Ch. 4 Review Questions Flashcards
What does the general duty clause state?
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are
free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to his or her employees.
What are four elements that must be present in order to prove violation of general duty clause?
1) There must be a hazard to which employees are exposed.
2) The hazard must be recognized.
3) The hazard was causing or was likely to cause death or serious injury.
4) The hazard can be corrected in a feasible manner.
What establishments dont require OSHA requirements
Self employed and mining
What is the max amount of employees an establishment is allowed to employ without requiring OSHA record keeping requirements
10
What is an incident rate?
statistic for measuring safety performance and for
comparing the safety performance of different groups of employers. commonly used for job prequalification, field safety performance monitoring and benchmarking
formula for total recordable case rate?
(total injuries & illnesses x 200,000)/(# hours worked by all workers)
What does the DART incident rate represent?
What is it’s equation?
Incidence rate based on the number of days away from work and days of restricted work activity or job transfer.
DART= ((DA+JT)200000)/# hrs worked by all employees
DA=# of days away from work cases
JT=# of job transfer or restriction cases
Prioritization of OSHA inspection
1) Imminent Danger
2) Catastrophes and Fatal Accidents
3) Complaints and Referrals
4) Programmed High-Hazard Inspections
5) Follow-Up Inspections
What is the difference between OSHA’s vertical and horizontal standards?
Vertical standards only refer to construction practices. Horizontal standards cover all work classifications with broader coverage.
What is the process of work site inspaction?
1) OSHA officer introduces self as OSHA inspector with
proper credentials
2) OSHA officer inspects workplace for hazards
3) OSHA officer reviews safety/health records, APP,
hazard communication program, and company’s
OSHA record keeping requirement.
4) Closes with discussion of all determined workplace
safety and health code conditions/violations.
What are OSHA’s information posting requirements that keep employees
informed?
● Job safety and health protection workplace poster informing employees of their rights and responsibilities under the OSH Act ● Summaries of petitions for variances from standards or record keeping procedures ● Copies of all OSHA citations for violations of standards (Copies must remain posted at or near the location of alleged violations for three days or until the violations are abated, whichever is longer.) ● OSHA Form 300A, “Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses” (posted from February 1 to April 30 of the year following the year covered by the form)
What are OSHA’s reporting requirements?
Small (<11 workers) businesses must report fatalities and multiple hospitalization incidents. Fatalities and hospitalizations of 3+ workers due to a work related accident must be reported within 8 hours of knowing.
Work related incidences that result in on of the following must be reported.
● Death ● Loss of consciousness ● Days away from work ● Restricted work activity ● Job transfer ● Medical treatment beyond fi rst aid ● Diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care professional ● Cancer-related illnesses ● Chronic irreversible diseases ● Fractured or cracked bone ● Punctured eardrum ● Other special conditions
