CSL Workplace Safety & Regulatory Compliance 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health regulations in the United States?
- EEOC
- OSHA (Correct answer)
- NLRB
- DOL
Correct answer: OSHA
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is the federal agency responsible for setting and enforcing workplace safety standards.
Question 2: A supervisor notices a machine guard has been removed on the production floor. What should be the FIRST action?
- File an incident report at end of shift
- Immediately stop work on that machine and secure the area (Correct answer)
- Inform upper management via email
- Continue production and schedule a repair
Correct answer: Immediately stop work on that machine and secure the area
Imminent hazards must be addressed immediately by stopping work and securing the area before any other reporting steps.
Question 3: What does a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) primarily help supervisors accomplish?
- Set employee pay grades
- Identify and control hazards before work begins (Correct answer)
- Schedule employee vacations
- Track productivity metrics
Correct answer: Identify and control hazards before work begins
A JHA breaks a job into steps, identifies hazards at each step, and recommends controls to prevent injuries.
Question 4: Under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, what document provides detailed safety and health information about a chemical substance?
- Incident Report Form
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (Correct answer)
- OSHA 300 Log
- Job Safety Analysis
Correct answer: Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Safety Data Sheets (SDS), formerly called MSDS, provide comprehensive hazard, handling, and emergency response information for chemicals.
Question 5: An employee refuses to perform a task they believe is dangerous. Under OSHA, what right does the employee have?
- No rights; they must obey all supervisor instructions
- The right to refuse work only if they have written proof of danger
- The right to refuse work if there is reasonable belief of imminent serious harm (Correct answer)
- The right to refuse any task they find uncomfortable
Correct answer: The right to refuse work if there is reasonable belief of imminent serious harm
OSHA protects employees who in good faith refuse work they reasonably believe poses imminent danger of death or serious physical harm.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of an engineering control for workplace hazard reduction?
- Posting a warning sign near a hazard
- Requiring employees to wear safety goggles
- Installing a machine guard to prevent contact with moving parts (Correct answer)
- Training employees on safe operating procedures
Correct answer: Installing a machine guard to prevent contact with moving parts
Engineering controls physically change the work environment or equipment to eliminate or reduce the hazard at the source.
CSL Workplace Safety & Regulatory Compliance 1
Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing workplace safety and health regulations in the United States?