CSLB License Health & Safety Practice
Test
When chemical or physical hazards are present, what material is best to use for body
protection? - ✔️✔️Rubber, rubberized fabrics, neoprene and plastics
Explanation:
Rubber, rubberized fabrics, neoprene and plastics protect against certain chemicals and
physical hazards. When chemical or physical hazards are present, check with the
clothing manufacturer to ensure that the material selected will provide protection against
the specific hazard.
Who is responsible for providing Personal Protective Equipment? - ✔️✔️Employer
Explanation:
As of November 15, 2007, the employer will provide employees proper PPE equipment
at no cost to the employee.
What does OSHA stand for? - ✔️✔️Occupational Safety & Health Administration
PPE is the last line of defense after what controls fail? - ✔️✔️ALL
-Engineering Controls
-Work practices
-Administrative Controls
Explanation:
Engineering controls involve physically changing a machine or work environment to
reduce workplace hazards. Work practices involve training workers so that they can
reduce their exposure to workplace hazards. Administrative controls involve how and
when workers do their jobs. For example, scheduling employees and rotating workers to
reduce exposure to hazards.
In scaffold construction, each platform that is 10 feet or more should not extend more
than how many inches beyond its support? - ✔️✔️18 in.
The Underground Service Alert must be contacted at least how many days before an
excavation project? - ✔️✔️2 days
,In what sequence should scaffolding be dismantled? - ✔️✔️Top down
On an extension ladder, a worker can never stand on the top ______ rung(s). - ✔️✔️3
Explanation:
An employee cannot stand and work on the top three rungs of a single or extension
ladder unless there are members of the structure that provide a firm handhold or the
employee is protected by a fall protection system.
Employers have ___ days to report a serious injury, illness or death after obtaining
knowledge of the serious injury, illness or death. - ✔️✔️5 days
According to Cal/OSHA, a Medium Duty type II ladder is able to withstand a working
load of how many pounds? - ✔️✔️225 lb
According to Cal/OSHA, what type of ladder can withstand a working load of 300
pounds? - ✔️✔️Extra Heavy Duty Type IA
A guardrail system must be able to withstand a force of at least how many pounds
applied 2 inches on the top edge in any outward or downward direction? - ✔️✔️200
What does it mean when the underground service alert marks the grounds with
YELLOW stakes and markings? - ✔️✔️Gas, Oil, Steam, Petroleum or Gaseous
Materials
Wood braces and diagonal shores must be at least _______. - ✔️✔️4" x 4"
Before working on a circuit, what must be done? - ✔️✔️De-energize it
According to Cal/OSHA, a Special Duty type IAA ladder is able to withstand a working
load of how many pounds? - ✔️✔️375 lb
what does it mean when the underground service alert marks the ground with RED
stakes and markings? - ✔️✔️Electric Power Lines, Cables, Conduit and Lighting
Cables
What employees must be included in a Hearing Conservation Program (HCP)? -
✔️✔️Whose noise exposure equals or exceeds an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA
Explanation:
The Hearing Conservation Program (HCP) must have 5 basic elements:1. Exposure
monitoring2. Audiometric testing a) Test results must be kept for the duration of the
employee's employment.3. Hearing protection4. Employee training a) Annual training
must be provided5. Recordkeeping (noise exposure records must be kept for 2 years)
, Which of the following is NOT something a personal fall arrest system must do? -
✔️✔️Allow the employee to fully alter the system to their needs even if this means that
the system no longer meets OSHA requirements
A properly designed scaffold must be able to support its own weight and ______ times
the maximum intended working load applied or transmitted to it. - ✔️✔️4
Fall protection should be provided for which of the following conditions? - ✔️✔️ALL
-Holes
-Overhand bricklaying or related masonry work
-During residential construction
Explanation:
Additionally, fall protection should be provided for:
Unprotected sides and edges
Leading edges, Hoist areas
Formwork and reinforcing steel
Ramps, runways and other walkways
Excavations such as wells, pits, or shafts
Dangerous equipment
Roofing on low-slope roofs
Steep roofs
Precast concrete erection
Wall openings
What does it mean when the underground service alert marks the grounds with
ORANGE stakes and markings? - ✔️✔️Communication, Alarm or Signal Lines, Cables
or Conduit
What are the two common types of ladders used in everyday construction? -
✔️✔️Stepladders and extension ladders
What are the three basic types of scaffolds? - ✔️✔️Supported, suspension and aerial
lifts
What does PPE stand for? - ✔️✔️Personal Protective Equipment
Explanation:
PPE must meet or exceed standards that are developed by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). An employee can bring their own PPE to a workplace but it
must meet or exceed requirements established by the ANSI and be approved by the
employer.
