Module 1: Basic Safety Trade Terms
Practice Exam Questions All Solved.
Lockout/Tagout - Answer A formal procedure for taking equipment out of service and ensuring it
cannot be operated until a qualified person has returned it to service.
Arc Welding - Answer The process of joining metal parts by fusion.
Flammable - Answer Because ______ scrap materials catch fire and burn easily, remove them regularly
from the work area.
Dross - Answer The cutting process results in oxides that mix with molten iron and produce ______.
Excavation - Answer Any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an earth surface, formed by
removing earth.
Competent Person - Answer A ______ identifies unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous working
conditions and has the authority to correct or eliminate them.
Confined Space - Answer A(n) ______ is large enough to work in but has limited means of entry or exit;
sometimes a permit is required to work in it.
Combustible - Answer Store ______ liquids in safety cans to avoid the risk of fire.
Shoring - Answer lf a scaffold is more than 10 feet high, ______ - or pieces of wood or metal placed
diagonally from the bottom of one rail to the top of another rail that add support to a structure—must
be used.
Electrical Distribution Panel - Answer Houses the circuits that
distribute electricity throughout a structure.
, Extension Ladder - Answer Basically two straight ladders that are connected so the length of the ladder
can be changed.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Answer To save lives, prevent injuries, and
protect the health of America's Workers, the ______ publishes rules and regulations that employees and
employers must follow.
Flashback - Answer Caused by improperly mixing fuel.
Guarded - Answer An opening in a wall or floor is a safety hazard and must be either covered or
______.
Flash Burn - Answer Caused by (even brief) exposure to ultraviolet light from arc welding.
Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) - Answer An OSHA rule requiring all contractors to educate
their employees about the hazardous chemicals they may be exposed to (on the job site).
Flash Point - Answer The temperature when fuel gives off enough gases to burn.
Ground - Answer The conducting connection between electrical equipment or an electrical circuit and
the earth.
Hand Line - Answer Used to pull up your tools when climbing a ladder or scaffold.
Apparatus - Answer An assembly of machines used to do a particular job (SCBA is an example of this).
Planked - Answer When a work area has pieces of material at least 2 inches thick and 6 inches wide
used as flooring, decking, or scaffolding.
Lanyard - Answer If doing work 6 or more feet above the ground, this must be worn with a safety
harness and attached to a strong anchor point.
Practice Exam Questions All Solved.
Lockout/Tagout - Answer A formal procedure for taking equipment out of service and ensuring it
cannot be operated until a qualified person has returned it to service.
Arc Welding - Answer The process of joining metal parts by fusion.
Flammable - Answer Because ______ scrap materials catch fire and burn easily, remove them regularly
from the work area.
Dross - Answer The cutting process results in oxides that mix with molten iron and produce ______.
Excavation - Answer Any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an earth surface, formed by
removing earth.
Competent Person - Answer A ______ identifies unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous working
conditions and has the authority to correct or eliminate them.
Confined Space - Answer A(n) ______ is large enough to work in but has limited means of entry or exit;
sometimes a permit is required to work in it.
Combustible - Answer Store ______ liquids in safety cans to avoid the risk of fire.
Shoring - Answer lf a scaffold is more than 10 feet high, ______ - or pieces of wood or metal placed
diagonally from the bottom of one rail to the top of another rail that add support to a structure—must
be used.
Electrical Distribution Panel - Answer Houses the circuits that
distribute electricity throughout a structure.
, Extension Ladder - Answer Basically two straight ladders that are connected so the length of the ladder
can be changed.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Answer To save lives, prevent injuries, and
protect the health of America's Workers, the ______ publishes rules and regulations that employees and
employers must follow.
Flashback - Answer Caused by improperly mixing fuel.
Guarded - Answer An opening in a wall or floor is a safety hazard and must be either covered or
______.
Flash Burn - Answer Caused by (even brief) exposure to ultraviolet light from arc welding.
Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) - Answer An OSHA rule requiring all contractors to educate
their employees about the hazardous chemicals they may be exposed to (on the job site).
Flash Point - Answer The temperature when fuel gives off enough gases to burn.
Ground - Answer The conducting connection between electrical equipment or an electrical circuit and
the earth.
Hand Line - Answer Used to pull up your tools when climbing a ladder or scaffold.
Apparatus - Answer An assembly of machines used to do a particular job (SCBA is an example of this).
Planked - Answer When a work area has pieces of material at least 2 inches thick and 6 inches wide
used as flooring, decking, or scaffolding.
Lanyard - Answer If doing work 6 or more feet above the ground, this must be worn with a safety
harness and attached to a strong anchor point.
