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What does OSHA stand for? - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration President Nixon signed the OSH Act in what year? - ✔✔ 1970 In what year was OSHA created by the OSH Act? - ✔✔ 1971 In the OSH Act, what are the specific duties of the employer listed in the General Duty Clause(Section 5)?
- ✔✔Provide a place of employment free from recognized hazards; shall comply with the occupational safety and health listed under the act In the OSH Act, what are the specific duties of the employee listed in the General Duty Clause(Section 5)? - ✔✔Shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders in the act that are applicable to their own actions OSHA's Mission Statement - ✔✔Ensure safe and healthful conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. What are the rights granted to employees under OSHA? - ✔✔The right to:
- A safe and healthful workplace
- Know about hazardous chemicals
- Report and injury to employer
- Complain or request hazard correction from employer
- Training
- Hazard exposure and medical records
- File a complaint with OSHA
- Participate in an OSHA inspection
- Be free from retaliation for exercising any of these rights
T/F: Workers have the right to view the annually posted summary of injuries and illnesses - ✔✔True What are the three ways that an employee can file an OSHA complaint? - ✔✔Online, by mail, over the phone Section 11(c) of the OSH Act states that: - ✔✔No person shall be discharged or discriminated against because they filed a complaint, instituted any proceeding, testified in any proceeding, or exercised their rights under the act. How many days does a worker have to contact OSHA is they feel that they are being punished for whistleblowing? - ✔✔30 days List the employer responsibilities as stated by OSHA. - ✔✔- Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards and comply with OSHA standards
- Provide training required by OSHA standards
- Keep records of injuries and illnesses
- Provide medical exams when required and provide workers with access to their records
- Not discriminate against workers who exercise their rights under the act
- Post OSHA citations and hazard correction notices
- Provide and pay for necessary PPE What are the four types of OSHA violations? - ✔✔Willful, Serious, Other-Than-Serious, Repeated What is a willful violation of OSHA and the associated penalty? - ✔✔A violation committed intentionally and knowingly by the employer with indifference to the law; May propose fines of $5,000 to $70,000 per violation What is a serious violation of OSHA and the associated penalty? - ✔✔A violation where there is substantial probability for death or serious physical harm where the employer knew or should have known about the related hazard; Mandatory penalty up to a fine of $7,
List the 3 classes of hard hats. - ✔✔Class G for general, E for electrical, and C for construction What is the standard for safety glasses? - ✔✔ANSI Z87. List some examples of workplace hazards. - ✔✔Biological, chemical, physical, safety, ergonomic, psychosocial List some examples of situations that may lead to slips, trips, or falls. - ✔✔Spills, improper footwear, protruding items, poorly lit walkways, unguarded elevated/recessed surfaces What is stated in 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1)? - ✔✔All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are to be kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. What is stated in 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3)? - ✔✔Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice. According to OSHA, what is the difference between floor and wall holes and openings? - ✔✔Floor Hole: an opening less than 12" with more than 1" dimension in any floor or equivalent surface which materials but not persons may fall. Floor Opening: an opening more than 12" or more in its least dimension in any floor or equivalent surface through which persons may fall. Wall Hole: an opening less than 30" but more than 1" high of unrestricted with in any wall or equivalent structure Wall Opening: an opening at least 30" high and 18" wide in any wall or equivalent structure through which persons may fall. According to 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1), when are standard stair railings or handrails required on every flight of stairs? - ✔✔When there are at least 3 treads and 4 risers. According to 29 CFR 1910.25(d)(2)(xii), does the top of an ordinary step ladder qualify as a step? - ✔✔No
