OSHA OSHA - Safety Certificate OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Within how many hours must an employer report a work-related fatality to OSHA?
- 8 hours (Correct answer)
- 24 hours
- 48 hours
- 72 hours
Correct answer: 8 hours
Employers must report any work-related fatality to OSHA within 8 hours of learning about it.
Question 2: Which of the following injuries must be recorded on the OSHA 300 Log?
- A fracture requiring medical treatment beyond first aid (Correct answer)
- A minor cut treated with a bandage
- A headache relieved by over-the-counter medication
- A bruise that resolves within one day
Correct answer: A fracture requiring medical treatment beyond first aid
Fractures are always recordable injuries under OSHA's recordkeeping standard regardless of treatment.
Question 3: What is the purpose of the OSHA Form 300A?
- To provide a year-end summary of injuries and illnesses posted for employee review (Correct answer)
- To document each individual incident in detail
- To report fatalities directly to OSHA
- To track employee safety training completion
Correct answer: To provide a year-end summary of injuries and illnesses posted for employee review
The OSHA 300A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses that must be posted annually for employees to review.
Question 4: An employer with 15 employees in a partially exempt low-hazard industry receives an OSHA citation. What recordkeeping obligation applies?
- They must still keep records of all work-related fatalities, hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye (Correct answer)
- They are fully exempt from all OSHA recordkeeping
- They only need to keep records if they have more than 20 employees
- They must maintain the full OSHA 300 Log regardless of exemption status
Correct answer: They must still keep records of all work-related fatalities, hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye
Even partially exempt employers must report fatalities within 8 hours and hospitalizations, amputations, or eye losses within 24 hours.
Question 5: Which event must be reported to OSHA within 24 hours?
- An in-patient hospitalization of a worker due to a work-related incident (Correct answer)
- A work-related fatality
- A near-miss incident with no injuries
- An employee complaint about unsafe conditions
Correct answer: An in-patient hospitalization of a worker due to a work-related incident
Work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye must be reported to OSHA within 24 hours.
Question 6: How long must employers retain OSHA injury and illness records?
- 5 years following the end of the calendar year they cover (Correct answer)
- 1 year after the incident
- 3 years following the end of the calendar year
- 10 years following the end of the calendar year
Correct answer: 5 years following the end of the calendar year they cover
Employers must keep OSHA 300 Logs and related records for five years following the end of the year to which they relate.
OSHA OSHA - Safety Certificate OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Questions and Answers 2
Within how many hours must an employer report a work-related fatality to OSHA?