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What relationship does OSHA have with the US department of Labor ?

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It is an Agency of the U.S department of Labor

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When did the U.S congress create OSHA and Under what Act was it done ?

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1970 under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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When did Osha become public law

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April 28th 1971

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Who is not included by OSHA

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Self-employed

Immediate members of farming families that don’t employ outside workers

Mine workers

certain trucker, transportation works and atomic energy workers covered by other federal agencies

public employees of stator and local governments

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How many workers and employers does OSHA work with

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100 million workers and 8 million employers

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How does Osha carry out its mission?

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Developing job safety and health standards and enforcing them

Maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system

providing training programs

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What does OSHA-approved State plans typically cover

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Most private sector employees

State/ local government workers

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how many workers die every day from job injures in the US

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15

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How many americans die every year from workplace injuries

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5000

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how many non-fatal workplace injuries are reported

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4 million

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What is the cost of U.S occupational injuries and illnesses

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100’s of billions

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What 4 industries does OSHA cover

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General Industry

Construction

Maritime

Agriculture

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What are hazards that given health and safety measures ?

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Noise Chemical
PPE
Fall protection
Scaffolding

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Where can OSHA standards be found

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under title 29 in the code of federal regulations

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What does the General Duty clause dictate and when does it take over?

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The general duty clause is a catch all for any situation not explicitly outlined by OSHA and states that all employers are required to remove all possible hazards that are likely to cause injury or death.

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What does hazard Communication standard 1910.12000 do ?

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Details the hazdness of dangerous chemicals

has requirements for chemical labeling and Safely Data Sheets

Gives employees the right to know standerds for hazardous materials

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Occupational noise exposure 1910.95 ?

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Details situations and precautions done to avoid permanent hearing loss

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What are the basic responsibilities for employers under OSHA

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provide a workplace free from recognized hazards

provide training as required by OSHA standards

keep records of injury and illnesses

provide medical exams when required by OSHA standards

provide and pay for PPE

Post OSHA citations and abatement verification notices

Most not discriminant against workers who exercise their OSHA rights

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OSHA requires employers to maintain conditions and adopt practices to

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protect workers on the job

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What does engineering controls do ?

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they are the first and best strategy for controlling hazards

they control hazards at the source

they eliminate hazards or reduce exposure to hazards

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what does mean if a employers give an OSHA designation of Certified Competent or Qualified to an employee?

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the person has been given special job-related training

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What does recordkeeping done by employers help to do

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Allow Osha to collect survey material

help Osha with identifying high-hazard industries

Informs about the injuries and illnesses in the work place

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What is the responsibility that employers have in terms
of record keeping

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The must set up a reporting system

provide copies of injury and illness logs upon request

post the annual summary injures and illnesses

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What must Employers report to OSHA within 8 hours

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any work-related accidents resulting in a fatality

