COSS OSHA Standards and Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under OSHA's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)), an employer is required to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause what?
- Minor discomfort
- Death or serious physical harm (Correct answer)
- Property damage
- Financial loss
Correct answer: Death or serious physical harm
The General Duty Clause requires employers to protect employees from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
Question 2: Which OSHA standard requires employers to maintain a written hazard communication program when hazardous chemicals are present in the workplace?
- 29 CFR 1910.134
- 29 CFR 1910.147
- 29 CFR 1910.1200 (Correct answer)
- 29 CFR 1910.119
Correct answer: 29 CFR 1910.1200
29 CFR 1910.1200 is OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom), which requires written programs and SDSs for hazardous chemicals.
Question 3: OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard (29 CFR 1910.119) applies when a facility has a highly hazardous chemical at or above a threshold quantity. What document lists these chemicals and quantities?
- Appendix A (Correct answer)
- Appendix C
- Appendix B
- Appendix D
Correct answer: Appendix A
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.119 contains the list of highly hazardous chemicals with their threshold quantities.
Question 4: Under 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout), before servicing or maintaining equipment, the authorized employee must verify that isolation of energy is effective by attempting to:
- Check the equipment logbook
- Operate the normal operating controls (Correct answer)
- Review the energy control program
- Inspect the lockout device visually
Correct answer: Operate the normal operating controls
The employee must attempt to operate normal controls to verify the equipment cannot be energized before beginning work.
Question 5: OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) requires that a physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) provide medical clearance before an employee:
- Handles any hazardous chemical
- Enters a confined space
- Uses a respirator (Correct answer)
- Works at heights over 4 feet
Correct answer: Uses a respirator
Medical evaluation by a PLHCP is mandatory before a worker is fit-tested or uses a respirator under 29 CFR 1910.134.
Question 6: Which OSHA standard governs permit-required confined space entry in general industry?
- 29 CFR 1910.146 (Correct answer)
- 29 CFR 1910.147
- 29 CFR 1926.1203
- 29 CFR 1910.119
Correct answer: 29 CFR 1910.146
29 CFR 1910.146 is OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Spaces standard for general industry.
Question 7: Under OSHA's recordkeeping rule (29 CFR 1904), the OSHA 300 Log must be posted annually in the workplace from:
- January 1 through March 31
- February 1 through April 30 (Correct answer)
- March 1 through May 31
- October 1 through December 31
Correct answer: February 1 through April 30
Employers must post the OSHA 300A Summary from February 1 through April 30 each year.
COSS OSHA Standards and Compliance 2
Under OSHA's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)), an employer is required to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause what?