PHRca CA Health and Safety 4

Question 1

Under California Labor Code Section 6311, an employee who refuses to perform work due to an imminent safety hazard is protected from:

Accepted Answer

Disciplinary action or discharge

Answer

Labor Code Section 6311 protects employees from discharge or discrimination for refusing to perform work that would violate a safety order and create a real and apparent hazard.

Question 2

An HR manager at a California construction company must ensure compliance with which Cal/OSHA regulation regarding fall protection?

Accepted Answer

CCR Title 8, Section 1670 through 1677 (Construction Safety Orders)

Answer

Construction fall protection in California is governed by CCR Title 8 Construction Safety Orders (Sections 1670–1677), not the federal subpart, since California operates its own state plan.

Question 3

How often must a California employer review and update its Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)?

Accepted Answer

Whenever a deficiency is identified or a workplace change occurs

Answer

The IIPP must be reviewed and revised whenever deficiencies are identified or when changes in the workplace create new hazards.

Question 4

California's Cal/OSHA standard for personal protective equipment (PPE) places the cost of required PPE on the:

Accepted Answer

Employer, who must provide it at no cost to the employee

Answer

California employers are required to provide and pay for PPE that is required to protect employees from workplace hazards, with limited exceptions.

Question 5

Which Cal/OSHA standard specifically requires employers to conduct a job hazard analysis (JHA) before employees perform high-hazard tasks?

Accepted Answer

No single standard; JHAs are a best practice recommended but not mandated universally

Answer

While JHAs are a best practice and required in some specific standards (e.g., PSM, certain confined space work), no single universal Cal/OSHA standard mandates JHAs for all high-hazard tasks.

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca CA Health and Safety 4