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   Safety and Health Quiz
   How Well Do You Know Your Safety and Health Rights?
 

Some of the following questions are multiple choice, some are true/false. Click on the item you think is correct. When you're done, click the "How do you score?" button at the bottom to see how well you know your safety and health rights.

1.
 All workers in the U.S. are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHAct).
TRUE
FALSE
2.
 Whose responsibility is it to provide a safe and healthful workplace under the OSHAct?
A. The employer
B. The worker
C. The Union
D. OSHA
E. All of the above
3.
 Which of the following is not a worker's right under the OSHAct?
A. To have a workplace free of health and safety hazards
B. To file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and remain anonymous if so desired
C. To inspect the workplace immediately when an unsafe or unhealthy condition is suspected
D. To see publicly posted notices of OSHA citations for health and safety violations in the workplace
4.
 Under the OSHAct, workers have the right to see their company medical records.
TRUE
FALSE
5.
 Legal protection under the OSHAct makes employer reprisals against workers who complain about unsafe or unhealthy conditions illegal.
TRUE
FALSE
6.
 OSHA is part of the U.S. Department of Labor.
TRUE
FALSE
7.
 Once an OSHA standard is set, it is almost never challenged or amended.
TRUE
FALSE
8.
 A worker who files an OSHA complaint must be directly affected by the hazard in question.
TRUE
FALSE
9.
 Only a company representative can accompany an OSHA inspector on an inspection.
TRUE
FALSE
10.
 State OSHA agencies can do all of the following except:
A. Provide more inspectors than there are under Federal OSHA
B. Make a state standard that is more stringent than the federal standard
C. Make a state standard that is more lax than the federal standard

D. Create its own safety and health standards, even in areas where Federal OSHA has not established a standard


 

 


             

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