PHRca CA Health and Safety 5

Question 1

California's Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) standard (CCR Title 8, Section 5199) primarily applies to which types of employers?

Accepted Answer

Healthcare facilities and certain laboratories handling infectious aerosols

Answer

The ATD standard applies to healthcare facilities, labs, and similar settings where employees may be exposed to aerosol transmissible diseases such as tuberculosis or influenza.

Question 2

Under California's Emergency Temporary Standard framework, which board has the authority to adopt emergency Cal/OSHA standards?

Accepted Answer

Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB)

Answer

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) is the rulemaking body that adopts, amends, or repeal Cal/OSHA standards, including emergency temporary standards.

Question 3

An HR professional discovers that a supervisor discouraged employees from reporting injuries to avoid increasing the company's OSHA recordable rate. This practice is known as:

Accepted Answer

Recordkeeping retaliation

Answer

Discouraging injury reporting to manipulate recordable rates constitutes recordkeeping retaliation, which is prohibited by both Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA.

Question 4

California's Lockout/Tagout standard (CCR Title 8, Section 3314) requires that energy control procedures be reviewed at minimum:

Accepted Answer

Annually

Answer

Section 3314 requires employers to conduct an annual review of each energy control procedure to ensure it is adequate and being followed.

Question 5

Under California Labor Code Section 6401.7, which of the following is NOT a required element of an employer's Injury and Illness Prevention Program?

Accepted Answer

Employee disciplinary procedures for safety violations

Answer

While disciplinary procedures may be a best practice, they are not one of the eight mandated elements of the IIPP under Labor Code Section 6401.7.

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca CA Health and Safety 5