OSHA - 10 hour General Industry Course

1970

The OSHA Act became law in _____.

14,000

Before OSHA, more than _____ annual deaths were registered in the workplace.

15

Today, despite OSHA's ongoing efforts, daily averages of ___ American workers are still dying due to occupational related injuries and illnesses.

Railroads

OSHA standard cover all of the following except:

-General Industry

-Shipyards

-Construction

-Railroads

The General Duty Clause

Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act is referred to as the _____.

Covers all activities

A horizontal standard is one that ____.

OSHA Priority Levels for inspection

What are Imminent danger; Catastrophes and fatalities; Employee complaints; and Programmed Inspections

15

If an employer wishes to contest a citation, they must do so within ____ days in writing.

3

All citations shall be posted by the employer at or near the site of the violation for a period of ___ days.

Serious

A ____ violation is one that is likely to cause death or physical injury. It carries a fine of up to $7,000.

Egregious

_____ violations carry possible criminal prosecution with them whenever issued by a CSHO. It's fines can be up to $250,000.

Employee Responsibility

Section 5(a)(1)(b) refers to _____ to OSHA Act standards.

Other than serious

_____ violations are not likely to cause death or serious injury. They can carry fines less than $1,000.

Are Not

Employers that are self-employed ____ covered by OSHA standards.

Industry wide organizations

Consensus standards are developed by ______.

8 hours

All fatalities or catastrophes involving three or more hospitalized employees must be reported to OSHA within ____.

$70,000

Organizations may be fined up to _____ per willful violation.

Exposing

The ____ is the employer whose actual employees are being exposed to a hazard.

Creating

The ____ employer is one who caused the hazard.

Controlling

The _____ employer is responsible by contract for safety and health on the worksite.

Correcting

The ____ employer has the actual responsibility for eliminating the hazard.

All of the above

Criminal Prosecution can result from which of the following:

- Giving false information

- Hampering or injuring a CSHO

- Anything resulting in the willful death of an employee

- All of the Above

100,000

Statistics show that a recordable incident resulting in lost days from work may result in an estimated cost exceeding $_____ per occurrence.

True

True or False: OSHA standards, as well as letters of interpretation, may be accessed online at www.osha.gov.

Male

More than 90% of workplace fatalities happen to _____ workers.

Protect the safety and health of American workers

OSHA's primary mission is too _____.

Notify the employer of the hazards existence

After having performed a preoperational workplace inspection, a hazardous condition is discovered in your section. What is the first thing you should do?

Hazard Communication Standard

What does HCS stand for?

The employer not having a written HCS program

The most violated section of the HCS involves ____.

True

True or False: Employers are permitted to store MSDS's on a computer terminal, provided that the employees have access to the computer terminals during the work shift.

Notify your supervisor

If there is no MSDS reference in the workplace, as an employee, you should ____.

True

True or False: When transferring a hazardous chemical from one container to another, a label is not required as long as you are the only person using the chemical during that work shift.

Permissible Exposure Limit

OSHA recognizes the _____ as the maximum concentration of exposure that an employee may be exposed to during an eight hour period.

An acute reaction

Skin irritation is an example of ____.

Flammability

The red section on a self-made label refers to ____.

PPE/ other information

The white section on a self-made label refers to ____.

Reactivity

The yellow section on a self-made label refers to ____.

Health Hazard

The blue section on a self-made label refers to ____.

Chronic Disease

Silicosis is an example of a(n) ____.

Right to Know

The ____ inventory is a means of cataloging the chemicals found on site, sharing information with contractors working on site, and also called/referred to as the Chemical list.

30

MSDS's for chemicals that are no longer in use at the establishment are to be kept by the employer for a period of ____ years.

0 to 4

The numeric rankings of chemical warnings for hazards found on labels range from ___ to ___.

The chemical name, the common name, and the emergency number

What is required to be listed on a label?

All of the Above

The human body's routes of entry for hazardous chemicals include:

- Skin absorption

- Ingestion

- Inhalation

- Injection

- All of the Above

Training, labeling, and MSDS retention

The hazard communication standard provides for ___, ____, and _____.

Requesting One

Employees may obtain a copy of a MSDS by ____.

Training

_____ for hazard communication must begin when you are first hired and before you first begin working with a hazardous chemical.

Acute

_____ reactions to hazardous chemical effects may include skin irritations, loss of balance, and light headedness.

Physical Hazard

Chemicals that represent a ______ include, but are not limited too, those that may result in fire, explosion, and an adverse reaction with another chemical.

True

True or False: Chemical ingredients that are considered to be trade secrets do not need to be listed on a MSDS, however the chemical hazards from associated with the ingredients are required to be listed on the MSDS.

