OSHA 30hr quiz

The gap between planks on the platform of supported scaffolds should not exceed

1 inch

Some extremely hazardous materials used in welding operations include:

1. Fluorine Compounds 2. Metals Containing Lead 3. Cadmium-Containing Filler Metals

To prevent jamming, the distance between the work rest and grinder wheel should no exceed ____

1/8 inch

To be acceptable for use, cables must be free of repairs and splices for at least ____ feet from cable end to electrode holder

10

While willward is working with aid, it splashes onto goggles and drips through the vent holes into his left eye, if his employer is osha compliant, willard should be able to reach an eyewash station in __ seconds

10

An emergency action plan must be established in writing for any facility with ___ employees

10 or more

Employers of ___ or more employees must maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses

11

Belt-Driven machinery whose runs of horizontal belts are seven feet or less from the floor or working surface must have guards that are ___ inches above the belts

15

Mandy will need to extend her ladder to 60ft to reach the roof of her house. To be safe, how far from the base of the house should she place the foot of the ladder?

15 ft (1:4 ratio)

The mid-rails of guardrails must be capable of withstanding how many pounds of force applied at any point, in any direction

150

OSHA has capped the number of days in "days away" cases at __ days

180

Willard has been told to check the oxygen level in a confined space, before workers are allowed to enter. Willard should verify that the space has at least ___ percent oxygen by volume

19.5

OSHA was created in the year:

1970

When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect

1970s

Oxygen cylinders stored indoors must be kept __ feet from other flammable material

20

The top edge of a guardrail must not deflect to a height less than 39 inches above the walking level when ___ pounds is applied to it in a downward direction

200

What is the required minimum width for industrial fixed stairs?

22 inches

What section of OSHA cover Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response?

29 CFR 1910.120

Employers must certify that they have carefully applied all the applicable provision of the PSM standards at least every ____

3 years

Safety nets must never be installed more than ____ Feet under walking/working surfaces

30

What is the maximum length of a non-self-supporting single ladder?

30 ft

How long must a safety data sheet or some record of hazardous material, where it was used, and when it was used, be retained after the material's use is discontinued

30 years

July 31, Willard sustains a severe point-of-operation injury to his hand. By what date must his employer report that injury to OSHA or the state agency?

30-AUG

Hose connections must be clamped so they can withstand twice their pressure, which cannot be below

300

Anchorage for positioning devices must limit free falls to two feet and be capable of supporting a potential impact load of ____ pounds

3000

Warning lines must be rigged and supported so that the lowest point (including sag) is never less than ___ inches from the walking/working surface

34

The platform in two-point scaffold should be no more than __ inches wide

36

Catastrophic release of hazardous chemicals must be investigated within

48

Ideally, how many fully trained emergency wardens should be present in a workplace employing 100 workers?

5 (1:20 ration)

William is directed by his supervisor to install safety nets, who asks him to follows OSHA guidelines for mesh size. If william goes to the equipment shed and finds four rolls of netting with different mesh sizes, which mesh size should be used?

6x6

The Osha noise standard requires that a hearing conversation program is used to help the employer get the 8hours twa noise level below ____ db

85

Typically, all these injuries or illnesses would be record-able EXCEPT

A bloody nose not resulting from high blood pressure

Who is Not covered under the hazardous waste operations and emergency response section of OSHA?

A family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their house

Before Samantha welds inside a grain silo, her employer must issue:

A hot work permit

Samantha is about to enter an 8-feet deep manhole. What must be onsite before she enter

A mechanical device to retrieve her

what is scaffold

A temporary elevated platform used to support workers and/or materials

In case of a fire in your workplace, the first step must be to

Activate the Emergency Evacuation

Job rotation, modified work pace, and frequent breaks are all examples of _____ control

Administrative

The lockout/tagout training is Most important for which one of these groups?

All employees

Factors affecting response to chemical exposure include

All of the Above Toxicity, route of exposure, chemical dose

Asbestos-containing material (ACM) is most commonly used in

All of the above Insulation material fireproofing material acoustical material

OSHA has standard that covers

All of the above Maritime, Construction, Agriculture

The osha inspection consist of which of these section/s?

All of the above: Opening conference, walk through, closing conference

Examples of direct cost are:

All the above: Physical therapy, medical expenses, repair fees for damaged equipment

installed physical safeguards must meet all these minimum requirement except?

Allow automatic start-up after power failures

Who performs the required periodic inspection of energy control procedures?

An authorized employee who is not involved in the procedure

Devices that mix air or oxygen with flammable gasses cannot be used, unless approved by

An authorized person

Which statement is correct in regard to multiple business establishments?

An employer must keep a separate OSHA form 300 for each establishment expected to be in operation for more than a year

Multiple Factor Theory

Analyzes all the phases in domino theory, factors that influence an accident and multiple factor theories that analyze other things such as management, the machine, the media, and the man

Human Factor Theory

Analyzes factors that lead to human error such as overload and inappropriate activities and responses

___ Provide most of what we know about the dangerous effects of toxic substances

Animal studies

How often might ergonomic training be offered in the workplace?

Annually

Who may install and attach lockout and tagout devices to the energy-isolating device on affected equipment?

Authorized employees

Which of the following is an employee right?

Be informed of your rights and responsibilities

The guidelines for immediate first aid must include all of the following except

Begin treating the victim without waiting to identify hazardous substance

What does the law require when toxic substance levels in the air rise above established limit?

Biological sampling

Which one of the fall arrest system must limit a worker from free falling to two feet

Body belt

Swiss Cheese Theory

Breakdown of components of a complete system creates holes that line up, creating an accident condition

_____ Is the most common route of exposure leading to a toxic dose in the work environment

Breathing

How is float scaffold supported?

By two bearers hung from an overhead support

For their workers involved in high-risk asbestos-exposure jobs, employers must provide all these preventive protection except

Cancer insurance

When a cylinder is being transported, the valve MUST be:

Capped

When manifolds and headers are not in use, they should be _____

Capped

When conducting a five whys analysis the investigator will dig deeper to uncover an accident ____

Causation

which one of the following terms identifies strong acids and alkalis that can chemically burn the skin?

Caustics

Domino Theory

Chain of sequential events trigger each other to cause an accident; removing a factor prevents the chain reaction

OSHA required hazard communication training must include all of the following information except: Understanding material safety data sheet, understanding label, proper selection and use of personal protective equipment, chemical hazard cost analysis

Chemical hazard cost analysis

When operating procedures are affected by recommendations of the process hazard analysis team, the employer's most important responsibility is:

Communicating changes to employees

Bloodborne pathogens can enter the body by all these means Except:

Contact with unbroken skin

Most confined space deaths and injuries are caused by the atmospheric presence of these hazards except: asphyxiants, flammables, toxic, corrosives

Corrosives

The encapsulation of asbestos-containing materials require

Covering with a sealant or encapsulating material to prevent the release of fibers

In a high - risk asbestos exposure area, the worker with the lowest risk of exposure is likely the worker who:

Disposes of asbestos-contaminated waste material

Machinery with rotating or reciprocating parts that are within seven feet of the floor or working platform requires that additional equipment?

Effective guard

Employer's duty to have fall protection is when: Employee is exposed to falling 6 feet, surface was not inspected at the initiation of the work, employee is exposed to unprotected side or edge, all of the above

Employee is exposed to falling 6 feet

Which one of these statements about employer-provided hepatitis B vaccine is false?

Employees may not refuse to receive it

Who is responsible for informing employees about chemical workplace hazards?

Employers

Who much develop, document, and implement specific procedures to control potentially hazardous energy?

Employers

Who's responsbility is the establishment of emergency action plan?

Employers

Which one of these statements is NOT true

Employers take all responsibility under OSH Act

typically, atmospheric test of confined space should begin near the ___

Entry

who must verify that all tests have been conducted and that all procedures and equipment are in place before entrants are permitted into confined spaces

Entry Supervisor

Toxic substances can enter the body through all of the following routes except:

Excretion

Which one of these machines does not typically need safeguards install to prevent cutting hazards?

Exhaust machines

Where there is a reasonable expectation of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, employers must create and maintain?

