Introduction to OSHA practice questions

1. On construction work, which is a physically dispersed activity, where must the OSHA notice to employees be posted?

• A. At the employer's corporate headquarters only
• B. Inside each piece of heavy equipment
• C. At the location to which employees report each day
• D. On the employer's website

2. OSHA gives an employer advance notice of an inspection in one of the situations 1903.6(a) allows, and the employer knows who the employees' authorized representative is. What does 1903.6(b) make the employer's responsibility?

• A. Promptly notifying the authorized representative of employees of the inspection
• B. Getting the Area Director's written approval of the inspection date
• C. Posting the advance notice for 3 working days
• D. Sending OSHA a list of every employee on the site

3. The representative the employees have authorized for an inspection is not an employee of the employer. Under 1903.8(c), when may this third party accompany the Compliance Safety and Health Officer?

• A. Never, because only employees may accompany the officer
• B. Only with the employer's written consent
• C. Only if the third party is a licensed attorney
• D. When, in the officer's judgment, good cause has been shown that accompaniment by a third party is reasonably necessary to an effective and thorough physical inspection

4. If an employer refuses to let the Compliance Safety and Health Officer enter, what does the officer do?

• A. Issues an on-the-spot fine and enters anyway
• B. Terminates the inspection or confines it to areas with no objection, and reports the refusal to the Area Director
• C. Closes the job site until the employer agrees
• D. Asks the local police to force entry

5. An employee gives the Area Director notice of an alleged violation to request an inspection. What does 1903.11(a) require of that notice?

• A. It must be notarized
• B. It must be in writing, set forth the grounds with reasonable particularity, and be signed by the employee or representative of employees
• C. It must be co-signed by the employer
• D. It must be filed within 24 hours of noticing the hazard

6. An inspection is made because of an employee complaint. What may the inspection cover?

• A. Only the exact hazard named in the complaint
• B. Only the area where the complaining employee works
• C. Only records, not physical conditions
• D. It is not limited to matters referred to in the complaint

7. After an officer tells an employer about an imminent danger, the employer immediately eliminates the imminence of the danger and starts steps to abate it. What does 1903.13 say about citations?

• A. Appropriate citations and notices of proposed penalties may still be issued
• B. No citation may be issued once the danger is eliminated
• C. Only a verbal warning may be given
• D. A citation may be issued only if someone was injured

8. On the basis of an inspection, a Compliance Safety and Health Officer concludes that conditions could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the danger can be eliminated through the Act's other enforcement procedures. Whom must the officer inform?

• A. Only the local fire department
• B. Only the employer's insurance carrier
• C. The affected employees and employers, telling them a civil action to restrain the conditions is being recommended
• D. No one until the citation is mailed

9. Besides describing the alleged violation with particularity, what must every citation also fix under 1903.14(b)?

• A. The date of the next inspection
• B. The name of the employee who complained
• C. The employer's insurance deductible
• D. A reasonable time or times for the abatement of the alleged violation

10. An employer receives a notice of de minimis violations. What does 1903.16 say about posting it?

• A. It need not be posted
• B. It must be posted for 3 working days
• C. It must be posted until April 30
• D. It must be mailed to each employee instead

11. Where must an employer post a citation it receives, where that is practicable?

• A. In the company's annual report
• B. In the employer's main office files only
• C. Unedited, at or near each place an alleged violation referred to in the citation occurred
• D. On the OSHA 300 Log

12. Under 1903.17(a), what must every employer notice of intention to contest specify?

• A. The name of the employer's attorney
• B. Whether it is directed to the citation or to the proposed penalty, or both
• C. The number of employees on the site
• D. The date the hazard was abated

13. An employer posts its petition for modification of abatement date. Under 1903.14a(c)(2), within what time must affected employees or their representatives file a written objection to avoid waiving any further right to object?

• A. Within ten (10) working days of the date of posting or service
• B. Within 24 hours of the posting
• C. Within 6 months of the posting
• D. Within 30 calendar days of the original citation

14. An employer requests an informal conference about a citation. What effect does this have on the 15-working-day period to file a notice of contest?

• A. It doubles the period to 30 working days
• B. It pauses the period until the conference ends
• C. It cancels the citation
• D. It does not stay the 15-working-day period

15. What deadline does 1903.19 set for an employer to certify to OSHA that a cited violation has been abated, unless the compliance officer observed the abatement during the on-site inspection within 24 hours after the violation was identified and noted it in the citation?

• A. Before the closing conference
• B. Within 24 hours of receiving the citation
• C. Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date
• D. At the end of the calendar year

16. A company had 10 or fewer employees at all times during the last calendar year, and neither OSHA nor the Bureau of Labor Statistics has informed it in writing that it must keep records. What does Part 1904 require?

• A. It must keep full OSHA 300, 300-A and 301 records
• B. It need not keep OSHA injury and illness records, but must still report fatalities, in-patient hospitalizations, amputations and eye losses
• C. It is exempt from all of Part 1904, including reporting
• D. It must keep records only for supervisors

17. An employee is cut by a sharp object contaminated with another person's blood, and the case is recordable. What does 1904.29 say about the employee's name on the OSHA 300 Log?

• A. It may not be entered, because this is a privacy concern case
• B. It must be entered in full so the case can be tracked
• C. Only the employee's initials are entered
• D. The employee's badge number replaces it

18. Which person does 1904.32(b)(4) list as a company executive who may certify the annual summary?

• A. The chair of the site safety committee
• B. Any first-line supervisor
• C. The company's outside accountant
• D. The highest ranking company official working at the establishment

19. During the five-year storage period, which stored record must the employer update to include newly discovered recordable injuries or illnesses?

• A. The annual summary only
• B. The OSHA 300 Logs
• C. The OSHA 301 Incident Reports only
• D. None, because stored records may not be changed

20. An employer must report an employee's work-related in-patient hospitalization, and the nearest OSHA Area Office is closed. Which way of reporting does 1904.39 accept?

• A. Leaving a message on the Area Office answering machine
• B. Faxing the Area Office
• C. Using the 800 number or the reporting application on OSHA's public Web site
• D. Sending an email to the Area Office