Occupational Safety Standards (OSHA) Flashcards

How long must an employer retain OSHA 300 Logs, 300A Summaries, and 301 Incident Reports?

Answer: 5 years following the end of the calendar year

29 CFR 1904.33 requires injury and illness records to be kept for 5 years following the end of the calendar year they cover.

Within what time frame must an employer report a work-related fatality to OSHA?

Answer: 8 hours

Under 29 CFR 1904.39, work-related fatalities must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours of the employer learning of them.

A worker suffers a work-related amputation of a fingertip. When must the employer report it to OSHA?

Answer: Within 24 hours

Inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye must be reported within 24 hours under 1904.39.

During which period must the OSHA Form 300A annual summary be posted in the workplace?

Answer: February 1 through April 30

Section 1904.32 requires posting the 300A from February 1 to April 30 of the year following the year covered.

Which treatment would make a work-related injury recordable rather than first aid only?

Answer: Receiving a prescription-strength medication

Prescription medication counts as medical treatment beyond first aid under 1904.7, which makes the case recordable.

Employers with how many or fewer employees at all times in the prior calendar year are partially exempt from keeping OSHA injury and illness records?

Answer: 10

Under 1904.1, employers with 10 or fewer employees throughout the prior calendar year are partially exempt from routine recordkeeping.

When counting days away from work on the OSHA 300 Log, what is the maximum number of days an employer must record for one case?

Answer: 180 days

Section 1904.7(b)(3)(vii) lets employers stop counting days away, restricted, or transferred once the total reaches 180 days.