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CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY TECHNICIAN (CHST) EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
What are some controls utilized for electrical hazards? -
ANSWER-Training, planning, gfci's, fuses, circuit breakers,
lockout tagout
What are some common hazards associated with excavations? -
ANSWER-Weight (nearby vehicles/equipment), vibration,
underground utilities, water and soil erosion.
What is a surcharge load? - ANSWER-The spoils pile and the
equipment being too close to the vertical walls of the trench.
What are some common controls used to mitigate excavation
hazards? - ANSWER-Sloping, shoring, shields, rpe designed
protective systems, soil classification.
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What are some common hazards associated with working at
heights? - ANSWER-slipping, unsafe access, lack of fall
protection, scaffold collapse, bad planking, unguarded edges,
What are some controls to mitigate hazards when working at
heights? - ANSWER-Fall prevention equipment, guardrails,
positioning device system, warning line systems, controlled
access zone, safety monitoring system, personal fall arrest
system, safety net system
What are some common hazards associated with working in
confined spaces? - ANSWER-Hazardous atmosphere,
engulfment, trapped, asphyxiated
What are some controls to mitigate the hazards associated with
confined spaces? - ANSWER-Isolation, entry supervisor,
atmospheric monitoring, rescue service/equipment
What are some common struck by hazards? - ANSWER-Falling
tools, debris, or material. moving machinery, crane
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What are some controls to mitigate struck by hazards? -
ANSWER-Barricade area below where overhead work is being
performed. Signs. Safety net. Tool belt lanyards. Barricade crane
operation area
What are some common caught-in or caught-between hazards? -
ANSWER-Unguarded machinery, caught between a vehicle and a
moving object, caught between two objects, caught in a piece of
equipment or machinery
What are some common controls to mitigate caught-between
hazards? - ANSWER-Properly guarded machinery, barricades,
train workers, lock out tagout
What are some common hazards associated with hoisting and
rigging? - ANSWER-improper use of tagline, use of equip near
energized lines, defective equipment, loads swung or suspended
overhead
What are some common controls to mitigate hazards associated
with rigging and hoisting? - ANSWER-guardrails, equipment
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inspections, proper use of tag line, training, using proper equip for
load
What are some common hazards associated with crane
operations? - ANSWER-Frayed wire rope, overhead power lines,
defective equipment, moving equipment/personnel, improper use
What are some common controls to mitigate hazards associated
with crane operations? - ANSWER-rated load capacity,
rcommended operating speeds, hazard warnings, training, hand
signals, pre-use inspections, annual inspection of hoisting
equipment, lockout tagout, 10ft away from lines
What are some common hazards associated with material
handling? - ANSWER-strains and sprains, fractures and bruises
from being struck by or caught in between material, cuts and
bruises
What are some common controls to mitigate material handling
hazards? - ANSWER-Seek help, hand & forearm protection, eye
protection, steel-toed shoes, metatarsals, blocking loads
CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY TECHNICIAN (CHST) EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
What are some controls utilized for electrical hazards? -
ANSWER-Training, planning, gfci's, fuses, circuit breakers,
lockout tagout
What are some common hazards associated with excavations? -
ANSWER-Weight (nearby vehicles/equipment), vibration,
underground utilities, water and soil erosion.
What is a surcharge load? - ANSWER-The spoils pile and the
equipment being too close to the vertical walls of the trench.
What are some common controls used to mitigate excavation
hazards? - ANSWER-Sloping, shoring, shields, rpe designed
protective systems, soil classification.
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What are some common hazards associated with working at
heights? - ANSWER-slipping, unsafe access, lack of fall
protection, scaffold collapse, bad planking, unguarded edges,
What are some controls to mitigate hazards when working at
heights? - ANSWER-Fall prevention equipment, guardrails,
positioning device system, warning line systems, controlled
access zone, safety monitoring system, personal fall arrest
system, safety net system
What are some common hazards associated with working in
confined spaces? - ANSWER-Hazardous atmosphere,
engulfment, trapped, asphyxiated
What are some controls to mitigate the hazards associated with
confined spaces? - ANSWER-Isolation, entry supervisor,
atmospheric monitoring, rescue service/equipment
What are some common struck by hazards? - ANSWER-Falling
tools, debris, or material. moving machinery, crane
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What are some controls to mitigate struck by hazards? -
ANSWER-Barricade area below where overhead work is being
performed. Signs. Safety net. Tool belt lanyards. Barricade crane
operation area
What are some common caught-in or caught-between hazards? -
ANSWER-Unguarded machinery, caught between a vehicle and a
moving object, caught between two objects, caught in a piece of
equipment or machinery
What are some common controls to mitigate caught-between
hazards? - ANSWER-Properly guarded machinery, barricades,
train workers, lock out tagout
What are some common hazards associated with hoisting and
rigging? - ANSWER-improper use of tagline, use of equip near
energized lines, defective equipment, loads swung or suspended
overhead
What are some common controls to mitigate hazards associated
with rigging and hoisting? - ANSWER-guardrails, equipment
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inspections, proper use of tag line, training, using proper equip for
load
What are some common hazards associated with crane
operations? - ANSWER-Frayed wire rope, overhead power lines,
defective equipment, moving equipment/personnel, improper use
What are some common controls to mitigate hazards associated
with crane operations? - ANSWER-rated load capacity,
rcommended operating speeds, hazard warnings, training, hand
signals, pre-use inspections, annual inspection of hoisting
equipment, lockout tagout, 10ft away from lines
What are some common hazards associated with material
handling? - ANSWER-strains and sprains, fractures and bruises
from being struck by or caught in between material, cuts and
bruises
What are some common controls to mitigate material handling
hazards? - ANSWER-Seek help, hand & forearm protection, eye
protection, steel-toed shoes, metatarsals, blocking loads
