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A comprehensive overview of osha regulations, focusing on the general duty clause and key safety standards. It includes a series of questions and answers covering various aspects of workplace safety, including hazard identification, control measures, personal protective equipment, and recordkeeping requirements. Valuable for students and professionals seeking to understand osha regulations and best practices for workplace safety.
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General |Duty |Clause |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔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 |employees. Each |employer |shall |comply |with |occupational |safety |and |health |standards |promulgated |under |this |act. OSHA |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Occupational |Safety |and |Health |Administration statistics |of |workers |killed |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ 1970 |: |14,000 |people 2018 |: | 1008 |people current |fatalities |per |day |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔between | 3 |and | 4 OSHA |information |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔established |in | 1970 since |then |workplace |fatalities |have |been |reduced |by |more |than |65% occupational |injuries |and |illnesses |have |declined |by |67% worker |fatalities |are |down |from | 38 |per |day |in | 1970 |to | 13 |a |day |in | 2010 injuries |and |illnesses |are |down |from |10.9 |per | 100 |workers |in | 1972 |to |fewer |than | 4 |per | 100 |in | 2010 OSHA |inspection |Priority |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔1st: |imminent |Danger: |reasonable |certainty |an |immediate |danger |exists 2nd: |fatality |and |catastrophe: |Reported |to |OSHA: |inspection |ASAP |(1 |or |more |workers |inpatient |hospitalization, |work-related |amputation, |loss |of |an |eye, |treatment |in |an |ER |is |not |reportable | 3rd: |complaints/Referals: |worker |or |workers |rep. |can |file |a |complaint |about |safety |or |health |hazard 4th: |Personal |Inspection Citations |and |Penalties |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Willful |violation |: |fine |must |be |issued |upto |$132, |max |but |not |below |$9472 |min
Serious: |fine |must |be |issued |upto |$13,260 |max | Other |than |serious: |may |be |issued |upto |$13,260 |max Rereated: |fine |may |be |issued |upto |$132,598 |max Authorized |Person |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔a |person |approved |or |assigned |by |employer |to |a |specific |type |of |duty |or |duties |or |to |be |at |a |specific |location |or |location(s) |at |the |jobsite. Competant |Person |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔One |who |is |capable |of |identifying |existing |and |predictable |hazards |in |the |surrpundings |or |working |conditions |which |are |unsanitarym |hazardous, |or |dangerous |to |employees, |and |who |has |authorization |to |take |prompt |corrective |measures |to |eliminate |them Qualified |person |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔A |person |who, |by |possession |of |a |recognized |degree, |certificate, |or |professional |standing, |or |by |extensive |knowledge, |training, |and |experience, |has |successfully |demonstrated |his |ability |to |solve |or |prevent |problems |relating |to |the |subject |matter, |the |work, |or |the |project. Approved |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Means |sanction, |endorsedm |accreditedm |certifiedm |or |accepted |as |satisfactory |by |a |duly |constituted |and |nationally |recognized |authority |or |agency Shall |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔means |mandatory shoul |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔means |recommended Accident |prevention |responsibilities |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔such |programs |shall |provide |for |frequent |and |regular |inspections |of |the |job |sites, |materials, |and |equipment |to |be |made |by |competent |persons |designated |by |the |epmloyers OSHA |Form | 300 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Log |of |work-related |injuries |and |illnesses OSHA |Form | 301 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔injury |and |illness |incident |report | complete |this |form |within | 7 |calander |days |of |learning |recordable |work-related |injury/illness
