PHRca CA Health and Safety 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under California's Heat Illness Prevention regulation, what is the minimum temperature at which employers must provide shade for outdoor workers?
- 80°F
- 85°F (Correct answer)
- 90°F
- 95°F
Correct answer: 85°F
Cal/OSHA requires employers to provide shade when the temperature equals or exceeds 80°F for outdoor workers.
Question 2: California's Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) must include which of the following elements?
- Annual third-party safety audits
- A system for identifying and correcting unsafe conditions (Correct answer)
- Workers' compensation cost tracking
- Biannual safety inspections by Cal/OSHA
Correct answer: A system for identifying and correcting unsafe conditions
A system for identifying and correcting unsafe or unhealthy conditions is one of the eight required elements of an IIPP under CCR Title 8 Section 3203.
Question 3: Which California agency enforces workplace health and safety standards under the Cal/OSHA program?
- Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) (Correct answer)
- Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)
- Employment Development Department (EDD)
- Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
Correct answer: Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
Cal/OSHA operates under the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the California Department of Industrial Relations.
Question 4: An employer in California discovers a workplace condition that poses an imminent hazard to employees. What is the FIRST required action?
- File a written report with Cal/OSHA within 24 hours
- Immediately correct the hazard or remove employees from the area (Correct answer)
- Notify employees in writing of the hazard within 48 hours
- Post a warning sign and document the condition
Correct answer: Immediately correct the hazard or remove employees from the area
When an imminent hazard exists, the employer must immediately protect employees by correcting the condition or removing them from exposure.
Question 5: Under California Labor Code Section 6410, a serious workplace injury must be reported to Cal/OSHA within how many hours?
- 4 hours (Correct answer)
- 8 hours
- 12 hours
- 24 hours
Correct answer: 4 hours
Employers must report serious injuries, illnesses, or deaths to the nearest Cal/OSHA district office within 8 hours — but imminent hazard situations must be reported immediately; the standard serious injury report is within 8 hours.
Question 6: California's Ergonomics standard (CCR Title 8, Section 5110) applies to which category of work?
- All industries with more than 10 employees
- Repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) affecting two or more employees (Correct answer)
- Office workers who use computers more than 4 hours daily
- Any job where musculoskeletal injuries have been reported
Correct answer: Repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) affecting two or more employees
Section 5110 is triggered when an employer identifies two or more employees who have sustained work-related repetitive motion injuries within 12 months.
Question 7: Under California's Workplace Violence Prevention for General Industry standard (SB 553, effective 2024), which employer action is required?
- Install metal detectors at all entrances
- Develop and implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) (Correct answer)
- Conduct quarterly active-shooter drills
- Hire a licensed security consultant to assess risk annually
Correct answer: Develop and implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP)
SB 553 requires most California employers to establish, implement, and maintain a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan as part of their IIPP.
PHRca CA Health and Safety 2
Under California's Heat Illness Prevention regulation, what is the minimum temperature at which employers must provide shade for outdoor workers?