NCCER/OSHA SCAFFOLD SG REVIEWED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026
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The footing or anchorage for scaffolds must be capable of carrying the maximum
intended load without: - Tying or guying
Erectors of a scaffold who exposed to potential falling object hazards shall be
provided with: - Over head protection
Osha requires a rest landing at intervals not exceed: - 35 feet
The top handrail of a scaffold must be able to withstand how many pounds of
pressure? - 200
When Building a scaffold inside a "goggle area" - Everyone inside the area must
wear goggles
The ladder should be located on a mobile scaffold will not - tip over
When should ties be installed? - During the erection process
What body produces the primary Code or regulations guiding the scaffolding
industry? - OSHA (Occupational Safety and Healthy Agency)
What should be used to erect scaffolding on uneven ground? - Leveling Jacks
OSAH specifically prohibits the use of? - Lean to scaffolds
Boards or wooden pad placed on the soil to support scaffold legs are? - Mudsills
The tube of a tube and clamp scaffold is normally what size O.D.? - 1.9 Inches
Scaffold decks that overlap a minimum of how many inches, unless secured in
some other way? - 12
the bearer in a tube and clamp scaffold is always? - Placed above the adjacent
runner.
What must a rolling scaffold have on each caster or roller? - Positive locking device
Who must inspect a scaffold each work shift and after any occurrence which could
effect a scaffold's structural integrity? - Competent person
, What is the minimum tensile strength of D-rings and snap hooks on a safety
harness? - 5,000 pounds
What part of the picture is identified by the letter "G"? - Sill or mudsill
what part of the scaffold is identified by letter "A"? - Guardrail
What part of the scaffold is identified by the letter "C"? - Runner
What part of the scaffold is identified by the letter "F"? - Base plate
When is it allowed to notch out scaffold planks to make them fit? - "Never"
When erecting a scaffold, the screw jack fir the adjustable leg base should not
extend more than how many inches? - 12 Inches
Which of the following should be used to safely secure scaffold boards to the
platform? - #9 tie wire and toe boards
According to OHSA, scaffold erection, movement, alteration, and dismantling must
be supervised by who? - Competent person
All of the following safety device should be used when a worker is using a circular
saw except? - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (FGCI)
The handle of a claw hammer near the wedge should not be covered because the
covered handle will? - Hide any damages
Safe use of any type of wrench Requires it to be? - Pushed away from the body
Which tool is normally used to check the plumb of a vertical scaffold pole during
erection of a quick erect scaffold? - Torpedo Level
When may a guard on a circular saw be wired open? - The guard may not be wired
open.
Straight or curved claw hammers are not designed to? - Out bands
To safely use any type of wrench, the wrench should? - Pushed away from the
body
Scaffold wrenches are specifically designed to? - Tighten and loosen the nuts on
tube and coupler scaffold system.
What is the standard nut size on a scaffold clamp - 7/8 Inches
Powered hoist are limited to a maximum speed of how many feet per minute? - 35
When a claw hammer is used, the scaffold builder should use what type of safety
equipment (as recommended by the manufacture)? - Eye protection
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026
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The footing or anchorage for scaffolds must be capable of carrying the maximum
intended load without: - Tying or guying
Erectors of a scaffold who exposed to potential falling object hazards shall be
provided with: - Over head protection
Osha requires a rest landing at intervals not exceed: - 35 feet
The top handrail of a scaffold must be able to withstand how many pounds of
pressure? - 200
When Building a scaffold inside a "goggle area" - Everyone inside the area must
wear goggles
The ladder should be located on a mobile scaffold will not - tip over
When should ties be installed? - During the erection process
What body produces the primary Code or regulations guiding the scaffolding
industry? - OSHA (Occupational Safety and Healthy Agency)
What should be used to erect scaffolding on uneven ground? - Leveling Jacks
OSAH specifically prohibits the use of? - Lean to scaffolds
Boards or wooden pad placed on the soil to support scaffold legs are? - Mudsills
The tube of a tube and clamp scaffold is normally what size O.D.? - 1.9 Inches
Scaffold decks that overlap a minimum of how many inches, unless secured in
some other way? - 12
the bearer in a tube and clamp scaffold is always? - Placed above the adjacent
runner.
What must a rolling scaffold have on each caster or roller? - Positive locking device
Who must inspect a scaffold each work shift and after any occurrence which could
effect a scaffold's structural integrity? - Competent person
, What is the minimum tensile strength of D-rings and snap hooks on a safety
harness? - 5,000 pounds
What part of the picture is identified by the letter "G"? - Sill or mudsill
what part of the scaffold is identified by letter "A"? - Guardrail
What part of the scaffold is identified by the letter "C"? - Runner
What part of the scaffold is identified by the letter "F"? - Base plate
When is it allowed to notch out scaffold planks to make them fit? - "Never"
When erecting a scaffold, the screw jack fir the adjustable leg base should not
extend more than how many inches? - 12 Inches
Which of the following should be used to safely secure scaffold boards to the
platform? - #9 tie wire and toe boards
According to OHSA, scaffold erection, movement, alteration, and dismantling must
be supervised by who? - Competent person
All of the following safety device should be used when a worker is using a circular
saw except? - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (FGCI)
The handle of a claw hammer near the wedge should not be covered because the
covered handle will? - Hide any damages
Safe use of any type of wrench Requires it to be? - Pushed away from the body
Which tool is normally used to check the plumb of a vertical scaffold pole during
erection of a quick erect scaffold? - Torpedo Level
When may a guard on a circular saw be wired open? - The guard may not be wired
open.
Straight or curved claw hammers are not designed to? - Out bands
To safely use any type of wrench, the wrench should? - Pushed away from the
body
Scaffold wrenches are specifically designed to? - Tighten and loosen the nuts on
tube and coupler scaffold system.
What is the standard nut size on a scaffold clamp - 7/8 Inches
Powered hoist are limited to a maximum speed of how many feet per minute? - 35
When a claw hammer is used, the scaffold builder should use what type of safety
equipment (as recommended by the manufacture)? - Eye protection
