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Occupational Safety 1
Occupational Safety 1
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1
What early 20th century act was the forerunner to our modern OSHA act, requiring some safety standards to be followed?
Consumer Product Safety Act
Workers Compensation Act
Walsh Healy Act
Highway Safety Act
2
What is the name of the agency that collects data on occupational injuries/illnesses?
Bruises, Lacerations & Strains
Basic Life Support
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor & Safety
3
All components of a personal fall protection system must have a load rating of at least _______ pounds.
1000
10,000
500
5,000
4
Which is not a component of a formal risk assessment calculation to help prioritize risk?
Probability of occurrence
Harm or severity of an injury
Frequency of exposure
Cost of corrective actions
5
Workers’ compensation programs are primarily administered by whom?
The federal government
Employee insurance
Individual industries
Individual states
6
It is important to begin accident/incident investigations immediately because...?
People forget and evidence gets lost
People are traumatized by injuries
People lie and hide evidence
People get lost and evidence forgets
7
How many “Why’s” does it usually take to get the root cause of an accident?
12
3
5
9
8
Which industry has the most “violence” related occupational injuries?
Fast food
Retail sales
Health care
Postal service
9
A sprain is an injury to a muscle.
False
True
10
IIPP stands for ...?
Injuries In Public Places
Incidents Involving Problem People
Industrial Injury Prevention Planning
Injury & Illness Prevention Program
11
Employees must pay the cost of the PPE they use on the job?
True
False
12
Which is not a type of BLS work related illness.
Poisonings
Heat/Thermal Burns
Skin Diseases or Disorders
Respiratory Conditions
13
Which specific illness falls within the BLS “Respiratory Condition” category of illnesses?
Asbestosis
Contact Dermatitis
Hearing Loss
Puncture
14
At what height do fixed ladders need a safety cage or other fall prevention device?
10 feet
7 feet
30 feet
20 feet
15
What type of “illness” would you record occupational asthma as?
Skin disorder
Muscle strain
Blood borne pathogen
Respiratory condition
16
Which one is not a biological hazard?
Viruses
Machinery
Plants
Insects
17
The most occupational deaths annually in the U.S. result from which BLS “cause”?
Repetitive Motion
Transportation Incidents
Fires and Explosions
Contact with Objects
18
Employees cannot be retaliated against for exercising their rights under the OSHA act?
False
True
19
Which is not a type of chemical hazard?
Flammable
Corrosive
Noise
Toxic
20
Occupational Safety is necessarily vast, and thus needs only one agency/organization to manage the national OSH system?
False
True
