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Question 1

California requires employers to record work-related injuries and illnesses on which Cal/OSHA forms?

Accepted Answer

Cal/OSHA 300 Log, 300A Summary, and 301 Incident Report

Answer

California employers use the Cal/OSHA 300 Log, 300A annual summary, and 301 Incident Report — state-specific versions of the federal OSHA recordkeeping forms.

Question 2

Under California's Violence Prevention in the Workplace regulations effective 2024, most employers must establish a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP). Who is primarily responsible for implementing this plan?

Accepted Answer

The employer, with meaningful participation from employees and authorized representatives

Answer

SB 553 (effective July 1, 2024) requires employers to develop and implement a WVPP with meaningful employee participation, maintain a violent incident log, and provide training.

Question 3

A California employee sustains a cumulative trauma injury (CTI) from years of repetitive work. The 'date of injury' for a CTI is legally determined as:

Accepted Answer

The date the employee knew or should have known the injury was work-related

Answer

For cumulative trauma, California uses the 'date of knowledge' rule — the date the employee knew or should have known that the injury was work-related and disabling.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes a 'return-to-work' program's primary goal in California's workers' compensation context?

Accepted Answer

Returning the injured employee to productive work as soon as medically feasible to reduce disability duration

Answer

A return-to-work program aims to reintegrate injured employees into productive roles—through modified or transitional duty—as soon as medically appropriate, reducing costs and disability duration.

Question 5

Under California Labor Code Section 4600, an injured worker has the right to predesignate a personal physician before a workplace injury occurs. Which of the following is required for valid predesignation?

Accepted Answer

The physician must be the employee's regular physician who has previously treated the employee, and the employer must have group health coverage

Answer

Valid predesignation requires that the physician previously treated the employee, maintains medical records, and is willing to treat work injuries, and the employer must provide health insurance.

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca Health, Safety, and Workers' Comp 5