SAF Safety Standards & Regulatory Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under OSHA's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)), employers are required to:
- Post safety notices in all common areas
- Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm (Correct answer)
- Conduct quarterly safety audits and submit reports to OSHA
- Maintain a minimum of one certified safety officer per 50 employees
Correct answer: Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm
The General Duty Clause requires employers to maintain a workplace free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.
Question 2: Which ANSI standard series specifically governs the safety requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) in U.S. workplaces?
- ANSI Z10
- ANSI Z87.1 (Correct answer)
- ANSI A10
- ANSI S12
Correct answer: ANSI Z87.1
ANSI Z87.1 sets the performance criteria and testing requirements for eye and face protection devices used as PPE.
Question 3: A company receives an OSHA 'Other-Than-Serious' violation. What is the maximum penalty per violation under current federal OSHA penalty levels?
- $1,036
- $7,000
- $15,625 (Correct answer)
- $156,259
Correct answer: $15,625
For other-than-serious violations, OSHA's current maximum penalty (adjusted annually for inflation) is $15,625 per violation.
Question 4: The NFPA 70E standard primarily addresses:
- Fire suppression system design in commercial buildings
- Electrical safety requirements for employee workplaces (Correct answer)
- National building and fire prevention codes
- Emergency response procedures for utility companies
Correct answer: Electrical safety requirements for employee workplaces
NFPA 70E establishes electrical safety work practices to safeguard employees from electrical hazards, including arc flash and shock.
Question 5: When OSHA inspects a facility, which type of inspection takes the highest priority in OSHA's scheduling system?
- Planned programmed inspections
- Follow-up inspections
- Imminent danger situations (Correct answer)
- Referral inspections from other agencies
Correct answer: Imminent danger situations
OSHA assigns highest priority to imminent danger situations where a hazard could cause death or serious physical harm before normal enforcement procedures can eliminate it.
Question 6: Under 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout), an 'energy control procedure' must be written for:
- Only equipment with electrical energy sources above 50 volts
- All equipment that could unexpectedly energize, start up, or release stored energy (Correct answer)
- Equipment operated by contractors only
- Machines with two or more simultaneous energy sources
Correct answer: All equipment that could unexpectedly energize, start up, or release stored energy
29 CFR 1910.147 requires written energy control procedures for all equipment where unexpected energization or startup could injure employees.
Question 7: ISO 45001:2018 replaced which earlier occupational health and safety management system standard?
- ISO 9001:2015
- OHSAS 18001 (Correct answer)
- ISO 14001:2015
- ANSI Z10-2012
Correct answer: OHSAS 18001
ISO 45001:2018 superseded OHSAS 18001, adopting the ISO High Level Structure to improve integration with other ISO management system standards.
SAF Safety Standards & Regulatory Compliance 2
Under OSHA's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)), employers are required to: