Fall Prevention

In New York City, what is the minimum top height of an enclosed perimeter protection wire rope cable?

(Not NYC Department of Buiklding requires (not chapter 33) Potential: 60 inch

When using a Personal Fall Arrest System, what is the max deceleration distance?

(Not) 42in plus or minus (not 6ft of free fall) potential: Osha only recommends a deceleration distance OR 2ft 3ft 1/2

According to Osha, a fall plan is ____

(not ALL of the Above) Potential : Provides for training in fall protection OR (from online) A required to demonstrate infeasibility

Which of the following trainings requre a written cerificate verifying a worker has been trained?

(not) all of the above require written documentation Fall Protection

What should a structural professional engineer be considered as on a construction worksite?

(not) employer designated design professional (not all of the above) Potential: Qualified Person

A controlling employer would more than likely have the responsibility for all of the following except ____

(not) maintain toilets for all workers on site (NOT) all of the above Potential: Coordinate subcontractor activity on site

For scaffolds, a minimum clearance to maintain from all electrical lines up to 50 kV is ___

10 feet

At what height and above is Fall Protection required on a scaffold?

10ft

The minumum clear distance between side rails for all portable ladders must be

11 1/2 inches

If the net is vertically more than 10 feet from the working level, the safety net must extend outwarf from the outermost projection of the work by ___ feet

13

Intermediate members (such as balusters), when used between posts, shall not be more than ___ apart.

19inches

A body in free fall can travel 64 feet in ___ seconds

2

Applicants for a Master, Special or Climber or Tower Crane Rigger license shall have a vision of at least ____, with or without corrective lenses

20/30 Snellen in one eye and 20/50 in the other

When control lines are used to define a controlled access zone, they must be erected at least 6 feet and:

25 feet from the leading edge

What size hole requires a cover?

2in in diameter

A body in free fall can travel 144 feet in just ___ seconds.

3

Positioning devices shall be secured to an anchorage capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employees fall or ___ pounds, whichever is greater

3000

Self-retracting lifelines and lanyards, which automatically limit free fall distance to 2 feet or less, shall be capable of sustaining a minimum tensile load of ___ applied to the device with the lifeline of lanyard in the fully extended postion

3000 pounds

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were ___ fatal falls to a lower level of construction in 2018, out of 1,008 total fatalities.

338

The platform for a two-point scaffold should be no more than ___ unless designed by a qualified person to prevent unstable conditions

36 inches wide

Each employee working near wall openings where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than ___ above the walking/working surface must be protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.

39 inches

When the 200 pound test is applied in a downward direction, the top edge of the guardrail shall not reflect to a height less than ___ above the walking/working level.

39 inches

What is the max deflection allowed on the top wire rope of a wire rope guardrail system?

3in

A low slope roof has a slope less than or equal to ___ (vertical to horizontal).

4 in 12

Non-self-supporting and self-supporting portable ladders must support at least:

4 times the maximum intended load

Drop-tests must consist of a ____ pound bag of sand 28-32 inches in diameter being dropped into the net from the highest working or walking surface, but not from less than 42 inches above that level.

400

vertical lifelines must have a minimum breaking strength of

5000 pounds

During formwork or rebar assembly, employees shall be protected from falls of ___ or more by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems

6 feet

Each worker at the edge of a ___ must be protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences or barricades or covers

6 feet (1.8 m) or more in depth

Workers engaged in residential construction ____ must be protected by conventional fall protection.

6 feet or more above lower levels

Which of the following requirements must be met in a fall protection plan?

A and B

Which of the following must be maintained at the job site?

A copy of the fall protection plan with all approved changes

During the landing of materials, a worker needs to lean out over the edge of an access opening to guide equipment and materials. What system will protect the worker here?

A personal fall arrest system

Scaffolds with loads exceeding 75 pounds per square foot shall be designed by

A registered design professional

Technically, all of the following types of emplyers can be cited by OSHA except___

Abating emplyers

A site specific fall protection plan document must state

All of the above

Although scissor lifts presents hazards similar to scaffolding when extended and stationary, using scissor lifts safely depends on.

All of the above

Control lines must consist of:

All of the above

OSHA recognizes that in cases when fall protection appears impossible, a fall protection plan may manage hazards for:

All of the above

Which OSHA standard should an employer in the construction industry follow regarding fall protection?

All of the above

Which of the following is an element of a Fall Protection Plan?

All of the above

All of the following are considered mobile scaffolds except ___

An areal lift

Which of the following is a secure point of attachment for lifelines, lanyards, or deceleration devices?

