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Discussion Question 1: OSHA uses a two-step process to determine if a citation is warranted under the multi-employer worksite policy. The second step of the process is to:
1. determine if an OSHA standard was violated.
determine if the employer's actions were sufficient to meet obligations of OSHA requirement.
determine if the employer willfully violated the standard.
determine which employer is the controlling employer.
Discussion Question 2: Employers are required by OSHA to review emergency evacuations with employees at specific times. Which of the following is NOT one of those times?
1. Whenever the plan is changed
Initially when the plan is developed
Annually once implemented
Whenever designated actions under the plan change
Discussion Question 3: What is OSHA's first priority for conducting workplace inspections?
Fatalities
Employee Complaints
Imminent Danger
Planned Inspections
Discussion Question 4: What is defined in OSHA Standard 1926.32(f)?
1. General Duty Clause
General Inspection Procedure
Qualified Person
Competent Person
Discussion Question 5: What are the four classifications of employers under OSHA's multi-employer worksite policy? How do they relate to each other?
Discussion Question 6: According to the OSHA construction standards, what is a competent person? Discuss two examples of competent person requirements from the construction standards.
Discussion Question 7: Using the requirements for General Duty violations in Chapter 4 of the OSHA Field Operations Manual (FOM), describe a situation that could be cited as a violation of the General Duty Clause. Remember that the General Duty Clause can only be applied if there is no OSHA standard for the hazard. Explain how your citation meets the four elements listed in the FOM as necessary to prove such a violation.
Discussion Question 8: Imagine that you are the safety manager on a large construction site and are notified that an OSHA inspector has arrived at the site gate, inspection warrant in-hand, requesting access. Describe the procedures you would follow to accommodate the inspector's request and how the inspection should proceed.