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What must Employers report to OSHA within 24 hours
all work-related accidents that cause hospitalizations, amputations or losses in eye
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were can you find the specific cases that need to be recorded
29 CFR part 1904
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what three forms must and employer use to report injures or illnesses
log of work-related injuries and illnesses OSHA FORM 300 summary of work-related injuries and illnesses OSHA FORM 300A injury and illness incident report OSHA FORM 301
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OSHA FORM 300A shows
summary total of injuries and illnesses for the year from FEB1 to APR 30 and should be placed where notices are posted
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Upon request employers must provide what types of records
medical records
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Osha citation resulting from OSHA inspections contain
Standards violated length of time set for correction proposed penalties the employer will be obligated to pay
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Where must the citation be posted and for how long
it must be posted in an area at or near were the citation is outlined and must stay for either 3 days or when the citation has been dealt with which ever is sooner
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What must an employer do if given a citation
inform the workers of what they have done to fix the violation Allow workers to examine and copy the abatement documents sent to OSHA Tag equipment that has been cited
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as a worker you have the right to
a safe and healthful workplace knowledge of hazardous conditions access information on injuries and illnesses access medical records and records of a hazard correction Training as outlined by OSHA standards participate in an OSHA inspection BE free from retaliation
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what type of information are you allowed to know
the current OSHA 300 log of work - related injures all logs stored for the past 5 years
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What are the employers responsibilities when asked for logs
They must provide the log by the end of the next workday nothing in the log must be removed you have the right to view summary of work-related injures 300 And illnesses posted annually
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When can a section of a log be omitted
if its done for a privacy concern case
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what does 1910.1020 outline
the right to examine and copy employee exposure and medical records
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What can exposure and medical records include
workplace monitoring and measurement of toxic substances
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are noise m heat, cold vibration , repetitive motion , ionizing and on-ionizing radiation considered harmful physical agents
yes
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Workers are allowed to have a complaint without fear of
transfer being denied a raise or having hours reduced being fired being punished in any way
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Under what OSHA clause are workers protected from discrimiation
29 CFR 1977.9(c)
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DO you have the right to receive training on possible health risks and options for avoiding them
yes
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When are you allowed to file an OSHA complaint
if you believe there has been a violation of a safety or health standard or if their is imminent danger
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How can you submit an OSHA complaint
IN writing on the web site or by calling an OSHA area office
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When filing a complaint you have the right to
Request that you name not be revealed to your employer find out OSHA's action on the complaint request a review if an inspection was not made
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What are you allowed to do during an OSHA inspection?
have your representative accompany an inspector talk to an inspector privately point put hazards or near misses describe any concerns about a safety or health issues Object to the deadline for correcting a violation Notified if an employer files a contest
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Under what section is an employee protected from employer retaliation after exercising safety and health rights?
section 11(c) of the OSHA act
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When is the worker allowed to refuse dangerous work
If they believe in good faith that a job will result in imminent danger
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What does good faith mean
it means that even if a reported imminent danger situation is not found to exist it would be reasonable to assume that the person had grounds to believe a danger did exist
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Should refusal to work be a last resort and if so why
it should because the reason for a refusal for work would be if OSHA has dictated that the area is safe and the situation around this after all the OSHA work was done is stringent
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Does OSHA cite workers for Violation
No
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Where in the OSHA act is the responsibilities of the workers outlined
in section 5(b)
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What are some rules that OSHA has for employees??
they must comply with occupational safety and health standards and all applicable rules, regulations and orders
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How many inspectors are their for how many workplaces ?
2400 inspectors for 7 million work places
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When are OSHA inspections done
during reasonable times without advance notice When thier's imminent danger
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Can you be punished for informing an employer of an OSHA inspection (fined or Jailed)
yes
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How are OSHA priority for inspection classified
1 imminent danger 2 severe injury or illness 3 worker complaint 4 Referral ( a non worker provides information on hazard) 5 Targeted inspection 6 Follow up inspection
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What are the three stages of an OSHA inspection
Opening conference Walk around Closing conference
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What is done during an opening conference
credentials are presented information on worker representation is understood representative participation is ensured throughout all phases Company information is obtained any injury information is obtained
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What happens during the walk around
The officer workers workers rep and employee conduct an onsite inspection on the hazardous area in question interviews are done photographs or videos are done inspections of exposure to noise, air contaminants or other substances is done
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what happens during the closing conference
employee and worker conferences are done information about the inspection and rights of both workers and employers is done
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can an employer request to not have a joint conference with employees/ employee reps
yes
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Are Citations given during an inspection
No
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When is a citation given
in the mail at least 6 months after the inspection
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What does a citation do
explain the regulations and standards allegedly violated hazardous working conditions by general duty clause proposed length of time for abating hazards any proposed penalties
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What does the serious, other than serious or posting violation cost the employer
13000 per violation
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what does a failure to abate violation cost the employer
13000 per day
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what does a willful repeated violation cost the employer
130000 per violation
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When should you inform OSHA of a hazard
if their is a hazard in your workplace and you have repeatedly contact you supervisors with no action being done to remedy the situation
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How does OSHA respond to complaint
it depends on both the action taken in reporting the hazard and the hazard itself
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What happens if you report over phone, you report is not signed or the report is not a serious hazard
OSHA will contact the employer by phone, fax or email
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What happens if you report a serious hazardous situation
OSHA will conduct an inspection at the work site
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What happens if you send a written signed and submitted report to the OSHA area or State Plan office
most likely an onsite inspection will be conducted
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what happens if you submit online
these situations will be handled by OSHA over fax or phone to employers
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If you have been disciminated for filling a wistle blowe complaint what can you dop
send a letter or OSHA area office
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How long after the reported discrimination is done must you send your letter or call OSHA
30 days
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what information will chemical safety data sheets provide
hazards precautions any PPE required
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What does NIOSH do
they focus on research and Training for OSHA related stations They conduct inspections for unknown illness in a workplace
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What is NNIOSH and what is its relationship to OSHA
It is the National institute for Occupational safety and Health and its the sister agency of OSHA

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