Introductions to OSHA Flashcards
What is the “loss pyramid”?
Human Resource Managers used to keep track of job-related accidents within companies for many years.
There are 10 disabling accidents, for every
Fatality
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was passed by congress in
1970
OSHA was created to
Reduce injuries
Illnessess
Deaths
OSHA Act reduced
Fatalities by 65%
Occupational injury and illness by 67%
The ultimate goal of OSHA will always be to reduce injuries, illnesses, and deaths to
Zero
OSHA is made up of two main parts, what are they?
29 CFR 1910 for General Industry
1926 for Construction
OSH Act covers
Private sector employer and their employees 50 States
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico and other US Territories.
OSH Act establishes a separate program for
Federal government employees
State and Local government employees
OSH Actdoes not cover
Self-Employed
Immediate members of farming families on farms that do not employ outside workers
Mine workers,
Transportation workers,
Atomic energy workers
OSHA mandates that what type of incidents must be reported in 8 hours
Job-related Fatality
Hospitalization of three or more employees
OSHA divided the US into how many regions
10
Who has the authority to impose fines?
Area Director
What are the two types of variances?
Temporary
Permanent
What is the “incorporation by reference tool”
Tool is used so that OSHA does not have to repeat procedures that already exist elsewhere.
