Deck 20: Occupational Safety and Health

Question 1

OSHRC is the final interpreter of OSHA regulations.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Emergency OSHA standards are effective for only 3 months.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Recordkeeping of occupational accidents must be kept by employers.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

OSHA is the enforcement arm created by OSH Act.

Question 5

National Consensus Standards are those promulgated after OSH Act.

Question 6

The two major causes of employment injuries are ________.

A) handling an object and falling
B) machine related injuries and falling objects
C) falling and machine related injuries
D) motor vehicles and falling
E) none of the above

Question 7

The two major causes of fatalities are ________.

A) handling an object and falling
B) machine related accidents and falling
C) motor vehicles accidents and falling
D) falling objects and motor vehicle accidents

Question 8

Ancillary expenses which occur when a worker is permanently disabled include:

A) loss of productivity
B) replacement cost
C) investigation time
D) a&b
E) all

Question 9

Employer defenses include:

A) assumption of risk
B) contributory negligence
C) a variance received because of a greater hazard
D) a&b
E) all

Question 10

The only way for an employer to defend a hazard is under:

A) OSH Act
B) workers compensation
C) greater hazard defense
D) contributory negligence
E) NOTA

Question 11

The only possible defense for an employer against a hazard is receiving a variance for a ________.

Question 12

Ten thousand workers ________ on the job each year.

Question 13

One hundred thousand workers are________ each year.

Question 14

The ________ is the final authority with respect to OSHA regulations.

Question 15

________ are those promulgated after the creation of OSHA.