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  1. What year did Congress pass the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the law that created OSHA?
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    1970. The OSH Act created OSHA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. OSHA sets and enforces workplace safety and health rules.

  2. Which part of the OSH Act makes employers keep the workplace free from recognized serious hazards, even without a specific rule?
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    The General Duty Clause. Section 5(a)(1) is called the General Duty Clause. It covers recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm, so OSHA can act even when no specific standard fits.

  3. Under the OSH Act, do workers have any legal duty to follow OSHA safety rules?
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    Yes, employees must comply with the standards. The law puts most duties on employers, but Section 5(b) says each employee must follow the safety and health standards and rules that apply to their own actions.

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  1. What year did Congress pass the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the law that created OSHA?
  2. Which part of the OSH Act makes employers keep the workplace free from recognized serious hazards, even without a specific rule?
  3. Under the OSH Act, do workers have any legal duty to follow OSHA safety rules?
  4. How much does the official OSHA workplace poster cost an employer?
  5. On a construction job, where must the employer post the OSHA notice?
  6. If a job would expose you to a serious hazard, what right might you have under OSHA?
  7. OSHA says workers have the right to safety training delivered how?
  8. When you file a safety complaint with OSHA, can you ask that your name not be given to your employer?
  9. If your employer punishes you for using your OSHA safety rights, how long do you have to file a retaliation complaint?
  10. Can your employer legally fire you for filing a safety complaint with OSHA?
  11. Does OSHA usually warn an employer before showing up for an inspection?
  12. Which kind of OSHA inspection gets the very top priority?
  13. How does an OSHA compliance officer start an on-site inspection?
  14. During an OSHA inspection walkaround, who besides an employer representative may go along with the inspector?
  15. How soon must an employer report a work-related death to OSHA?
  16. How soon must an employer report a worker's in-patient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye to OSHA?
  17. The local OSHA office is closed. Which is an accepted way to report a severe injury?
  18. How long does an employer have to enter a recordable injury on the OSHA 300 Log?
  19. When must employers post the OSHA 300-A annual injury summary at work?
  20. How long must an employer keep OSHA 300 Logs and 301 Incident Reports?
  21. A company has had 10 or fewer employees all year. What OSHA injury duty does it still have?
  22. A shipped chemical label shows a product name, signal word, hazard statements, pictograms and precautions. What else must it show?
  23. On a chemical label, which signal word means the more severe hazard?
  24. What does an OSHA HazCom pictogram look like?
  25. There are nine GHS pictograms. Which one does OSHA NOT require on labels?
  26. Which hazard does the flame over circle pictogram warn about?
  27. On a chemical label, what does the skull and crossbones pictogram mean?
  28. Which GHS pictogram warns that a chemical may cause cancer?
  29. How many sections does a safety data sheet (SDS) have under OSHA's HazCom standard?
  30. Which section of a safety data sheet tells you what protective gear to wear?
  31. When must workers be able to get to the safety data sheets for chemicals in their work area?
  32. When must an employer train workers on the hazardous chemicals in their work area?
  33. Before choosing PPE, what must an employer do and put in writing?
  34. Who pays for the PPE that OSHA rules require you to wear on the job?
  35. Does an employer have to pay for regular steel-toe boots that workers can also wear off the job?
  36. When there is a hazard from flying objects, what feature must your eye protection have?
  37. In general industry, when must an employer make sure workers wear a protective helmet?
  38. Which hazard calls for protective footwear under OSHA's general industry rule?
  39. How should an employer choose the right gloves under OSHA's hand protection rule?
  40. When an employer must provide hearing protectors, what choice do workers get?
  41. How often must a worker with a tight-fitting respirator be fit tested?
  42. What must happen before a worker is fit tested or required to wear a respirator?
  43. Why can't a worker with a beard wear a tight-fitting respirator where the hair touches the seal?
  44. Before doing work that requires PPE, what must a trained worker show?
  45. On a construction site, what height triggers fall protection for an unprotected side or edge?
  46. How high must a construction guardrail top edge be above the walking/working level?
  47. How much force must a construction guardrail top rail withstand at any point along the top edge?
  48. What is the maximum arresting force a personal fall arrest system may impose on a worker?
  49. What minimum strength must a personal fall arrest anchorage point support per attached employee?
  50. What must a cover for a hole in a construction walking surface do?
