OSHA 10 HOUR REVIEW EXAMS CORE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔According to OSHA, what is the difference between floor and wall holes and
openings? - ✔✔Floor Hole: an opening less than 12" with more than 1" dimension in
any floor or equivalent surface which materials but not persons may fall.
Floor Opening: an opening more than 12" or more in its least dimension in any floor or
equivalent surface through which persons may fall.
Wall Hole: an opening less than 30" but more than 1" high of unrestricted with in any
wall or equivalent structure
Wall Opening: an opening at least 30" high and 18" wide in any wall or equivalent
structure through which persons may fall.
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1), when are standard stair railings or handrails
required on every flight of stairs? - ✔✔When there are at least 3 treads and 4 risers.
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.25(d)(2)(xii), does the top of an ordinary step ladder
qualify as a step? - ✔✔No
✔✔According to the definitions in 1910.34(c), what are the three parts of an exit route? -
✔✔Access, exit, discharge
, ✔✔What is stated in 1910.39(d) Employee Information? - ✔✔An employer must inform
employees upon initial assignment to a job of the fire hazards to which they are
exposed and review the parts of the fire prevention plan that are necessary for self-
protection.
✔✔According to 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans, what are the 5 requirements which
serve as non-mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with the 1910
Subpart E Appendix? - ✔✔Emergency action plan elements, emergency evacuation,
emergency action plan training, fire prevention housekeeping, maintenance of
equipment under the fire prevention plan
✔✔List seven hazards associated with electricity. - ✔✔BE SAFE: Burns, Electrocution,
Shock, Arc Flash/Blast, Fire, Explosions
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1), what 7 considerations must be used in
determining the safety of electrical equipment? - ✔✔Suitability for installation;
mechanical strength and durability; wire-bending and connection space; electrical
insulation; heating effects under all conditions of use; arcing effects; classification by
type, size, voltage, current capacity, and specific use; other factors that contribute to the
practical safeguarding of persons using equipment
✔✔What is the purpose of equipment grounding? - ✔✔To provide a safe path for
ground-fault current to flow without injuring workers.
✔✔What type of injuries can occur when machinery unexpectedly energizes, starts up,
or releases stored energy while employees are servicing the equipment? -
✔✔Electrocution, burns, crushing, cutting, lacerating, amputating, fractures
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.147(a)(3)(i), what is the purpose of the lockout/tagout
standard? - ✔✔To require employers to establish a program and utilize procedures for
affixing appropriate lockout/tagout devices and to otherwise disable
machines/equipment to prevent unexpected energization, start up, or release of stored
energy is order to prevent injuries to employees.
✔✔OSHA requires lockout and ragout devices be standardized in at least one way.
According to 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(B), what criteria should be used as a means of
standardization? - ✔✔Color, shape, size, and additionally print and format for tabour
devices
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1), what three elements must be included in an
energy control program? - ✔✔Energy control procedures, employee training, and
periodic inspections
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔According to OSHA, what is the difference between floor and wall holes and
openings? - ✔✔Floor Hole: an opening less than 12" with more than 1" dimension in
any floor or equivalent surface which materials but not persons may fall.
Floor Opening: an opening more than 12" or more in its least dimension in any floor or
equivalent surface through which persons may fall.
Wall Hole: an opening less than 30" but more than 1" high of unrestricted with in any
wall or equivalent structure
Wall Opening: an opening at least 30" high and 18" wide in any wall or equivalent
structure through which persons may fall.
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1), when are standard stair railings or handrails
required on every flight of stairs? - ✔✔When there are at least 3 treads and 4 risers.
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.25(d)(2)(xii), does the top of an ordinary step ladder
qualify as a step? - ✔✔No
✔✔According to the definitions in 1910.34(c), what are the three parts of an exit route? -
✔✔Access, exit, discharge
, ✔✔What is stated in 1910.39(d) Employee Information? - ✔✔An employer must inform
employees upon initial assignment to a job of the fire hazards to which they are
exposed and review the parts of the fire prevention plan that are necessary for self-
protection.
✔✔According to 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans, what are the 5 requirements which
serve as non-mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with the 1910
Subpart E Appendix? - ✔✔Emergency action plan elements, emergency evacuation,
emergency action plan training, fire prevention housekeeping, maintenance of
equipment under the fire prevention plan
✔✔List seven hazards associated with electricity. - ✔✔BE SAFE: Burns, Electrocution,
Shock, Arc Flash/Blast, Fire, Explosions
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1), what 7 considerations must be used in
determining the safety of electrical equipment? - ✔✔Suitability for installation;
mechanical strength and durability; wire-bending and connection space; electrical
insulation; heating effects under all conditions of use; arcing effects; classification by
type, size, voltage, current capacity, and specific use; other factors that contribute to the
practical safeguarding of persons using equipment
✔✔What is the purpose of equipment grounding? - ✔✔To provide a safe path for
ground-fault current to flow without injuring workers.
✔✔What type of injuries can occur when machinery unexpectedly energizes, starts up,
or releases stored energy while employees are servicing the equipment? -
✔✔Electrocution, burns, crushing, cutting, lacerating, amputating, fractures
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.147(a)(3)(i), what is the purpose of the lockout/tagout
standard? - ✔✔To require employers to establish a program and utilize procedures for
affixing appropriate lockout/tagout devices and to otherwise disable
machines/equipment to prevent unexpected energization, start up, or release of stored
energy is order to prevent injuries to employees.
✔✔OSHA requires lockout and ragout devices be standardized in at least one way.
According to 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(B), what criteria should be used as a means of
standardization? - ✔✔Color, shape, size, and additionally print and format for tabour
devices
✔✔According to 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1), what three elements must be included in an
energy control program? - ✔✔Energy control procedures, employee training, and
periodic inspections
