OSHA 30 50 question practice test
with complete solutions14
1. The results of workplace injuries and illnesses may include:
a. Lower workers' compensation costs and less employee turn over
b. Reductions in DART and incidents rates
c. Lower morale and increased costs to train replacement workers
d. Improved customer relations and fewer schedule delays - ANSWERS-C
2. OSHA's mission is to:
A. Protect the safety and health of the general public
B. Protect the safety and health of Americans workers
C. Ensure all workers receive the federal minimum wage
D. Ensure all workers recipients adequate worker's compensation - ANSWERS-B
3. The right of workers to seek safety and health on the job without fear of punishment can be
found in which of the following?
a. Preambles to OSHA standards
b. Section 11 (c) of the OSH Act
c. The General Duty Clause
d. Part 1926 - OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - ANSWERS-B
4. Horizontal standards apply:
a. when a condition is not covered by a specific industry standard
b. when a hazard is not considered to be serious
, c. only in specific situations or industries
d. if a vertical or specific industry standard is less stringent - ANSWERS-A
5. The purpose of OSHA Directives, including Enforcement and Compliance Directives (CPL), is
to:
a. describe the process of an OSHA inspection
b. summarize the reasoning behind OSHA requirements
c. describe the specific penalties associated with each type of violation
d. ensure consistent enforcement of OSIIA regulations - ANSWERS-D
6. OSHA requires that employers certify that abatement is complete:
a. when three violations are cited
b. for each cited violation
c. when violations result in a fatality
d. for only the most serious violations cited - ANSWERS-B
7. Which of the following actions would result in a "creating" employer receiving a citation
under OSHA's multi-employer citation policy for damaging a guardrail exposing all employees to
a fall hazard?
a. Creating employer, who had no authority to fix hazards, failed to replace the damaged guard
rail
b. Creating employer took immediate and effective steps to keep its employees away from the
damaged guardrail
c. Creating employer failed to inform employees, other than its workers, of the damaged
guardrail
d. Creating employer notified the controlling employer of the damaged guardrail and fall hazard
- ANSWERS-C
with complete solutions14
1. The results of workplace injuries and illnesses may include:
a. Lower workers' compensation costs and less employee turn over
b. Reductions in DART and incidents rates
c. Lower morale and increased costs to train replacement workers
d. Improved customer relations and fewer schedule delays - ANSWERS-C
2. OSHA's mission is to:
A. Protect the safety and health of the general public
B. Protect the safety and health of Americans workers
C. Ensure all workers receive the federal minimum wage
D. Ensure all workers recipients adequate worker's compensation - ANSWERS-B
3. The right of workers to seek safety and health on the job without fear of punishment can be
found in which of the following?
a. Preambles to OSHA standards
b. Section 11 (c) of the OSH Act
c. The General Duty Clause
d. Part 1926 - OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - ANSWERS-B
4. Horizontal standards apply:
a. when a condition is not covered by a specific industry standard
b. when a hazard is not considered to be serious
, c. only in specific situations or industries
d. if a vertical or specific industry standard is less stringent - ANSWERS-A
5. The purpose of OSHA Directives, including Enforcement and Compliance Directives (CPL), is
to:
a. describe the process of an OSHA inspection
b. summarize the reasoning behind OSHA requirements
c. describe the specific penalties associated with each type of violation
d. ensure consistent enforcement of OSIIA regulations - ANSWERS-D
6. OSHA requires that employers certify that abatement is complete:
a. when three violations are cited
b. for each cited violation
c. when violations result in a fatality
d. for only the most serious violations cited - ANSWERS-B
7. Which of the following actions would result in a "creating" employer receiving a citation
under OSHA's multi-employer citation policy for damaging a guardrail exposing all employees to
a fall hazard?
a. Creating employer, who had no authority to fix hazards, failed to replace the damaged guard
rail
b. Creating employer took immediate and effective steps to keep its employees away from the
damaged guardrail
c. Creating employer failed to inform employees, other than its workers, of the damaged
guardrail
d. Creating employer notified the controlling employer of the damaged guardrail and fall hazard
- ANSWERS-C
