Mortuary Law - Gilligan/Stueve ch. 13: 15-16

When did congress enact OSHA?

1970

OSHA -

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA does not cover what kind of employees?

Self employed

What is the number of OSHA’s job safety and health poster?

2203

Recordkeeping requirements require what OSHA form?

OSHA Form 200

Used to supply supplementary information regarding injury and illness noted on the log:

OSHA Form 101

In the funeral home, the death of an employee (within the workplace) or the hospitalization of 5 or more employees must be reported by the employer to OSHA in…

48 hours

Funeral directors are subject to what OSHA standards?

Formaldehyde Exposure Standard

Hazard Communication Standard

Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

When did the Formaldehyde Exposure Standard get put into effect?

1988

The purpose of this standard is to establish permissible exposure levels for formaldehyde in the workplace:

Formaldehyde Exposure Standard

What are the three basic action levels of the FES?

8-hour Time Weighted Average

15-minute Short Term Exposure Level

Action Level

The 8-hour time weighted average has how much ppm?

.75 ppm

ppm stands for

parts per million

The Short Term Exposure Level has how much ppm?

.2 ppm

When funeral directors receive results of formaldehyde testing, how long must they notify employees of the results?

15 days

When should formaldehyde be retested?

Whenever changes are made in personnel, equipment or other areas that may cause an increase in formaldehyde.

If the STEL reports is below 2 ppm does the funeral director need to take remedial action:

No

If the TWA is below the action level of .5 ppm does the funeral director need to take remedial action:

No

How long should you remain under a “quick drench” shower in a lab?

15-20 minutes

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheets

How long should records be kept for formaldehyde testing?

30 years

A level of — air changes per hour in the prep room is considered to be optimal:

15

If remedial measures have to be taken because of too much exposure for formaldehyde, how often should retest be done until the exposure has fallen below action level?

Every 6 months

A copy of the physicians medical opinion is to be provided to the employee and one copy is be maintained in the employer’s records for how long?

30 years

A disclosure law that provides employees with information about the hazardous materials they will be working with:

Hazard Communication Standard

Contains full disclosure of the product’s hazards, precautions in handling the product, and proper steps to take in event of an emergency:

Material Safety Data Sheets

If a funeral home was to transfer a product from the manufacturer’s container into their own container, this container must be labelled unless…

It is less than 10 gallons and is used immediately

The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard became enacted in:

1993

What vaccine is required under the bloodborne pathogen standard?

Hep B

After the vaccination, how many months is required for HBV antibody testing?

1-2 months

Training records must be maintained for:

5 years

Medical Records for employees must be maintained for:

30 years

When was the needlestick safety and prevention act passed?

November, 2000

OSHA’s Needlestick Regulation took place in:

April 2001

If a funeral home does not have the cover that was provided when the trocar was purchased, what must they do?

Obtain a PCP pipe and cut it to be 2 inches longer than the trocar

The purpose of this act is to insure that consumers who are provided credit by banks and businesses are fully apprised of all aspects of the credit arrangements:

Truth in Lending Act

A funeral home will be required to make Truth-In-Lending disclosures during any particular transaction if it satisfies a two-part test:

It qualifies as during a creditor under the regulations

It extends to a consumer

A person or business which extends consumer credit more than 25 times in a year:

Creditor

A finance charge in a transaction with a natural person or it enters a written contract with a natural person:

consumer credit

Instead of a penalty, finance, carrying, or service charge, use:

“late charge”

Under the regulations, the state annual percentage rate will be considered accurate if it is not more than…

1/8 of one percent above or below the actual percentage rate.

For irregular transactions, such as those that are not equal, the tolerance is increased…

to ¼ of one percent

The easiest method to calculate the annual percentage rate is by obtaining a copy of:

Federal Reserve Board’s Annual Percentage Rate

How can you obtain a copy of Federal Reserve Board’s Annual Percentage Rate?

A federal reserve system from Washington DC or from an Federal Reserve Bank

The funeral home is required to disclose the dates for interest payments for…

First year only

The funeral home should always provide the customer with the copy of the TruthInLending disclosures and retain the original Form for at least…

two years

A federal statute which governs express and implied warranties:

Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

What are the three primary parts of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act?

Financial Privacy Rule

The Safeguard Rule

The Pretexting Provisions

Does the GLB Act cover funeral homes?

No

GLB:

Gramm-Leach-Bliley

Who enforces the GLB?

FTC

When was HIPPA passed?

1996

A list of telephone numbers businesses are not allowed to call:

No-Call-List

How much is the fine for a business for calling a number on the No-Call-List?

16,000

How often should a business “scrub” the No-Call-List?

Every 31 days

EBR

Established Business Relationship

Enacted to eliminate abusive practices in collection of consumer debts:

Fair Debt Collections Practices Act