OSH 3401 Unit 3

25 Jun OSH 3401 Unit 3

1.         Employers are required by OSHA to review emergency evacuations with employees at specific times. Which of the following is NOT one of those times?

            Whenever the plan is changed

            Initially when the plan is developed

            Annually once implemented

            Whenever designated actions under the plan change

2.         What is defined in OSHA Standard 1926.32(f)?

            General Duty Clause

            General Inspection Procedure

            Qualified Person

            Competent Person

3.         Training requirements for gas welding can be found in:

            29 CFR 1926.350

            29 CFR 1926.351

            29 CFR 1926.651

            29 CFR 1926.957

4.         What is OSHA’s first priority for conducting workplace inspections?

            Fatalities

            Employee Complaints

            Imminent Danger

            Planned Inspections

5.         OSHA uses a two-step process to determine if a citation is warranted under the multi-employer worksite policy. The second step of the process is to:

            determine if an OSHA standard was violated.

            determine if the employer’s actions were sufficient to meet obligations of OSHA requirement.

            determine if the employer willfully violated the standard.

            determine which employer is the controlling employer.

Question 6: What are the four classifications of employers under OSHA’s multi employer worksite policy? How do they relate to each other?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question 7: According to the OSHA construction standards, what is a competent person? Discuss two examples of competent person requirements from the construction standards.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question 8: Imagine that you are the safety manager on a large construction site and are notified that an OSHA inspector has arrived at the site gate, inspection warrant in-hand, requesting access. Describe the procedures you would follow to accommodate the inspector’s request and how the inspection should proceed.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Question 9: Using the requirements for General Duty violations in Chapter 4 of the OSHA Field Operations Manual (FOM) describe a situation that could be cited as a violation of the General Duty Clause. Remember that the General Duty Clause can only be applied if there is no OSHA standard for the hazard. Explain how your citation meets the four elements listed in the FOM as necessary to prove such a violation.Your response should be at least 200 words in length.