OSHA 510 EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. OSHA stands for
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2. OSHA's focus four injuries are:
1. fall 2. caught-in 3. struck by 4. electrical
3. OSHA's mission is to _____ and _____.
save lives and prevent injuries
4. OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through _____.
worksite inspections
5. OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing.
injuries and illnesses
6. OSHA was signed into law by President _____ in December of _____.
Nixon; 1970
7. In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority?
1. imminent danger 2. fatality or hospitalization 3. worker complaints/referrals 4. targeted inspections 5.
follow-up inspection
8. The four types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines are:
1. Willful up to $134,937 2. Serious up to $13,494 3. Other-than-serious up to $13,494 4. Repeated up to
$134,937
9. PPE stands for
Person Protective Equipment
10. The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses include
a. lower morale b. increased costs to retain workers c. slower production rates d. higher turnover e.
increased worker's compensation rates
11. OSHA standards are found in the
title 29 labor CFR
12. Part _____ contains record keeping standards
1904
13. Part _____ contains general industry standards.
1910
14. Part _____ contains construction industry standards.
1926
15. A _____ standard applies to all industries.
horizontal
1
, 16. A _____ standard applies only to certain industries.
vertical
17. Direct costs are _____ quantified.
easily
18. Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to ______ companies.
insurance
19. An example of a direct cost is
a. medical cost b. physical therapy c. repair costs for damaged equipment d. continuation of pay e.
administrative
20. Indirect costs are _____ quantified.
not easily; difficult
21. Indirect costs are usually paid by the _____.
company
22. An example of indirect cost is
a. loss of efficiency by breakup of crew b. lost time by supervisor c. cost of breaking in new worker
23. What is determined by the company's own record of accidents and losses?
Experience Modification Rate
24. EMR equation
ACTUAL losses / EXPECTED losses
25. OSHA defines an excavation as any __ cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's surface
formed by earth removal
man-made
26. At trench is defined as a narrow underground excavation that is __ than it is wide
deeper
27. A trench cannot be wider than
15 feet
28. Cave-in protection is required for all excavations greater than
5 feet in depth unless they are entirely in sold stable rock
29. A ladder must be provided every
25 feet for excavations greater than 4 feet in depth
30. Spoil piles, material and equipment must be kept
2 feet from the excavation
31. Excavation inspections must be conducted
DAILY and before start of work
32. Excavation inspections must be conducted to determine
soil classification
2
VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. OSHA stands for
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2. OSHA's focus four injuries are:
1. fall 2. caught-in 3. struck by 4. electrical
3. OSHA's mission is to _____ and _____.
save lives and prevent injuries
4. OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through _____.
worksite inspections
5. OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing.
injuries and illnesses
6. OSHA was signed into law by President _____ in December of _____.
Nixon; 1970
7. In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority?
1. imminent danger 2. fatality or hospitalization 3. worker complaints/referrals 4. targeted inspections 5.
follow-up inspection
8. The four types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines are:
1. Willful up to $134,937 2. Serious up to $13,494 3. Other-than-serious up to $13,494 4. Repeated up to
$134,937
9. PPE stands for
Person Protective Equipment
10. The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses include
a. lower morale b. increased costs to retain workers c. slower production rates d. higher turnover e.
increased worker's compensation rates
11. OSHA standards are found in the
title 29 labor CFR
12. Part _____ contains record keeping standards
1904
13. Part _____ contains general industry standards.
1910
14. Part _____ contains construction industry standards.
1926
15. A _____ standard applies to all industries.
horizontal
1
, 16. A _____ standard applies only to certain industries.
vertical
17. Direct costs are _____ quantified.
easily
18. Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to ______ companies.
insurance
19. An example of a direct cost is
a. medical cost b. physical therapy c. repair costs for damaged equipment d. continuation of pay e.
administrative
20. Indirect costs are _____ quantified.
not easily; difficult
21. Indirect costs are usually paid by the _____.
company
22. An example of indirect cost is
a. loss of efficiency by breakup of crew b. lost time by supervisor c. cost of breaking in new worker
23. What is determined by the company's own record of accidents and losses?
Experience Modification Rate
24. EMR equation
ACTUAL losses / EXPECTED losses
25. OSHA defines an excavation as any __ cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's surface
formed by earth removal
man-made
26. At trench is defined as a narrow underground excavation that is __ than it is wide
deeper
27. A trench cannot be wider than
15 feet
28. Cave-in protection is required for all excavations greater than
5 feet in depth unless they are entirely in sold stable rock
29. A ladder must be provided every
25 feet for excavations greater than 4 feet in depth
30. Spoil piles, material and equipment must be kept
2 feet from the excavation
31. Excavation inspections must be conducted
DAILY and before start of work
32. Excavation inspections must be conducted to determine
soil classification
2