ANSI |Standard |for |hard |hats |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ANSI |Z89.1 |amd |AMSI |Z89.2 |(for |workers |exposed |to |high |voltage |shock |and |burns) ANSI |standard |for |Eye |and |face |protection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ANSI |Z87. ANSI |Standard |for |foot |protection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Z41. Compressed |air |has |to |be |less |than |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ 30 |psi Hazard |Control |Hierarchy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Most |Effective |to |Least |Effective Elimiate |Hazard Substitution |of |the |Hazard Engineering |Controls Work |Practices Administration |Controls/ |Work |Practice |Controls PPE PPE |Statistics |From |BLS |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Hard |hats |worn |by |only |16% |of |workers |who |were |hurt Only |1% |of | 770 |workers |suffering |face |injuries |we |wearing |face |protection About |60% |of |the |workers |with |eye |injuries |did |not |wear |eye |protection 10,600 |eye |injuries |each |year |force |workers |to |miss |work PPE |Trainng |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Employer |must |train |employees |before |issuing |PPE |on: |When, |What, |How, |Limitations,and |Proper |care | Workers |must |demonstrate |an |understanding |of |the |training |and |be |able |to |use |PPE |properly Written |certification |to |verify |that |each |employee |has |received |and |understood |the |required |training Replacement |PPE |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔the |employer |must |pay |for |replacement |PPE, |except |when |the |employee |has |lost |or |intentionally |damaged |the |PPE
Hard |hat |types |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Type | 1 |: |offers |protection |to |top |of |head Type |2: |offers |protection |to |the |top |and |sides |of |the |head Hard |hat |classes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔G: |2,200 |volts E: |20,000 |volts | C: | 0 |volts Eye |and |Face |Protection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Employees |shall |be |provided |with |eye |and |face |protection |equipment |when |machines |or |operations |present |potential |eye |or |face |injury |from |physical, |chemical, |or |radiation |agents Safety |Nets |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Shall |be |provided |when |workplaces |are |more |than | 25 |foot |above |the |ground |or |water |surfaces | Shall |extend | 8 |feet |beyond |the |edge |of |the |work |surface |where |employees |are |exposed |and |shall |be |installed |as |close |under |the |work |surface |the |mesh |size |of |nets |shall |not |exceed |6x6 |inches Working |Over |or |near |water |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ring |buoys |with |at |least | 90 |feet |of |line |shall |be |provided |and |readily |available |for |emergency |rescue |opperations, |distance |betwen |ring |buoys |shall |not |exceed | 200 |feet CFR |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Code |of |Federal |Regulations |for |construction |is | 1926 How |chemicals |enter |the |body |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Ingestion: |swallowing |the |chemical Inhalation: |breathing |in |the |chemical Absorption: |the |chemical |soaks |through |the |skin Skin |or |Eye |contact: |chemical |does |external |damage |to |skin |or |eyes |on |contact Injection: |sharp |object |pierces |the |skin
Section |one |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Product |Identification Section |two |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔hazard |identification section |three |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔composition/information |on |ingredients Sections |four |to |six |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔first |aid/ |Fire |data/ |Accidental |Release |Measures Section |seven |and |eight |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Safe |handling |/ |Storage |and |Exposure |Control Section |nine |to |eleven |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Characteristics/Reactivity/Toxicological Sections |twelve |to |sixteen |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Ecological/Disposal/Transportation/Other |Regulatory |Information/ |Other |information 4 |states: | rushing frustration fatigue complacency |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Cause/contribute |to |these |critical |errors: eyes |not |on |task mind |not |on |task "line |of |fire" |traction loss |of |balance/traction/grip Influence/affect |critical |decision |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔change |qwhat |is |normally |done take |a |short-cut
miscalculation |of |risk Definition |of |a |near |miss |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔an |incident |that |could |have |resulted |in |innury, |illness |or |property |damage, |if |given |a |different |set |of |circumstances, |but |didnt also |know |as |close |calls, |near |hit, |or |"free |safety |lesson Definition |of |a |Accident |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔unplanned, |unwanted, |but |controllable |event |which |disrupts |the |work |process |and |causes |injury |to |people/damage |to |property Safety |Pyramis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Fatalities recordable |injury first |-aid |injury near |miss |incidents unsafe |acts Heinrichs |Domino |Theory |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔injuries |result |from |a |completed |series |of |factors/events most |accidents |(88%) |are |result |of |unsafe |behavior/act 88% |of |accidents |due |to |unsafe |act |(things |that |can |have |an |effect) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔social |environment personal |and |job |factors insafe |act |or |condition accident injury Multiple |Causation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Maybe |more |than |one |cause, |not |only |in |sequencem |but |occuring |at |the |same |time all |causes |must |be |identified |in |accident |investigation Usually |simpe |accidents |have |a |single |cause
