CHAPTER 20
Occupational Safety and Health
1. OSHRC is the final interpreter of OSHA regulations.
2. Emergency OSHA standards are effective for only 3 months.
3. Recordkeeping of occupational accidents must be kept by employers.
4. OSHA is the enforcement arm created by OSH Act.
5. National Consensus Standards are those promulgated after OSH Act.
6. The two major causes of employment injuries are ________.
a) handling an object and falling
b) machine related injuries and falling objects
c) falling and machine related injuries
d) motor vehicles and falling
e) none of the above
7. The two major causes of fatalities are ________.
a) handling an object and falling
b) machine related accidents and falling
c) motor vehicles accidents and falling
d) falling objects and motor vehicle accidents
8. Ancillary expenses which occur when a worker is permanently disabled include:
a) loss of productivity
b) replacement cost
c) investigation time
d) a&b
e) all
9. Employer defenses include:
a) assumption of risk
b) contributory negligence
c) a variance received because of a greater hazard
d) a&b
e) all
10. The only way for an employer to defend a hazard is under:
a) OSH Act
b) workers compensation
c) greater hazard defense
d) contributory negligence
e) NOTA
11. The only possible defense for an employer against a hazard is receiving a variance for a
________.
12. Ten thousand workers ________ on the job each year.
13. One hundred thousand workers are________ each year.
14. The ________ is the final authority with respect to OSHA regulations.
15. ________ are those promulgated after the creation of OSHA.