PHR Workplace Safety and Risk 2

Question 1

Which federal agency is responsible for setting and enforcing workplace safety standards in the United States?

Accepted Answer

OSHA

Answer

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets and enforces workplace safety and health standards.

Question 2

Under OSHA's General Duty Clause, an employer must provide a workplace free from what?

Accepted Answer

Recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm

Answer

The General Duty Clause requires employers to keep the workplace free of recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Question 3

How long must OSHA 300 logs of work-related injuries and illnesses generally be retained?

Accepted Answer

5 years following the year they cover

Answer

OSHA injury and illness records must be retained for five years following the calendar year they cover.

Question 4

Within what timeframe must an employer report a work-related fatality to OSHA?

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

Employers must report a work-related fatality to OSHA within 8 hours.

Question 5

An in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye must be reported to OSHA within what timeframe?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

Hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses must be reported within 24 hours.

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