OSHA 10 Test Questions with Correct
Answers
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔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? - ✔✔-- 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: - ✔✔Workplace and engineering controls
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,The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔-- Be
placed on a firm foundation and be uniformly level within 1 percent of level grade
-- 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: - ✔✔Protect themselves by wearing proper
PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔-- Knowledge
of the basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints of the trunk
-- The use of safe lifting postures and timing
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, Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: - ✔✔wrecking balls
and jackhammers
OSHA's electrical standards are based on: - ✔✔the NEC
What are the four main types of electrical injuries? - ✔✔Electrocution, electric shock,
burns, indirect (e.g., a fall from a ladder)
A shock's severity depends on: - ✔✔-- 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: - ✔✔On the hands, from direct contact with current
Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them, are usually: -
✔✔black or red
More than 50 percent of electrocutions are caused by a worker coming in direct contact
with: - ✔✔energized power lines
The OSHA standard requires flexible cords to be rated for: - ✔✔Hard or extra hard
usage
What is the most frequent violation of OSHA electrical standards? - ✔✔improper
grounding of circuitry and equipment
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Answers
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔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? - ✔✔-- 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: - ✔✔Workplace and engineering controls
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,The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔-- Be
placed on a firm foundation and be uniformly level within 1 percent of level grade
-- 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: - ✔✔Protect themselves by wearing proper
PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔-- Knowledge
of the basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints of the trunk
-- The use of safe lifting postures and timing
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, Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: - ✔✔wrecking balls
and jackhammers
OSHA's electrical standards are based on: - ✔✔the NEC
What are the four main types of electrical injuries? - ✔✔Electrocution, electric shock,
burns, indirect (e.g., a fall from a ladder)
A shock's severity depends on: - ✔✔-- 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: - ✔✔On the hands, from direct contact with current
Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them, are usually: -
✔✔black or red
More than 50 percent of electrocutions are caused by a worker coming in direct contact
with: - ✔✔energized power lines
The OSHA standard requires flexible cords to be rated for: - ✔✔Hard or extra hard
usage
What is the most frequent violation of OSHA electrical standards? - ✔✔improper
grounding of circuitry and equipment
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