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Occupational Safety Standards & Regulations Flashcards

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  1. An OSHA 'other-than-serious' violation is defined as one where:

    Answer: The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm

    Other-than-serious violations relate to safety/health but do not rise to the level of likely causing death or serious physical harm.

  2. Under 29 CFR 1910.303, electrical equipment must be used in a manner that:

    Answer: Is consistent with its listed or labeled instructions and installed in accordance with any applicable instructions

    OSHA requires electrical equipment to be used in accordance with manufacturer instructions and installed per applicable standards such as the NEC.

  3. Which standard requires a written hearing conservation program when employees are exposed to TWA noise levels at or above:

    Answer: 85 dB(A)

    OSHA's Hearing Conservation Amendment (29 CFR 1910.95) requires a program when the 8-hour TWA equals or exceeds 85 dB(A)—the action level.

  4. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) intersects with occupational safety when:

    Answer: An employer uses safety requirements as a pretext to exclude qualified disabled workers

    Employers cannot use exaggerated or pretextual safety justifications to discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities under the ADA.

  5. Under OSHA's Walking-Working Surfaces standard (29 CFR 1910 Subpart D), the minimum load rating for a standard floor opening cover is:

    Answer: Two times the combined weight of any workers and equipment that may traverse it

    Floor hole and opening covers must be capable of supporting at least twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on them.

  6. Which federal agency publishes Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) that are legally enforceable in most general industry workplaces?

    Answer: OSHA

    OSHA establishes and enforces PELs; NIOSH RELs and ACGIH TLVs are advisory guidelines, not enforceable standards.

  7. An employer who receives an OSHA citation must post it:

    Answer: At or near the place of each alleged violation for three working days or until corrected, whichever is longer

    OSHA requires citations to be posted at the violation location for three working days or until the hazard is abated, whichever period is longer.