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NCCER-OSHA SCAFFOLD SG EXAM ALL 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: What must a rolling scaffold have on each caster or roller? - ANSWER-Positive
locking device
QUESTION: Who must inspect a scaffold each work shift and after any occurrence which could
effect a scaffold's structural integrity? - ANSWER-Competent person
QUESTION: What is the minimum tensile strength of D-rings and snap hooks on a safety
harness? - ANSWER-5,000 pounds
QUESTION: What part of the picture is identified by the letter "G"? - ANSWER-Sill or mudsill
QUESTION: what part of the scaffold is identified by letter "A"? - ANSWER-Guardrail
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QUESTION: What part of the scaffold is identified by the letter "C"? - ANSWER-Runner
QUESTION: What part of the scaffold is identified by the letter "F"? - ANSWER-Base plate
QUESTION: When is it allowed to notch out scaffold planks to make them fit? - ANSWER-
"Never"
QUESTION: When erecting a scaffold, the screw jack fir the adjustable leg base should not
extend more than how many inches? - ANSWER-12 Inches
QUESTION: Which of the following should be used to safely secure scaffold boards to the
platform? - ANSWER-#9 tie wire and toe boards
QUESTION: According to OHSA, scaffold erection, movement, alteration, and dismantling must
be supervised by who? - ANSWER-Competent person
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QUESTION: All of the following safety device should be used when a worker is using a circular
saw except? - ANSWER-Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (FGCI)
QUESTION: The handle of a claw hammer near the wedge should not be covered because the
covered handle will? - ANSWER-Hide any damages
QUESTION: Safe use of any type of wrench Requires it to be? - ANSWER-Pushed away from the
body
QUESTION: Which tool is normally used to check the plumb of a vertical scaffold pole during
erection of a quick erect scaffold? - ANSWER-Torpedo Level
QUESTION: When may a guard on a circular saw be wired open? - ANSWER-The guard may not
be wired open.
QUESTION: Straight or curved claw hammers are not designed to? - ANSWER-Out bands
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NCCER-OSHA SCAFFOLD SG EXAM ALL 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: What must a rolling scaffold have on each caster or roller? - ANSWER-Positive
locking device
QUESTION: Who must inspect a scaffold each work shift and after any occurrence which could
effect a scaffold's structural integrity? - ANSWER-Competent person
QUESTION: What is the minimum tensile strength of D-rings and snap hooks on a safety
harness? - ANSWER-5,000 pounds
QUESTION: What part of the picture is identified by the letter "G"? - ANSWER-Sill or mudsill
QUESTION: what part of the scaffold is identified by letter "A"? - ANSWER-Guardrail
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QUESTION: What part of the scaffold is identified by the letter "C"? - ANSWER-Runner
QUESTION: What part of the scaffold is identified by the letter "F"? - ANSWER-Base plate
QUESTION: When is it allowed to notch out scaffold planks to make them fit? - ANSWER-
"Never"
QUESTION: When erecting a scaffold, the screw jack fir the adjustable leg base should not
extend more than how many inches? - ANSWER-12 Inches
QUESTION: Which of the following should be used to safely secure scaffold boards to the
platform? - ANSWER-#9 tie wire and toe boards
QUESTION: According to OHSA, scaffold erection, movement, alteration, and dismantling must
be supervised by who? - ANSWER-Competent person
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QUESTION: All of the following safety device should be used when a worker is using a circular
saw except? - ANSWER-Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (FGCI)
QUESTION: The handle of a claw hammer near the wedge should not be covered because the
covered handle will? - ANSWER-Hide any damages
QUESTION: Safe use of any type of wrench Requires it to be? - ANSWER-Pushed away from the
body
QUESTION: Which tool is normally used to check the plumb of a vertical scaffold pole during
erection of a quick erect scaffold? - ANSWER-Torpedo Level
QUESTION: When may a guard on a circular saw be wired open? - ANSWER-The guard may not
be wired open.
QUESTION: Straight or curved claw hammers are not designed to? - ANSWER-Out bands
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