NCCER OSHA SCAFFOLD SG EXAM STUDY
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1. The footing or anchorage for scaffolds must be capable of carrying the
maximum intended load without: - ANSWER ✔ Tying or guying
2. Erectors of a scaffold who exposed to potential falling object hazards shall
be provided with: - ANSWER ✔ Over head protection
3. Osha requires a rest landing at intervals not exceed: - ANSWER ✔ 35 feet
4. The top handrail of a scaffold must be able to withstand how many pounds
of pressure? - ANSWER ✔ 200
5. When Building a scaffold inside a "goggle area" - ANSWER ✔ Everyone
inside the area must wear goggles
6. The ladder should be located on a mobile scaffold will not - ANSWER ✔ tip
over
,7. When should ties be installed? - ANSWER ✔ During the erection process
8. What body produces the primary Code or regulations guiding the scaffolding
industry? - ANSWER ✔ OSHA (Occupational Safety and Healthy Agency)
9. What should be used to erect scaffolding on uneven ground? - ANSWER ✔
Leveling Jacks
10.OSAH specifically prohibits the use of? - ANSWER ✔ Lean to scaffolds
11.Boards or wooden pad placed on the soil to support scaffold legs are? -
ANSWER ✔ Mudsills
12.The tube of a tube and clamp scaffold is normally what size O.D.? -
ANSWER ✔ 1.9 Inches
13.Any scaffolding, including accessories such as braces, trusses, and ladders,
damaged or weakened from any cause should be? - ANSWER ✔ repaired or
replaced immediately
14.Drawing and specifications for all frame scaffolds over how many feet I
height above the base plates must be designed by a registered professional
engineer? - ANSWER ✔ 125
, 15.The component that distributes the scaffold's leg load over a larger area is a -
ANSWER ✔ Base plate
16.The hoisting are is rated for 75 pounds; the pulley is rated for 100 pounds;
and the rope is rated for 250 pounds, What is the maximum load that can be
lifted/ - ANSWER ✔ 75 Pounds
17.The midrail should withstand a minimum pressure of how many pounds? -
ANSWER ✔ 150
18.A system scaffold should be plumbed and leveled after - ANSWER ✔ each
ring or wrap is completed
19.What is the best power to use? - ANSWER ✔ Air
20.Side brackets, hoist arms, and cantilevered platforms on a scaffold may
result in - ANSWER ✔ Overturning/tipping
21.OSHA defines bearers on a scaffold as the? - ANSWER ✔ horizontal tubes
upon which the scaffold platform rests
22.Where there is a danger of falling objects, toe boards on scaffolds are
required when the working platform is how many feet above lower levels? -
ANSWER ✔ 10
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. The footing or anchorage for scaffolds must be capable of carrying the
maximum intended load without: - ANSWER ✔ Tying or guying
2. Erectors of a scaffold who exposed to potential falling object hazards shall
be provided with: - ANSWER ✔ Over head protection
3. Osha requires a rest landing at intervals not exceed: - ANSWER ✔ 35 feet
4. The top handrail of a scaffold must be able to withstand how many pounds
of pressure? - ANSWER ✔ 200
5. When Building a scaffold inside a "goggle area" - ANSWER ✔ Everyone
inside the area must wear goggles
6. The ladder should be located on a mobile scaffold will not - ANSWER ✔ tip
over
,7. When should ties be installed? - ANSWER ✔ During the erection process
8. What body produces the primary Code or regulations guiding the scaffolding
industry? - ANSWER ✔ OSHA (Occupational Safety and Healthy Agency)
9. What should be used to erect scaffolding on uneven ground? - ANSWER ✔
Leveling Jacks
10.OSAH specifically prohibits the use of? - ANSWER ✔ Lean to scaffolds
11.Boards or wooden pad placed on the soil to support scaffold legs are? -
ANSWER ✔ Mudsills
12.The tube of a tube and clamp scaffold is normally what size O.D.? -
ANSWER ✔ 1.9 Inches
13.Any scaffolding, including accessories such as braces, trusses, and ladders,
damaged or weakened from any cause should be? - ANSWER ✔ repaired or
replaced immediately
14.Drawing and specifications for all frame scaffolds over how many feet I
height above the base plates must be designed by a registered professional
engineer? - ANSWER ✔ 125
, 15.The component that distributes the scaffold's leg load over a larger area is a -
ANSWER ✔ Base plate
16.The hoisting are is rated for 75 pounds; the pulley is rated for 100 pounds;
and the rope is rated for 250 pounds, What is the maximum load that can be
lifted/ - ANSWER ✔ 75 Pounds
17.The midrail should withstand a minimum pressure of how many pounds? -
ANSWER ✔ 150
18.A system scaffold should be plumbed and leveled after - ANSWER ✔ each
ring or wrap is completed
19.What is the best power to use? - ANSWER ✔ Air
20.Side brackets, hoist arms, and cantilevered platforms on a scaffold may
result in - ANSWER ✔ Overturning/tipping
21.OSHA defines bearers on a scaffold as the? - ANSWER ✔ horizontal tubes
upon which the scaffold platform rests
22.Where there is a danger of falling objects, toe boards on scaffolds are
required when the working platform is how many feet above lower levels? -
ANSWER ✔ 10