investigation |costs Indirect |Cost |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Time |lost |by |the |injured |worker |and |the |supervisor | production |loss |for |smaller |crew schedule |delays/Liquidated |damages traububg |bew |employees cleanup |time/ |equipment |repairs | legal |fees time |damaged |equipment |is |out |of |service spoilage: |fire, |water, |chemical, |explosives, |ect. ruined |company |Reputation On |average |indirect |cost |exceed |the |direct |cost |by |a: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔4:1 |or |5:1 |ratio EMR |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔based |on |number |of |claims |and |cost |of |claims 1.0 |= |average less |than | 1 |= |good more |than | 1 |= |bad How |EMR |affects |you |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ 3 |year |history |of |incidents 2020 |rates |based |on |2018,2017, |and | 2016 last |year |is |skipped |to |allow |open |claims |to |close Documentation |of |Safety |meeting |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔date |and |time |of |meeting topic |and |type |of |training/ |information |present atending |employees |original |sigantures instructor's |name |and |signature printed |name |and |signature |of |persons |attenid
Safety |meeting |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔held |regualry |(weekly) | keep |it |short one |topic |per |meeting Dale's |Cone |of |Experience |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔People |remember | 20% |of |what |they |hear | 30% |of |what |they |see 50% |of |what |they |do 80% |of |what |they |hear, |see, |and |do Confied |Spaces |definded |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔confined |spaces |means |a |space |that:
indoor |air |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ 1000 |ppm |of |carbon |dioxide What |level |of |ppm |must |be |avoided |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ 2000 |ppm |of |carbon |dioxide Physical |hazards |of |confined |spaces |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔fall cave-ins animals mold machinery Effects |of |CO2 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔shortness |of |breath | reduced |hearing dimmed |sight drowsiness, |dizzinesm |confusion, |headache sweating increased |heart |rate |and |blood |pressure muscular |tremor COnfined |Space |Permit |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Training | permission Preparation isolation ventilation air |testing PPE | Rescue |Plan 71% |of |construction |site |fires |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔are |caused |by |arson |and |open |flame
Fire |protection |and |prevention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔the |employer |shall |be |responsible |for |the |development |of |a |fire |protection |program |to |be |followed |throughiut |all |phases |of |the |construction |and |demolition |work, |and |he |shall |provide |for |the |firefighting |equipment |as |specified |in |this |subpart |as |fire |hazards |occur |there |shall |be |no |delay |in |providing |the |necessary |equipment all |firefighting |equipment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔shall |be |maintained |at |all |times, |shall |be |conspicously |located, |periodically |inspected, |and |maintained |in |operating |condition the the |employer |shall |provide |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔a |trained |and |equipped |firefighting |organization |(fire |brigade) a |fire |extinguisher |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔rated |not |less |than |2A |shall |be |provided |for |each |3,000 |sq |ft |of |the |protect |building |area |and |the |nearest |fire |extinguisher |shall |not |exceed | 100 |feet one | 55 |gallon |open |drum |of |water |with |two |fire |pails |may |be |substituted |for |a |fire |extinguisher |havinga |2A |rating |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔or |1/2 |inch |diameter |graden-type |hose |line, |not |to |exceed | 100 |feet |in |length |and |equipped |with |a |nozzel one |or |more |fire |extinguishers |rated |not |less |than |2A |on |each |floor, |at |least |one |fire |extinguisher |shall |be |located |adjacent |to |the |stairway |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Extinguishers |and |water |drums, |subject |to |freezing |shall |be |protected |from |freezing A |fire |extingusherrated |not |less |than |10B |shall |be |provided |within | 50 |feet |of |wherever |more |than | 5 |gallons |of |flammable |or |combustible |liquids |or | 5 |pounds |of |flammable |gas |are |being |used |on |the |jobsite |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Portable |fire |extinguishers |shall |be |inspected |monthly |and |annual |maintenance |with |maintenance |and |use |of |protable |fire |extinguishers, |NFPA |no. |10A- 2002 types |of |fires |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔class |"A": |ordinary |materials |such |as |paper, |wood, |cloth, |or |trash Class |"B": |flammable |liquids |or |combustible |liquids |such |as |oil, |gasoline, |paint, |thinners, |propane, |kerosene, |or |grease |DO |NOT |USE |WATER. Class |"C": |live |electrical |rquipment |fire, |appliances, |switches, |panels |USE |CO2 |OR |DRY |CHEMICAL
