OSHA 30 Module 1 (Latest 2023 - 2024)
Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct
- Creation of OSHA
Answer: OSH Act of 1970
- Since 1970 workplace fatalities have been cut by
Answer: more than 60%
- Since 1970 occupational injury and illness rates have
Answer: declined by 40%
- U.S. employment has
Answer: more than doubled to >115M workers at 7.2M worksites
- 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire
Answer: NYC, killed 146/500 employees No fire escapes
- President Roosevelt's New Deal
Answer: 1930's increased gov role in safety
- OSH Act
Answer: 12/29/1970 Nixon signed
Enacted 4/28/1971 AKA Public Law 91-596 1 / 2
- OSHA Coverage
Answer:
- Covers all employees and their employers
- Section 19 - federal agency heads responsible
- Public must comply like private sector
- OSHA Non-coverage
Answer: self employed farming families
mine workers, truckers, atomic energy public employees (state & local gov)
- OSHA's Mission
Answer:
- develop standards and enforce
- maintain reporting
- provide training
- State plans
Answer:
- at least as effective as federal OSHA
- private and state/local gov
- Importance
Answer:
14 workers die/day >47000 die/year 3M non-fatal reports
- Right to be informed
Answer: Employers must post
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