According to the definitions in 1910.34(c), what are the three parts of an exit route? - ✔✔Access, exit, discharge What is stated in 1910.39(d) Employee Information? - ✔✔An employer must inform employees upon initial assignment to a job of the fire hazards to which they are exposed and review the parts of the fire prevention plan that are necessary for self-protection. According to 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans, what are the 5 requirements which serve as non- mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with the 1910 Subpart E Appendix? - ✔✔Emergency action plan elements, emergency evacuation, emergency action plan training, fire prevention housekeeping, maintenance of equipment under the fire prevention plan List seven hazards associated with electricity. - ✔✔BE SAFE: Burns, Electrocution, Shock, Arc Flash/Blast, Fire, Explosions According to 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1), what 7 considerations must be used in determining the safety of electrical equipment? - ✔✔Suitability for installation; mechanical strength and durability; wire-bending and connection space; electrical insulation; heating effects under all conditions of use; arcing effects; classification by type, size, voltage, current capacity, and specific use; other factors that contribute to the practical safeguarding of persons using equipment What is the purpose of equipment grounding? - ✔✔To provide a safe path for ground-fault current to flow without injuring workers. What type of injuries can occur when machinery unexpectedly energizes, starts up, or releases stored energy while employees are servicing the equipment? - ✔✔Electrocution, burns, crushing, cutting, lacerating, amputating, fractures According to 29 CFR 1910.147(a)(3)(i), what is the purpose of the lockout/tagout standard? - ✔✔To require employers to establish a program and utilize procedures for affixing appropriate lockout/tagout devices and to otherwise disable machines/equipment to prevent unexpected energization, start up, or release of stored energy is order to prevent injuries to employees.
According to 29 CFR 1910.176(b), how must the storage of bags, containers, bundles, and other such items be made stable and secure against sliding or collapse? - ✔✔Material should not create a hazard and should be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height. According to 29 CFR 1910.176, housekeeping of storage areas shall be what? - ✔✔Kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. According to 29 CFR 1910.176, rolling railroad car requirements include: - ✔✔Cars shall be derailed/bumper blocks shall be provided on spur railroad tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked or enter a building, work, or traffic areas. According to 29 CFR 1910.179, what are the requirements for rated load marking? - ✔✔Shall be plainly marked on each side and legible from the ground. According to 29 CFR 1910.184, what is the definition of a choker hitch? - ✔✔A sling configuration with one end of the sling passing under the load and through an end attachment, handle, or eye on the other end of the sling According to 29 CFR 1910.184, what is the definition of a sling? - ✔✔An assembly which connects the load to the material handling equipment According to 29 CFR 1910.211, define point of operation. - ✔✔The area of the press where material is actually positioned and work is being performed during any process such as shearing, punching, forming or assembling. According to 29 CFR 1910.211, define bite. - ✔✔The nip point between any two in running rolls According to 29 CFR 1910.211, define guard. - ✔✔A barrier that prevents entry of the operator's hands or fingers into the point of operation According to 29 CFR 1910.211, define pinch point. - ✔✔Any point other than the point of operation at which it is possible for a part of the body to be caught between the moving parts of a press or auxiliary equipment
What are the types of machine guarding discussed in 29 CFR 1910.212? - ✔✔Barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices What are surface grinders and cutting-off machines as described in 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(5)? - ✔✔The maximum angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides for safety guards used on cutting- off and surface grinding machines which employ the wheel periphery shall not exceed 150 degrees. This exposure shall begin at a point not less that 15 degrees below the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle. What is the "Ring Test" as described in 29 CFR 1910.215(d)(1) and 215(d)(1)(i)? - ✔✔Wheels should be tapped gently with a light nonmetallic implement and if the sound cracked (dead) they shall not be used. What are the requirements for guarding horizontal shafting seven feet or less from the floor according to 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i)? - ✔✔Shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires. What are the requirements for shaft couplings according to 29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2)? - ✔✔Shall be so constructed as to present no hazards from bolts, nuts, setscrews, or revolving surfaces. Bolts, nuts, and setscrews will be permitted when covered with safety sleeves or where they are used parallel and countersunk with shafting. According to 29 CFR 1910.219(p)(7), what are the requirements for the person or oiler when lubricating machinery? - ✔✔Must wear tight-fitting clothing and machinery shall be oiled when not in motion (if possible).
