OSHA SST 8-HOUR FALL PREVENTION EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Over the last decade the number of occupational fatal falls has been: 1) rising.2) falling.
3) unchanging.4) untracked. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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:
1) qualified person
2) competent person.
3) site safety manager.
4) primary construction superintendent. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔both
Chapter 33 of the NYC Building Code and OSHA Regulations 1926
✔✔Which of the following scenarios is compliant for a designated competent person on
a construction site in NYC?
1) The construction superintendent selects a competent person. The competent person
is on the worksite at least one day during the week to address any issues and provide
training.
2) The construction superintendent selects a competent person. The competent person
is on the worksite every morning until noon to inspect equipment and conduct pre-task
meetings.
3) The employer selects a competent person who has completed all required training
and received a license. The competent person responds to all questions and requests
by phone or email within 24 hours.
4) The construction superintendent selects a competent person who has completed all
required training and received a license. The competent person is always present when
work is actively happening. - ✔✔The construction superintendent selects a competent
person who has completed all required training and received a license. The competent
person is always present when work is actively happening
✔✔All of the following can cause slips and trips EXCEPT:
1) ice from a snowstorm on a walkway.
2) the floor slowly sloping up to an entryway.
3) shoes with proper tread and steel toes.
4) tool cords left on a walkway. - ✔✔shoes with proper tread and steel toes
✔✔Which of the following scenarios is compliant for anchorage points used for personal
fall arrest systems on a construction site?
1) The site's personal fall arrest system anchorage points are designed, installed, and
used as part of a complete PFAS created by a competent person. The PFAS maintains
a safety factor of at least one.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Over the last decade the number of occupational fatal falls has been: 1) rising.2) falling.
3) unchanging.4) untracked. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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:
1) qualified person
2) competent person.
3) site safety manager.
4) primary construction superintendent. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔both
Chapter 33 of the NYC Building Code and OSHA Regulations 1926
✔✔Which of the following scenarios is compliant for a designated competent person on
a construction site in NYC?
1) The construction superintendent selects a competent person. The competent person
is on the worksite at least one day during the week to address any issues and provide
training.
2) The construction superintendent selects a competent person. The competent person
is on the worksite every morning until noon to inspect equipment and conduct pre-task
meetings.
3) The employer selects a competent person who has completed all required training
and received a license. The competent person responds to all questions and requests
by phone or email within 24 hours.
4) The construction superintendent selects a competent person who has completed all
required training and received a license. The competent person is always present when
work is actively happening. - ✔✔The construction superintendent selects a competent
person who has completed all required training and received a license. The competent
person is always present when work is actively happening
✔✔All of the following can cause slips and trips EXCEPT:
1) ice from a snowstorm on a walkway.
2) the floor slowly sloping up to an entryway.
3) shoes with proper tread and steel toes.
4) tool cords left on a walkway. - ✔✔shoes with proper tread and steel toes
✔✔Which of the following scenarios is compliant for anchorage points used for personal
fall arrest systems on a construction site?
1) The site's personal fall arrest system anchorage points are designed, installed, and
used as part of a complete PFAS created by a competent person. The PFAS maintains
a safety factor of at least one.
