Career Safe

The following are main responsibilities of someone under OSHA's standards: monitor hazards, keep records of workplace injuries and illnesses, and provide specific equipment, such as PPE. Whose responsibilities are these?

• YOU

• CO-WORKERS

• EMPLOYER

• GOVERNMENT

You work for a company as one of their cleaning staff. Since you've been working with a new cleaning product, you've begun to notice that you have headaches and blurry vision by the end of your shifts. Do OSHA regulations give you the right to access your exposure records?

• YES

• NO

Your coworker Alayna thinks that your employer punished her by excluding her from a prize drawing after she was injured at work, even though she followed all worksite safety rules. How long does Alayna have to file a complaint with OSHA?

• 3 DAYS

• 10 DAYS

• 15 DAYS

• 30 DAYS

If a fixed ladder extends more than 24 feet, who is allowed to work on it?

• Supervisors on a job site

• Senior workers on a job site

• Any worker, as long as they have been given an orientation and PPE

• Qualified climbers with additional training

What is a barrier along the open sides of stairways and platforms that prevents falling called?

• Guardrail

• Banister

• Top rail

• Toeboard

Your worksite has a stairwell without a section of railing. Whose responsibility is it to make this area free of this fall hazard?

• You, the worker

• Your coworkers

• Your employer

• OSHA

Valencia will be working around chemicals that could splash and get into her eyes. What type of PPE should she be sure to wear?

• Steel-toed boots

• Goggles or safety glasses

• Leather palm gloves

• Respirator

Micah has just started his first job. Who is responsible for training him on the use of PPE in his workplace?

• HIMSELF

• CO-=WORKER

• OSHA

• EMPLOYER

Under what circumstances is it more likely that you will have hearing damage?

• Long exposures to low noise levels

• Short exposures to low noise levels

• Long exposures to high noise levels

Howard has worked with a cleaning solution for over a decade that gives off strong fumes. Over time, Howard has developed a cough that won't go away and has become more sensitive to sunlight. What kind of exposure is this considered?

• Acute

• Chronic

• Deadly

• No effect