OSHA 30 Construction test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
An organizations training should be specific to the organization, the workforce, and the
workplace hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The OSHA outreach program is an excellent source for employee safety training - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Supervisors should receive specific training in leadership skills such as: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Communication and _______
Preventing musculoskeletal disorders is an important training topic - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Who should be involved in communication and coordination of safety and health programs -
CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above (Host, contractor and staffing)
Two good measures of safety and health program effectiveness are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lagging and leading indicators
A safety and health program is called a living document. Why? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The programs change as the company changes
Who should be on the team that evaluates a safety and health program - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the above (employees, supervisors, safety and health professionals, and
HR)
,Near Miss - CORRECT ANSWER - an event that could have caused serious injury or
illness, but did not
Incident - CORRECT ANSWER - a work related event in which an injury or ill health or
fatality occurred or could have occurred
Unplanned, undesired, results in injury, interrupts the completion of work
Mishap - CORRECT ANSWER - term used to describe an unplanned undesired event
Root cause - CORRECT ANSWER - underlying reasons why unsafe conditions or
behaviors exits
An incident investigation: - CORRECT ANSWER - Will help an employer reduce factors
that create unsafe conditions
Which of the following is an incident that should be investigated - CORRECT ANSWER -
All of the above (loss of an eye, illness caused by toxic substance, near miss)
On multi employer worksite, who is responsible for conducting and incident investigation -
CORRECT ANSWER - Host employer who shares the incident investigation with each
employer at the site
Who is responsible for investigating an incident involving a temporary worker - CORRECT
ANSWER - Staffing agency and host employer
What should an incident program include - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
Four step system approach - CORRECT ANSWER - preserve and document the scene,
Collect information, Determine root cause, implement corrective actions
, You are investigating an incident where a worker fell off a scaffold and broke his leg. What
might be considered a root cause of this incident - CORRECT ANSWER - Damaged
guardrail was not repaired because of production goals
Which of the following is an across the board corrective action that might be implemented as
part of an incident investigation - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
You have been investigating an incident where a worker was struck in the head by a flying scrap
of wood from a table saw. Which of the following corrective actions might be the most
appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER - Table saws must always have guardrails installed
What is the ideal time for conducting witness interviews during an incident investigation -
CORRECT ANSWER - ASAP
A JHA is an exercise in detective work. Your goal is to discover the - CORRECT
ANSWER - What can go wrong, how could it arise and how likely it will occur
Rarely is a hazard a simple case of one singular cause resulting in one singular effect. More
frequently, many contributing factors tend to line up in a certain way to create the hazard -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Hazard or mitigation controls may be short and or long term - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Anytime you revise a JHA, it is important to train all ___ affected by the changes in the new job
methods - CORRECT ANSWER - Employees
sources of help in developing JHAs include - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
(Insurance company, Local fire department, Consultants with safety and health experience)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
An organizations training should be specific to the organization, the workforce, and the
workplace hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The OSHA outreach program is an excellent source for employee safety training - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Supervisors should receive specific training in leadership skills such as: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Communication and _______
Preventing musculoskeletal disorders is an important training topic - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Who should be involved in communication and coordination of safety and health programs -
CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above (Host, contractor and staffing)
Two good measures of safety and health program effectiveness are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lagging and leading indicators
A safety and health program is called a living document. Why? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The programs change as the company changes
Who should be on the team that evaluates a safety and health program - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the above (employees, supervisors, safety and health professionals, and
HR)
,Near Miss - CORRECT ANSWER - an event that could have caused serious injury or
illness, but did not
Incident - CORRECT ANSWER - a work related event in which an injury or ill health or
fatality occurred or could have occurred
Unplanned, undesired, results in injury, interrupts the completion of work
Mishap - CORRECT ANSWER - term used to describe an unplanned undesired event
Root cause - CORRECT ANSWER - underlying reasons why unsafe conditions or
behaviors exits
An incident investigation: - CORRECT ANSWER - Will help an employer reduce factors
that create unsafe conditions
Which of the following is an incident that should be investigated - CORRECT ANSWER -
All of the above (loss of an eye, illness caused by toxic substance, near miss)
On multi employer worksite, who is responsible for conducting and incident investigation -
CORRECT ANSWER - Host employer who shares the incident investigation with each
employer at the site
Who is responsible for investigating an incident involving a temporary worker - CORRECT
ANSWER - Staffing agency and host employer
What should an incident program include - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
Four step system approach - CORRECT ANSWER - preserve and document the scene,
Collect information, Determine root cause, implement corrective actions
, You are investigating an incident where a worker fell off a scaffold and broke his leg. What
might be considered a root cause of this incident - CORRECT ANSWER - Damaged
guardrail was not repaired because of production goals
Which of the following is an across the board corrective action that might be implemented as
part of an incident investigation - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
You have been investigating an incident where a worker was struck in the head by a flying scrap
of wood from a table saw. Which of the following corrective actions might be the most
appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER - Table saws must always have guardrails installed
What is the ideal time for conducting witness interviews during an incident investigation -
CORRECT ANSWER - ASAP
A JHA is an exercise in detective work. Your goal is to discover the - CORRECT
ANSWER - What can go wrong, how could it arise and how likely it will occur
Rarely is a hazard a simple case of one singular cause resulting in one singular effect. More
frequently, many contributing factors tend to line up in a certain way to create the hazard -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Hazard or mitigation controls may be short and or long term - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Anytime you revise a JHA, it is important to train all ___ affected by the changes in the new job
methods - CORRECT ANSWER - Employees
sources of help in developing JHAs include - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
(Insurance company, Local fire department, Consultants with safety and health experience)
