OSHA 510 TEST QUESTIONS OVERVIEW
1. Competent Person: One who can identify existing and predictable hazards in the
surroundings or working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerousto employees
and who has authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminatethem.
2. Qualified Person: One who by having a degree, certificate or professional standing, who
has extensive knowledge, training and experience, has successfullydemonstrated his ability to
solve or resolve problems relating to the work.
3. OSHA Inspection Process: a. Opening Conference, b. Walk around inspection,
c. Closing Conference
4. Focused OSHA Inspection: Only CONSTRUCTION companies may have afocused
OSHA inspection.
5. OSHA Citations: Willful up to $161,323, Serious up to $16,131, Other-than-se-rious up to
$16,131, Repeated up to $161,323
6. OSHA Citation Types: Controlling, Creating, Exposing, Correcting (Failed toinform other
employees)
7. Exposing Employer: One whose employees are exposed to hazards.
8. Creating Employer: One who creates the hazard. Has duty to inform othercontractors of
hazard.
9. Correcting Employer: One responsible for correcting the hazard.
10. Controlling Employer: One authority responsible with the power to requirecorrection.
11. Certify Abatement: The employer must certify abatement is complete for eachcited
violation.
12. Defense Against Citation: Employer must show they did not cause the hazard, did not
directly control conditions causing the hazards, notified the party(s) charged, and kept
employees away from the hazard.
13. PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
14. Inspections: Must be done by a competent person.
15. Safety Audit: Quantitative in nature while inspections are qualitative.
16. Audit Purpose: An audit compares actual performance to a set standard.
17. Safety Audit: A safety audit is quantitative in nature while inspections arequalitative.
18. Audit Comparison: An audit compares actual performance to a set standard.
19. JSA Steps: The four steps in conducting a JSA are: 1. identify job to be exam- ined, 2.
identify steps/tasks of job, 3. identify the hazard of each key step, 4. identify control(s) address
each hazard.
, 20. Lost Workday Case: Lost Workday: (Not at work).
21. Restricted Work Case: Restricted work: Only able to work a (Partial Shift).
22. Experience Modification Rate: What is determined by the company's own record of
accidents and losses?: Experience Modification Rate.
23. EMR Equation: EMR equation: ACTUAL losses / EXPECTED losses.
24. Incident Rate: Incident Rate which is the number of injuries and illnesses per100
employees (full time).
25. Incident Rate Formula: Formula based on number of recordable injuries/illnessper 100
workers: Multiply number of injuries by 200,000 and divide by man hours worked.
26. Subpart C Requirements: What is required by Subpart C for accident Preven- tion?
Employer must provide? Safety & Health Programs and Jobsite Inspections by Competent
Person.
27. Hierarchy for Controlling Chemical Exposure: What is meant by hierarchy for controlling
chemical exposure?: ENG/ADM/PPE.
28. Preferred Method to Control Exposure: The preferred method to control ex-posure is
engineering.
29. Second Best Method to Control Exposure: The second best way to controlexposure is
administrative.
30. Least Preferred Method to Control Exposure: The least preferred way tocontrol exposure
is PPE.
31. Subpart for Safety and Health Program: What Subpart requires a safety andhealth
program?: Sub-C 1926.20B.
32. Management Commitment: Management must demonstrate leadership andcommitment to
the safety program. Managers do this by being an: Example.
33. Emergency Plans Requirement: Under 1925.50, Emergency Plans, in the absence of a
close hospital/clinic, what must the employer provide at the job site?:Person with valid First
Aid/CPR available.
34. Drinking Water Requirement: The employer must provide drinking water at the job site.
Will just any container meet the requirements? No, it must be tightly closedwith tap.
35. Hazard Control Procedures: Establish Hazard Control Procedures by (hierar- chy of
controls): Engineering controls, Administrative controls, Personal ProtectiveEquipment.
36. Hazardous Material to Reproductive Systems: What material is hazardous to both male and
female reproductive systems: lead or asbestos? Lead is a Reproduc-tive Standards.
37. Lead Exposure in Construction: Exposures in construction from removing paint from
bridges, renovation of residences and demo: Toxic to male and femalereproductive systems.
38. Noise Level for Hearing Protection: At what level of noise must the companyprovide
hearing protection?: 85/90.
