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OSHA 510 Exam Prep 2026/2027
1.) List OSHA's purpose
a.)(Example) Reduce workplace hazards (pg 2 spiral bound notebook)
b.)Implement new or improved existing safety and health programs.
c.)Provide for research to assist solving occupational safety and health
2.) List an example of a Consensus Standard
NFPA No 30-1969. Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code is the source for Part 1910, Section 106
(OSHA Standards tab pg 2)
3.) Title 29, Chapter XVII is set aside for OSHA and the regulations are broken down into Parts
Part 1910 covers General Industry Part 1926 covers Construction Industry
4.) Part 1904 covers in the Construction Standards
require employers to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses.
5.) CFR stands for
Code of Federal Regulations (OSHA standards tab pg 4)
,6.) In which Subpart of the Construction Standards can you locate the following: Fall Protection :
Material Handling: Storage, Use, and Disposal :
Concrete and Masonry :
Cranes and Derricks in Construction :
Fall Protection : Subpart M
Material Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal : Subpart H
Concrete and Masonry : Subpart Q
Cranes and Derricks in Construction : Subpart CC
7.) List the priority of OSHA Inspections: (Inspection & Citations tab pg 2 spiral bound book)
a) Imminent Danger b) Fatality/ Catastrophe c) Complaints/ Referrals d) Programmed inspections
8.) What are the four major stages of an OSHA inspection: (Inspection & Citations tab pg 3 spiral bound
book)
a) Presentation of inspector credentials b) Opening conference c) Inspection walk- around d) Closing
conference
9.) T/F: Employees are responsible for the payment of citations
F: Employers are responsible by the Law OSHA Act.
10.) In OSHA Recordkeeping, an incidence rate is located and defined as:
OSHA 300 Log; # employee injuries x 200,000/ Total employee hours worked
, 11.) In which regulation can you locate the following?
Upon receipt of any citation under the Act, the employer shall immediately post such citation, or a copy
thereof, unedited, at or near each place an alleged violation referred to in the citation occurred, except
as provided.........
Regulation: Section 1903.16(a)- Posting of citations Inspections, Citations, and Proposed Penalties
12.) Each citation shall remain posted until the violation has been abated or for 3 working days .....
Regulation: Section 1903.16 (b); Each citation, or a copy thereof
13.) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA that each
citation has been abated except.........
1903.19(c)(1)- Abatement verification/certification
14.) List several types of citations:
a) Willful....b) Serious....c) Other Than Serious....d) Violation of Posting
A)Repeated
B) Failure to abate
C) falsifying info D) Violation of posting.
15.) Among the rights related to OSHA recordkeeping, workers have the right to review the OSHA 300
Log.
Regulation: 1904.35(b)(2) Employee Involvement, Implementation (pg 17 regulation book)
OSHA 510 Exam Prep 2026/2027
1.) List OSHA's purpose
a.)(Example) Reduce workplace hazards (pg 2 spiral bound notebook)
b.)Implement new or improved existing safety and health programs.
c.)Provide for research to assist solving occupational safety and health
2.) List an example of a Consensus Standard
NFPA No 30-1969. Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code is the source for Part 1910, Section 106
(OSHA Standards tab pg 2)
3.) Title 29, Chapter XVII is set aside for OSHA and the regulations are broken down into Parts
Part 1910 covers General Industry Part 1926 covers Construction Industry
4.) Part 1904 covers in the Construction Standards
require employers to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses.
5.) CFR stands for
Code of Federal Regulations (OSHA standards tab pg 4)
,6.) In which Subpart of the Construction Standards can you locate the following: Fall Protection :
Material Handling: Storage, Use, and Disposal :
Concrete and Masonry :
Cranes and Derricks in Construction :
Fall Protection : Subpart M
Material Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal : Subpart H
Concrete and Masonry : Subpart Q
Cranes and Derricks in Construction : Subpart CC
7.) List the priority of OSHA Inspections: (Inspection & Citations tab pg 2 spiral bound book)
a) Imminent Danger b) Fatality/ Catastrophe c) Complaints/ Referrals d) Programmed inspections
8.) What are the four major stages of an OSHA inspection: (Inspection & Citations tab pg 3 spiral bound
book)
a) Presentation of inspector credentials b) Opening conference c) Inspection walk- around d) Closing
conference
9.) T/F: Employees are responsible for the payment of citations
F: Employers are responsible by the Law OSHA Act.
10.) In OSHA Recordkeeping, an incidence rate is located and defined as:
OSHA 300 Log; # employee injuries x 200,000/ Total employee hours worked
, 11.) In which regulation can you locate the following?
Upon receipt of any citation under the Act, the employer shall immediately post such citation, or a copy
thereof, unedited, at or near each place an alleged violation referred to in the citation occurred, except
as provided.........
Regulation: Section 1903.16(a)- Posting of citations Inspections, Citations, and Proposed Penalties
12.) Each citation shall remain posted until the violation has been abated or for 3 working days .....
Regulation: Section 1903.16 (b); Each citation, or a copy thereof
13.) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA that each
citation has been abated except.........
1903.19(c)(1)- Abatement verification/certification
14.) List several types of citations:
a) Willful....b) Serious....c) Other Than Serious....d) Violation of Posting
A)Repeated
B) Failure to abate
C) falsifying info D) Violation of posting.
15.) Among the rights related to OSHA recordkeeping, workers have the right to review the OSHA 300
Log.
Regulation: 1904.35(b)(2) Employee Involvement, Implementation (pg 17 regulation book)
