ERAILSAFE COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● Incident
Answer: Per the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), an unplanned event that does not result in personal injury but
may result in property damage or is worthy of recording.
●● Accident
Answer: According to the US Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), an unplanned event that results in personal
injury and/or property damage.
●● Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Answer: An agency of the US Department of Labor. Also refers to the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, a law that applies to more
than 130 million workers and 7 million job sites in the United States.
●● Trench
Answer: A narrow excavation made below the surface of the ground that
is generally deeper than it is wide, with a maximum width of 15 feet (4.6
m). Also see excavation.
, ●● Confined spaces
Answer: Work areas large enough for a person to work, but arranged in
such a way that an employee must physically enter the space to perform
work. Confined spaces have a limited or restricted means of entry and
exit. They are not designed for continuous work. Tanks, vessels, silos,
pits, vaults, and hoppers are examples of confined spaces. Also see
permit-required confined space.
●● Ground fault
Answer: Incidental grounding of a conducting electrical wire.
●● Management system
Answer: The organization of a company's management, including
reporting procedures, supervisory responsibility, and administration.
●● Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Answer: A document that must accompany any hazardous substance.
The SDS identifies the substance and gives the exposure limits, the
physical and chemical characteristics, the kind of hazard it presents,
precautions for safe handling and use, and specific control measures.
●● Respirators
Answer: Devices that provide clean, filtered air for breathing, no matter
what is in the surrounding air.
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● Incident
Answer: Per the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), an unplanned event that does not result in personal injury but
may result in property damage or is worthy of recording.
●● Accident
Answer: According to the US Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), an unplanned event that results in personal
injury and/or property damage.
●● Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Answer: An agency of the US Department of Labor. Also refers to the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, a law that applies to more
than 130 million workers and 7 million job sites in the United States.
●● Trench
Answer: A narrow excavation made below the surface of the ground that
is generally deeper than it is wide, with a maximum width of 15 feet (4.6
m). Also see excavation.
, ●● Confined spaces
Answer: Work areas large enough for a person to work, but arranged in
such a way that an employee must physically enter the space to perform
work. Confined spaces have a limited or restricted means of entry and
exit. They are not designed for continuous work. Tanks, vessels, silos,
pits, vaults, and hoppers are examples of confined spaces. Also see
permit-required confined space.
●● Ground fault
Answer: Incidental grounding of a conducting electrical wire.
●● Management system
Answer: The organization of a company's management, including
reporting procedures, supervisory responsibility, and administration.
●● Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Answer: A document that must accompany any hazardous substance.
The SDS identifies the substance and gives the exposure limits, the
physical and chemical characteristics, the kind of hazard it presents,
precautions for safe handling and use, and specific control measures.
●● Respirators
Answer: Devices that provide clean, filtered air for breathing, no matter
what is in the surrounding air.