  51. For access to an upper landing, how far above the landing must portable ladder side rails extend?
  52. For a non-self-supporting portable ladder, what is the 4-to-1 rule?
  53. How many points of contact should you keep when climbing a portable ladder?
  54. On a construction scaffold, at what height above a lower level is fall protection required?
  55. When must scaffolds and scaffold components be inspected for visible defects?
  56. Who must receive fall protection training on a construction site?
  57. When safety nets are used for fall protection, how close below the work surface must they be installed?
  58. Where must warning line systems be erected on a low-slope roof work area?
  59. How high must a toeboard used for falling object protection be?
  60. What is required when a construction vehicle has an obstructed rear view?
  61. When must employers provide eye and face protection on a construction site?
  62. Besides hard hats, what protects workers on a scaffold from falling tools and debris?
  63. On a construction site, which manual must flagger signals and warning garments follow?
  64. How should materials stored in tiers be handled to prevent sliding or collapse?
  65. On an excavation job, what must workers exposed to public vehicle traffic wear?
  66. On a construction site, at what trench depth is a cave-in protective system generally required?
  67. Who must design a protective system for an excavation 20 feet deep or deeper?
  68. How far back from the edge of an excavation must spoil piles be kept?
  69. In a trench 4 feet deep or more, how far may a worker have to walk to a ladder?
  70. Who is considered a competent person under OSHA excavation rules?
  71. How often must excavations and protective systems be inspected for cave-in hazards?
  72. What must an employer do before excavating near underground utilities?
  73. What must be done with exposed belts, gears, and moving parts on construction machinery?
  74. What protects workers using 120-volt temporary receptacles on construction sites?
  75. What alternative to GFCI protection is allowed for construction site receptacle outlets?
  76. What should happen with worn or frayed electric cords on a construction site?
  77. Once the voltage is known, how close may a crane get to a power line of up to 50 kV?
  78. Before working close to an electric power circuit, what protection is required?
  79. On a construction site, what must be done with live electrical parts of 50 volts or more?
  80. On a construction site, what must be done to deenergized circuits before work?
  81. What extension cords must be used with portable electric tools on a construction site?
  82. What must an employer ensure about electrical equipment used in construction?
  83. On a construction site, what must temporary lamps for general lighting have?
  84. In general industry what height requires fall protection?
  85. In general industry, what condition must workplaces, passageways and storerooms be kept in?
  86. Can materials or equipment be stored in an exit route, even for a short time?
  87. Which must an OSHA emergency action plan include?
  88. What does the acronym PASS mean for fire extinguishers?
  89. What must an OSHA fire prevention plan include?
  90. On a machine, what is the point of operation?
  91. What is the main purpose of lockout tagout?
  92. When must affected employees be told about a lockout?
  93. Who must receive powered industrial truck training?
  94. At minimum, how often must a forklift operator's performance be evaluated?
  95. OSHA says the path to ground from electrical equipment must be what?
  96. Who does the bloodborne pathogens standard protect?
  97. At what 8-hour average noise level must a hearing conservation program start?
  98. What is the OSHA permissible exposure limit for noise?
  99. What three things does OSHA encourage to prevent heat illness?
  100. Which feature makes a confined space a permit-required confined space?
  101. How does OSHA address ergonomics hazards?
  102. What does OSHA call one of the best protections against workplace violence?
  103. What is the standard height for guardrails in general industry?
  104. In general industry, how tall must the letters on an Exit sign be?
  105. Can special hand tools for feeding a machine replace its point of operation guard?
  106. Who is allowed to perform lockout tagout?
  107. What must be done with damaged electrical cords?
  108. Under OSHA's bloodborne pathogens rule, when must workers wash their hands?
  109. Under OSHA's noise rule, each worker's annual hearing test is compared to what?
  110. A coworker in the heat is confused and slurring words. What should you do?
  111. When testing the air in a permit space, what must you test for first?
  112. What does OSHA say ergonomics means?
  113. Which is a known risk factor for workplace violence?
  114. How often must portable fire extinguishers be inspected?
  115. What does a lockout device do that a tagout device does not?
  116. Most counterbalanced forklifts rest on how many support points, forming the stability triangle?
  117. In general industry, which 125-volt outlets must have GFCI protection?
  118. What document must employers create under the BBP standard?
  119. A walking surface hazard can't be fixed right away. What must the employer do?
  120. From which side must workers always be able to open an exit route door?
  121. Fan blades lower than how many feet above the floor must be guarded?
  122. How often must an in-house permit space rescue team practice a rescue?
  123. Does OSHA have a specific standard for workplace violence?