Unit A- Safety Test

What does OSHA stand for?

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Office of Safety and Health Administration

• Organization for Safety and Health Administration

• Occupational Security and Health Administration

What is the role of OSHA?

• Enforcing safe and healthful working conditions

• Providing medical care to employees

• Promoting workplace hazards

• Monitoring employee productivity

Who is covered under OSHA?

• All employees in the United States

• Only government employees

• Only employees in hazardous industries

• Only employees in large corporations

What is the mission of OSHA?

• To protect employees from workplace hazards and injuries

• To increase employer profits

• To promote unsafe working conditions

• To enforce strict regulations on businesses

What is NIOSH?

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

• National Institute for Occupational Security and Health

• National Organization for Industrial Safety and Health

• National Office for Safety and Health

What does NIOSH do?

• Conducts research and makes recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury or illness

• Enforces workplace safety regulations

• Provides medical treatment to injured workers

• Promotes unsafe working conditions

What are employer responsibilities according to OSHA?

• Provide a workplace free of recognized hazards, find and correct safety problems, and provide required training

• Prevent exposure to harmful chemicals, post OSHA citations, and follow safety standards

• Report injuries without fear of retaliation, see any OSHA citations issued, and provide safety equipment

• Prevent fall protection, file a complaint with OSHA, and provide medical treatment

What should employers do in case of work-related fatalities or hospitalizations?

• Report to OSHA all work-related fatalities within eight hours and report hospitalizations within 24 hours

• Report to OSHA all work-related fatalities within 24 hours and report hospitalizations within eight hours

• Report to OSHA all work-related fatalities and hospitalizations within 48 hours

• Report to OSHA all work-related fatalities and hospitalizations within 72 hours

Why was OSHA created?

• To provide more employment opportunities
• To help eliminate the number of accidents and fatalities at the workplace
• To provide strict regulations to the employees
• To help eliminate only young worker injuries

If you get injured on the job, which organization will be contacted?

• National FFA
• PPE
• OSHA
• NIOSH