OR-OSHA Online Course 101: Final Assignments and Quiz Submission

This material is for training purposes only. Its purpose is to inform Oregon employers of best practices in occupational safety and health and general Oregon OSHA compliance requirements. This material is not a substitute for any provision of the Oregon Safety Employment Act or any standards issued by Oregon OSHA. For more information on this online course and other OR-OSHA online training, visit the Online Course Catalog.

FINAL ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION

Within ten(10) business days you can expect the instructor to review your answers and give you feedback. After succesfully completing the course your instructor will submit a request for a personalized course completion certificate. Your certificate will be mailed to the address you list below.

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Assignments

Important: Your assignments are evaluated by a qualified instructor, not a computer program. We use extended response assignments to best evaluate comprehension of the concepts and principles presented in the course. Each assignment requires a response that indicates you've read and comprehend the material. To make sure you do not receive an "incomplete" from the instructor make sure you:

Read the assignment carefully! Circle key words.
Do not copy/paste information from the text. Use your own words.
Do not skip an assignment. That's an automatic incomplete.
Do not submit a list when a discussion or description is required
Do not submit a one-word or short-phrase answer. Give it some thought.
Do not submit a "one-liner" response when a discussion, summary, or description is required

More tips on completing assignments.

Assignment 1

I'm a tough CEO who just rejected the recommendation below because it does not provide enough information. Rewrite the recommendation to better "sell" me on taking corrective action. Be sure to emphasize the bottom-line cost vs benefits.

"We need to install a new guard on the chipper. It will cost $3,000."

Include in your response:

Statement of the problem: Describe the hazardous condition, unsafe behaviors.
History of the problem: Have similar accidents occurred previously? What were the associated insured and uninsured accident costs.
Risk: Discuss the probability and severity of the potential injury. List frequency, duration, # of employees exposed, stress factors, and most likely severity of potential injury.
Recommendations: (Engineering controls, management controls, with options).
Cost vs Benefits: (Use information provided in the course to estimate risk probability and severity, ROI, payback period, etc.)

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Assignment 2

For this assignment, reference the accident scenario below and do the following:

Conduct surface cause analysis: Describe at least two hazardous conditions, and/or unsafe behaviors/actions that directly caused or contributed to the accident.
Conduct root cause analysis: From the information gained in the surface cause analysis, describe at least two possible system design weaknesses and/or system performance failures that may have contributed to the surface causes.

Jack's hurt bad...

A call comes in from the worksite supervisor. Jack's been hurt. As an accident investigator, you immediately swing into action. You grab your investigator's kit and hurry to the worksite accident scene. By the time you get there, the EMTs are administering first aid. From initial statements, it appears that the scaffold was very unstable and caused Jack to lose his balance and fall. The scaffold was erected on muddy ground and one of the legs sunk into the ground. Jack was in a hurry while climbing the leg to get to the top of the scaffold. It's a serious accident so he will be transported to the hospital.

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Assignment 3

Describe your organization's safety incentive/recognition program. Discuss why you believe the program is effective or ineffective. Is it proactive or reactive? What can be done to improve the program?

Answer

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Note: All Internet courses have been approved for 4 hours of Continuing Education Credits (CEC's) for Journeyman Plumbers and Plumbing Inspectors certifications. Courses 203 and 205 (only) are approved for 3 hours of CEC credit for Pesticide Applicators and Consultants. You will receive a completion certificate in the next few days. Simply make a copy of your certificate and forward it, along with your license information, to the appropriate agency.

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