OSHA 10 Test Answers 2024| 134 Questions
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The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: -
ANSWER-To send every worker home whole and healthy every day
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
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
The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need for
PPE is considered are: - ANSWER-Workplace and engineering controls
The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: -
ANSWER-suspended scaffolds
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
, 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
OSHA defines an excavation as: - ANSWER-Any man-made cavity, depression,
trench or cut in the earth's surface formed by earth removal
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
Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: -
ANSWER-wrecking balls and jackhammers
OSHA's electrical standards are based on: - ANSWER-the NEC
What are the four main types of electrical injuries? - ANSWER-Electrocution,
electric shock, burns, indirect (e.g., a fall from a ladder)
A shock's severity depends on: - ANSWER--- Length of exposure to electricity
-- The amount of current and its frequency
-- The current's path
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
Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them, are
usually: - ANSWER-black or red
More than 50 percent of electrocutions are caused by a worker coming in direct
contact with: - ANSWER-energized power lines
The OSHA standard requires flexible cords to be rated for: - ANSWER-Hard or
extra hard usage
What is the most frequent violation of OSHA electrical standards? -
ANSWER-improper grounding of circuitry and equipment
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