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STSC Practice Exam Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Q: For construction, electrical power tools and cords must:
Ans: Make use of ground fault circuit interrupters or be part of an
assured equipment grounding conductor program
Q: If a supervisor is given authority by the General Manager to
stop operations on a construction site whenever he or she observes
an imminent danger situation. Which of the following correctly
identifies that authority?
Ans: Functional authority
Q: As a certified Safety Trained Supervisor, you are expected to
Ans: Seek methods to improve personal knowledge and understanding
of methods, techniques and practices for workers, protection
Q: Arrange the following hazard control steps in the most
appropriate sequence:
Ans: 2 (engineer), 1 (guard), 3 (educate)
Q: Which action is preferred when dealing with minor infractions
of work safety rules?
Ans: Oral reprimand
Q: System safety analysis can be applied to which of the
following?
Ans: Any system that has interacting components
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Q: What should a supervisor do when a crew must walk across an
area with open floor holes to get to their work area?
Ans: Have the floor holes covered and inform crew of load surface
restrictions
Q: The strongest motivator, according to the Contemporary
Motivation Theory is:
Ans: Recognition of achievement
Q: Management has increased work hours and is pushing for more
productivity. As STS, you are concerned about some of the safety
risks associated with this production schedule. You should:
Ans: Inform/ communicate increased hazards due to increased
production and verify that risk is acceptable
Q: The best evaluation of tasks descriptor involving steps, hazards
and solutions is?
Ans: Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
Q: What minimum PPE is required for a worker using a
jackhammer with a spade to remove asphalt?
Ans: Hearing, eye, head and foot protection
Q: Minimally, _____ designated person(s) shall be on duty above
ground whenever any employee is working underground and shall
be responsible for securing immediate aid, keeping an accurate
count of employees underground in case of emergency.
Ans: One
Q: A medical questionnaire required when safety workers place an
employee in respiratory protection must be evaluated by whom?
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Ans: A licensed health care professional
Q: In construction each employee on a walking/ working surface
(horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge
which is _____ feet or move above a lower level shall be protected
from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or
personal fall arrest systems.
Ans: 6
Q: A crew member deliberately violates a safety procedure. What
should be done?
Ans: Stop work, write formal complaint and explain
Q: OSHA requires that each employee on a scaffold more than
_____ feet above a lower level shall be provided with fall
protection with fall protection to prevent from falling to that lower
level.
Ans: 10
Q: Professional ethics refers to:
Ans: A set of principles and standards that guide the actions of
professionals that are often referenced in civil or criminal cases
involving professional conduct
Q: When working on a scaffold 50 feet high who must approve the
scaffold for use?
Ans: The Competent person
Q: Both large and small businesses are required to report certain
serious work-related incidents to the nearest OSHA Area Office.
What mishaps require reporting within 8 hours?
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Ans: The fatality of one or more employees, as a result of a work-
related incident
Q: A guardrail systems' major components include?
Ans: All of the above (Top rail, mid rail, toe boards, screens)
Q: Safety professionals perform accident investigations primarily
to:
Ans: Determine causal conditions
Q: Accident analysis is primarily used as a(n)?
Ans: Indicator for problem areas
Q: For injury accident analysis, information sources include all of
the following expect?
Ans: Insurance rate table
Q: The major cause of serious construction injuries are?
Ans: Falls
Q: Various methods of securing line accountability for safety are
widely accepted within the safety community. Which techniques
will have long lasting influence on the line manager or supervisor?
Ans: All of the above
Q: What are the two areas of accident costs?
Ans: Direct and Indirect
Q: Who typically conducts most minor incident investigations?
Ans: Supervisor
STSC Practice Exam Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Q: For construction, electrical power tools and cords must:
Ans: Make use of ground fault circuit interrupters or be part of an
assured equipment grounding conductor program
Q: If a supervisor is given authority by the General Manager to
stop operations on a construction site whenever he or she observes
an imminent danger situation. Which of the following correctly
identifies that authority?
Ans: Functional authority
Q: As a certified Safety Trained Supervisor, you are expected to
Ans: Seek methods to improve personal knowledge and understanding
of methods, techniques and practices for workers, protection
Q: Arrange the following hazard control steps in the most
appropriate sequence:
Ans: 2 (engineer), 1 (guard), 3 (educate)
Q: Which action is preferred when dealing with minor infractions
of work safety rules?
Ans: Oral reprimand
Q: System safety analysis can be applied to which of the
following?
Ans: Any system that has interacting components
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Q: What should a supervisor do when a crew must walk across an
area with open floor holes to get to their work area?
Ans: Have the floor holes covered and inform crew of load surface
restrictions
Q: The strongest motivator, according to the Contemporary
Motivation Theory is:
Ans: Recognition of achievement
Q: Management has increased work hours and is pushing for more
productivity. As STS, you are concerned about some of the safety
risks associated with this production schedule. You should:
Ans: Inform/ communicate increased hazards due to increased
production and verify that risk is acceptable
Q: The best evaluation of tasks descriptor involving steps, hazards
and solutions is?
Ans: Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
Q: What minimum PPE is required for a worker using a
jackhammer with a spade to remove asphalt?
Ans: Hearing, eye, head and foot protection
Q: Minimally, _____ designated person(s) shall be on duty above
ground whenever any employee is working underground and shall
be responsible for securing immediate aid, keeping an accurate
count of employees underground in case of emergency.
Ans: One
Q: A medical questionnaire required when safety workers place an
employee in respiratory protection must be evaluated by whom?
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Ans: A licensed health care professional
Q: In construction each employee on a walking/ working surface
(horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge
which is _____ feet or move above a lower level shall be protected
from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or
personal fall arrest systems.
Ans: 6
Q: A crew member deliberately violates a safety procedure. What
should be done?
Ans: Stop work, write formal complaint and explain
Q: OSHA requires that each employee on a scaffold more than
_____ feet above a lower level shall be provided with fall
protection with fall protection to prevent from falling to that lower
level.
Ans: 10
Q: Professional ethics refers to:
Ans: A set of principles and standards that guide the actions of
professionals that are often referenced in civil or criminal cases
involving professional conduct
Q: When working on a scaffold 50 feet high who must approve the
scaffold for use?
Ans: The Competent person
Q: Both large and small businesses are required to report certain
serious work-related incidents to the nearest OSHA Area Office.
What mishaps require reporting within 8 hours?
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Ans: The fatality of one or more employees, as a result of a work-
related incident
Q: A guardrail systems' major components include?
Ans: All of the above (Top rail, mid rail, toe boards, screens)
Q: Safety professionals perform accident investigations primarily
to:
Ans: Determine causal conditions
Q: Accident analysis is primarily used as a(n)?
Ans: Indicator for problem areas
Q: For injury accident analysis, information sources include all of
the following expect?
Ans: Insurance rate table
Q: The major cause of serious construction injuries are?
Ans: Falls
Q: Various methods of securing line accountability for safety are
widely accepted within the safety community. Which techniques
will have long lasting influence on the line manager or supervisor?
Ans: All of the above
Q: What are the two areas of accident costs?
Ans: Direct and Indirect
Q: Who typically conducts most minor incident investigations?
Ans: Supervisor
