Question

1-Define OSHA:
2-The purpose of OSHA is to provide worker safety and health by providing what?
3-What are the employee rights according to OSHA?
4-What is the mortality rate for workers per day?
5-Who is responsible for making sure the workplace is safe?
6-What are the employer's responsibilities under OSHA?
7-In what instance could a worker file a confidential complaint with OSHA if the employee believes there is a violation?
8- What are the standard groups of OSHA?
9-What are the types of OSHA violations?
10-What is an ‘other-than-serious’ violation?
in small sentences

Answer 1

1. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a U.S. agency that enforces workplace safety laws.
2. Its purpose is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.
3. Employees have the right to a safe workplace, hazard information and training, access to exposure and injury records, to file complaints and request inspections, and protection from retaliation.
4. About 14 workers in the U.S. die each day from work-related injuries.
5. Employers are primarily responsible for making sure the workplace is safe.
6. Employers must eliminate recognized hazards, follow OSHA standards, provide training and PPE, keep records, report serious injuries, and correct violations.
7. A worker can file a confidential complaint with OSHA when they believe there is a serious hazard, imminent danger, or an OSHA standard is being violated.
8. OSHA’s standard groups are General Industry, Construction, Maritime, and Agriculture.
9. Types of OSHA violations include other-than-serious, serious, willful, repeated, failure-to-abate, and de minimis violations.
10. An other-than-serious violation is a condition that relates to job safety and health but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.