OSHA 510 CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY EXAM
Osha's mission: ANSWER To ensure the safety and health of America's
workers
Horizontal - Answer Some standards are horizontal, which means general or
across the board, while there is no vertical.
Vertical - ANSWER applies to certain industries (construction).
Worker rights- Workers have the right to safety and health without fear of
punishment - ANSWER Section 11(c) of the OSHA act
Competent individual - answer One who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable risks in the environment or working conditions that are unclean,
hazardous, or dangerous to employees and who has authorization to take
immediate corrective measures to eliminate them.
Qualified individual - ANSWER One who, by holding a degree, certificate, or
professional status and possessing substantial knowledge, training, and
experience, has successfully proved his ability to solve or address work-related
difficulties.
Rule of Construction - Answer Contractors and sub-contractors can establish
their own arrangements as to who will do things like build guardrails or provide
drinking water, etc.
The General Duty Clause - ANSWER OSHA Act Public Law 91-596 Section 5
(a) (1)
Compliance Directives: ANSWER This ensures that the standard is consistently
enforced.
, Multi-Employer Work Site Policy - ANSWER a. Exposing employer: one
whose employees are exposed to dangers.
a. Creating Employer: The one who produces the hazard. Has a duty to notify
other contractors of the risks.
c. Correcting Employer - The person in charge of correcting the hazard.
Controlling Employer- One accountable for overall circumstances on the job
site.
Citations: ANSWER The employer must attest that the abatement is complete
for each noted offense. (Sign off stating that you will fix the issue)
General requirements Subpart C: ANSWER Two major components of an
employer's accident prevention obligations are a safety program and jobsite
inspections by a qualified individual.
Recordkeeping: Restricted - ANSWER a. You or your physician prevent the
employee from completing one or more of the usual responsibilities of his or
her employment, or from working the complete workday.
b. or she would have been scheduled to work.
d. Routine functions are work activities that an employee performs on a weekly
or more frequent basis.
KEY POINT: Not able to work a complete shift.
Incident Rate - ANSWER a. Formula based on the amount of recordable
injuries or illnesses per 100 workers.
a. Divide the number of injuries by the total number of man hours worked.
INDUSTRY EXAM
Osha's mission: ANSWER To ensure the safety and health of America's
workers
Horizontal - Answer Some standards are horizontal, which means general or
across the board, while there is no vertical.
Vertical - ANSWER applies to certain industries (construction).
Worker rights- Workers have the right to safety and health without fear of
punishment - ANSWER Section 11(c) of the OSHA act
Competent individual - answer One who is capable of identifying existing and
predictable risks in the environment or working conditions that are unclean,
hazardous, or dangerous to employees and who has authorization to take
immediate corrective measures to eliminate them.
Qualified individual - ANSWER One who, by holding a degree, certificate, or
professional status and possessing substantial knowledge, training, and
experience, has successfully proved his ability to solve or address work-related
difficulties.
Rule of Construction - Answer Contractors and sub-contractors can establish
their own arrangements as to who will do things like build guardrails or provide
drinking water, etc.
The General Duty Clause - ANSWER OSHA Act Public Law 91-596 Section 5
(a) (1)
Compliance Directives: ANSWER This ensures that the standard is consistently
enforced.
, Multi-Employer Work Site Policy - ANSWER a. Exposing employer: one
whose employees are exposed to dangers.
a. Creating Employer: The one who produces the hazard. Has a duty to notify
other contractors of the risks.
c. Correcting Employer - The person in charge of correcting the hazard.
Controlling Employer- One accountable for overall circumstances on the job
site.
Citations: ANSWER The employer must attest that the abatement is complete
for each noted offense. (Sign off stating that you will fix the issue)
General requirements Subpart C: ANSWER Two major components of an
employer's accident prevention obligations are a safety program and jobsite
inspections by a qualified individual.
Recordkeeping: Restricted - ANSWER a. You or your physician prevent the
employee from completing one or more of the usual responsibilities of his or
her employment, or from working the complete workday.
b. or she would have been scheduled to work.
d. Routine functions are work activities that an employee performs on a weekly
or more frequent basis.
KEY POINT: Not able to work a complete shift.
Incident Rate - ANSWER a. Formula based on the amount of recordable
injuries or illnesses per 100 workers.
a. Divide the number of injuries by the total number of man hours worked.
