OSHA 10 Test Study Guide Exam
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1. The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) is:
- ANS - To send every worker home whole and healthy every day
2. Electricity travels in closed circuits, and its normal route is through
a conductor. Electric shock occurs when:
- ANS - Your body becomes part of the circuit
3. Workers need to take which of the following common-sense steps
to protect themselves from falls through skylights and roof and
floor openings?
- ANS - -- Never sit on, lean against, or step on a skylight lens or any
covering placed over a hole in a roof or floor
◼ Guard or securely cover all holes created or uncovered before
leaving a work area
◼ Always use a PFAS when working over an unguarded or
uncovered opening more than six feet above a lower level
,4. The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the
need for PPE is considered are:
- ANS - Workplace and engineering controls
5. The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds
and:
- ANS - suspended scaffolds
6. Because using cranes or derricks to hoist personnel poses a serious
risk to the employees being lifted, any cranes and derricks that
hoist personnel must:
- ANS - -- Be placed on a firm foundation and be uniformly level
within 1 percent of level grade
◼ Move the personnel platform slowly and cautiously and have
rotation-resistant rope with a safety factor of 10
◼ Have all brakes and locking devices set when the occupied
personnel platform is in stationary position
7. If the use of a power tool can result in flying sparks, metal
shavings, wood chips, splashes, or other debris, workers should:
- ANS - Protect themselves by wearing proper PPE
8. OSHA defines an excavation as:
- ANS - Any man-made cavity, depression, trench or cut in the
earth's surface formed by earth removal
9. A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover:
- ANS - -- Knowledge of the basic anatomy of the spine, muscles,
and joints of the trunk
, ◼ The use of safe lifting postures and timing
10. Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment
like:
- ANS - wrecking balls and jackhammers
11. OSHA's electrical standards are based on:
- ANS - the NEC
12. What are the four main types of electrical injuries?
- ANS - Electrocution, electric shock, burns, indirect (e.g., a fall
from a ladder)
13. A shock's severity depends on:
- ANS - -- Length of exposure to electricity
◼ The amount of current and its frequency
◼ The current's path
14. Electrical burns are the most serious of the three major types
of burns, and most often occur:
- ANS - On the hands, from direct contact with current
15. Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you
touch them, are usually:
- ANS - black or red
Latest 2026/2027 Updated
Verified Questions and Solutions
A+ Pass Guaranteed
1. The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) is:
- ANS - To send every worker home whole and healthy every day
2. Electricity travels in closed circuits, and its normal route is through
a conductor. Electric shock occurs when:
- ANS - Your body becomes part of the circuit
3. Workers need to take which of the following common-sense steps
to protect themselves from falls through skylights and roof and
floor openings?
- ANS - -- Never sit on, lean against, or step on a skylight lens or any
covering placed over a hole in a roof or floor
◼ Guard or securely cover all holes created or uncovered before
leaving a work area
◼ Always use a PFAS when working over an unguarded or
uncovered opening more than six feet above a lower level
,4. The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the
need for PPE is considered are:
- ANS - Workplace and engineering controls
5. The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds
and:
- ANS - suspended scaffolds
6. Because using cranes or derricks to hoist personnel poses a serious
risk to the employees being lifted, any cranes and derricks that
hoist personnel must:
- ANS - -- Be placed on a firm foundation and be uniformly level
within 1 percent of level grade
◼ Move the personnel platform slowly and cautiously and have
rotation-resistant rope with a safety factor of 10
◼ Have all brakes and locking devices set when the occupied
personnel platform is in stationary position
7. If the use of a power tool can result in flying sparks, metal
shavings, wood chips, splashes, or other debris, workers should:
- ANS - Protect themselves by wearing proper PPE
8. OSHA defines an excavation as:
- ANS - Any man-made cavity, depression, trench or cut in the
earth's surface formed by earth removal
9. A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover:
- ANS - -- Knowledge of the basic anatomy of the spine, muscles,
and joints of the trunk
, ◼ The use of safe lifting postures and timing
10. Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment
like:
- ANS - wrecking balls and jackhammers
11. OSHA's electrical standards are based on:
- ANS - the NEC
12. What are the four main types of electrical injuries?
- ANS - Electrocution, electric shock, burns, indirect (e.g., a fall
from a ladder)
13. A shock's severity depends on:
- ANS - -- Length of exposure to electricity
◼ The amount of current and its frequency
◼ The current's path
14. Electrical burns are the most serious of the three major types
of burns, and most often occur:
- ANS - On the hands, from direct contact with current
15. Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you
touch them, are usually:
- ANS - black or red
