OSHA 30 Exam All Answers Correct
1. Employee Rights Under OSHA: What is NOT a right every employee has under OSHA?
Answer: d) the right to refuse to work because you don't feel like it.
2. OSHA History: Why did OSHA begin?
Answer: Until 1970, there were no national laws for safety and health hazards.
3. OSHA Coverage: Is nearly every American employee covered by OSHA or an OSHA-approved state
agency?
Answer: True.
4. PPE Examples: What is an example of PPE that an employer must pay for?
Answer: Steel-toe boots that must be left in the employee's locker when they are not working.
,5. General Duty Clause: What is Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, which states "Each employer shall furnish
to each of their employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to their employees"?
Answer: The General Duty Clause.
6. Safety and Health Program: Does OSHA's recommended practices for developing a safety and health
program emphasize a proactive approach to managing workplace safety and health?
Answer: True.
7. Safety and Health Program Benefits: What is NOT another benefit of a safety and health program?
Answer: e) None of the above, as they are all benefits of a safety and health program.
8. Occupational Safety and Health Program Elements: Which of the following is NOT one of the seven
core elements of an effective occupational safety and health program?
Answer: b) punishment for accidents and injuries.
, 9. Hazard Identification and Assessment: Where does providing for investigation of "actual" incidents
and "near miss" incidents so causes and means for their prevention are identified fall under?
Answer: Hazard identification and assessment.
10. Program Evaluation: How often should the safety and health program be evaluated to ensure that it
is implemented and is operating?
Answer: Initially and at least annually.
11. Fall Protection: When is fall protection required?
Answer: When a worker could fall 6 feet or more.
12. Guardrail System: How far from the walking/working surface must the top rail of a guardrail system
used for fall protection be?
Answer: 39-45 inches.
1. Employee Rights Under OSHA: What is NOT a right every employee has under OSHA?
Answer: d) the right to refuse to work because you don't feel like it.
2. OSHA History: Why did OSHA begin?
Answer: Until 1970, there were no national laws for safety and health hazards.
3. OSHA Coverage: Is nearly every American employee covered by OSHA or an OSHA-approved state
agency?
Answer: True.
4. PPE Examples: What is an example of PPE that an employer must pay for?
Answer: Steel-toe boots that must be left in the employee's locker when they are not working.
,5. General Duty Clause: What is Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, which states "Each employer shall furnish
to each of their employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to their employees"?
Answer: The General Duty Clause.
6. Safety and Health Program: Does OSHA's recommended practices for developing a safety and health
program emphasize a proactive approach to managing workplace safety and health?
Answer: True.
7. Safety and Health Program Benefits: What is NOT another benefit of a safety and health program?
Answer: e) None of the above, as they are all benefits of a safety and health program.
8. Occupational Safety and Health Program Elements: Which of the following is NOT one of the seven
core elements of an effective occupational safety and health program?
Answer: b) punishment for accidents and injuries.
, 9. Hazard Identification and Assessment: Where does providing for investigation of "actual" incidents
and "near miss" incidents so causes and means for their prevention are identified fall under?
Answer: Hazard identification and assessment.
10. Program Evaluation: How often should the safety and health program be evaluated to ensure that it
is implemented and is operating?
Answer: Initially and at least annually.
11. Fall Protection: When is fall protection required?
Answer: When a worker could fall 6 feet or more.
12. Guardrail System: How far from the walking/working surface must the top rail of a guardrail system
used for fall protection be?
Answer: 39-45 inches.
