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Personal Protective Equipment Exam
Questions With Correct Answers A+
What is the last level of control when employers are trying to protect their employees -
Answer✔PPE
Eliminate and reduce hazards found using - Answer✔engineering and administrative controls
Name of Hierarchy of Controls in order from Increasing Effective - Answer✔Personal Protective
Equipment
Administrative and Work Controls
Engineering Controls
Elimination Substitution
which part of the Hierarch requires a worker or employer to do something -
Answer✔Administrative and Work Practice Controls
what part of the Hierarchy of Controls requires a physical change to the workplace -
Answer✔Engineering Controls
what part of the hierarchy of controls eliminates the exposure before it occurs -
Answer✔Elimination/Substitution
as particle size of a substance decreases, hazards level _________ - Answer✔increases
using the same chemical but in a diff way is a form of - Answer✔substitution
what are examples of physical changes to a workplace using engineering controls -
Answer✔Isolation
Ventilation
Equiptment modification
Safety Isolation - Answer✔hazard is enclosed prohibiting exposure to worker
Ventilation - Answer✔air exchanges to reduce atmospheric hazards
equipment modifications - Answer✔reduce the hazard thru design
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OSHA requires employees to protect their employees from workplace hazards thru the use of
engineering or work practice controls.
When these controls are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection, the use of (______)
is required. - Answer✔PPE
Employers must ensure that their employees wear head protection if any of the following apply: -
Answer✔-Objects might fall from above and strike them on the head;
-They might bump their heads against fixed objects, such as exposed pipes or beams; or
-There is a possibility of accidental head contact with electrical hazards
Class G hard hats are intended for general service use, such as - Answer✔building construction
shipbuilding
lumbering
manufacturing
Class G hard hats provide good impact protection, but limited ______ protection -
Answer✔voltage
what is the number of proof-tested volts for Class G hats - Answer✔2,200
This class of hats protect against falling objects and provide protection against conductors with
higher voltage levels - Answer✔E
whats the number of proof-tested volts of class E hats - Answer✔20,000
which hat does not protect against falling objects or electrical hazards - Answer✔Class C
For impact and penetration only. Usually made of aluminum, so it should not be used near areas
with electrical hazards - Answer✔Class C
Which type of PPE provides protection from objects that fall directly on top of the helmet, but
not from objects that strike the side, front, or back of the head. - Answer✔Type 1
Which type of PPE provides protection from objects that fall directly on top of the helmet, and
from objects that strike the side, front, or back of the head - Answer✔Type 2
what are 4 types of eye protective equipemetns - Answer✔safety glasses
safety goggles
face shield
welding face shield
What are common causes of eye injuries - Answer✔chemical splashes
intense light (lasers and welding)
flying particles (dust)
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Personal Protective Equipment Exam
Questions With Correct Answers A+
What is the last level of control when employers are trying to protect their employees -
Answer✔PPE
Eliminate and reduce hazards found using - Answer✔engineering and administrative controls
Name of Hierarchy of Controls in order from Increasing Effective - Answer✔Personal Protective
Equipment
Administrative and Work Controls
Engineering Controls
Elimination Substitution
which part of the Hierarch requires a worker or employer to do something -
Answer✔Administrative and Work Practice Controls
what part of the Hierarchy of Controls requires a physical change to the workplace -
Answer✔Engineering Controls
what part of the hierarchy of controls eliminates the exposure before it occurs -
Answer✔Elimination/Substitution
as particle size of a substance decreases, hazards level _________ - Answer✔increases
using the same chemical but in a diff way is a form of - Answer✔substitution
what are examples of physical changes to a workplace using engineering controls -
Answer✔Isolation
Ventilation
Equiptment modification
Safety Isolation - Answer✔hazard is enclosed prohibiting exposure to worker
Ventilation - Answer✔air exchanges to reduce atmospheric hazards
equipment modifications - Answer✔reduce the hazard thru design
1|Page
, ©Jason McConnel 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
OSHA requires employees to protect their employees from workplace hazards thru the use of
engineering or work practice controls.
When these controls are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection, the use of (______)
is required. - Answer✔PPE
Employers must ensure that their employees wear head protection if any of the following apply: -
Answer✔-Objects might fall from above and strike them on the head;
-They might bump their heads against fixed objects, such as exposed pipes or beams; or
-There is a possibility of accidental head contact with electrical hazards
Class G hard hats are intended for general service use, such as - Answer✔building construction
shipbuilding
lumbering
manufacturing
Class G hard hats provide good impact protection, but limited ______ protection -
Answer✔voltage
what is the number of proof-tested volts for Class G hats - Answer✔2,200
This class of hats protect against falling objects and provide protection against conductors with
higher voltage levels - Answer✔E
whats the number of proof-tested volts of class E hats - Answer✔20,000
which hat does not protect against falling objects or electrical hazards - Answer✔Class C
For impact and penetration only. Usually made of aluminum, so it should not be used near areas
with electrical hazards - Answer✔Class C
Which type of PPE provides protection from objects that fall directly on top of the helmet, but
not from objects that strike the side, front, or back of the head. - Answer✔Type 1
Which type of PPE provides protection from objects that fall directly on top of the helmet, and
from objects that strike the side, front, or back of the head - Answer✔Type 2
what are 4 types of eye protective equipemetns - Answer✔safety glasses
safety goggles
face shield
welding face shield
What are common causes of eye injuries - Answer✔chemical splashes
intense light (lasers and welding)
flying particles (dust)
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