Exposure control plan

The EAP must be site specific with respect to all of the following except: Emergency conditions evaluated, fall prevention in enclosed space, evacuation policies nad procedures, Alarm systems

Fall prevention in enclosed space

Toe board or mesh fencing installed on scaffolding protects workers below the scaffolding from what hazards

Falling objects

OSHA does not approve individual states to have their own safety and health program

False

confined space workers and supervisors must be trained in all of the following except

Fire protection

To assure that a process hazard analysis is consist, it should be updated and re validated at least every ___ year

Five

Which one of the following means of level access requires a load capacity of 5 times expected load with minimum of 1,000 pounds?

Fix industrial stair

Which of the following is Not an Employer responsibility

Follow SOPs and wear required PPE

According to the national fire protection association (NFPA), which of these materials would be class 1

Fuels

Exposure to hazardous substances can cause mutation, which refers to destructive changes __

Genetic code

If contact with blood or bodily fluids is likely, what PPE should be worn at all times?

Gloves

Workers also have the right to refuse to do a job if they believe in ______ faith that they are exposed to an imminent danger

Good

What does research show about hearing loss

Gradual but permanent

Every flight of stairs with four or more riser must have

Handrails or star rails

A number of accidents on the job leading towards disability involve the

Hands

As minimum protection, employers must provide employees exposed to falling objects with ___ and require them to be worn

Hardhat

Which one of these conditions does not present a potential eye hazard recognized by osha

Hash lighting from industrial lamps

All these measures are examples of engineering controls except:

Hazard training

Red bags with biohazard symbols should be reserved for the disposal of:

Hazardous and regulated waste

Willard runs an industrial, hand-operated floor sander four days a week. Although he wears his PPE religiously, he is still at risk for all these potential injuries EXCEPT:

Hearing loss

Vaccine is an important preventative measure for which one of these bloodborne diseases

Hepatitis B

Hazardous material training should cover all these area except:

Hospital contact information

Which one of these methods is not used to determine and evaluate process hazards?

If-then analysis

You may file a complaint with OSHA if you believe a violation of any of the following situation exist in your workplace

Imminent danger

Face shields do not protect the face from ___

Impacts

What option do employer have when conventional fall protection systems are not feasible and might even put workers at risk?

Implement a fall protection plan

Exposure limits are measured and expressed as concentrations of a substances presence:

In the air

Health hazards can affect a body through all the following routes of entry except:

Infection

Which of the following actions is prompted by the sound of emergency alarm

Initiate the EAP

Typically, OSHA views all these job-related circumstances as privacy concern cases EXCEPT:

Intoxication

Hazard communication standard

Is a broad general guideline suggesting how companies should handle chemicals, and requires employers to evaluate chemical hazards in their facilities and to communicate the hazard information to employee

When is climbing cross-braces permitted?

It is strictly prohibited

Which personal protective equipment can reduce the risk of pressure points?

Knee and elbow pads

LD50 of 25mg/m3 means that a concentration of 25mg/m3 of a certain substance indicates

LC50 of 25 mg/m3 means that a concentration of 25 mg/m3 of a certain substance is shown to have been fatal to 50 percent of a test group of animals.

There are two types of failures that causes human errors, Active failures and _____ Failure

Latent

Employees involved in exposure incidents should take all these actions EXCEPT

Leave work immediately to seek emergency treatment

Which one of these workplace conditions does not require employers to provide foot protection to their employees

Loose terrain that might cuase slipping

In cases where equipment deficiencies are outside acceptable limits as defined by the safety management process, that equipment

May be used so long gas the deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner

In areas where mechanical equipment is used, narrow aisles and poor housekeeping can lead to all of the following Except:

Mechanical Failure

Lockout and tagout devices must be standardized and classified by any of these criteria EXCEPT

Mechanism

What is ergonomically optimum body posture for performing all physical jobs?

Midrange

The evacuation assembly areas can be in all the following near-by structures except: Mines, Open fields, streets, Parking lots

Mines

Higher workers' compensation premiums, increased employee turnover, absenteeism, and decreased efficiency are common results of:

Musculoskeletal disorder

The severity factors are delineated by characteristics_____, marginal, critical, and catastrophic

Negligible

It is necessary for employers to provide personal protective equipment to employees if any of these conditions exist except:

None of the above: When hazards exist or are likely to be present in a work enviorment, When employees might come into contact with hazard during work, When employers cannot eliminate workplace hazards

Williard has completed his service of wilma's machine. What is the final step he must take before restoring energy?

