OSHA and Laboratories
True or False: If there is no specific OSHA Standard, employers are not obligated to remove those hazards with no Standard.
False. General Duty Clause should always be followed.
Name the acronym: TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
True or False: Laboratory design, construction, and renovation are regulated mainly by state and local laws.
True
True or False: Under Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, individual states may not be authorized by federal OSHA to administer the act if they adopt a plan for the development and enforcement of standards that is at least as effective as the federal standards
False
True or False: OSHA has developed comprehensive standards for severe chemicals.
True - Table on Pg. 273
29 CFR § 1910.XXXX, where XXXX is the section number that precedes the chemical name
True or False: RELs set by NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) are legal standards with science-based recommendations.
False: Not legal standards
True or False: OSHA and ACGIH established ceiling limits for some compounds which is indicated by a "T" preceding the TLV or PEL value.
False: Indicated by a "C"
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC)
Name the acronyms:
TLV
PEL
REL
Threshold Limit Values - ACGIH
Permissible Exposure Limit - OSHA
Recommended Exposure Limit - NIOSH
ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Finish the Standard. What is the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard? 29 CFR § 1910._ _ _ _
29 CFR § 1910.1200
One of the most common Laboratory Standard OSHA citations has been for failure to have a _____ ______ Plan or for missing elements in the plan.
Chemical Hygiene Plan
PELs and TLVs are usually average concentrations for a normal _-hour workday and a _-hour workweek.
8-hour, 40-hour
Finish the Standard. What is the OSHA Laboratory Standard for Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories? 29 CFR § 1910._ _ _ _
29 CFR § 1910.1450
Department of Homeland Security issued the _______ ________ ________ ________ _______ (CFATS) to establish risk-based performance standards for security chemical facilities.
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
OSHA and ACGIH have also established a short-term exposure limit (STEL), a concentration considered safe for no more than four __-minute periods a day.
15-minute