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QUESTION 1

What does OSHA stand for?


Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Organizational Safety and Health Administration

Occupational Safety and Human Association

Organizational Safety and Health Association

QUESTION 2

Which of the following was considered a “miracle fiber” but since been proven to cause cancer in individuals that have had high exposure?


Inulin

Cellulose

Asbestos

Lignin

QUESTION 3

____________ are a potentially life threatening situations that can occur with little to no warning.


All of the above

Ergonomics

Emergencies

Hazards

3 points

QUESTION 4

What is the rationale behind the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act?


To enforce all guidelines set forth by OSHA

To declare emergencies

To create an emergency response plan for a business

To inform a community that hazardous chemicals will be used so residents can protect themselves

3 points

QUESTION 5

Gloves, safety glasses, and steel-toed boots are examples of ___________________.


OSHA requirements for all jobs

Personal protective equipment

Administrative controls

Ergonomics equipment

3 points

QUESTION 6

Which of the following is a blood-borne pathogen?


Influenza

COVID-19

HIV/AIDS

Pneumonia

3 points

QUESTION 7

Which of the following is true when dealing with testing employees for disease?


Is 100% accurate in all cases

Required by federal law

Is not allowed by federal law

Is highly controversial and debated

3 points

QUESTION 8

Which of the following does ergonomics not address?


Improving workers performance

Reducing local and federal spending

Lowering workplace stress

Attempting to make the worker comfortable with the workplace

3 points

QUESTION 9

Which of the following can potentially lower stress levels for employees?


Consuming caffeine

Proper nutrition

Eliminating breaks for workers

Working overtime regularly

3 points

QUESTION 10

A set of standards, rules, or regulations relating to a specific area is known as a:


Standard operating procedures manual

Body of knowledge

Code

Congressional Act

3 points

QUESTION 11

Approximately how many AIDS cases are diagnosed each year in the United States among men?


1,000,000

750,000

10,000

33,000

3 points

QUESTION 12

Approximately how many AIDS cases are diagnosed each year in the United States among women?


1,000,000

670,000

9,000

10,000

3 points

QUESTION 13

Which of the following are ways is AIDS not transmitted?


Blood transfusions

Mosquitoes

Unprotected sexual contact

All of the above

3 points

QUESTION 14

Which of the following is a major reason for the emergence of MRSA as a health problem?


using enough bacterial soap

It is not covered by Medicare

People are not getting their prescribed vaccinations

Antibiotics have been over-prescribed for decades

3 points

QUESTION 15

Which of the following states has adopted OSHA-approved state safety plans?


Connecticut

New York

New Jersey

All of the above

3 points

QUESTION 16

The impetus for passing the OSH Act was that workplace accidents were causing an average of 100,000 deaths annually in the United States.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 17

Prior to the passage of the OSH Act, slightly less than 100,000 workers were disabled in workplace accidents annually.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 18

The broad mission of OSHA is to ensure to the extent possible that a worker in the United States has a safe and healthy work environment.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 19

Monitoring and evaluating state-level safety and health programs is NOT part of OSHA’s mission.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 20

The OSH Act applies to organizations in the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 21

Organized labor in the United States worked hard to promote anti-labor laws that inhibited safety in the workplace.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 22

Specific work-related health problems such as lung diseases in miners and mercury poisoning have contributed to advancing the safety movement in the United States.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 23

Lung cancer has been linked to asbestos in the workplace.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 24

OSHA opposes the use of safety incentives in every case.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 25

U.S. companies have no responsibility when it comes to the safety and health of employees of companies in foreign countries that manufacture goods for them.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 26

Emergencies are by their nature the result of natural causes only.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 27

An immediate response that is the result of planning practice, evaluation, and adjustment is critical in emergencies.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 28

One major component in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act is toxic chemical release reporting.

 True
 False


QUESTION 29

In emergency response situations, at least three people should be in charge.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 30

Trauma is not a physiological stress.

 True
 False





3 points

QUESTION 31

What are the four main classifications of hazards found in the workplace? Give an example of each type of hazard.