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STSC Exam Study Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Q: STSC
Ans: Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction
Q: OHSMS
Ans: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Q: Management Leadership
Ans: Establish clear safety and health objectives for the OHSMS and
operationally define the actions needed to achieve those objectives
Q: When in use, electrical power tools and cords must:
Ans: Make use of ground fault circuit interrupters or be a part of an
assured grounding conductor program
Q: 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...
Ans: Functional authority
Q: A certified Safety Trained Supervisor is expected to...
Ans: seek methods to improve your knowledge and understanding of
methods, techniques and practices for protection of workers. STS Code
of ethics
Q: Arrange the following hazard control steps in the most
appropriate sequence: (1) guard hazard, (2) engineer out hazard, if
possible, (3) educate personnel
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Ans: 2-engineer out the hazard if possible, 1-guard hazard, 3-
educate personnel
Q: Which action is preferred when dealing with minor infractions
of work safety rules? Oral reprimand, Written reprimand, No
response or consequence, suspension
Ans: Oral reprimand
Q: System safety analysis can be applied to...
Ans: Any system that has interacting components
Q: What should a supervisor do when a crew must walk across an
area with open floor holes to go to their work area?
Ans: Have the floor holes covered and inform crew of load surface
restrictions
Q: The strongest motivator, according to contemporary motivation
theory is...
Ans: Recognition of achievement for performance
Q: 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...
Ans: Inform/communicate increased hazards due to increased
production and verify that risk is acceptable
Q: The best evaluation of tasks descriptor involving steps, hazards
and solutions is...
Ans: Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
Q: What minimum PPE is required for a worker in a grinding
operation...
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Ans: Eye and face protection
Q: 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.
Ans: One
Q: A medical questionnaire required when safety workers place an
employee in respiratory protection must be evaluated by whom?
Ans: A licensed health care professional aka (PLHCP) physician or
other licensed health care professional
Q: 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
Ans: 6 feet
Q: A crew member deliberately violates a safety procedure. What
should be done?
Ans: Stop work, write formal complaint and explain
Q: 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
Ans: 10 feet
Q: Professional ethics refers to
STSC Exam Study Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Q: STSC
Ans: Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction
Q: OHSMS
Ans: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Q: Management Leadership
Ans: Establish clear safety and health objectives for the OHSMS and
operationally define the actions needed to achieve those objectives
Q: When in use, electrical power tools and cords must:
Ans: Make use of ground fault circuit interrupters or be a part of an
assured grounding conductor program
Q: 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...
Ans: Functional authority
Q: A certified Safety Trained Supervisor is expected to...
Ans: seek methods to improve your knowledge and understanding of
methods, techniques and practices for protection of workers. STS Code
of ethics
Q: Arrange the following hazard control steps in the most
appropriate sequence: (1) guard hazard, (2) engineer out hazard, if
possible, (3) educate personnel
, Page | 2
Ans: 2-engineer out the hazard if possible, 1-guard hazard, 3-
educate personnel
Q: Which action is preferred when dealing with minor infractions
of work safety rules? Oral reprimand, Written reprimand, No
response or consequence, suspension
Ans: Oral reprimand
Q: System safety analysis can be applied to...
Ans: Any system that has interacting components
Q: What should a supervisor do when a crew must walk across an
area with open floor holes to go to their work area?
Ans: Have the floor holes covered and inform crew of load surface
restrictions
Q: The strongest motivator, according to contemporary motivation
theory is...
Ans: Recognition of achievement for performance
Q: 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...
Ans: Inform/communicate increased hazards due to increased
production and verify that risk is acceptable
Q: The best evaluation of tasks descriptor involving steps, hazards
and solutions is...
Ans: Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
Q: What minimum PPE is required for a worker in a grinding
operation...
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Ans: Eye and face protection
Q: 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.
Ans: One
Q: A medical questionnaire required when safety workers place an
employee in respiratory protection must be evaluated by whom?
Ans: A licensed health care professional aka (PLHCP) physician or
other licensed health care professional
Q: 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
Ans: 6 feet
Q: A crew member deliberately violates a safety procedure. What
should be done?
Ans: Stop work, write formal complaint and explain
Q: 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
Ans: 10 feet
Q: Professional ethics refers to
