Workplace Health and Safety Flashcards
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When an employer receives an OSHA citation, the employer must post a copy of the citation at or near the site of the alleged violation for at least:
Answer: Until the violation is abated
OSHA requires that citations be posted at or near the site of the violation until the violation is corrected or for three working days, whichever is longer.
The 'duty to accommodate' in occupational health contexts requires an employer to modify work arrangements for an injured or ill worker up to the point of:
Answer: Undue hardship to the organization
Accommodation obligations under human rights legislation and ADA require modifications until they would cause undue hardship—significant difficulty or expense relative to the employer's resources.
Which type of workplace violence is characterized by an attack carried out by a current or former employee against co-workers or supervisors?
Answer: Type III (worker-on-worker)
OSHA's Type III workplace violence involves a current or former employee, supervisor, or manager who attacks or threatens another employee.
Ergonomic interventions in an office setting most effectively reduce injury risk when they address:
Answer: The full interaction of worker, workstation, tools, tasks, and environment
Effective ergonomic interventions use a systems approach, evaluating the entire person-job-environment interaction rather than isolated equipment adjustments.
An organization's safety culture can be most accurately assessed by examining:
Answer: Workers' actual beliefs and behaviors regarding safety, not just stated policies
Safety culture reflects the actual shared values, beliefs, and behaviors of the workforce—not the existence of policies or compliance metrics alone.
Under OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard, what must an employer do before requiring workers to use a respirator in a non-emergency situation?
Answer: Conduct a medical evaluation to determine worker fitness to use the respirator
OSHA 1910.134 requires employers to conduct medical evaluations using a questionnaire or physician examination before respirator use to ensure worker fitness.
Which return-to-work strategy is widely recognized as most effective in reducing the duration of work disability after a soft-tissue injury?
Answer: Transitional or modified work that gradually increases demands
Evidence consistently shows that early, graded return to modified or transitional duties reduces work disability duration and improves long-term outcomes compared to prolonged absence.