Safety Standards & Regulatory Compliance Flashcards

The 'General Industry' OSHA standards are codified under which title and part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)?

Answer: 29 CFR Part 1910

29 CFR Part 1910 contains OSHA's General Industry standards, while Part 1926 covers construction and Part 1904 covers recordkeeping.

A safety professional discovers that a new chemical solvent the facility intends to use is not covered by any existing OSHA standard. The MOST appropriate regulatory basis for requiring hazard controls would be:

Answer: Apply the OSHA General Duty Clause since a recognized hazard exists

When no specific standard covers a recognized hazard, the General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)) provides the regulatory basis for requiring abatement.

Under NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code), a means of egress consists of how many components?

Answer: Three: exit access, exit, and exit discharge

NFPA 101 defines a means of egress as three components: the exit access (path leading to an exit), the exit itself, and the exit discharge (path from exit to public way).

An employer implements a Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) program. Regulatory compliance requires this program to align most closely with which OSHA requirement?

Answer: 29 CFR 1910.119 Process Safety Management employee participation element

BBS programs within PSM-covered facilities must satisfy the employee participation requirement of 29 CFR 1910.119(c), which requires a written plan for employee involvement in safety management.

The 'Fatal Four' hazards identified by OSHA as causing the majority of construction worker fatalities are falls, struck-by, electrocution, and:

Answer: Caught-in/between

OSHA's 'Fatal Four' in construction are: falls, struck-by objects, electrocution, and caught-in/between hazards, which together account for over 60% of construction fatalities.

When must an employer report an employee in-patient hospitalization to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39?

Answer: Within 24 hours of the incident

Employers must report any work-related in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours of learning about it (fatalities require reporting within 8 hours).

Which of the following is a key distinguishing feature of an 'imminent danger' situation under OSHA authority?

Answer: The hazard could cause death or serious physical harm before it can be eliminated through normal enforcement

An imminent danger is defined as a condition where death or serious physical harm could occur immediately or before standard enforcement procedures could eliminate the hazard.