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OSHA HISTORY
SAFETY
INSPECTIONS
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
RECORDKEEPING
100
This is the year of the passage by the U.S. Congress of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
What is 1970?
100
These should be clear, specific, consistent with one another and strictly enforced.
What are Safety Rules?
100
OSHA inspectors may be required by an employer to provide one of these, prior to conducting an inspection.
What is a search warrant?
100
Posters and directions in a variety of languages and graphics are used to provide this for employees.
What is Hazard Communication?
100

Under this concept, employers are required to establish and communicate to their employees specific procedures for reporting workplace injuries and illnesses.

What is the Recording and Reporting Requirement?

200
Since its enactment, this is the percentage of occupational deaths that have been reduced.
What is 60%?
200
Equipment; such as, hard hats, safety goggles, steel toe boots, ear noise reduction equipment and masks are examples of these.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
200
This is held at the beginning of an OSHA inspection, explaining the circumstances and scope of the inspection.
What is an opening conference?
200
These provide vital information regarding the chemicals in commercial products at the workplace, and the best solution for responding to an exposure to material hazards.
What are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)?
200

Employers are required to record (within six days) all work-related injuries or illnesses that result in this.

What is death?

300
Since its enactment, this is the percentage of occupational injuries that have been reduced.
What is 40%?
300
This group is composed of volunteer members of employees and management, which is not to outnumber employees. The group meets regularly in order to provide a safe working environment through plans, procedures and incident reviews.
What is a Safety Committee?
300
This person has the right to accompany the OSHA compliance officer on an investigation, but may not try to intimidate the officer or interfere with the inspection.
What is the employer representative?
300
Sometimes conducted one-on-one or in groups, this is part of communication and education about workplace safety and hazards.
What is training?
300

This form must be current on a daily basis as a log of work-related injuries and illnesses.

What is the OSHA Form 300?

400
OSHA was signed into law by this U.S. President on December 19, 1970.
Who is Richard M. Nixon?
400
These are the three major approaches to effective safety management in the workplace.
What is the 1) Organizational Approach, the 2) Engineering Approach, and the 3) Individual Approach?
400
An OSHA Compliance Officer completes a final report noting observations and findings, which may result in citations and fines to be assessed against the employer. Employers have a period of time following receipt of a citation to contest it.
What is 15 days?
400
Following an inspection and citations by an OSHA Compliance Officer, this must be posted in the workplace near where the violation(s) occurred.
What is an OSHA Citation?
400

During this period, the log of work-related injuries and illnesses of the previous year, known as the OSHA Form 300A, must be posted for all to view.

What is February 1st to April 30th each year?

500
This federal department, under the executive branch of government, oversees the OSHA administration.
What is the U.S. Department of Labor?
500
Special first responder safety equipment, clean up materials and procedures are use to avoid the possible spread of infection in dealing with these substances.
What are Bloodborne Pathogens?
500
Representatives of OSHA conduct inspections in this ranked order of importance (1-4), in addition to a special category for Willful and Repeated.
What are: * Imminent Danger * Serious * Other than Serious, and * De Minimis?
500
This safety precaution, using a tag, box or lock on equipment or a power source; communicates to employees that work is being performed and to avoid the equipment and power source.
What is Lock Out/Tag Out?
500

An incident, illness or injury, that results in restriction from reporting to work.

What is a lost time accident?