CSS - Certified Safety Supervisor OSHA Regulatory Compliance Questions and Answers

Question 1

An employer is cited under OSHA's General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1). Which of the following conditions must be met for the citation to be valid?

Accepted Answer

A specific OSHA standard addressing the hazard does not exist.

Answer

OSHA uses the General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, to cite employers for recognized hazards when no specific standard applies to the situation. For a citation to be valid, the hazard must be recognized, likely to cause death or serious physical harm, and there must be a feasible means to correct it. If a specific standard exists, OSHA must cite that standard instead.

Question 2

A general contractor on a large construction project hires a subcontractor to perform electrical work. The subcontractor creates an electrical hazard by leaving live wires exposed, but none of the subcontractor's employees are working in the immediate area. However, employees of the general contractor are required to walk past the exposed wires. Under OSHA's Multi-Employer Worksite Policy, which classification best fits the general contractor?

Accepted Answer

Exposing Employer

Answer

Under OSHA's Multi-Employer Worksite Policy, the 'Exposing Employer' is the one whose own employees are exposed to the hazard, regardless of who created it. In this scenario, the general contractor's employees are the ones exposed to the electrical hazard created by the subcontractor, making the general contractor the exposing employer.

Question 3

According to OSHA's recordkeeping rule (29 CFR 1904), when must the annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses (Form 300A) be posted for employees to view?

Accepted Answer

From February 1 to April 30

Answer

OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1904.32 requires employers to post a copy of the Form 300A, the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, in a conspicuous place where notices to employees are customarily posted. This posting must be done no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and must remain in place until April 30.

Question 4

Which of the following pictograms, as required by the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), would be used to indicate a chemical that is a skin sensitizer or causes acute toxicity (harmful)?

Accepted Answer

Exclamation Mark

Answer

The Exclamation Mark pictogram is used for several hazards, including irritant (skin and eye), skin sensitizer, acute toxicity (harmful), narcotic effects, and respiratory tract irritant. The Skull and Crossbones indicates a more severe, acute toxicity (fatal or toxic), the Health Hazard pictogram indicates chronic effects like carcinogenicity, and the Flame Over Circle represents an oxidizer.

Question 5

A manufacturing facility is implementing controls to reduce worker exposure to a hazardous chemical. According to the hierarchy of controls, which of the following actions would be considered the MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

Replacing the hazardous chemical with a non-hazardous alternative.

Answer

The hierarchy of controls ranks hazard control methods from most to least effective. The order is: Elimination, Substitution, Engineering Controls, Administrative Controls, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Substituting the hazardous chemical with a non-hazardous one is an example of substitution, which is the second most effective method and more effective than engineering controls (ventilation), administrative controls (job rotation), or PPE (respirators).

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CSS - Certified Safety Supervisor OSHA Regulatory Compliance Questions and Answers