Which statement describes an 'Other than serious' violation?

• A. A direct violation to safety and health that is death-related or serious injury offense
• B. A near-miss with no injury
• C. A direct violation to safety and health not death-related or serious injury offense
• D. A mislabeling of a container

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how OSHA categories violations by the potential harm they could cause. An “Other than serious” violation refers to a direct violation of safety and health standards that could contribute to harm but would not, by its nature, result in death or serious injury.

So the statement that best fits is the one describing a direct violation to safety and health that is not death-related or a serious injury offense. It matches the definition of this category: a nonpunitive level of noncompliance where the risk is present but not severe enough to be considered serious.

Why the other ideas don’t fit: a situation described as death-related or a serious injury offense would be classified as a serious violation, not “Other than serious.” A near-miss with no injury isn’t automatically a violation, since violations are specific noncompliances with standards. Mislabeling a container is a specific type of noncompliance, but without the context of whether it could cause death or serious harm, it doesn’t precisely define the “Other than serious” category.