IHSA Workplace Health & Safety Regulations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under OSHA's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)), employers are required to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause what?
- Minor inconveniences to workers
- Death or serious physical harm (Correct answer)
- Temporary discomfort or fatigue
- Reduced productivity
Correct answer: Death or serious physical harm
The General Duty Clause requires employers to eliminate recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
Question 2: Which OSHA standard specifically governs lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures for controlling hazardous energy?
- 29 CFR 1910.132
- 29 CFR 1910.147 (Correct answer)
- 29 CFR 1910.119
- 29 CFR 1910.178
Correct answer: 29 CFR 1910.147
29 CFR 1910.147 is the OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) standard.
Question 3: An employer must post OSHA's Job Safety and Health: It's the Law poster in a location that is:
- Visible only to supervisors and managers
- Accessible exclusively in the HR office
- Conspicuous where notices to employees are customarily posted (Correct answer)
- Displayed only during safety inspections
Correct answer: Conspicuous where notices to employees are customarily posted
OSHA requires the poster to be displayed in a conspicuous location where employee notices are normally posted.
Question 4: Under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom), Safety Data Sheets (SDS) must contain how many standardized sections?
- 8
- 12
- 16 (Correct answer)
- 20
Correct answer: 16
OSHA's HazCom Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) requires SDSs to follow a 16-section GHS-aligned format.
Question 5: When must an employer report a work-related fatality to OSHA?
- Within 24 hours
- Within 8 hours (Correct answer)
- Within 48 hours
- Within 72 hours
Correct answer: Within 8 hours
Employers must report work-related fatalities to OSHA within 8 hours of learning about them.
Question 6: Which of the following correctly describes the 'hierarchy of controls' order from most to least preferred?
- PPE → Administrative → Engineering → Substitution → Elimination
- Elimination → Substitution → Engineering → Administrative → PPE (Correct answer)
- Administrative → Engineering → PPE → Substitution → Elimination
- Substitution → Elimination → PPE → Administrative → Engineering
Correct answer: Elimination → Substitution → Engineering → Administrative → PPE
The hierarchy of controls prioritizes elimination first, then substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE last.
Question 7: Under OSHA recordkeeping rules, which form is used as the annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses?
- OSHA Form 300
- OSHA Form 300A (Correct answer)
- OSHA Form 301
- OSHA Form 302
Correct answer: OSHA Form 300A
OSHA Form 300A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, which must be posted annually.
IHSA Workplace Health & Safety Regulations 2
Under OSHA's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)), employers are required to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause what?