OSHA SST 8 – HOUR FALL PREVENTION EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
Over the last decade the number of occupational fatal falls has been: 1) rising.2) falling. 3) unchanging.4)
untracked. - (answer)Rising
According to OSHA regulations, which of the following situations is an example where NO minimum
height requirements exist for fall protection?
1) Employee is working 4 feet above machinery with open drive belts.
2) Employee is working 10 feet above the ground floor in an elevator shaft.
3) Employee is working near guardrails.
4) Employee is working on scaffolding 6 feet above the floor below. - (answer)Employee is working 4 feet
above machinery with open drive belts.
Which of the following is an example of a common fall to the same level hazard?
1) Worker falls 3 feet through an unprotected hole.
2) Worker is hit by a brick falling from scaffolding above.
3) Worker does not take the proper safety training required before operating a forklift.
4) Worker slips on dust and gravel left on a walkway passage - (answer)Worker slips on dust and gravel
left on a walkway passage
What are the two key parts of OSHA's definition of a competent person?
1) The competent person must be capable of identifying hazards and be authorized to stop them.
2) The competent person must be capable of identifying hazards and must conduct a pre-shift meeting
with all workers.
3) The competent person must be authorized to stop hazards and assign tasks to all workers on a jobsite.
4) The competent person must be assigned by the construction superintendent and always be on their
assigned site while people are actively working. - (answer)The competent person must be capable of
identifying hazards and be authorized to stop them.
The NYC building code requires a written site safety plan to always be kept on the site for all work
requiring the designation of a:
, OSHA SST 8 – HOUR FALL PREVENTION EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
1) qualified person
2) competent person.
3) site safety manager.
4) primary construction superintendent. - (answer)primary construction superintendent.
Although there can be many exceptions, OSHA requires employers in the construction industry to
provide their employees with fall protection when an employee:
1) is exposed to falls from any height.
2) is working with scaffolding.
3) is controlling heavy machinery.
4) is exposed to falls of 6 feet or more. - (answer)is exposed to falls of 6 feet or more.
Both OSHA and NYC laws require the competent person to identify hazards and:
1) notify a superintendent immediately.
2) act quickly to stop them.
3) advise others about the dangers of hazards.
4) empower others to act. - (answer)act quickly to stop them.
If you are assigned as the competent person by a construction superintendent at a construction site in
NYC, then you must follow the standards listed in:
1) NYC's Local Laws.
2) OSHA Regulations 1910.
3) NYC's Local OSHA Regulations.
4) both Chapter 33 of the NYC Building Code and OSHA Regulations 1926. - (answer)both Chapter 33 of
the NYC Building Code and OSHA Regulations 1926
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
Over the last decade the number of occupational fatal falls has been: 1) rising.2) falling. 3) unchanging.4)
untracked. - (answer)Rising
According to OSHA regulations, which of the following situations is an example where NO minimum
height requirements exist for fall protection?
1) Employee is working 4 feet above machinery with open drive belts.
2) Employee is working 10 feet above the ground floor in an elevator shaft.
3) Employee is working near guardrails.
4) Employee is working on scaffolding 6 feet above the floor below. - (answer)Employee is working 4 feet
above machinery with open drive belts.
Which of the following is an example of a common fall to the same level hazard?
1) Worker falls 3 feet through an unprotected hole.
2) Worker is hit by a brick falling from scaffolding above.
3) Worker does not take the proper safety training required before operating a forklift.
4) Worker slips on dust and gravel left on a walkway passage - (answer)Worker slips on dust and gravel
left on a walkway passage
What are the two key parts of OSHA's definition of a competent person?
1) The competent person must be capable of identifying hazards and be authorized to stop them.
2) The competent person must be capable of identifying hazards and must conduct a pre-shift meeting
with all workers.
3) The competent person must be authorized to stop hazards and assign tasks to all workers on a jobsite.
4) The competent person must be assigned by the construction superintendent and always be on their
assigned site while people are actively working. - (answer)The competent person must be capable of
identifying hazards and be authorized to stop them.
The NYC building code requires a written site safety plan to always be kept on the site for all work
requiring the designation of a:
, OSHA SST 8 – HOUR FALL PREVENTION EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
1) qualified person
2) competent person.
3) site safety manager.
4) primary construction superintendent. - (answer)primary construction superintendent.
Although there can be many exceptions, OSHA requires employers in the construction industry to
provide their employees with fall protection when an employee:
1) is exposed to falls from any height.
2) is working with scaffolding.
3) is controlling heavy machinery.
4) is exposed to falls of 6 feet or more. - (answer)is exposed to falls of 6 feet or more.
Both OSHA and NYC laws require the competent person to identify hazards and:
1) notify a superintendent immediately.
2) act quickly to stop them.
3) advise others about the dangers of hazards.
4) empower others to act. - (answer)act quickly to stop them.
If you are assigned as the competent person by a construction superintendent at a construction site in
NYC, then you must follow the standards listed in:
1) NYC's Local Laws.
2) OSHA Regulations 1910.
3) NYC's Local OSHA Regulations.
4) both Chapter 33 of the NYC Building Code and OSHA Regulations 1926. - (answer)both Chapter 33 of
the NYC Building Code and OSHA Regulations 1926
