OSHA 10 HOUR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT . Concerning the identification and control of worksite hazards, which one of these statements is FALSE? ANSWER -Enforcement procedures must be defined by law enforcement. During the course of construction, how frequently should combustible scrap and debris be removed? ANSWER -At regular intervals In the event of exposure to hazardous conditions that cannot be eliminated, employers should require employees: ANSWER -To wear appropriate PPE An emergency action plan should contain all these elements EXCEPT: ANSWER -General job duties for each employee after the "all clear is sounded" An emergency action plan does not have to include general job duties for each employee after the all clear is sounded. Safety programs should contain all these elements EXCEPT ANSWER -A safety program should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance, since this poses a threat to the safety and health of workers. Job site inspections should focus on all these factors EXCEPT: ANSWER -The Lunch Room Exposure records and data analyses based on the exposure records are to be kept by employers for _____ years. ANSWER -30 Years Based on specific OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, every person working at a construction job site should be _____. ANSWER -Only authorized personnel are allowed to perform work at construction job sites. Based on specific OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, job site inspections should be performed only by _____ persons. ANSWER -Competent OSHA specifies that only a competent person should conduct inspections of a job site. Safety programs should contain all these elements EXCEPT: ANSWER -
Increase exposure to build endurance A safety program should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance, since this poses a threat to the safety and health of workers. Confined or enclosed spaces are purposefully designed to prevent: ANSWER -
Continuous Occupancy A confined space is purposefully designed to not allow continuous occupancy. Effective safety programs DO NOT require: ANSWER -Union Oversight if the worksite is unionized Union oversight is not required in a safety program if the worksite is unionized. A chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius) or below is identified by the term _____. ANSWER -Pyrophoric Pyrophoric means a chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius) or below. Although all elements comprising a hazard warning label are important, the LEAST important element is the label's _____. ANSWER -Color A hazard warning label may contain words, pictures, symbols, or any combination thereof which convey the specific physical and health hazard(s), including target organ effects of the chemical(s) in the container(s). Personal protective equipment includes all these devices or clothing EXCEPT: ANSWER -Container labels The devices or clothing used by workers to protect against hazards in the environment are called personal protective equipment (PPE). Some common examples of PPE are respirators, gloves, and chemical splash goggles. Implementation of the Hazard Communication Standard is _____ for all companies in the United States that import, produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals. ANSWER -Mandatory Implementation of the HCS is mandatory for all companies in the United States that import, produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals. According to the Hazard Communication Standard, all these objects are recognized containers for hazardous materials EXCEPT: ANSWER -A pipe A container may be any bag, barrel, bottle, box, can, cylinder, drum, reaction vessel, storage tank, or the like that contains a hazardous chemical. For the purposes of the HCS, pipes or piping systems, engines, fuel tanks, or other operating systems in a vehicle are not considered to be containers. All of the following effects are acute EXCEPT: ANSWER -Dermatitis Acute effects indicate the symptoms have occurred rapidly. The effects are of short duration and a result of short -term exposures. Some examples of acute effects are burns, lacerations, and puncture wounds. Which of the following color is used to display any other special symbols such as PPE or if the material is an oxidizing agent or is water reactive? ANSWER -
White The following colors may be used voluntarily to represent different types of hazards: blue for health hazards, red for flammable, yellow for reactivity, and white for an oxidizing agent or water -reactive material. Which of the following information is NOT included in a Material Safety Data Sheet? ANSWER -Disposal procedures The following information must be included in an MSDS: identity (name of the substance), physical hazards (target organ), health hazards, routes of body entry, permissible exposure limits (PEL), carcinogenic factors, safe -handling procedures, date of sheet preparation, control measures (PPE), emergency first aid procedures (emergency telephone number), and contact information for the preparer of the sheet. The label on every chemical container must contain all of the following information EXCEPT: ANSWER -The chemical formula The label on every chemical container must contain the complete chemical name or names without abbreviations (the formula may be used as an option), a warning statement (symbol or message), conveying what the hazards are for the hazardous chemical, and the manufacturer's name, address, and contact information. Which of the following measures will NOT help protect employees from physical and health hazards? ANSWER -Cost monitoring The following measures can protect you from physical and health hazards: safe work practices, product substitution, engineering controls, training and communication, environmental monitoring, and personal monitoring. Personal protective equipment cost moni toring is not included in controlling physical and health hazards.
Increase exposure to build endurance A safety program should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance, since this poses a threat to the safety and health of workers. Confined or enclosed spaces are purposefully designed to prevent: ANSWER -
Continuous Occupancy A confined space is purposefully designed to not allow continuous occupancy. Effective safety programs DO NOT require: ANSWER -Union Oversight if the worksite is unionized Union oversight is not required in a safety program if the worksite is unionized. A chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius) or below is identified by the term _____. ANSWER -Pyrophoric Pyrophoric means a chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius) or below. Although all elements comprising a hazard warning label are important, the LEAST important element is the label's _____. ANSWER -Color A hazard warning label may contain words, pictures, symbols, or any combination thereof which convey the specific physical and health hazard(s), including target organ effects of the chemical(s) in the container(s). Personal protective equipment includes all these devices or clothing EXCEPT: ANSWER -Container labels The devices or clothing used by workers to protect against hazards in the environment are called personal protective equipment (PPE). Some common examples of PPE are respirators, gloves, and chemical splash goggles. Implementation of the Hazard Communication Standard is _____ for all companies in the United States that import, produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals. ANSWER -Mandatory Implementation of the HCS is mandatory for all companies in the United States that import, produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals. According to the Hazard Communication Standard, all these objects are recognized containers for hazardous materials EXCEPT: ANSWER -A pipe A container may be any bag, barrel, bottle, box, can, cylinder, drum, reaction vessel, storage tank, or the like that contains a hazardous chemical. For the purposes of the HCS, pipes or piping systems, engines, fuel tanks, or other operating systems in a vehicle are not considered to be containers. All of the following effects are acute EXCEPT: ANSWER -Dermatitis Acute effects indicate the symptoms have occurred rapidly. The effects are of short duration and a result of short -term exposures. Some examples of acute effects are burns, lacerations, and puncture wounds. Which of the following color is used to display any other special symbols such as PPE or if the material is an oxidizing agent or is water reactive? ANSWER -
White The following colors may be used voluntarily to represent different types of hazards: blue for health hazards, red for flammable, yellow for reactivity, and white for an oxidizing agent or water -reactive material. Which of the following information is NOT included in a Material Safety Data Sheet? ANSWER -Disposal procedures The following information must be included in an MSDS: identity (name of the substance), physical hazards (target organ), health hazards, routes of body entry, permissible exposure limits (PEL), carcinogenic factors, safe -handling procedures, date of sheet preparation, control measures (PPE), emergency first aid procedures (emergency telephone number), and contact information for the preparer of the sheet. The label on every chemical container must contain all of the following information EXCEPT: ANSWER -The chemical formula The label on every chemical container must contain the complete chemical name or names without abbreviations (the formula may be used as an option), a warning statement (symbol or message), conveying what the hazards are for the hazardous chemical, and the manufacturer's name, address, and contact information. Which of the following measures will NOT help protect employees from physical and health hazards? ANSWER -Cost monitoring The following measures can protect you from physical and health hazards: safe work practices, product substitution, engineering controls, training and communication, environmental monitoring, and personal monitoring. Personal protective equipment cost moni toring is not included in controlling physical and health hazards.