Scheduling |concerns |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔if |the |facility |being |constructed |includes |the |INTALLATION |OF |AUTOMATIC |SPRINKLER |PROTECTION, |the |installation |chall |closely |follow |the |construction |and |be |placed |in |serve |as |soon |as |applicable |laws |permit |following |completion |of |each |story FIRE |WALLS, |AND |EXIT |STSIRWAYS |required |for |the |completed |buildingsm |shall |be |given |construction |priority |FIRE |DOORS |WITH |AUTOMATIC |CLOSING |DEVICES, |shall |be |hung |on |openings |as |soon |as |practicable Open |yard |storage |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔combustiblw |materials |shall |be |piled |with |due |regard |to |the |stability |od |piles |and |IN |NO |CASE |HIGHER |THAN | 20 |FEET Driveways |between |and |around |combustible |stoarage |piles |shall |be |AT |LEAST | 15 |FEET |WIDE |and |MAINTAINED |FREE |FROM |ACCUMULATION |OF |RUBBISH< |EQUIPMENT |or |other |articles |or |materials Open |yard |storage |continued |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Clearance |of |AT |LEAST | 36 |INCHES |shall |be |maintained |between |the |top |level |of |stored |material |and |the |sprinkle |deflectors A |CLEARANCE |OF | 24 |INCHES |shall |be |maintained |around |THE |PATH |OF |TRAVEL |OF |FIRE |DOORS |unless |a |barricade |is |provided |in |which |case |no |clearance |is |needed |MATERIAL |SHALL |NOT |BE |STORED |WITHIN | 36 |INCHES |OF |A |FIRE |DOOR |OPENING Gas |can |colors |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Red: |most |widely |used |for |flammable |liquids |such |as |gasoline Blue: |frequently |used |for |the |storage |of |kerosene Yellow: |Can |be |used |to |designate |the |storage |of |diesel |fuel Green: |often |used |for |the |storage |of |oils Flammable |liquids |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Shall |NOT |BE |STORED |in |areas |used |for |exits, |stairways, |or |normally |used |for |the |safe |passage |of |people At |least |ONE |PORTABLE |FIRE |EXTINGUSHER |having |a |rating |of |not |less |than | 20 - B |units |shall |be |located |NOT |LESS |THAN | 25 |FEET |NOR |MORE |THAN | 75 |FEET |from |any |flammable |liquid |storage |area |located |outside Liquis |Petroleum |Gas |(LP) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔for |temporary |heatingm |heatersm |(other |than |inegral |heater |container |units) |shall |be |located |AT |LEAST | 6 |FEET |from |any |LP-Gas |container. |this |shall |not |prohibit |the |use |of |heaters |specifically |designed |for |attachment |to |the |container |or |to |a
|supporting |standard, |provided |they |are |designed |and |installed |so |as |to |prevent |direcect |oradiant |heat |application |from |the |heater |onto |the |containers. |blower |and |radiant |type |heaters |shall |not |be |directed |toward |any |LP-Gas |container |WITHIN | 20 |FEET Storage |of |LPG |withing |buildings |is |PROHIBITED Temporary |heating |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔temprorary |heating |devices |shall |be |installed |to |provide |clearence |to |combustible |material |not |less |than |the |amount |shown |in |TABLE |F- 4 How |to |use |Fire |Extinguisher |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔P: |Pull |the |pin A: |aim |at |the |bace |of |the |fire S: |squeeze |the |operating |handle S: |Sweep |from |side |to |side Emergency |Action |Plan |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔covers |reasonably |expected |emergencies: |Fires, |explosions, |toxic |chemical |releases, |hurrincanes, |tornadoes,blizzards, |floods Medical |Servies |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Medical |personnel |availabe |for |advice |and |consultation: |local |fire/resuce |department, |appropriate |medical |professional, |or |local |emergency |room Provisions |made |PRIO |TO |COMMENCEMENT |of |the |project |for |prompt |medical |attention |in |case |of |serious |injury medical |facility |readily |available |and/or |person |trained |in |first-aid |available |at |the |work |site | AT |LEAST |WEEKLY |each |first |aid |supplies |kit |on |each |jon |needs |to |have |the |expended |items |replace MEdical |Services |Continued |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Proper |equipment |for |prompt |transporation |of |the |ijured |person |to |a |physician |or |hospital |or a |communication |system |for |contacting |necessary |ambulance |service |is |required emergency |numbers |must |be |posted |(911, |811, |utilities |numbers, |and |non-emergency |police |number |ect.)
