Employee Involvement, Postings and Reporting Rights questions for the CHST

Question 1

A general contractor's site safety policy says a worker who reports an injury must first obtain written sign-off from the foreman and then complete a three-page form within one hour. Crew members have told the safety technician they avoid reporting minor injuries because they fear being labeled 'careless' and losing overtime shifts. Based on the recordkeeping rule, what is the most accurate evaluation of this procedure?

1. AIt is acceptable because employers may set any reporting time limit they choose
2. BIt is not reasonable if it would deter or discourage a reasonable employee from accurately reporting an injury or illness
3. CIt is only a problem if an employee is actually discharged for reporting
4. DIt is acceptable as long as every employee has been told about the procedure in writing

Question 2

A general contractor is building a highway interchange. Crews are spread along several miles of roadway, and the company's trailer sits at a staging yard where every worker reports at the start of each shift. The site superintendent wants to post the required OSHA notice at the active work face, which changes weekly. According to the standard, where must the notice be posted?

1. AAt the nearest OSHA Area Office
2. BAt the company's central administrative office, wherever it is located
3. CAt the active work face, since that is where the work is being performed
4. DAt the staging yard location where employees report each day

Question 3

A general contractor runs a highway bridge project with a field trailer at the site entrance. Crews of carpenters and ironworkers report to the trailer each morning and then disperse across the work area, which spans several hundred yards. The safety technician must decide where the OSHA notice required by the Act should be posted. Which location complies?

1. AAt the trailer where employees report each day
2. BAt the area office of OSHA, with employees told where to find it
3. CAt each individual work front, so that every crew sees a separate copy
4. DAt the contractor's central administrative office across town, since that is the legal home of the business