2026 OSHA 500 UPDATED TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔what are the primary means of protecting employees from hazards (2) - ✔✔1.
engineering control
2. administrative control
✔✔PPE required - ✔✔when engineering and administrative controls do not provide
sufficient protection
✔✔1st Step to developing a comprehensive safety and health program - ✔✔hazard
assessment
✔✔employee responsibility regarding PPE - ✔✔1. wear it
2. get trained
3. care for, clean, maintain PPE
4. inform supervisor if repair or replacement is needed
✔✔employers responsible for providing PPE at no cost except: - ✔✔1. non-specialty
safety toe protective footwear
non-specialty prescription safety eyewear that employer permits to be worn off the
jobsite
2. when employee requests to use shoes/boots with built-in metatarsal protection
instead of employer-provided metatarsal guards
3. everyday clothing
4. protection from weather
5. replacement PPE that was lost or intentionally damaged
✔✔When employees provide their own PPE what responsibilities do the employers
have? (3) - ✔✔ensure PPE's:
adequacy
proper maintenance
sanitation
, ✔✔who is required to receive training related to scaffolds - ✔✔1. performs work on a
scaffold
2. erects, disassembles, moves, operates, repairs,maintains, inspects scaffolds
✔✔who performs inspections - ✔✔competent person
✔✔employees working on scaffolds above a lower level at what height must fall
protection be provided - ✔✔10 feet or more
✔✔capacity requirements for scaffolds and components - ✔✔its own weight + 4 times
maximum intended load
✔✔scaffolding hazards - ✔✔falls
falling objects
electrical hazards
collapse hazards
planking hazards
✔✔jurisdictions not under OSHA - ✔✔foreign company sites
✔✔training limited to a max of ____hr/day - ✔✔7.5 hours
✔✔Intro to OSHA is covered for ____hrs in a 10 hr course - ✔✔2 hrs
✔✔OSHA focus 4 is covered for ______hrs in a 10 hr course - ✔✔4 hrs
✔✔a class must have at least _____ and no more than ____ students without prior
OSHA approval - ✔✔at least 3
no more than 40
✔✔to ensure copyright laws are not violated it is best to ________ to use copyrighted
materials - ✔✔obtain written permission from copyright owner
✔✔6 hazards of power tools - ✔✔1. struck-by hazards from flying, falling, impact,
abrasive objects
2. electric shock/electrocution
3. caught in hazards with tools with moving parts
4. exposure to dust, fumes,mists vapors etc
5. tripping/slipping
6. sharp edges
✔✔how can risks of shock or electrocution be minimized for employees using electric-
powered tools - ✔✔double insulated
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔what are the primary means of protecting employees from hazards (2) - ✔✔1.
engineering control
2. administrative control
✔✔PPE required - ✔✔when engineering and administrative controls do not provide
sufficient protection
✔✔1st Step to developing a comprehensive safety and health program - ✔✔hazard
assessment
✔✔employee responsibility regarding PPE - ✔✔1. wear it
2. get trained
3. care for, clean, maintain PPE
4. inform supervisor if repair or replacement is needed
✔✔employers responsible for providing PPE at no cost except: - ✔✔1. non-specialty
safety toe protective footwear
non-specialty prescription safety eyewear that employer permits to be worn off the
jobsite
2. when employee requests to use shoes/boots with built-in metatarsal protection
instead of employer-provided metatarsal guards
3. everyday clothing
4. protection from weather
5. replacement PPE that was lost or intentionally damaged
✔✔When employees provide their own PPE what responsibilities do the employers
have? (3) - ✔✔ensure PPE's:
adequacy
proper maintenance
sanitation
, ✔✔who is required to receive training related to scaffolds - ✔✔1. performs work on a
scaffold
2. erects, disassembles, moves, operates, repairs,maintains, inspects scaffolds
✔✔who performs inspections - ✔✔competent person
✔✔employees working on scaffolds above a lower level at what height must fall
protection be provided - ✔✔10 feet or more
✔✔capacity requirements for scaffolds and components - ✔✔its own weight + 4 times
maximum intended load
✔✔scaffolding hazards - ✔✔falls
falling objects
electrical hazards
collapse hazards
planking hazards
✔✔jurisdictions not under OSHA - ✔✔foreign company sites
✔✔training limited to a max of ____hr/day - ✔✔7.5 hours
✔✔Intro to OSHA is covered for ____hrs in a 10 hr course - ✔✔2 hrs
✔✔OSHA focus 4 is covered for ______hrs in a 10 hr course - ✔✔4 hrs
✔✔a class must have at least _____ and no more than ____ students without prior
OSHA approval - ✔✔at least 3
no more than 40
✔✔to ensure copyright laws are not violated it is best to ________ to use copyrighted
materials - ✔✔obtain written permission from copyright owner
✔✔6 hazards of power tools - ✔✔1. struck-by hazards from flying, falling, impact,
abrasive objects
2. electric shock/electrocution
3. caught in hazards with tools with moving parts
4. exposure to dust, fumes,mists vapors etc
5. tripping/slipping
6. sharp edges
✔✔how can risks of shock or electrocution be minimized for employees using electric-
powered tools - ✔✔double insulated