Permissible |noise |exposures |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔ 90 |dBA |= | 8 |hours |per |day 115 |dBA |= |1/4 |or |less |of |an |hour |(15 |minutes |or |less) How |do |we |know |if |something |is |too |loud? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Use |the | 3 |foor |rule: |if |you |have |to |raise |your |voice |to |be |heard |by |someone |standing |within | 3 |foor |(arms |length) |then |the |level |is |most |likely |above |the |hazardous |noise |level or Measure |loudness |with |proper |equipment Non-Ionizzing |Radiation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Light |greater |than |0.005 |watts |(5m.w. |/ | 5 |milliwatts) |shall |be |provided |with |anti-laser |eye |protection Gases, |vapors, |fumes, |dusts, |and |mists |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔exposure |of |employees |to |inhalation, |ingestion, |skin |absorption |or |contact |with |any |material |or |substance |at |a |concentration |above |those |specified |in |the |"Threshold |Limit |of |Airborn |Contaminants |of |1970" |of |the |American |Confrence |of |Governmental |Industrial |Hygienists |SHAL |BE |AVOIDED Illumination |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Construction |areas, |ramps, |runways, |corridorsm |offices, |shops, |and |storage |areas |shall |be |lighted |to |not |less |than |the |minimum |illumination |intensities |listed |in |Table |D- 3 |while |ny |work |is |in |progress Table |D-3: |mminimum |lighting |requirments |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔General |Construction |area |lighting: | 5 |FOOT |CANDLES General |construction |areas, |concrete |placement, |excavation |and |waste |areas, |access |ways, |active |storage |areas, |loading |platforms, |refueling, |and |feild |maintenance |areas: | 3 |FOOT |CANDLES Indoors: |warehouses, |corridors, |hallways |and |exit |ways: | 5 |FOOT |CANCLEDS Tunneles, |shafts, |and |general |underground |work |areas: |(exveption: |minimum |of | 10 |FOOT |CANDLES |is |required |at |tunnel |and |shaft |heading |during |drilling, |mucking, |and |scaling, |Bureau |of |Mines |approved |cap |lights |sall |be |acceptable |for |use |in |the |tunnel |heading) |: | 5 |FOOT |CANDLES
General |Construction |plant |and |shops( |e.g. |batch |plantsm |screening |plants, |mechanical |and |electrical |equipment |rooms, |carpenter |shops, |rigging |lofts |and |active |store |room, |mess |halls, |and |indoor |toilets |and |workrooms): | 10 |FOOT |CANDLES First |aid |stations, |infirmaries, |and |offices: | 30 |FOOT |CANDLES Ventilation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔whenever |hazardous |substances |such |as |dusts, |fumems, |mists, |vapors, |or |gases |exist |or |are |produced |in |the |course |of |construction |work, |their |concentrations |SHALL |NOT |EXCEED |THE |LIMITS |SPECIFIED |IN |1926.55(a) When |ventilation |is |used |as |an |engineering |control |method, |the |system |shall |be |installed |and |operated |according |to |the |requirements |of |this |section