Intro to OSHA (Final Exam) with answers, Exams of Nursing

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OSHA |Areas |of |Authority |- |correct |answer |-- |create |and |uphold |standards

• |conduct |inspections |& |issue |citations
• |provide |training |& |grant |funds |to |states
• |require |recordkeeping OSHA |Required |Programs |- |correct |answer |-- |Fall |Protection |
• |Fire |Prevention
• |Lockout/Tagout
• |HAZWOPER
• |Bloodborne |Pathogens Scaffolding |- |correct |answer |-- | 10 |ft |trigger |height
• | 1 |in |gaps |max
• |walkways | 18 |inches |wide Fall |Protection: |Rule |of |Thumb |- |correct |answer |-when |working | 6 |feet |or |more |above |a |lower |level, |some |form |of |fall |protection |is |needed Hazard |Recognition |- |correct |answer |-- |tripping |over |materials
• |dropping |objects
• |improper |equipment Fall |Protection: | 3 |types |- |correct |answer |-Guardrails |- | 42 |inch |high |with |mid |rail Safety |Nets |- |under |elevated |workers Personal |Fall |Arrest |Systems |- |harness, |lanyard

OSHA |Act |signed |- |correct |answer |-December |29th, | 1970 |by |Nixon OSHA |Act |effective |- |correct |answer |-120 |days |after, |in |April | 1971 OSHA |Act |purpose |- |correct |answer |-assure |safe |and |healthful |working |conditions |and |to |preserve |human |resources Walsh-Healey |Act |- | 1936 |- |correct |answer |-required |minimum |health/safety |standards |if |bidding |on |fed |contract |in |excess |of |$10, OSHA |Act |Coverage |Exclusion |- |correct |answer |-- |State |plan |states

• |Ministers, |churches
• |Public |workers
• |Farmers |and |family |owed |farms
• |Employees |covered |by |agencies |with |own |regulations Voluntary |Protection |Programs |- |correct |answer |-- |Merit |Program
• |Star |Program Employee |Rights: |Standards |- |correct |answer |-- |request |new |standard
• |submit |comments |on |standards
• |file |written |objections
• |must |be |informed |when |employer |files |variance Employee |Rights: |Access |to |Information |- |correct |answer |-- |access |to |information |about |standards
• |employees |affected |must |have |info |about |hazards
• |informed |of |imminent |danger
• |be |given |access |to |medical |records

Employee |Rights: |Enforcement |- |correct |answer |-- |make |written |request |for |inspection

• |review |citation
• |file |whistleblower |complaint |
• |contest |abatement Temporary |Variance |- |correct |answer |-- |statement |of |inability |to |comply
• |description |of |steps |to |ensure |safety
• |statement |of |when |compliance |will |take |place Permanent |Variance |- |correct |answer |-- |description |of |how |countermeasures |used
• |statement |of |how |countermeasures |will |meet |standards
• |certification |that |employer |has |informed |employees
• |description |of |how |they |were |informed Inspection |Priorities |- |correct |answer |-- |imminent |danger
• |fatalities |and |catastrophes
• |employee |complaints
• |high |hazard |workplaces
• |reinspections Opening |Conference |- |correct |answer |-- |review |OSHA |required |records
• |safety |programs
• |explain |employees' |rights Inspection |Tour |- |correct |answer |-- |record |any |violations
• |employer |representative |takes |notes/pics
• |duplicate |samples, |readings Closing |Conference |- |correct |answer |-- |same |personnel

• |review |of |findings |
• |discuss |time |frames |
• |advise |employer |about |citations Follow-Up |Inspections |- |correct |answer |-- |conducted |in |imminent |danger |situations
• |serious, |repeat, |willful |violations
• |formal Violation |Categories |- |correct |answer |-- |willful |(intentional, |$70,00)
• |serious |(cause |death/injury, |$7,000)
• |other |than |serious |(prob |not |death, |$7,000)
• |repeat |($70,000)
• |DeMinimis |(no |direct |impact, |technical |vio)
• |Failure |to |Abate/Correct |($7,000) Health |Review |Commission |- |correct |answer |-- | 3 |member |panel
• |within | 15 |days
• |employees |should |identify |themselves OSHA |Revised |Recordkeeping |rule |effective |date |- |correct |answer |-January |1, | 2002 |(affects |1. |million |establishments) Benefits |of |recordkeeping |rule |- |correct |answer |-- |improves |employee |involvement
• |creates |simpler |forms
• |increases |employers' |flexibility |to |use |computers Three |Recordkeeping |Forms |- |correct |answer |-300 |- |log |of |work-related |injuries |and |illnesses 301 |- |injury |and |illness |incident |report 300A |- |summary |of |work-related |injuries |and |illnesses

Work-Related |Exceptions |- |correct |answer |-- |eating, |drinking, |preparing |food |or |drink |for |personal |consumption

• |common |colds |and |flus
• |voluntary |participation |in |wellness |or |fitness |programs
• |personal |grooming, |or |self |medication General |Recording |Criteria |- |correct |answer |-- |Death
• |Days |away |from |work
• |restricted |work |or |transfer |to |another |job
• |loss |of |consiousness Employee |Involvement |- |correct |answer |-- |requires |employers |to |have |procedure |to |report |injuries |and |illnesses |
• |employers |are |prohibited |from |discriminating |against |employees |who |do |report
• |now |have |access |to | 301 |form |(safety/health)