Have no authority unless they are adopted by a government as regulations.

Have no authority unless they are adopted by a government as regulations.

• A. Regulation
• B. NIOSH FACE program
• C. Hoisting
• D. Standards

Answer: (D)

Standards are voluntary guidelines created by consensus to define safe practices and performance criteria for rigging and lifting. They don’t have legal force on their own; they gain authority only when a government adopts them into regulations or codes. That’s why this statement describes standards—the authority appears only after government adoption as regulations. In contrast, a regulation is binding law once enacted, the NIOSH FACE program is a data-surveillance initiative, and hoisting is the activity of lifting, not a rule that governs behavior.

Standards are voluntary guidelines created by consensus to define safe practices and performance criteria for rigging and lifting. They don’t have legal force on their own; they gain authority only when a government adopts them into regulations or codes. That’s why this statement describes standards—the authority appears only after government adoption as regulations. In contrast, a regulation is binding law once enacted, the NIOSH FACE program is a data-surveillance initiative, and hoisting is the activity of lifting, not a rule that governs behavior.