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Introduction to OSHA Flashcards

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  1. What year was the Occupational Safety and Health Act signed into law?

    Answer: 1970

    The OSH Act was signed into law in 1970 and OSHA began operating in 1971.

  2. Which federal department houses OSHA?

    Answer: Department of Labor

    OSHA is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor.

  3. Under the General Duty Clause, an employer must provide a workplace free from what?

    Answer: Recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm

    The General Duty Clause requires employers to keep the workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm.

  4. A worker files a safety complaint and is then fired for it. What protection does OSHA provide?

    Answer: Whistleblower protection against retaliation

    OSHA's whistleblower provisions protect workers from retaliation for exercising their safety rights.

  5. What is the maximum time an employer generally has to correct a cited violation?

    Answer: The abatement date set in the citation

    Employers must fix hazards by the abatement date specified in the citation.

  6. Which of these is a right guaranteed to workers under OSHA?

    Answer: To review records of work-related injuries and illnesses

    Workers have the right to review injury and illness logs and records.

  7. How many states and territories operate their own OSHA-approved State Plans?

    Answer: 22 covering both private and public workers plus others

    There are State Plans; 22 cover both private and state/local government workers, with additional plans covering public employees only.