Test
When chemical or physical hazards are present, what material is best to use for body
protection? - ✔️✔️Rubber, rubberized fabrics, neoprene and plastics
Explanation:
Rubber, rubberized fabrics, neoprene and plastics protect against certain chemicals and
physical hazards. When chemical or physical hazards are present, check with the
clothing manufacturer to ensure that the material selected will provide protection against
the specific hazard.
Who is responsible for providing Personal Protective Equipment? - ✔️✔️Employer
Explanation:
As of November 15, 2007, the employer will provide employees proper PPE equipment
at no cost to the employee.
What does OSHA stand for? - ✔️✔️Occupational Safety & Health Administration
PPE is the last line of defense after what controls fail? - ✔️✔️ALL
-Engineering Controls
-Work practices
-Administrative Controls
Explanation:
Engineering controls involve physically changing a machine or work environment to
reduce workplace hazards. Work practices involve training workers so that they can
reduce their exposure to workplace hazards. Administrative controls involve how and
when workers do their jobs. For example, scheduling employees and rotating workers to
reduce exposure to hazards.
In scaffold construction, each platform that is 10 feet or more should not extend more
than how many inches beyond its support? - ✔️✔️18 in.
The Underground Service Alert must be contacted at least how many days before an
excavation project? - ✔️✔️2 days
,In what sequence should scaffolding be dismantled? - ✔️✔️Top down
On an extension ladder, a worker can never stand on the top ______ rung(s). - ✔️✔️3
Explanation:
An employee cannot stand and work on the top three rungs of a single or extension
ladder unless there are members of the structure that provide a firm handhold or the
employee is protected by a fall protection system.
Employers have ___ days to report a serious injury, illness or death after obtaining
knowledge of the serious injury, illness or death. - ✔️✔️5 days
According to Cal/OSHA, a Medium Duty type II ladder is able to withstand a working
load of how many pounds? - ✔️✔️225 lb
According to Cal/OSHA, what type of ladder can withstand a working load of 300
pounds? - ✔️✔️Extra Heavy Duty Type IA
A guardrail system must be able to withstand a force of at least how many pounds
applied 2 inches on the top edge in any outward or downward direction? - ✔️✔️200
What does it mean when the underground service alert marks the grounds with
YELLOW stakes and markings? - ✔️✔️Gas, Oil, Steam, Petroleum or Gaseous
Materials
Wood braces and diagonal shores must be at least _______. - ✔️✔️4" x 4"
Before working on a circuit, what must be done? - ✔️✔️De-energize it
According to Cal/OSHA, a Special Duty type IAA ladder is able to withstand a working
load of how many pounds? - ✔️✔️375 lb
what does it mean when the underground service alert marks the ground with RED
stakes and markings? - ✔️✔️Electric Power Lines, Cables, Conduit and Lighting
Cables
What employees must be included in a Hearing Conservation Program (HCP)? -
✔️✔️Whose noise exposure equals or exceeds an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA
Explanation:
The Hearing Conservation Program (HCP) must have 5 basic elements:1. Exposure
monitoring2. Audiometric testing a) Test results must be kept for the duration of the
employee's employment.3. Hearing protection4. Employee training a) Annual training
must be provided5. Recordkeeping (noise exposure records must be kept for 2 years)
, Which of the following is NOT something a personal fall arrest system must do? -
✔️✔️Allow the employee to fully alter the system to their needs even if this means that
the system no longer meets OSHA requirements
A properly designed scaffold must be able to support its own weight and ______ times
the maximum intended working load applied or transmitted to it. - ✔️✔️4
Fall protection should be provided for which of the following conditions? - ✔️✔️ALL
-Holes
-Overhand bricklaying or related masonry work
-During residential construction
Explanation:
Additionally, fall protection should be provided for:
Unprotected sides and edges
Leading edges, Hoist areas
Formwork and reinforcing steel
Ramps, runways and other walkways
Excavations such as wells, pits, or shafts
Dangerous equipment
Roofing on low-slope roofs
Steep roofs
Precast concrete erection
Wall openings
What does it mean when the underground service alert marks the grounds with
ORANGE stakes and markings? - ✔️✔️Communication, Alarm or Signal Lines, Cables
or Conduit
What are the two common types of ladders used in everyday construction? -
✔️✔️Stepladders and extension ladders
What are the three basic types of scaffolds? - ✔️✔️Supported, suspension and aerial
lifts
What does PPE stand for? - ✔️✔️Personal Protective Equipment
Explanation:
PPE must meet or exceed standards that are developed by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). An employee can bring their own PPE to a workplace but it
must meet or exceed requirements established by the ANSI and be approved by the
employer.