Notify Wilma the service is complete

Single Factor Theory

One event is solely responsible for an accident, akin to the "pilot error syndrome'

As defined by OSHA, the term "medical treatment" includes

Paul goes to a clinic for stitches to close a leg laceration

Risk Factors that lead to MSD can be divided into the following categories:

Physical factors and environmental factor

which one of these confined spaces is considered to be an open-topped enclosure

Pit

How effective is odor as an indicator of chemical exposure?

Poor because some chemicals are odorless

A pump jack scaffold must be fitted with two ___ gripping mechanisms

Positive

The domino theories are based on 3 phases

Pre-contact, contact, post contact.

Those areas of the body where nerves, blood vessels, and/or tendons lie just beneath the skin are highly susceptible to _____ injuries.

Pressure point

All of the following awkward posture must be avoided EXCEPT

Prolonged standing while shifting you r position

All of the following are covered by the OSH act except

Public employees in stat and local government

OSHA provides rules regarding information on the technology of the process which must include all of the following EXCEPT:

Re activities and thermal data Requires minimum of block flow diagram or simplified process flow diamgram, process chemistry, maximum intended inventory, safe upper and lower limits for such items as temperature, pressure, flows, or composition An evaluation of the consequence of deviation, including those affecting the safety and health of employees

In order for an employee who suffers muscle strain to heal, the employer must provide and the employee must take advantage of

Recovery time

Most asbestos-related diseases affect workers in these asbestos-related industries EXCEPT: Mining, milling, manufacturing, remediation

Remediation

Willard is going through the decontamination process. Which one of these steps must be completed after he takes a shower

Remove respirator

An employer must provide copies of records, within four business hours, when requested to all of the following authorized government representatives EXCEPT:

Representative of a state agency responsible for administering a state plan approved under section 18 of the ACT

Scaffolds shall not be moved horizontally while employees are on them unless

Required outrigger frames are installed on both sides of the scaffold

A periodic inspection includes all of the following steps EXCEPT:

Review of emergency procedures in cases of accidental start-ups

What action is required of the employer when changes are made to the EAP

Rreview the plan with each employees

Osha does not cover ______ Business

Self-Employed

When conducting a required assessment of the various hazards that may be present, an employer would consider all of the following except:

Source of mental stress

What lists the general and permanent rule of federal agencies

The code of federal regulations

The section 5(a)(1) of the osha act is commonly known as

The general Duty Clause

Ourdoor exist discharge requirement include all of these factors except: They must be covered or kept clear where the chance of snow or ice exist, they must not dead-end, they must be straight, solid, and smooth, or they must be made of iron or steel

They must be made of iorn or steel

Tagout systems tend to have all these limitation except:

They require less training in order to implement

The toxins in substances that cause systemic effects have all these characteristics EXCEPT:

They will never cause a local effect at the point of contact

If employer Rudy sells her company to Buyer Thor in June, all these statements about case records are true except

Thor must update and correct Rudy's record

What is the main purpose of bonding

To eliminate the possibility of static charge between objects

What is the purpose of the energy control program?

To ensure that machines are isolated from energy sources before servicing

What is the main purpose of a respirator

To keep air contaminants out of person's respiratory system

Every open-sided floor or platform that rises four feet or more above the adjacent floor must be protected on all open sides by a standard railing. if there is moving equipment below, the standard railing must include a ______

Toe Board

All these hazards are considered a valid reason for evacuation a workplace except: Smoke, toxic vapors, explosion, tornado

Tornado

During an evacuation emergency, who has the responsibility to check all areas and sweep employees to emergency exits?

Trained marshals and wardens

installed mechanical safeguards are required around all these machine area except:

Trajectory Zone

For recording purposes, all these work-related cases are considered "new" Except

Trish begins coughing blood, a sign her dormant TB has revived, while vacationing in Hawaii

A root cause analysis is a detailed procedure used by safety professionals to look beyond the initial knee-jerk reactions to assign blame for an incident

True

Chemicals in combination can produce different biological responses than the responses seen when exposure is to one chemical alone.

True

Most direct costs of accidents are usually paid by the insurance company

True

The HazCom program must be written and available to employees

True

To avoid suspension trauma, when suspended, the worker must limit restriction points and move their arms and legs to maintain circulation

True

What is synergism

Two or more chemicals combined to create a greater toxic substance

Although OSHA created no symbols or specific color designations as part of its Hazard Communication Standard, whose hazard class symbol and color system does it endorse?

