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The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: Answer: To send
every worker home whole and healthy every day
Electricity travels in closed circuits, and its normal route is through a conductor. Electric shock
occurs when: Answer: Your body becomes part of the circuit
Workers need to take which of the following common-sense steps to protect themselves from
falls through skylights and roof and floor openings? Answer: -- 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
The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need for PPE is considered
are: Answer: Workplace and engineering controls
The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: Answer: suspended
scaffolds
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: Answer: -- Be placed on a firm
foundation and be uniformly level within 1 percent of level grade
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,-- 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
If the use of a power tool can result in flying sparks, metal shavings, wood chips, splashes, or
other debris, workers should: Answer: Protect themselves by wearing proper PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: Answer: Any man-made cavity, depression, trench or cut in the
earth's surface formed by earth removal
A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover: Answer: -- Knowledge of the
basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints of the trunk
-- The use of safe lifting postures and timing
Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: Answer: wrecking balls and
jackhammers
OSHA's electrical standards are based on: Answer: the NEC
What are the four main types of electrical injuries? Answer: Electrocution, electric shock, burns,
indirect (e.g., a fall from a ladder)
A shock's severity depends on: Answer: -- Length of exposure to electricity
-- The amount of current and its frequency
-- The current's path
Electrical burns are the most serious of the three major types of burns, and most often occur:
Answer: On the hands, from direct contact with current
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, Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them, are usually: Answer:
black or red
More than 50 percent of electrocutions are caused by a worker coming in direct contact with:
Answer: energized power lines
The OSHA standard requires flexible cords to be rated for: Answer: Hard or extra hard usage
What is the most frequent violation of OSHA electrical standards? Answer: improper grounding
of circuitry and equipment
The three elements of a basic program for electrical safety are: Answer: recognize, evaluate and
control
All portable electric tools that are damaged shall be: Answer: Removed and tagged "Do Not
Use"
If you have a three-prong plug and a two-hole receptacle, it is acceptable to: Answer: Use an
adapter with an adapter wire connected to known ground
All hazards involved in the use of power tools can be prevented by following five basic safety
rules: Keep all tools in good condition with regular maintenance; examine each tool for damage
before use; operate according to the manufacturer's instructions; provide and use the proper
protective equipment; and: Answer: use the right tool for the job
Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more must be: Answer: guarded against
electrical contact
While any employee is exposed to contact with parts of electric equipment or circuits that have
been de-energized, the circuits energizing the parts shall be: Answer: Locked out or tagged out
or both
Low voltage does not mean low hazard. Answer: true
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The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: Answer: To send
every worker home whole and healthy every day
Electricity travels in closed circuits, and its normal route is through a conductor. Electric shock
occurs when: Answer: Your body becomes part of the circuit
Workers need to take which of the following common-sense steps to protect themselves from
falls through skylights and roof and floor openings? Answer: -- 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
The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need for PPE is considered
are: Answer: Workplace and engineering controls
The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: Answer: suspended
scaffolds
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: Answer: -- Be placed on a firm
foundation and be uniformly level within 1 percent of level grade
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,-- 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
If the use of a power tool can result in flying sparks, metal shavings, wood chips, splashes, or
other debris, workers should: Answer: Protect themselves by wearing proper PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: Answer: Any man-made cavity, depression, trench or cut in the
earth's surface formed by earth removal
A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover: Answer: -- Knowledge of the
basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints of the trunk
-- The use of safe lifting postures and timing
Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: Answer: wrecking balls and
jackhammers
OSHA's electrical standards are based on: Answer: the NEC
What are the four main types of electrical injuries? Answer: Electrocution, electric shock, burns,
indirect (e.g., a fall from a ladder)
A shock's severity depends on: Answer: -- Length of exposure to electricity
-- The amount of current and its frequency
-- The current's path
Electrical burns are the most serious of the three major types of burns, and most often occur:
Answer: On the hands, from direct contact with current
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, Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them, are usually: Answer:
black or red
More than 50 percent of electrocutions are caused by a worker coming in direct contact with:
Answer: energized power lines
The OSHA standard requires flexible cords to be rated for: Answer: Hard or extra hard usage
What is the most frequent violation of OSHA electrical standards? Answer: improper grounding
of circuitry and equipment
The three elements of a basic program for electrical safety are: Answer: recognize, evaluate and
control
All portable electric tools that are damaged shall be: Answer: Removed and tagged "Do Not
Use"
If you have a three-prong plug and a two-hole receptacle, it is acceptable to: Answer: Use an
adapter with an adapter wire connected to known ground
All hazards involved in the use of power tools can be prevented by following five basic safety
rules: Keep all tools in good condition with regular maintenance; examine each tool for damage
before use; operate according to the manufacturer's instructions; provide and use the proper
protective equipment; and: Answer: use the right tool for the job
Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more must be: Answer: guarded against
electrical contact
While any employee is exposed to contact with parts of electric equipment or circuits that have
been de-energized, the circuits energizing the parts shall be: Answer: Locked out or tagged out
or both
Low voltage does not mean low hazard. Answer: true
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