Safety Regulations & OSHA Compliance Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of OSHA regulations in the workplace?
Answer: To ensure safe and healthful working conditions
OSHA's primary mission is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards.
When must a workplace incident be reported to OSHA?
Answer: Within 8 hours for fatalities and 24 hours for hospitalizations
OSHA requires employers to report workplace fatalities within 8 hours and in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours.
What document must employers maintain to record workplace injuries and illnesses?
Answer: OSHA Form 300 Log
The OSHA Form 300 is the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses that employers must maintain to record qualifying incidents.
Which type of hazard involves exposure to harmful substances?
Answer: Chemical hazard
Chemical hazards involve exposure to harmful substances including gases, vapors, liquids, and dusts that can cause health effects.
What is the hierarchy of controls for workplace hazards, from most to least effective?
Answer: Elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, PPE
The hierarchy of controls ranks hazard control methods from most effective (elimination) to least effective (PPE), with each level providing decreasing protection.
What does the term "permissible exposure limit" (PEL) refer to?
Answer: The maximum concentration of a substance workers may be exposed to over an 8-hour shift
PELs are regulatory limits on the amount or concentration of a substance in workplace air, typically measured as an 8-hour time-weighted average.