1. Competent Person: One who can identify existing and predictable hazards in the
surroundings or working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerousto employees
and who has authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminatethem.
2. Qualified Person: One who by having a degree, certificate or professional standing, who
has extensive knowledge, training and experience, has successfullydemonstrated his ability to
solve or resolve problems relating to the work.
3. OSHA Inspection Process: a. Opening Conference, b. Walk around inspection,
c. Closing Conference
4. Focused OSHA Inspection: Only CONSTRUCTION companies may have afocused
OSHA inspection.
5. OSHA Citations: Willful up to $161,323, Serious up to $16,131, Other-than-se-rious up to
$16,131, Repeated up to $161,323
6. OSHA Citation Types: Controlling, Creating, Exposing, Correcting (Failed toinform other
employees)
7. Exposing Employer: One whose employees are exposed to hazards.
8. Creating Employer: One who creates the hazard. Has duty to inform othercontractors of
hazard.
9. Correcting Employer: One responsible for correcting the hazard.
10. Controlling Employer: One authority responsible with the power to requirecorrection.
11. Certify Abatement: The employer must certify abatement is complete for eachcited
violation.
12. Defense Against Citation: Employer must show they did not cause the hazard, did not
directly control conditions causing the hazards, notified the party(s) charged, and kept
employees away from the hazard.
13. PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
14. Inspections: Must be done by a competent person.
15. Safety Audit: Quantitative in nature while inspections are qualitative.
16. Audit Purpose: An audit compares actual performance to a set standard.
17. Safety Audit: A safety audit is quantitative in nature while inspections arequalitative.
18. Audit Comparison: An audit compares actual performance to a set standard.
19. JSA Steps: The four steps in conducting a JSA are: 1. identify job to be exam- ined, 2.
identify steps/tasks of job, 3. identify the hazard of each key step, 4. identify control(s) address
each hazard.
, 20. Lost Workday Case: Lost Workday: (Not at work).
21. Restricted Work Case: Restricted work: Only able to work a (Partial Shift).
22. Experience Modification Rate: What is determined by the company's own record of
accidents and losses?: Experience Modification Rate.
23. EMR Equation: EMR equation: ACTUAL losses / EXPECTED losses.
24. Incident Rate: Incident Rate which is the number of injuries and illnesses per100
employees (full time).
25. Incident Rate Formula: Formula based on number of recordable injuries/illnessper 100
workers: Multiply number of injuries by 200,000 and divide by man hours worked.
26. Subpart C Requirements: What is required by Subpart C for accident Preven- tion?
Employer must provide? Safety & Health Programs and Jobsite Inspections by Competent
Person.
27. Hierarchy for Controlling Chemical Exposure: What is meant by hierarchy for controlling
chemical exposure?: ENG/ADM/PPE.
28. Preferred Method to Control Exposure: The preferred method to control ex-posure is
engineering.
29. Second Best Method to Control Exposure: The second best way to controlexposure is
administrative.
30. Least Preferred Method to Control Exposure: The least preferred way tocontrol exposure
is PPE.
31. Subpart for Safety and Health Program: What Subpart requires a safety andhealth
program?: Sub-C 1926.20B.
32. Management Commitment: Management must demonstrate leadership andcommitment to
the safety program. Managers do this by being an: Example.
33. Emergency Plans Requirement: Under 1925.50, Emergency Plans, in the absence of a
close hospital/clinic, what must the employer provide at the job site?:Person with valid First
Aid/CPR available.
34. Drinking Water Requirement: The employer must provide drinking water at the job site.
Will just any container meet the requirements? No, it must be tightly closedwith tap.
35. Hazard Control Procedures: Establish Hazard Control Procedures by (hierar- chy of
controls): Engineering controls, Administrative controls, Personal ProtectiveEquipment.
36. Hazardous Material to Reproductive Systems: What material is hazardous to both male and
female reproductive systems: lead or asbestos? Lead is a Reproduc-tive Standards.
37. Lead Exposure in Construction: Exposures in construction from removing paint from
bridges, renovation of residences and demo: Toxic to male and femalereproductive systems.
38. Noise Level for Hearing Protection: At what level of noise must the companyprovide
hearing protection?: 85/90.
