12/24/25, 9:09 AM OSHA 511 General Industry
OSHA 511 GENERAL INDUSTRY EXAM 2026-2027 |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is OSHA's Mission? To protect the health & safety of American workers
What can be a results of a workplace lower morale and increased cost
injury or illness?
Horizontal Standard A standard which is applied to everyone, across the
board; applies to all industries
Section 11 c of the OSH Act The right of workers to seek safety and health on the
job without fear of punishment
Is this true or false? OSHA requires that True
employers certify that abatement is
complete for each cited violation
What are the OSHA Inspection Priorities 1) Imminent danger
in order of importance? 2) Fatalities & catastrophes
3) Employee complaints & referrals
4) Programmed high-hazard level inspections
5) Follow up inspections
What are the 4 steps in the OSHA 1) Compliance officer displays official credentials
Inspection Process? 2) Opening conference with records review
3) Walk around inspection
4) Closing conference
What is incidence rate in OSHA record The number of injury and illness rates per 100 full time
keeping? employees
What is the purpose of the OSHA 300 To record worker related fatalities, injuries, illnesses
Log? and is not used for wokers' comp
What is the order of effectiveness in 1) Elimination of hazard
hazard abatement? 2) Engineering controls
3) Administrative controls
4) PPE (personal protection equipment)
, 12/24/25, 9:09 AM OSHA 511 General Industry
What are PELS (Permissible Exposure PELs are legal limits for the degree to which workers
Limit)? may be exposed to
chemicals and other hazards (such as noise) without
suffering harm. PELs are
normally expressed in what are known as time-weighted
averages (TWA), which describes the average
exposure over a set period.
What is a hole? A gap or open space in a floor, roof, horizontal
walking-working surface, or similar surface that is at
least 2 inches in its least dimension.
What is an opening? A gap or open space in a wall, partition, vertical
walking/working surface, or
similar surface that is at least 30 inches high and at
least 18 inches wide, through which an employee can
fall to a lower level. (larger than a hole)
True or False? Every stairway floor True
opening shall be guarded by a
standard railing and railing should be
provided on all exposed sides (except
at entrance to stairway)
What is a standard rail? Standard railing consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and
posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches
nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor
True or False? Permanent aisles and True
passageways shall be kept clear and
in good repairs, with no obstruction
across or in aisles that could create a
hazard and shall be appropriately
marked.
What are the types of fire? A - ash - paper, wood, travel distance to fire
extinguisher 75 feet or less
B - boiling - liquid, gas, travel distance to fire
extinguisher 50 feet or less
C - current - electrical, can use A & B fire extinguisher
D - ding - metal, travel distance to fire extinguisher 75
feet or less
When are cages or wells needed with As of November 19, 2018, fixed ladders 24 feet or higher,
fixed ladders? but current 20 feet.
When providing employees adequate Adequate number of exist routes
OSHA 511 GENERAL INDUSTRY EXAM 2026-2027 |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is OSHA's Mission? To protect the health & safety of American workers
What can be a results of a workplace lower morale and increased cost
injury or illness?
Horizontal Standard A standard which is applied to everyone, across the
board; applies to all industries
Section 11 c of the OSH Act The right of workers to seek safety and health on the
job without fear of punishment
Is this true or false? OSHA requires that True
employers certify that abatement is
complete for each cited violation
What are the OSHA Inspection Priorities 1) Imminent danger
in order of importance? 2) Fatalities & catastrophes
3) Employee complaints & referrals
4) Programmed high-hazard level inspections
5) Follow up inspections
What are the 4 steps in the OSHA 1) Compliance officer displays official credentials
Inspection Process? 2) Opening conference with records review
3) Walk around inspection
4) Closing conference
What is incidence rate in OSHA record The number of injury and illness rates per 100 full time
keeping? employees
What is the purpose of the OSHA 300 To record worker related fatalities, injuries, illnesses
Log? and is not used for wokers' comp
What is the order of effectiveness in 1) Elimination of hazard
hazard abatement? 2) Engineering controls
3) Administrative controls
4) PPE (personal protection equipment)
, 12/24/25, 9:09 AM OSHA 511 General Industry
What are PELS (Permissible Exposure PELs are legal limits for the degree to which workers
Limit)? may be exposed to
chemicals and other hazards (such as noise) without
suffering harm. PELs are
normally expressed in what are known as time-weighted
averages (TWA), which describes the average
exposure over a set period.
What is a hole? A gap or open space in a floor, roof, horizontal
walking-working surface, or similar surface that is at
least 2 inches in its least dimension.
What is an opening? A gap or open space in a wall, partition, vertical
walking/working surface, or
similar surface that is at least 30 inches high and at
least 18 inches wide, through which an employee can
fall to a lower level. (larger than a hole)
True or False? Every stairway floor True
opening shall be guarded by a
standard railing and railing should be
provided on all exposed sides (except
at entrance to stairway)
What is a standard rail? Standard railing consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and
posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches
nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor
True or False? Permanent aisles and True
passageways shall be kept clear and
in good repairs, with no obstruction
across or in aisles that could create a
hazard and shall be appropriately
marked.
What are the types of fire? A - ash - paper, wood, travel distance to fire
extinguisher 75 feet or less
B - boiling - liquid, gas, travel distance to fire
extinguisher 50 feet or less
C - current - electrical, can use A & B fire extinguisher
D - ding - metal, travel distance to fire extinguisher 75
feet or less
When are cages or wells needed with As of November 19, 2018, fixed ladders 24 feet or higher,
fixed ladders? but current 20 feet.
When providing employees adequate Adequate number of exist routes