U.S. department of transportation

Which of the following statement is FALSE: All hazardous substance container must be labeled, hazardous substance manufacturer must provide SDS, Unlabeled portable containers may be use for any purpose, Placard tags and provide immediate warning of potential danger

Unlabeled portable containers may be used for any purpose

Flashpoint refers to the minimum temperature at which a hazard material produces flammable___

Vapor

All of the following are strictly prohibited in flammable areas except

Ventilation

What is the final step in the lockout procedure before servicing may begin?

Verification

An employee who comes in contact with infectious material should immediately:

Wash the exposed area

In an area where exposure to infectious material and fluids could occur, it is safe for employees to

Wash their hands

Point-of-operation safeguard requirements for mechanical power presses apply in all these situation EXCEPT:

When the point of operation opening is 1/4 inch or less

In which workplace are written communication programs not required

Where employees deal with sealed containers

Which is NOT a source of OSHA standards

Work standards developed by the individual company

which one of these work areas is permit-required confined space?

a grain storage bin

To ensure the protection of the crew, who should collect the samples of possible acm for laboratory testing?

a qualified person

Machines that use abrasive wheels must have safety guarding protecting all these parts except: spindle end, nut, flange projections, adjustable tongue

adjustable tongue

Information on the equipment in the process, as spelled out in 1910.119 and 1926.64(d)(3), must include all of the following EXCEPT: An operator's guide, materials of construction, piping and instrument diagrams, electrical classification

an operator's guide

___ Liquids are those that have a flashpoint at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit

combustible

To evaluate the total cost of the accident you must combine both _____- and ____ cost

direct, indirect

Safe work practices should be developed for the control of hazard in all these operations EXCEPT:

evacuating hazardous areas

In order to comply with OSHA's Mechanical integrity standards, operating employers must assure that equipment as it ___ is suitable for the desired process

fabricated

__ are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry as 349 total deaths related to it were reported in 2014

falls

Which one of the following hazards to feet is most uncommon in the workplace

frostbite

The likelihood of a person developing an asbestos-related disease is based on all these factors except: Gender Smoking amount and duration of exposure Age

gender

What protective device is required for a floor opening that measures at least 12 inches in its least dimension

guardrail or cover

Mixture, fuels, solvents, paints, and dust can be considered to be ___ material

hazardous

Employees exposed to hazardous chemical must be trained in all these areas except: how to handle chemicals safely, how to read and understand labels and materials safety data sheets, how to dispose of the chemical after use, what personal protective equipment is required

how to dispose of the chemicals after use

Before reacting to help a victim who has been injured by contact with a chemical, it is imperative that the chemical be _____

identified

_____ cost is not paid by the insurance company and are unrecoverable

indirect

The material that is used to make the helmets and hand shields must be ___ for heat and electricity

insulator

The measure required to control asbestos fibers in the air during high-risk activities include all these procedures except: Drench all ACM with water Apply a constant, light spray of water near workers Clean exposed surfaces with damp wipes and cover with sealant Keep work area air pressure higher than surrounding pressure

keep work area air pressure higher than surrounding pressures

Potentially dangerous confined spaces, such as tanks, silos, and manholes, are purposely designed with

limited openings

Covers and guardrails are required in all of the following areas except

loading docks

What is the recommended opening for valves

one and half turns

Eight hours after a work-related fatality, the employer must locate the nearest OSHA office and report the incident either in person or by___

phone

The skull and crossbones symbol represents a ___ material

poisonous

The cost of an accident is paid from company _____

profits

All cylinders must be stored away from:

radiators and other sources of heat

Slip, trips, and falls account for many general industry injuries. In areas where wet working conditions exist, placing grates on the floor would

reduce the potential for slipping

Employers can protect their employees against asbestos exposure by providing either air-supplying or atmosphere-supplying ___

respirators

Explosive symbols are used to label materials that release great amounts of energy in all these forms except: heat, light, sound, expanding pressure

sound

What is the key element of any safeguarding system?

specific and detailed training

Universal precautions require employees to

treat all human blood and fluids as if it is infected

Cylinders may be stored inside buildings if the storage meets all these conditions EXCEPT

well-lit