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Practice Exam Questions - Bank 4

1. For the purpose of citing employers, which of the following is false concerning OSHA's definition of a workplace hazard? (OSHA FOM 02-00-148 Sec 7)
a. it must affect the employer's employee
b. it is not a failure to abate
c. it is not an accident
d. it need not be necessarily be recognized
2. The maximum OSHA penalty for a serious violation is:
a. $3,000
b. $4,000
c. $5,000
d. $7,000
3. Employer recognition of a hazard is established if any of the following criteria is met, except: (OSHA FOM 02-00-148 Sec 7)
a. industry recognition
b. employer recognition
c. common sense
d. employee recognition
4. OSHA considers industry recognition may be established when the following criteria is met: (OSHA FOM 02-00-148 Sec 7)
a. recognition by employer's industry
b. general recognition by any industry
c. general recognition by companies three-digit SIC
d. general recognition by companies in four-digit SIC
5. OSHA considers employer recognition has been established when any of the following exists, except: (OSHA FOM 02-00-148 Sec 7)
a. written statements by employer
b. oral statements by supervisor
c. oral statements by employee to compliance officer
d. employee clearly calls hazard to employer's attention
6. In which of the following cases will OSHA use common-sense recognition to establish a violation? (OSHA FOM 02-00-148 Sec 7)
a. serious
b. flagrant
c. high-death
d. unusual
7. If an employer has been cited previously and the citation has become a final order, which of the following might result in repeat violation? (OSHA FOM 02-00-148 Sec 7)
a. similar situation
b. identical condition
c. substantially similar condition
d. general condition
8. Even though, as a result of the exercise of professional judgment, not all potentially hazardous conditions, operations and practices within those areas are inspected during this inspection, this type of OSHA inspection is defined as a substantially complete inspection of the potentially high hazard areas of an establishment:
a. routine inspection
b. comprehensive inspection
c. programmed inspection
d. focused inspection
9. The common-sense criteria to argue that a hazard should have been recognized by an employer will be used by OSHA: (OSHA FOM 02-00-148 Sec 7)
a. whenever other criteria is insufficient
b. only in flagrant cases
c. when employees identify the hazards
d. as directed by the Review Commission
10. Exposure is generally defined as: (OSHA FOM 02-00-148 Sec 7)
a. event or occurrence
b. condition, relative position
c. behavior, condition
d. activity, predetermined event

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