Anchorage

Stairways must be installed:

At least 30 degrees and no more than 50 degrees from the horizontal

Portable ladders with structural defects-such as broken or missing rungs, cleats or steps, broken or splut rails, or other faulty or defective components-must:

Be immediately marked defective or tagged with "do not use" and withdrawn from service until repaired

The plan must identify each location where conventional fall protection methods cannot be used and then:

Classified as a controlled access zone

The permit holder or person directly on charge of any scaffolding equipment shall immediately notify the ___ following any accident involving scaffolding equipment

Commissioner

Who do you go to if you dont feel comfortable with a task that requires working at a height of 6ft or higher?

Competent person

A(n) ___must be on the same walking/working surface, within visual sighting distance of employees being monitored, and must be close enough to communicate orally with the employees

Designated co-worker

Which is the best fall control?

Eliminate working at height by prefabrication

A scaffold may be altered, while it is in active use by workers.

False

Copies of the plans, drawings, and specifications for all supports, fastenings, connections, and details are not required to be kept at the site and made available to the commissioner upon request. true or false

False

Effective hole covers can be made from materials like traps, cardboard, particle board and chicken wires

False

OSHA presumes that the conventional fall protection plan is feasible for all circumstances and employers do not require a site specific plan

False

The fall protection plan option is available to all employees

False

Wood ladders may be coated with any opaque covering except for identification or warning labels.

False

Which of the following are the most common type of scaffold used for all kinds of small or large set ups?

Frame or Fabricated

What is the only PFAS that encompass the entire body

Full body harness

Which fall protection control is better than the others?

Guardrail system

____ are one the most common forms of fall protection. They can be constructed of wood, pipe, structural steel, or wire rope.

Guardrails

If an employer finds the conventional fall protection plan to be infeasible for a specific residential construction task, then they should

Implement a site-specific fall protection plan that complies with the standard

In the event that a worker falls, or some other related serious incident occurs, the employer must

Investigate the circumstances to determine if the fall protection plan needs to be changed

Which type of protective fall equipment includes the following types: self-retracting, shock absorbing, synthetic rope, and synthetic webbing

Lanyards

Vertical and horizontal describe which type of PFAS?

Life-Lines

The fall protection plan must be:

Maintained and kept up to date

When used, midrails are required to be located

Midway between the top of the stair rail system and the stairway steps

What is true regarding the warning line systems when mechanical equipment is not being used?

Must be erected on all sides of roof work area, at least 6 feet from the roof edge

Which of the following of NOT true regarding the use of step laffers?

None of the above

Applicants for a Master Rigger, Special Rigger and Tower Crane Rigger license are required to have successfully completed a Department approved training course of

Not less than 30 hours

Use non-self-supporting ladders at an angle where the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately

One-quarter of the working length of the ladder

When an emplyer has reason to believe a worker who was already trained in fall protection does not fully understand the safeguards involved in the training, by Code what must the employer do?

Retrain the worker

Workers are protected from hazards associated with holes by the use if all of the following except

Safety net systems

____ devices are also commonly called "yo-yos"

Self-retracting lifeline (SRL)

Which type of ladders should not be used?

Single-rail ladders

After receiving the receipt of a permit to erect a sidewalk she, the permit holder shall post a readily visible sign on the sidewalk shed that includes all of the following except

The nationality of the permit holder

Aerial lifts have replaced ladders and scaffolding on many job sites due to their mobility and flexibility

True

Temporary guardrails are often constructed from reusable materials or premade guardrail systems components

True

When calculating fall protection controls in a PFAS, ____ represents the force in the equation: force=mass acceleration.

Weight

Employees must be trained to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways by

a competent person

Standing on a platform tied off above your height using a Personal Fall Arrest System with a 6ft

approx 18ft and 6 in

when working less than 6 feet above dangerous equipment, each worker must be protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by:

guardrail systems or by equipment guard

AT what depth of a trench does OSHA require fall protection

not 5ft

Many workers are injured or killed ____ each year

on aerial lifts

Each worker on walking or working surfaces must be protected from falling through holes that are more than 6 feet above lower levels by:

personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes

A fall protection plan must be prepared by a

qualified person

Any changes to the fall protection plan must be approved by an

qualified person

Who has the burden of establishing when it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan

the employer

Guardrail system components selected and constructed in accordance with the appendix B to subpart M of OSHA 1926 will be deemed to meet this requirement

true

The employer must designate a competent person to monitor the safety of other employees, and the employer has the duty to endure that the safety monitor complies with specific requirements

true