OSHA Introduction to OSHA 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What year was the Occupational Safety and Health Act signed into law?
- 1965
- 1970 (Correct answer)
- 1975
- 1980
Correct answer: 1970
The OSH Act was signed into law in 1970 and OSHA began operating in 1971.
Question 2: Which federal department houses OSHA?
- Department of Labor (Correct answer)
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Interior
Correct answer: Department of Labor
OSHA is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor.
Question 3: Under the General Duty Clause, an employer must provide a workplace free from what?
- All possible discomfort
- Recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm (Correct answer)
- Any noise above 60 decibels
- Every minor cut or bruise risk
Correct answer: Recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm
The General Duty Clause requires employers to keep the workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
Question 4: A worker files a safety complaint and is then fired for it. What protection does OSHA provide?
- None; complaints are anonymous only
- Whistleblower protection against retaliation (Correct answer)
- A guaranteed cash reward
- Automatic reinstatement without review
Correct answer: Whistleblower protection against retaliation
OSHA's whistleblower provisions protect workers from retaliation for exercising their safety rights.
Question 5: What is the maximum time an employer generally has to correct a cited violation?
- Immediately with no timeframe given
- The abatement date set in the citation (Correct answer)
- Exactly 30 days always
- One full year regardless of hazard
Correct answer: The abatement date set in the citation
Employers must fix hazards by the abatement date specified in the citation.
Question 6: Which of these is a right guaranteed to workers under OSHA?
- To set their own pay rate
- To review records of work-related injuries and illnesses (Correct answer)
- To skip all safety training
- To choose their own inspector
Correct answer: To review records of work-related injuries and illnesses
Workers have the right to review injury and illness logs and records.
Question 7: How many states and territories operate their own OSHA-approved State Plans?
- None; only federal OSHA exists
- 22 covering both private and public workers plus others (Correct answer)
- 50, one for each state
- Only 2
Correct answer: 22 covering both private and public workers plus others
There are State Plans; 22 cover both private and state/local government workers, with additional plans covering public employees only.
OSHA Introduction to OSHA 2
What year was the Occupational Safety and Health Act signed into law?