CAR Workplace Safety and OSHA 3

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) in an auto recycling operation?

Accepted Answer

To identify hazards associated with each step of a task before work begins

Answer

A JHA breaks a job into steps, identifies hazards at each step, and determines controls to eliminate or reduce those hazards before work starts.

Question 2

Under OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard, what must happen before an employee is fit-tested for a tight-fitting respirator?

Accepted Answer

The employee must receive a medical evaluation clearance

Answer

29 CFR 1910.134 requires that employees pass a medical evaluation by a licensed health care professional before fit-testing or using a respirator.

Question 3

When draining mercury switches from vehicles before crushing, what is the correct disposal method under EPA and OSHA regulations?

Accepted Answer

Send switches to a mercury recycler via an end-of-life vehicle switch collection program

Answer

Mercury switches must be removed intact and sent to certified mercury recyclers through programs like the End-of-Life Vehicle Solutions (ELVS) program to comply with federal and state rules.

Question 4

An employee suffers a work-related amputation. Under OSHA reporting rules, how soon must the employer notify OSHA?

Accepted Answer

Within 24 hours

Answer

OSHA requires employers to report work-related amputations, in-patient hospitalizations, and losses of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours of learning of the incident.

Question 5

What fall protection is required under OSHA when employees work on top of stacked vehicles at heights of 4 feet or more?

Accepted Answer

Guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems

Answer

OSHA's general industry fall protection standard (29 CFR 1910.28) requires fall protection — guardrails, nets, or PFAS — for exposed walking/working surfaces 4 feet or more above a lower level.

(CAR) Certified Automotive Recycler Practice Test

(CAR) Certified Automotive Recycler Practice Test

CAR Workplace Safety and OSHA 3