OSHA 10 Test {LATEST 2023-2024} / Questions
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Quiz :The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) is: - √Answer :To send every worker home whole and healthy every day
Quiz :Electricity travels in closed circuits, and its normal route is through a
conductor. Electric shock occurs when: - √Answer :Your body becomes part of
the circuit
Quiz :Workers need to take which of the following common-sense steps to
protect themselves from falls through skylights and roof and floor openings? -
√Answer :-- Never sit on, lean against, or step on a skylight lens or any covering
placed over a hole in a roof or floor
-- Guard or securely cover all holes created or uncovered before leaving a work
area
-- Always use a PFAS when working over an unguarded or uncovered opening
more than six feet above a lower level
Quiz :The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need
for PPE is considered are: - √Answer :Workplace and engineering controls
Quiz :The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: -
√Answer :suspended scaffolds
Quiz :Because using cranes or derricks to hoist personnel poses a serious risk
to the employees being lifted, any cranes and derricks that hoist personnel
must: - √Answer :-- Be placed on a firm foundation and be uniformly level
within 1 percent of level grade
-- Move the personnel platform slowly and cautiously and have rotation-
resistant rope with a safety factor of 10
-- Have all brakes and locking devices set when the occupied personnel
platform is in stationary position
Quiz :If the use of a power tool can result in flying sparks, metal shavings,
wood chips, splashes, or other debris, workers should: - √Answer :Protect
themselves by wearing proper PPE
Quiz :OSHA defines an excavation as: - √Answer :Any man-made cavity,
depression, trench or cut in the earth's surface formed by earth removal
, Quiz :A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover: -
√Answer :-- Knowledge of the basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints
of the trunk
-- The use of safe lifting postures and timing
Quiz :Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: -
√Answer :wrecking balls and jackhammers
Quiz :OSHA's electrical standards are based on: - √Answer :the NEC
Quiz :What are the four main types of electrical injuries? -
√Answer :Electrocution, electric shock, burns, indirect (e.g., a fall from a
ladder)
Quiz :A shock's severity depends on: - √Answer :-- Length of exposure to
electricity
-- The amount of current and its frequency
-- The current's path
Quiz :Electrical burns are the most serious of the three major types of burns,
and most often occur: - √Answer :On the hands, from direct contact with
current
Quiz :Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them,
are usually: - √Answer :black or red
Quiz :More than 50 percent of electrocutions are caused by a worker coming in
direct contact with: - √Answer :energized power lines
Quiz :The OSHA standard requires flexible cords to be rated for: -
√Answer :Hard or extra hard usage
Quiz :What is the most frequent violation of OSHA electrical standards? -
√Answer :improper grounding of circuitry and equipment
Quiz :The three elements of a basic program for electrical safety are: - √Answer
:recognize, evaluate and control
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