300

Each year, more than ___ American workers die as a result with silicosis.

second

Silica is the ____ most common mineral in the earth's crust.

One

More than ___ million U.S. workers are exposed to crystalline silica.

Chronic

_____ silicosis usually occurs after 10 or more years of exposure.

Inhalation

In addition to silicosis, ______ of crystalline silica particles has been associated with bronchitis, tuberculosis, and lung cancer.

True

True or False: Typical sand found at the beach does not pose a silicosis threat.

True

True or False: There is no cure for silicosis, but the disease is 100% preventable if employers, employees, and health professionals work together to reduce occupational exposures.

100,000

More than ____workers in the U.S. encounter high-risk silica exposures through sandblasting, rock drilling, and mining.

15 to 20

Chronic silicosis, the most common form of the diseases, may go undetected for years in the early stages. A chest X-ray may not reveal an abnormality until after ____ years of exposure.

1 to 2

Accelerated silicosis results from higher exposures than to chronic silicosis and develops over ____ years.

Acute

____ silicosis occurs where exposures are the highest and can cause symptoms to develop within a few weeks or up to 5 years.

0.1

It is the employer's responsibility to label any product that contain ___% of silica.

Walsh-Healy

Hawk's Nest contributed to the passage of the _____ act, which made it unlawful for companies supplying the federal government with contract work to allow such work to be performed under unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous conditions. The act remains in effect today.

Engineering Control

Ventilation

Administrative Control

Improved Training Program

Personal Protective Equipment

Respirator usage

Z

The PEL for silica exposure is taken from OSHA's ___ tables.

76

During construction of the Hawks Nest Tunnel, approximately ___% of the tunnel's workforce was made up of uneducated and unskilled african-americans.

1200 to 1500

Almost 5,000 men were used to construct the tunnel. NIOSH estimated that _____ workers died as a result to crystalline silica exposures.

True

True or False: Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common occupational illnesses. It is often ignored because there are no visible effects. It usually develops over a long period of time, and, except in very rare cases, there is no pain.

Conductive

Any condition in the outer or middle ear that interferes with sound passing to the inner ear is classified as a ____ hearing loss.

Sensorineural

Chronic noise-induced hearing loss is a permanent ____ condition that cannot be treated medically.

Tinnitus

_____ describes a condition known as ringing in the ears.

Prebycusis

____ describes a condition of hearing loss due to aging.

Nosoacusis

_____ describes a condition of hearing loss due to exposure to mumps, rubella, or head trauma.

Acoustic Trauma

____ refers to a temporary or permanent condition caused by a sudden intense noise event such as an explosion.

85

Whenever sound waves approach ____ decibels over an eight hour time frame exposure, hearing damage may result from the exposure.

False

True or False: Hearing loss can be reversed.

3

As a general rule of thumb, in the workplace if you cannot carry on a reasonable conversation at a distance of ___ft, you need hearing protection.

True

True or False: Wearing ear muffs along with ear plugs can increase your hearing protection factor.

True

True or False: All new employee's should be given a baseline audiogram, and annually thereafter if possible, so that if there is a noise issue there is data to compare it to.

14

Testing to establish a baseline audiogram shall be preceded by at least ____ hours without exposure to workplace noise.

True

True or False: The hearing conservation program shall be provided at no cost to employees.

Grounding

The most violated OSHA standard in electrical safety involves ____.

Short circuit

A metered voltage difference between two levels in a circuit is called a _____.

Electrical pressure

Voltage is a also referred to as ____.

Resistance

The term ohms refers to the amount of _____ found in a circuit.

Amperes

Current is measured in ______.

System ground

A _____ is used to protect equipment from line surges and lightning.

True

True or False: A GFCI protects against a measurable difference in current, but does not protect against overload.

Fuses

_____ are rated by voltage, amperage, and wether they are fast blowing or slow blowing.

3

There must be at least ____ ft of electrical clear work space maintained in front of all electrical panels.

GFCI and assured grounding

All temporary electrical power cords used in construction work must be _____ protected.

12/3

According to the National Electrical Code all temporary power cords shall be at least ____ or larger in size.

Resistance

Impedance in AC circuits also refers to ____.

True

True or False: Given a pathway, electricity always flows in a circuit.

Silica and Germanium

____ and _____ are examples of semi-conductors.

Hard and Extra Hard

Extension cord sets used with portable electric tools and appliances shall be of three-wire type and shall be designed for ____ and ____ usage.

12

Hard service flexible cords Number ___ or larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.

True

True or False: Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles shall have no live parts normally exposed to employee contact. However, rosettes and cleat-type lampholders and receptacles lovated at least 8 ft above the floor may have exposed parts. Its deemed guarded by height.