Category: Workers

Daily Quiz (16)

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires employers with ___ or more employees to keep OSHA injury and illness records and submit the required injury and illness data.

In December, Congress approved legislation to prevent an impending strike in what industry?

In March, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rulemaking to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts for the first time in __ years.

True or False: 15 of the 25 most dangerous jobs in the U.S. reported in 2020 were the positions in the construction industry.

True or False: Recent medical studies on workplace lead exposure show that adverse health effects could occur in adults at higher blood lead levels than what was previously recognized.

The Associated General Contractors of America found that construction employment gained how many jobs between March and April?

How long is the new apprenticeship program from NYC Health + Hospitals and District Council No. 9 Local Union 1969, Civil Service Employees, International Union of Painters & Allied Trades?

Established in 1993, what is the “safe” blood lead level value specified under OSHA’s Lead Standards?

Which coatings company recently deployed a private fleet of trucks and railcars to speed up its raw materials deliveries?

A new contract between the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri, and The Builders’ Association included a wage increase of what percentage for members?

True or False: The Illinois Department of Labor recently issued a conclusion of the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act, which requires employees on all public works projects to be comprised of a minimum of 90% Illinois residents.

The newly launched National Emphasis Program requires OSHA inspectors and compliance assistance specialists are to engage in proactive outreach and technical assistance on days when the heat index is above what temperature?

What state recently became the sixth in the nation to create a worker protection unit?

True or false: The Department of Labor recently announced that it would be suspending its acceptance and review of new or pending applications for Standards Recognition Entities in the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program.

Abrasive blast workers are regularly exposed to noise in excess of what level?

The average annual salary across the paint and coatings industry workforce in 2009 was:

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