Workplace Safety Regulations Flashcards

Under 29 CFR 1904.39, within what time frame must an employer report a work-related fatality to OSHA?

Answer: 8 hours

Fatalities must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours of the employer learning of them.

A worker suffers a work-related amputation. How soon must the employer report it to OSHA?

Answer: 24 hours

In-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye must be reported within 24 hours.

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

Answer: February 1 to April 30

Form 300A must be posted from February 1 through April 30 of the year following the covered year.

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 they cover

Section 1904.33 requires retention for 5 years following the end of the covered calendar year.

Within how many calendar days of learning of a recordable injury must the employer enter it on the OSHA 300 log?

Answer: 7 calendar days

Recordable cases must be entered within 7 calendar days of receiving information that the case occurred.

Which treatment is classified as first aid under OSHA recordkeeping rules and does NOT by itself make a case recordable?

Answer: A non-rigid means of support such as an elastic bandage

Non-rigid supports like elastic bandages and wraps are on the 1904.7 first-aid list.

Which employers are partially exempt from routine OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping based on size?

Answer: Those with 10 or fewer employees at all times during the previous calendar year

Employers with 10 or fewer employees throughout the prior calendar year are partially exempt, though they still must report severe incidents.