CHST Professional Ethics and Legal Responsibilities of Safety Professionals 3

Question 1

How long must an employer retain the OSHA 300 Log, 300A Summary, and 301 incident reports?

Accepted Answer

5 years following the end of the calendar year they cover

Answer

29 CFR 1904.33 requires injury and illness records to be kept for five years following the end of the covered year.

Question 2

An employee files a complaint with OSHA and is demoted the following week. Under Section 11(c), within what period must the employee file a retaliation complaint?

Accepted Answer

30 days

Answer

Section 11(c) of the OSH Act requires retaliation complaints to be filed within 30 days of the adverse action.

Question 3

Which four elements must a plaintiff typically prove to establish negligence against a safety professional?

Accepted Answer

Duty, breach of duty, causation, damages

Answer

Negligence requires a duty owed, a breach of that duty, causation linking the breach to the harm, and actual damages.

Question 4

An employer whose willful violation of an OSHA standard causes an employee's death may face which criminal penalty for a first conviction?

Accepted Answer

Up to 6 months in prison and a fine

Answer

Section 17(e) of the OSH Act provides for imprisonment of up to six months plus fines for a first willful violation causing death.

Question 5

Under 29 CFR 1910.1020, employee exposure records generally must be preserved for at least how long?

Accepted Answer

30 years

Answer

Exposure records must be kept for at least 30 years because occupational diseases can have long latency periods.

CHST - Construction Health and Safety Technician Practice Test

CHST - Construction Health and Safety Technician Practice Test

CHST Professional Ethics and Legal Responsibilities of Safety Professionals 3