COSS OSHA Standards and Compliance 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: OSHA's injury and illness recordkeeping rule (29 CFR 1904) establishes which threshold for reporting a work-related fatality to OSHA?
- Within 24 hours
- Within 8 hours (Correct answer)
- Within 72 hours
- Within 48 hours
Correct answer: Within 8 hours
Work-related fatalities must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours of the employer learning of the death.
Question 2: Under OSHA's PPE standard (29 CFR 1910.132), the employer must conduct a hazard assessment and certify it in writing. The certification document must identify the:
- Cost of each PPE item selected
- Workplace evaluated, the certifier's name, and the date (Correct answer)
- ANSI standards met by each item
- Training records of each employee
Correct answer: Workplace evaluated, the certifier's name, and the date
The hazard assessment certification must identify the workplace evaluated, the person performing the assessment, and the date.
Question 3: OSHA's machine guarding standard (29 CFR 1910.212) requires that all machinery capable of causing injury must have guards that prevent the operator from having contact with the point of operation, nip points, rotating parts, and:
- Electrical panels
- Flying chips and sparks (Correct answer)
- Lubricant reservoirs
- Control switches
Correct answer: Flying chips and sparks
Guards must protect against point-of-operation hazards, nip points, rotating parts, and flying chips or sparks.
Question 4: Under 29 CFR 1910.1025 (Lead), the action level that triggers medical surveillance and other program requirements is a blood lead level of:
- 10 μg/dL
- 40 μg/dL
- 25 μg/dL (Correct answer)
- 50 μg/dL
Correct answer: 25 μg/dL
The OSHA lead standard triggers medical surveillance when blood lead levels reach or exceed 25 μg/dL of whole blood.
Question 5: OSHA's powered industrial truck standard (29 CFR 1910.178) requires operators to be evaluated and certified. How frequently must operator evaluations be conducted?
- Annually
- Every 3 years (Correct answer)
- Every 5 years or when unsafe operation is observed
- Every 2 years or when unsafe operation is observed
Correct answer: Every 3 years
Forklift operators must be re-evaluated at least every three years, or sooner if unsafe operation is observed.
Question 6: OSHA's Hazwoper standard (29 CFR 1910.120) requires first responders at the awareness level to have sufficient training to demonstrate competency in which key area?
- Donning Level A PPE
- Recognizing the presence of hazardous substances and calling for assistance (Correct answer)
- Conducting product control and containment operations
- Decontaminating victims and equipment
Correct answer: Recognizing the presence of hazardous substances and calling for assistance
Awareness-level responders must be able to recognize a hazardous material release and initiate the emergency response system.
Question 7: Under OSHA's access to employee exposure and medical records standard (29 CFR 1910.1020), employers must retain employee medical records for at least:
- 5 years after employment ends
- 10 years
- 30 years after employment ends (Correct answer)
- The duration of employment only
Correct answer: 30 years after employment ends
Employee medical records must be retained for the duration of employment plus 30 years under 29 CFR 1910.1020.
COSS OSHA Standards and Compliance 5
OSHA's injury and illness recordkeeping rule (29 CFR 1904) establishes which threshold for reporting a work-related fatality to OSHA?