he OSHA act was signed by what president? - Richard Nixon
What date was the OSHA act signed? - December 29, 1970
When did the OSHA agency actually come into being? - April 28, 1971
What does OSHA stand for? - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is OSHA's mission? - To assure safe...
OSHA 510 The OSHA act was signed by what president? - ✔✔ Richard Nixon What date was the OSHA act signed? - ✔✔ December 29, 1970 When did the OSHA agency actually come into being? - ✔✔ April 28, 1971 What does OSHA stand for? - ✔✔ Occupational Safety and Health Administration What is OSHA's mission? - ✔✔ To assure safe and healthfu l working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance What type of agency is OSHA? - ✔✔ An agency of the U.S. department of labor What is the general duty clause ? - ✔✔ Shall furnish employees employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that could cause death/ serious physical harm, shall comply with OSHA standards, each employee shall comply with OSHA standards, rules, regulations Employers must do what three things with OSHA safety/ health hazards? - ✔✔ Follow, find, correct How should employers inform employees about chemical hazards? - ✔✔ Training, labels, alarms, color -coded systems, chemical information shee ts SDS stands for? - ✔✔ Safety Data Sheet SDS must include? - ✔✔ Container labeling/ worker training (include the physical/ health hazards of chemicals and how workers can protect themselves Employers should provide what to workers at no cost? - ✔✔ PPE Employers must keep accurate records of what? - ✔✔ Related injuries and illnesses Employers must report fatalities in how many hours? - ✔✔ 8 Employers must report any work related inpatient hospitalization/ amputation/ loss of an eye? - ✔✔ 24 hours Employers must inform workers how to report what? - ✔✔ Injury Employers must make records available/ accessible to who? - ✔✔ Employees and OSHA Employers must post what three things where it is visible to workers? - ✔✔ Annual injury/ illness summary data, OSHA citat ions, OSHA "it's the law" poster Employers cannot (blank) against any worker using their rights under the law? - ✔✔ Retaliate Record keeping is necessary if what? - ✔✔ 10 or more employees or injuries/ illnesses What is the exception to the record keeping rule? - ✔✔ 10 or fewer employees or if you are apart of an establishment in a certain industry referenced in the chart on page 442 Employees have the right to working conditions that? - ✔✔ Do not pose a risk or se rious harm Employees have the right to receive information/ training (in a language they can understand) on what? - ✔✔ Chemical and other hazards, methods to prevent harm, and OSHA standards that apply to their workplace
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