OSHA 10 HOUR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024

Concerning the identification and control of worksite hazards, which one of these statements is FALSE? Enforcement procedures must be defined by law enforcement. During the course of construction, how frequently should combustible scrap and debris be removed? At regular intervals Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen In the event of exposure to hazardous conditions that cannot be eliminated, employers should require employees: To wear appropriate PPE An emergency action plan should contain all these elements EXCEPT: General job duties for each employee after the "all clear is sounded" An emergency action plan does not have to include general job duties for each employee after the all clear is sounded. Safety programs should contain all these elements EXCEPT A safety program should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance, since this poses a threat to the safety and health of workers. Job site inspections should focus on all these factors EXCEPT: The Lunch Room Exposure records and data analyses based on the exposure records are to be kept by employers for _____ years. 30 Years Based on specific OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, every person working at a construction job site should be _____. Only authorized personnel are allowed to perform work at construction job sites. Based on specific OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, job site inspections should be performed only by _____ persons. Competent OSHA specifies that only a competent person should conduct inspections of a job site. Safety programs should contain all these elements EXCEPT: Increase exposure to build endurance A safety program should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance, since this poses a threat to the safety and health of workers. Confined or enclosed spaces are purposefully designed to prevent: Continuous Occupancy A confined space is purposefully designed to not allow continuous occupancy. Effective safety programs DO NOT require: Union Oversight if the worksite is unionized Union oversight is not required in a safety program if the worksite is unionized. A chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius) or below is identified by the term _____. Pyrophoric Pyrophoric means a chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius) or below. Although all elements comprising a hazard warning label are important, the LEAST important element is the label's _____. Color A hazard warning label may contain words, pictures, symbols, or any combination thereof which convey the specific physical and health hazard(s), including target organ effects of the chemical(s) in the container(s). Personal protective equipment includes all these devices or clothing EXCEPT: Container labels The devices or clothing used by workers to protect against hazards in the environment are called personal protective equipment (PPE). Some common examples of PPE are respirators, gloves, and chemical splash goggles. Implementation of the Hazard Communication Standard is _____ for all companies in the United States that import, produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals. Mandatory Implementation of the HCS is mandatory for all companies in the United States that import, produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals. According to the Hazard Communication Standard, all these objects are recognized containers for hazardous materials EXCEPT: A pipe A container may be any bag, barrel, bottle, box, can, cylinder, drum, reaction vessel, storage tank, or the like that contains a hazardous chemical. For the purposes of the HCS, pipes or piping systems, engines, fuel tanks, or other operating systems in a vehicle are not considered to be containers. All of the following effects are acute EXCEPT: Dermatitis Acute effects indicate the symptoms have occurred rapidly. The effects are of short duration and a result of short-term exposures. Some examples of acute effects are burns, lacerations, and puncture wounds. Which of the following color is used to display any other special symbols such as PPE or if the material is an oxidizing agent or is water reactive? White The following colors may be used voluntarily to represent different types of hazards: blue for health hazards, red for flammable, yellow for reactivity, and white for an oxidizing agent or water-reactive material. Which of the following information is NOT included in a Material Safety Data Sheet? Disposal procedures The following information must be included in an MSDS: identity (name of the substance), physical hazards (target organ), health hazards, routes of body entry, permissible exposure limits (PEL), carcinogenic factors, safe-handling procedures, date of sheet preparation, control measures (PPE), emergency first aid procedures (emergency telephone number), and contact information for the preparer of the sheet. The label on every chemical container must contain all of the following information EXCEPT: The chemical formula The label on every chemical container must contain the complete chemical name or names without abbreviations (the formula may be used as an option), a warning statement (symbol or message), conveying what the hazards are for the hazardous chemical, and the manufacturer's name, address, and contact information. Which of the following measures will NOT help protect employees from physical and health hazards? Cost monitoring The following measures can protect you from physical and health hazards: safe work practices, product substitution, engineering controls, training and communication, environmental monitoring, and personal monitoring. Personal protective equipment cost monitoring is not included in controlling physical and health hazards. The skull and crossbones symbol represents a _____ material. Poisonous Poisonous material is represented by a skull and crossbones symbol. How soon must a manufacturer or importer of hazardous chemicals update the SDS, following new discoveries about the hazards of that chemical? 3 months It is necessary that manufacturers or importers of hazardous chemicals update SDSs within three months of discovering new important information about the checmical hazards. Health hazards can affect a body through all of the following routes of entry EXCEPT: Infection "Infection" is not one of the recognized routes of entry through which a health hazard can affect the body. Explosive symbols are used to label materials that release great amounts of energy in all of the following forms EXCEPT: Sound Materials that release a great deal of energy in the form of sound do not require explosive symbols for labeling. Where are written hazard communication programs NOT required? In workplaces where empoyees handle retail Written hazard communication programs are not required in the retail industry. OSHA required hazard communication training must include all of the following information EXCEPT: Chemical hazard cost analysis A chemical hazard cost analysis is not a required part of hazard communication training. Mixtures, fuels, solvents, paints, and dusts are all considered to be _____ materials. Hazardous Per OSHA, hazardous materials include mixtures, fuels, solvents, paints, and dusts. Although OSHA created no symbols or specific color designations as part of its Hazard Communication Standard, whose hazard class symbol and color system does it endorse? U.S. Department of Transportation OSHA endorses the U.S. Department of Transportation's hazard class symbols and color system for use in the Hazard Communication Standard. Training for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals must include all of the following EXCEPT: How to dispose of chemicals after use How to dispose of chemicals after use is not part of the training requirements for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals. _____ liquids are those that have a flashpoint at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Combustible Any liquids that have a flashpoint at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit are considered combustible liquids. Disabling or fatal diseases such as gastrointestinal cancer can result from exposure to asbestos by _____ the loose fibers. Inhaling Exposure by inhaling loose asbestos fibers can cause disabling or fatal diseases such as gastrointestinal cancer, cancers of the lung or lung-cavity lining, and the severe lung impairment asbestosis. The symptoms of these diseases generally do not appear for 20 or more years after initial exposure. Employee exposure to short term exposure limits are determined by _____ samples. Breathing zone air Determination of employee exposure to the STEL must be made from breathing zone air samples collected over a 15-minute sampling period. The workers most often exposed to lead on the job include all of the following EXCEPT: Carpenters Workers potentially at risk for lead exposure include those involved in iron work, demolition work, painting, lead-based paint abatement, plumbing, heating and air conditioning maintenance and repair, electrical work, carpentry, renovation, and remodeling work. Plumbers, welders, and painters are among those workers most often exposed to lead.