found in the 29 CFR. - ANSWER- Part 1904 contains - ANSWER-recordkeeping standards. Part 1910 contains - ANSWER-general industry standards. Part 1926 contains - ANSWER-construction industry standards. Part 1915 contains - ANSWER-maritime industry standards. Part 1928 contains - ANSWER-agriculture indust...

CFR stands for the - ANSWER-Code of Federal Regulations. There are ___ titles in the CFR. - ANSWER-50 All of the CFRs can be found at - ANSWER-OSHA.GOV. OSHA standards are found in the 29 CFR. - ANSWER- Part 1904 contains - ANSWER-recordkeeping standards. Part 1910 contains - ANSWER-general industry standards. Part 1926 contains - ANSWER-construction industry standards. Part 1915 contains - ANSWER-maritime industry standards. Part 1928 contains - ANSWER-agriculture indust...

when stopping a fall, personal fall arrest system shall bring an employee to a complete stop and limit the maximum deceleration distance to - ANSWER-3.5 ft personal fall arrest systems when stopping a fall shall be rigged such that an employee cannot free fall more than _______ or contact any lower level - ANSWER-6 ft top rail of a guardrail system must be a height of ______ +/- 3 inches above working/walking level - ANSWER-42 in top of a guardrail system must support - ANSWER-200 lbs ...