ONLINE QUIZ QUESTIONS

Chapter 20
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Occupational Safety and Health Act applies to all employees who work for an employer that is
engaged in a business affecting:
a. internal security.
b. interstate commerce.
c. surrounding environment and natural ecosystems.
d. overall health and safety of civilians.
ANSWER:
(b)
2. Under the OSH Act, a _____ is one that is known to be hazardous, taking into account the standard of
knowledge of the industry.
a. recognized hazard
b. internal hazard
c. constitutional hazard
d. implicit hazard
ANSWER:
(a)
3. The Occupational Safety and Health Act created three federal agencies for administration and
enforcement. Which of the following is not one of them?
a. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
b. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
c. State Employee Health Commission (SEHC)
d. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)
ANSWER:
(c)
4. The Occupational Safety and Health Act applies to all employees who work for an employer that is
engaged in a business affecting:
a. interstate commerce.
b. international trade.
c. global commerce.
d. sole trading.
ANSWER:
(a)
5. The decisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission can be appealed to the:
a. federal labor courts.
b. National Labor Relations Board.
c. U.S. courts of appeals.
d. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
ANSWER:
(c)
6. The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is a:
a. neutral agency.
b. appellate body.
c. legislative body.
d. quasi-judicial agency.
ANSWER:
(d)

7. The Secretary of Labor is empowered to appoint an advisory committee to assist in the promulgation
of:
a. interim standards.
b. voluntary standards.
c. company standards.
d. permanent standards.
ANSWER:
(d)
8. The Secretary of Labor has authority to issue _____ involving new or improved techniques to
safeguard safety or health of a worker.
a. temporary ordinances
b. experimental variances
c. standard variances
d. standing orders
ANSWER:
(b)
9. Under Section 11 of the OSH Act, the _____ can be exercised when employees are exposed to a
dangerous condition posing the risk of serious injury or death and when there is insufficient time.
a. power of exemption
b. right to strike
c. right to refuse
d. agency-shop clause
ANSWER:
(c)
Matching Question
10. Match each term below to its correct definition:
Occupational Safety and Health Act:
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health:

Interim Standards:

Temporary Variance:

De Minimis Violation:

Assuring safe and healthful working

conditions for working men and women.
An agency created to conduct research
and promote the application of the
research results to ensure that no worker
will suffer diminished health, reduced
functional capacity, or decreased life
expectancy as a result of his or her work
experience.
The Secretary of Labor had power to
issue these standards for the first two
years following the effective date of the
act.
Granted when the employer is unable to
comply with a standard by its effective
date because of the unavailability of
professional or technological personnel
or of materials or equipment necessary
to come into compliance with the
standard.
A technical violation, but so
insignificant as to require no fine or
remediation.