NCCER STUDY GUIDE LATEST
MODULE 1 BASIC
SAFETY EXAM
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
If you lean a straight ladder against the top of a sixteen-foot wall, the bast of the
ladder should be _____ feet away from the wall. - ANSWERS-Four
QUESTION 2
On construction sites where there is a break in elevation of nineteen inches or
more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist s provided,
_____ may be used. - ANSWERS-Stairways
QUESTION 3
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction standards
require _____ foot-candles of light in stairways. - ANSWERS-Five
QUESTION 4
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, NCCER STUDY GUIDE LATEST
MODULE 1 BASIC
SAFETY EXAM
The two types of scaffolds are _____. - ANSWERS-Manufactured and rolling
scaffolds
QUESTION 5
The most common cause of death for equipment operators is _____. - ANSWERS-
Equipment rollover
QUESTION 6
To reduce the risk of workers being hurt or killed by falling materials, do not stack
materials higher than a _____ height-to-base ratio. - ANSWERS-Four to one (4:1)
QUESTION 7
A(n) _____ is a(n) _____ that is deeper than it is wide, and usually not wider than
fifteen feet. - ANSWERS-Trench / Excavation
QUESTION 8
Most cave-ins occur in trenches five to _____ feet deep and happen suddenly with
little or no warning. - ANSWERS-Fifteen (15)
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MODULE 1 BASIC
SAFETY EXAM
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
If you lean a straight ladder against the top of a sixteen-foot wall, the bast of the
ladder should be _____ feet away from the wall. - ANSWERS-Four
QUESTION 2
On construction sites where there is a break in elevation of nineteen inches or
more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist s provided,
_____ may be used. - ANSWERS-Stairways
QUESTION 3
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction standards
require _____ foot-candles of light in stairways. - ANSWERS-Five
QUESTION 4
END OF
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, NCCER STUDY GUIDE LATEST
MODULE 1 BASIC
SAFETY EXAM
The two types of scaffolds are _____. - ANSWERS-Manufactured and rolling
scaffolds
QUESTION 5
The most common cause of death for equipment operators is _____. - ANSWERS-
Equipment rollover
QUESTION 6
To reduce the risk of workers being hurt or killed by falling materials, do not stack
materials higher than a _____ height-to-base ratio. - ANSWERS-Four to one (4:1)
QUESTION 7
A(n) _____ is a(n) _____ that is deeper than it is wide, and usually not wider than
fifteen feet. - ANSWERS-Trench / Excavation
QUESTION 8
Most cave-ins occur in trenches five to _____ feet deep and happen suddenly with
little or no warning. - ANSWERS-Fifteen (15)
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