CET Record Keeping and Documentation 3

Question 1

Under OSHA regulations, a work-related fatality must be reported to OSHA within:

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

24 hours

Answer

72 hours

Answer

The next business day

Question 2

A work-related in-patient hospitalization of one employee must be reported to OSHA within:

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

8 hours

Answer

48 hours

Answer

72 hours

Question 3

A work-related amputation or loss of an eye must be reported to OSHA within:

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

8 hours

Answer

48 hours

Answer

72 hours

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the purpose of maintaining a training roster or sign-in sheet as part of EHS documentation?

Accepted Answer

To provide evidence that specific employees received required training on a given date

Answer

To satisfy payroll records by tracking overtime during training

Answer

To fulfill IRS requirements for educational expense deductions

Answer

To document the trainer's professional credentials for licensing purposes

Question 5

Under OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Space standard (29 CFR 1910.146), the entry permit must be retained for at least:

Accepted Answer

30 days after the permit expires

Answer

1 year after the permit expires

Answer

3 years after the permit expires

Answer

5 years after the permit expires

Question 6

A key principle of good EHS training documentation is that records should be:

Accepted Answer

Accurate, complete, and accessible for review by authorized parties

Answer

Stored only in electronic format to reduce paper waste

Answer

Kept confidential from employees to protect company liability

Answer

Summarized annually and original documents destroyed after one year

Question 7

When an OSHA compliance officer requests access to injury and illness records during an inspection, the employer must provide them within:

Accepted Answer

4 business hours

Answer

Immediately upon request

Answer

1 business day

Answer

3 business days