OSHA 510 Exam Set 2 Questions and Answers 2025

OSHA stands for - -Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA's focus four injuries are: - - 1. fall 2. caught-in 3. struck by 4. electrical OSHA's mission is to _____ and _____. - -save lives and prevent injuries OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through _____. - worksite inspections OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing. - -injuries and illnesses OSHA was signed into law by President _____ in December of _____. - -Nixon; 1970 In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority? - -1. imminent danger 2. fatality or hospitalization 3. worker complaints/referrals 4. targeted inspections 5. follow-up inspection The four types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines are: - - 1. Willful up to $134,937 2. Serious up to $13,494 3. Other-than-serious up to $13,494 4. Repeated up to $134,937 PPE stands for - -Person Protective Equipment The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses include - -a. lower morale b. increased costs to retain workers c. slower production rates d. higher turnover e. increased worker's compensation rates OSHA standards are found in the - -title 29 labor CFR OSHA 510 OSHA 510 Part _____ contains record keeping standards - -1904 Part _____ contains general industry standards. - -1910 Part _____ contains construction industry standards. - -1926 A _____ standard applies to all industries. - -horizontal A _____ standard applies only to certain industries. - -vertical Direct costs are _____ quantified. - -easily Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to ______ companies. - -insurance An example of a direct cost is - -a. medical cost b. physical therapy c. repair costs for damaged equipment d. continuation of pay e. administrative Indirect costs are _____ quantified. - -not easily; difficult Indirect costs are usually paid by the _____. - -company An example of indirect cost is - -a. loss of efficiency by breakup of crew b. lost time by supervisor c. cost of breaking in new worker What is determined by the company's own record of accidents and losses? - Experience Modification Rate EMR equation - -ACTUAL losses / EXPECTED losses OSHA defines an excavation as any __ cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's surface formed by earth removal - -man-made At trench is defined as a narrow underground excavation that is __ than it is wide - deeper A trench cannot be wider than - -15 feet Cave-in protection is required for all excavations greater than - -5 feet in depth unless they are entirely in sold stable rock A ladder must be provided every - -25 feet for excavations greater than 4 feet in depth OSHA 510 OSHA 510 OSHA 510 Spoil piles, material and equipment must be kept - -2 feet from the excavation Excavation inspections must be conducted - -DAILY and before start of work Excavation inspections must be conducted to determine - -soil classification For all trenches deeper than 5 feet, OSHA requires what to protect workers from cave in? - -a. sloping b. shoring c. benching d. shielding Stable rock - -natural solid mineral material than can be excavated with vertical sides Type A: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of __ tons per square foot - -1.5 tons Type B: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength greater than __ tsf but less than __ tsf - -0.5; 1.5 Type C: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of __ tsf or less - -0.5 tsf Type A can be sloped at a ratio of __ if the excavation will be open for less than 24 hours and is less than 12 feet in depth - -1/2 : 1 Any excavation more than __ feet in depth requires a qualified person to design the protection - -20 feet The classification of soil shall be made based on the results of at least one visual and one __ analysis conducted by a competent person - -manual The best method to prevent injuries is to _____. - -prevent the hazard The second best way to prevent injuries is to _____. - -eliminate the hazard The third best way to prevent an injury is to _____. - -control exposure The preferred method to control exposure is _____. - -engineering The second best way to control exposure is _____. - -administrative The least preferred way to control exposure is _____. - -PPE Incident Rates allow for a comparative level of injuries and illnesses among different _____, _____, and _____. - -industries, organizations, or operations OSHA 510 OSHA 510 The formula for incident rates is - -# incidents x 200,000 / employee hours worked TRIR - -Total Recordable Incident Rate DART - -Days Away Restricted Transferred Three parts of an OSHA inspection are - -1. Opening conference 2. Worksite "Walk-around" 3. Closing Conference Opening conference - -brief meeting during which the OSHA inspector will explain the purpose of the inspection Worksite "Walk-around" - -walk around and see if there are any inspections; might take pictures and notes during the inspection Closing conference - -the inspector will disclose any hazards or violations identified during the course of the inspector, as well as any possible violations the organization may face; citations and fines are not discussed Only _____ companies may have a focused OSHA inspection. - -construction When the OSHA CSHO arrives at a site to conduct a focused inspection, they will determine: - -1. whether there is a project coo