STSC Exam Study Cards
STSC
Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction
OHSMS
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Management Leadership
Establish clear safety and health objectives for the OHSMS and operationally define the
actions needed to achieve those objectives
When in use, electrical power tools and cords must:
Make use of ground fault circuit interrupters or be a part of an assured grounding
conductor program
If a supervisor is given authority by the general manager to stop operations site
whenever he or she observes an imminent danger situation. The following correctly
identifies that authority...
Functional authority
A certified Safety Trained Supervisor is expected to...
seek methods to improve your knowledge and understanding of methods, techniques
and practices for protection of workers. STS Code of ethics
Arrange the following hazard control steps in the most appropriate sequence: (1) guard
hazard, (2) engineer out hazard, if possible, (3) educate personnel
2-engineer out the hazard if possible, 1-guard hazard, 3-educate personnel
Which action is preferred when dealing with minor infractions of work safety rules? Oral
reprimand, Written reprimand, No response or consequence, suspension
Oral reprimand
System safety analysis can be applied to...
Any system that has interacting components
What should a supervisor do when a crew must walk across an area with open floor
holes to go to their work area?
Have the floor holes covered and inform crew of load surface restrictions
The strongest motivator, according to contemporary motivation theory is...
Recognition of achievement for performance
Management has increased work hours and is punishing for more productivity. As STS,
you are concerned about some of the safety risks associated with this production
schedule. You should...
Inform/communicate increased hazards due to increased production and verify that risk
is acceptable
The best evaluation of tasks descriptor involving steps, hazards and solutions is...
Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
What minimum PPE is required for a worker in a grinding operation...
Eye and face protection
Minimally,_______authorized attendant(s) shall be on duty outside of the space during
permit required confined space operations and shall be responsible for securing
immediate aid, keeping an accurate count of entrants in case of emergency.
One
, A medical questionnaire required when safety workers place an employee in respiratory
protection must be evaluated by whom?
A licensed health care professional aka (PLHCP) physician or other licensed health
care professional
In construction, each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical
surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is _______feet or more above a lower
level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems
or personal fall arrest systmes
6 feet
A crew member deliberately violates a safety procedure. What should be done?
Stop work, write formal complaint and explain
Each employee on a scaffold more than_____feet above a lower level shall be provided
with fall protection to prevent from falling to a lower level
10 feet
Professional ethics refers to
A set of principles and standards that guide the actions of professionals that are often
referenced in civil or criminal cases involving professional conduct
When working on a scaffold 20 feet high who must approve the scaffold for use?
The competent person
What mishaps require reporting to OSHA within 8 hours?
The fatality of one or more employees, because of a work-related incident
A guardrail system's MAJOR components include?
Top rails, mid rails, toe boards
Incident investigations are conducted PRIMARILY to
Determine causal conditions
Accident analysis is PRIMARILY used as a(n)?
Indicator of problem areas
For injury accident analysis, information sources include all the following (First-aid
Report, Insurance rate table, First report of Injury form, Supervisor accident
investigation) EXCEPT?
Insurance rate table
The MAJOR cause of serious industrial injuries is?
Slips, trips, and falls
If a worker is injured while performing duties assigned by the employer, the injury is
considered...
Work related
The two general areas of accident costs are
Direct and indirect
Who should conduct MINOR incident and near miss investigations?
Supervisor
Who should investigate a serious or fatal accident in an active mishap prevention
program...
A senior management official
Often several accident investigators will be at the scene of an accident at the same time
due varying reasons for gathering information. Which of the following is the LEAST
important task with respect to the STSCs accident investigation responsibilities?
STSC
Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction
OHSMS
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Management Leadership
Establish clear safety and health objectives for the OHSMS and operationally define the
actions needed to achieve those objectives
When in use, electrical power tools and cords must:
Make use of ground fault circuit interrupters or be a part of an assured grounding
conductor program
If a supervisor is given authority by the general manager to stop operations site
whenever he or she observes an imminent danger situation. The following correctly
identifies that authority...
Functional authority
A certified Safety Trained Supervisor is expected to...
seek methods to improve your knowledge and understanding of methods, techniques
and practices for protection of workers. STS Code of ethics
Arrange the following hazard control steps in the most appropriate sequence: (1) guard
hazard, (2) engineer out hazard, if possible, (3) educate personnel
2-engineer out the hazard if possible, 1-guard hazard, 3-educate personnel
Which action is preferred when dealing with minor infractions of work safety rules? Oral
reprimand, Written reprimand, No response or consequence, suspension
Oral reprimand
System safety analysis can be applied to...
Any system that has interacting components
What should a supervisor do when a crew must walk across an area with open floor
holes to go to their work area?
Have the floor holes covered and inform crew of load surface restrictions
The strongest motivator, according to contemporary motivation theory is...
Recognition of achievement for performance
Management has increased work hours and is punishing for more productivity. As STS,
you are concerned about some of the safety risks associated with this production
schedule. You should...
Inform/communicate increased hazards due to increased production and verify that risk
is acceptable
The best evaluation of tasks descriptor involving steps, hazards and solutions is...
Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
What minimum PPE is required for a worker in a grinding operation...
Eye and face protection
Minimally,_______authorized attendant(s) shall be on duty outside of the space during
permit required confined space operations and shall be responsible for securing
immediate aid, keeping an accurate count of entrants in case of emergency.
One
, A medical questionnaire required when safety workers place an employee in respiratory
protection must be evaluated by whom?
A licensed health care professional aka (PLHCP) physician or other licensed health
care professional
In construction, each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical
surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is _______feet or more above a lower
level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems
or personal fall arrest systmes
6 feet
A crew member deliberately violates a safety procedure. What should be done?
Stop work, write formal complaint and explain
Each employee on a scaffold more than_____feet above a lower level shall be provided
with fall protection to prevent from falling to a lower level
10 feet
Professional ethics refers to
A set of principles and standards that guide the actions of professionals that are often
referenced in civil or criminal cases involving professional conduct
When working on a scaffold 20 feet high who must approve the scaffold for use?
The competent person
What mishaps require reporting to OSHA within 8 hours?
The fatality of one or more employees, because of a work-related incident
A guardrail system's MAJOR components include?
Top rails, mid rails, toe boards
Incident investigations are conducted PRIMARILY to
Determine causal conditions
Accident analysis is PRIMARILY used as a(n)?
Indicator of problem areas
For injury accident analysis, information sources include all the following (First-aid
Report, Insurance rate table, First report of Injury form, Supervisor accident
investigation) EXCEPT?
Insurance rate table
The MAJOR cause of serious industrial injuries is?
Slips, trips, and falls
If a worker is injured while performing duties assigned by the employer, the injury is
considered...
Work related
The two general areas of accident costs are
Direct and indirect
Who should conduct MINOR incident and near miss investigations?
Supervisor
Who should investigate a serious or fatal accident in an active mishap prevention
program...
A senior management official
Often several accident investigators will be at the scene of an accident at the same time
due varying reasons for gathering information. Which of the following is the LEAST
important task with respect to the STSCs accident investigation responsibilities?
