LATEST OSHA 10-HOUR CONSTRUCTION
SAFETY AND HEALTH CERTIFICATION
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)
became law in which year?
A) 1960
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 1990
Correct answer: B
Rationale: President Richard Nixon signed the OSH
Act into law on December 29, 1970.
2. What is the primary mission of OSHA?
A) To enforce building codes
B) To ensure safe and healthful working conditions
for employees
C) To provide workers' compensation insurance
D) To regulate labor union activities
Correct answer: B
,Rationale: OSHA's mission is to protect workers by
setting and enforcing safety and health standards.
3. Which section of the OSH Act is known as the
General Duty Clause?
A) Section 4(b)
B) Section 5(a)(1)
C) Section 6(b)
D) Section 8(a)
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Section 5(a)(1) requires employers to
furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards.
4. What does the General Duty Clause require
employers to do?
A) Guarantee lifetime employment
B) Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards
that are likely to cause death or serious harm
C) Pay overtime wages for all hours worked
D) Offer health insurance to all employees
Correct answer: B
,Rationale: The General Duty Clause applies when no
specific OSHA standard exists for a recognized
hazard.
5. Which of the following is a worker right protected
by OSHA?
A) The right to refuse all work assignments
B) The right to ignore safety training
C) The right to report a safety hazard without fear of
retaliation
D) The right to set personal safety rules for the
worksite
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The OSH Act protects workers from
retaliation (whistleblower protection) when they
report workplace hazards.
6. What section of the OSH Act does the
Whistleblower Program reference?
A) Section 5(a)(1)
B) Section 11(c)
C) Section 8(a)
D) Section 4(b)
, Correct answer: B
Rationale: Section 11(c) prohibits employers from
retaliating against employees for reporting work-
related injuries or safety violations.
7. What is the maximum time allowed to complete the
OSHA 10-Hour Construction course from the start
date?
A) 30 days
B) 90 days
C) 180 days
D) 365 days
Correct answer: C
Rationale: OSHA requires that all OSHA 10-Hour
Outreach Training Program courses be completed
within 180 days (approximately 6 months).
8. OSHA requires employers to post citations and
abatement verification notices for how long?
A) 1 day
B) 3 days
C) 7 days
D) 30 days
SAFETY AND HEALTH CERTIFICATION
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)
became law in which year?
A) 1960
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 1990
Correct answer: B
Rationale: President Richard Nixon signed the OSH
Act into law on December 29, 1970.
2. What is the primary mission of OSHA?
A) To enforce building codes
B) To ensure safe and healthful working conditions
for employees
C) To provide workers' compensation insurance
D) To regulate labor union activities
Correct answer: B
,Rationale: OSHA's mission is to protect workers by
setting and enforcing safety and health standards.
3. Which section of the OSH Act is known as the
General Duty Clause?
A) Section 4(b)
B) Section 5(a)(1)
C) Section 6(b)
D) Section 8(a)
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Section 5(a)(1) requires employers to
furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards.
4. What does the General Duty Clause require
employers to do?
A) Guarantee lifetime employment
B) Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards
that are likely to cause death or serious harm
C) Pay overtime wages for all hours worked
D) Offer health insurance to all employees
Correct answer: B
,Rationale: The General Duty Clause applies when no
specific OSHA standard exists for a recognized
hazard.
5. Which of the following is a worker right protected
by OSHA?
A) The right to refuse all work assignments
B) The right to ignore safety training
C) The right to report a safety hazard without fear of
retaliation
D) The right to set personal safety rules for the
worksite
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The OSH Act protects workers from
retaliation (whistleblower protection) when they
report workplace hazards.
6. What section of the OSH Act does the
Whistleblower Program reference?
A) Section 5(a)(1)
B) Section 11(c)
C) Section 8(a)
D) Section 4(b)
, Correct answer: B
Rationale: Section 11(c) prohibits employers from
retaliating against employees for reporting work-
related injuries or safety violations.
7. What is the maximum time allowed to complete the
OSHA 10-Hour Construction course from the start
date?
A) 30 days
B) 90 days
C) 180 days
D) 365 days
Correct answer: C
Rationale: OSHA requires that all OSHA 10-Hour
Outreach Training Program courses be completed
within 180 days (approximately 6 months).
8. OSHA requires employers to post citations and
abatement verification notices for how long?
A) 1 day
B) 3 days
C) 7 days
D) 30 days
