HRCI PHRca Exam - Topic 2 Question 20 Discussion

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Question #: 20
Topic #: 2

OSHA has identified six standards that apply to almost all general industry employers. All of the following are standards as defined by OSHA that apply to employers except for which one?

AEmergency action plan standard

BEquity pay standard

CExit routes standard

DFire safety standard

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Suggested Answer: B

by Hyman at Nov 21, 2025, 07:59 AM

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Cheryl

9 hours ago

Wait, there's an equity pay standard? I had no idea!

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Abraham

6 days ago

Totally agree, B doesn't sound like an OSHA standard.

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Rhea

11 days ago

I think B is the right answer.

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Ruth

16 days ago

Equity pay? Pffft, OSHA doesn't care about that. I'm going with B, that's gotta be the wrong answer.

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Lang

21 days ago

Haha, "Equity pay standard"? What kind of made-up nonsense is that? I'm going with C - Exit routes standard.

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Glendora

26 days ago

Equity pay standard? Really? That's not even an OSHA thing!

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Erick

1 month ago

I’m leaning towards B as the answer, but I’m a bit uncertain. I just remember that OSHA focuses on health and safety, not pay equity.

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Blossom

1 month ago

I feel like I’ve seen a question similar to this before, and I’m pretty sure the exit routes standard is a must-have for employers.

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Gladys

1 month ago

I think the emergency action plan standard is definitely one of the key ones. I just can’t recall if the equity pay standard is even related to workplace safety.

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Yuette

2 months ago

I remember studying the OSHA standards, but I’m not sure about the equity pay standard. It doesn’t sound like something OSHA would cover.

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Jenelle

2 months ago

I feel pretty good about this one. OSHA is all about workplace safety, so the equity pay standard doesn't fit. I'll mark B as my answer.

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Yvette

2 months ago

Let me see, emergency action plan, exit routes, fire safety - those all sound like typical OSHA standards. I'm a little unsure about the equity pay one, but I'll go with B.

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Gerald

2 months ago

I think it's B) Equity pay standard. Doesn't sound like OSHA.

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Irma

2 months ago

The equity pay standard? That doesn't sound like an OSHA thing. I'm pretty confident the answer is B.

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Eve

3 months ago

Equity pay? That's a good one! OSHA is all about workplace hazards, not payroll. I'm choosing B, that's the obvious outlier here.

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Lashawn

3 months ago

I'm pretty sure the "Equity pay standard" is just a trick answer. OSHA is all about workplace safety, not pay equality.

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Domingo

3 months ago

Okay, I know OSHA has a bunch of standards, but I'm not totally sure what they all are. I'll have to think through the options carefully.

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Matthew

3 months ago

Hmm, this one seems pretty straightforward. I'll focus on identifying the standards that OSHA has defined and then eliminate the one that doesn't apply.

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Tegan

2 months ago

I think A is definitely a standard.

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