Regulatory Issues-OSHA

Question 1

The OSHA Act requires annual examinations for employees exposed to noise of 80 dB or higher on a daily 8-hour TWA basis, T or F?

Answer 1

False, required for employees exposed to noise of 85 dBA or higher on a daily 8-hour TWA basis.

Question 2

Under OSHA record-keeping requirements?

Answer 2

Compliance with employee requests for medical records is required within 15 working days.

Question 3

What chemical does NOT have a specific OSHA standard?

Answer 3

1,1,2-Trichloroethylene

Question 4

What is NOT a true statement regarding OSHA standards?

Answer 4

Federal standards must be more stringent than state standards.

Question 5

What research agency, created by the OSHA Act, can conduct HHEs at the request of employers?

Answer 5

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Question 6

What is true concerning roles or requirements of various agencies?

Answer 6

EEOC is charged with enforcing the ADA.

Question 7

What are sources of consensus standards?

Answer 7

1..) American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH)…TLVs*
2.) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
3.) American National Standards Institute (ANSI)