OSHA Violations and Penalties
OSHA Terms
OSHA Rights and Responsibilities
OSHA Inspections
OSHA - This and That
100
Criminal enforcement under OSHA is limited to those cases where a willful violation results in a worker’s death. The maximum penalty is this.
What is a misdemeanor and maximum sentence of 6 months in jail?
100
Numerous studies have shown that government counts of these are underestimated by as much as 69 percent.
What are injury and illness BLS data?
100
Each employer "shall furnish...a place of employment which is free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees."?
What is is the general duty clause – Section 5 (a) 1 of the OSHA Law?
100
During this, a compliance officer will ask for employee representative to participate; explain purpose of visit and scope of inspection; discuss standards that apply; give employer copy of complaint; and ask to review compliance documents like injury and illness logs, training documents, etc.
What is the opening conference?
100
OSHA didn’t write standards from scratch but adopted these standards as legal standards enforceable under OSHA.
What are National Consensus Standards? ?? National Electric Code (NEC)? American National Standards Institute (ANSI)? American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)?
200
A violation where there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result and that the employer knew, or should have known, of the hazard.
What is a serious violation?
200
OSHA covers all workers and workplaces in this sector.
What is the private sector?
200
Examples include: Provide training required by OSHA standards? Keep records of injuries and illnesses? Post OSHA poster, citations and abatement verification notices? Not discriminate against workers who exercise their rights under the Act? Provide and pay for PPE?
What are employer responsibilities under OSHA?
200
This state was the most dangerous for workers in 2012 and 2013.
What is North Dakota?
200
This was the second-leading cause of job fatalities in the United States in 2012 and the leading cause of fatalities for women on the job.
What is workplace violence?
300
A violation that is the same or similar to a previous violation.
What is a repeat violation?
300
This Agency is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
What is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)?
300
Examples include: A safe and healthy workplace? File an OSHA complaint? Request information? OSHA inspections? Know about chemical hazards? Health and safety training? Not be discriminated against for health and safety activity
What are employee rights under OSHA?
300
During this process, an employee representative can accompany OSHA inspector; workers can talk to the inspector privately; and Inspector can take photos, video, instrument readings, etc.
What is the walk-around inspection?
300
This process can take well over 2 years and has become primarily a political process.
What is the standard setting process?
400
Only _______ may request an informal meeting with OSHA Area Director and enter into settlement agreements that revise citations and penalties.
Who is the employer?
400
Any condition where there is reasonable certainty that a danger exists that can be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately, or before the danger can be eliminated through normal enforcement procedures.
What are imminent danger situations, which are given top inspection priority?
400
All work-related fatalities? All work-related inpatient hospitalizations of one or more employees? All work-related amputations? All work-related losses of an eye
What are the situations where employers have to notify OSHA within 8 to 24 hours after occurrence?
400
ImminentDanger? Fatality/Catastrophe? Complaints Referrals? Programmed
What are OSHA’s inspection priorities?
400
The fatality rate among these workers is higher than the fatal injury rate for all U.S. workers.
Who are Latino or Hispanic workers?
500
A violation that the employer intentionally and knowingly commits or a violation that the employer commits with plain indifference to the law.
What is a willful violation?
500
You may file this type of complaint with OSHA if your employer retaliates against you by taking unfavorable personnel action because you engaged in protected activity under 22 different laws.
What is a whistleblower complaint?
500
Must be posted where workers can see it each year from February through April.
What is the OSHA summary log of injuries and illnesses – OSHA 300A?
500
At its current staffing and inspection levels, it would roughly take federal OSHA this many years to inspect each workplace under its jurisdiction just once. ?
What is 138 years?
500
Requires More Than First Aid or Results in Lost Work Time, Restricted Duties or Job Transfer. ?
What is a recordable injury/illness?
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