OSHA 10 Final Exam Study Guide
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The creation of OSHA provided this important right to workers: -Correct Answer ✔The
right to a safe and healthful workplace.
What type of OSHA inspection is conducted when immediate death or serious harm is
likely? -Correct Answer ✔Imminent danger.
OSHA requires that employers pay for most required personal protective equipment
(PPE), including: -Correct Answer ✔Hard hats.
During an OSHA inspection: -Correct Answer ✔You have the right to talk to the
inspector privately.
When an employer receives an OSHA citation, it must be: -Correct Answer ✔Posted for
3 days or until the violation is fixed.
The right of workers to seek safety and health on the job without fear of punishment is
spelled out in: -Correct Answer ✔Section 11(c) of the OSH Act.
Among the rights related to OSHA recordkeeping, workers have the right to review: -
Correct Answer ✔The OSHA 300 Log and the OSHA 300 Summary.
OSHA's mission is to: -Correct Answer ✔Protect the safety and health of America's
workers.
One of the main responsibilities employers have under OSHA is to: -Correct Answer
✔Provide training required by OSHA standards.
A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) gives in formation about: -Correct Answer
✔Hazardous chemicals.
If you feel that an OSHA inspection is needed to get hazards corrected at your
workplace, which is your best option? -Correct Answer ✔Submit a written, signed
complaint with specific hazard information.
The OSHA standards for Construction and General Industry are also known as: -Correct
Answer ✔Part 1926 and Part 1910.
When working over dangerous equipment and machinery, fall protection must be
provided ___________. -Correct Answer ✔regardless of distance
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Falls, struck-by object, caught-in or between, and electrocution are referred to by OSHA
as ___________. -Correct Answer ✔"Focus Four" Hazards
Webbing used for lifeline, lanyard and harness ropes and straps must be made of
________ fibers. -Correct Answer ✔synthetic
What are the ways employers can protect workers from falls? -Correct Answer
✔Guardrails, safety net systems and personal fall arrest systems.
For workers on scaffolds, fall protection must be provided if they are working ______
above a lower level. -Correct Answer ✔10 feet
Personal fall arrest systems must be inspected for damage __________ each use. -
Correct Answer ✔before
In construction, falls to a lower level are a major cause of fatalities. -Correct Answer
✔True
In general, fall protection must be provided to construction workers who are working on
surfaces with unprotected sides and edges which are ______ above the lower level. -
Correct Answer ✔6 feet
Overreaching is a factor that contributes to fall or fatalities involving ladder usage. -
Correct Answer ✔True
Guardrails are often used by employers to protect workers from falls. How high must the
top guardrail (the toprail) be above the working surface? -Correct Answer ✔42 inches,
plus or minus 3 inches
More ___________ are killed from falls than in any other construction occupation. -
Correct Answer ✔Ironworkers
Competent persons are not necessary when scaffolds are being moved. -Correct
Answer ✔False
Not every walking or working surface can be a potential fall hazard. -Correct Answer
✔False
A personal fall arrest system consists of: -Correct Answer ✔An anchorage, lanyard and
connectors, and a full body harness.
Employees may file a complaint with OSHA if unsafe working conditions are not
corrected. -Correct Answer ✔True
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