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OSHA 511 General Industry Exam featuring 300 accurate and verified questions covering OSHA standards, workplace safety regulations, hazard recognition, recordkeeping, industrial hygiene, and employer responsibilities.
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Workplace injuries and illnesses may result in ......answer.....low
morale
lost of training
replacing workers
OSHA mission ......answer.....is to protect workers safety and health
Section 11(c) of OSH Act ......answer.....gives workers the right to a safe and healthy workplace without fear of punishment
When a condition is not covered by industry specific standards ......answer.....horizontal standards apply
Enforcement and compliance directives ensure ......answer.....consistent and enforcement regulations
Employers must certify the abatement ......answer.....of each cited violation
Under the multi employer citation policy a creating employer would receive a citation for failure to inform ......answer.....employers of a guardrail employer of other employees of a guardrail they damage exposing all employees to a fall
Inspection process includes ......answer.....presentation of credentials
opening conference
walk around inspection
closing conference
Cages and wells shall be required for fixed ladders that are ......answer.....more than 20 feet to a maximum unbroken length of 30 feet
An adequate number of exit routes is the most important factor ......answer.....in providing employees safety during an emergency
Only employers with 10 or fewer employees ......answer.....may orally communicate an emergency action plan
A class A extinguisher shall be located no more than ......answer.....75 feet from employees
Flash point and boiling differentiate ......answer.....4 categories of flammable liquid
Three basic means of safeguarding machinery are ......answer.....devices
guards
locations
Point of operation is the point at which ......answer.....cutting
shaping
and boring of forming is accomplished
Nip points and rotary parts are ......answer.....the most common conveyer hazards
Filtering of face piece dust mask respirators are subject ......answer.....to the same requirements as other are purifying respirators when required to be worn
Eye head and foot PPE ......answer.....must comply with National Consensus Standards ANSI
With few exceptions PPE must be paid for by ......answer.....the employer
When dispensing category 1 or 2 flammable liquids ......answer.....Electrical interconnections is required
The lower flammability level of a gas or vapor of a flammable liquid is the lowest concentration in air ......answer.....expressed as a percentage that can be ignited
The CGA Pamphlet 1 has been incorporated by reference ......answer.....for handling use and storage of compressed gases
An effective hearing conservation program is required when employee noise exposure equals or exceeds ......answer.....an 8 hour time weighted average of 85 decibles
Power industrial truck operators must receive truck operators and safety training and be evaluated ......answer.....in truck operations and have their performance evaluated at least once every three years
Cranes may be modified and rerated if the supportive structure is checked ......answer.....by a qualified engineer or the equipment manufacturer for the new rated load
Synthetic swings are required to be removed from service ......answer.....When the sling has been exposed to acid or costic burns
A confined space includes a space that ......answer.....is not designed for continuous employee occupancy
Railroad tank car containing 300 gallons of tollene would be considered ......answer.....a permit required confined space
The safety related practices in subpart S include ......answer.....training requirement and safe guards for personal protection
Equipment grounding conductor is used to connect the ......answer.....non current carrying metal part of metal part of equipment raceways and other enclosers to the system grounding conductor
the grounding electrode conductor or both
An unqualified person working in an elevated position and conductive objects her or she may contact my not come closer than ......answer.....10 feet to unguarded energized overhead power lines with a voltage to ground of 50,000 volts or below
Lock Out/Tag Out covers servicing and maintaining of ......answer.....machinery and equipment that could unexpectedly become energized
Power tools are required to be ......answer.....fitted with guards and safety switches
All portable circular saws must be ......answer.....equipped with a constant pressure on/off switch
What are the 4 steps in the OSHA Inspection Process? ......answer.....1) Compliance officer displays official credentials
Opening conference with records review
Walk around inspection
Closing conference
What is incidence rate in OSHA record keeping? ......answer.....The number of injury and illness rates per 100 full time employees
What is the purpose of the OSHA 300 Log? ......answer.....To record worker related fatalities, injuries, illnesses and is not used for wokers' comp
What is the order of effectiveness in hazard abatement? ......answer.....1) Elimination of hazard
Engineering controls
Administrative controls
PPE (personal protection equipment)
What is the HazCom Standard? ......answer.....is also called "Right to Know" Law and it ensures that chemical products are evaluated and that hazard information is transmitted to employees
What are PELS (Permissible Exposure Limit)? ......answer.....PELs are legal limits for the degree to which workers 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? ......answer.....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? ......answer.....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 opening shall be guarded by a standard railing and railing should be provided on all exposed sides (except at entrance to stairway) ......answer.....True
What is a standard rail? ......answer.....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
When are employers required to provide workers information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area? ......answer.....When an employee is initially assigned to a work area where hazardous chemicals are present and before assignments involving new exposure situations
True or false? Standard 1910.1030 applies to all occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials ......answer.....True
What is Industrial Hygiene? ......answer.....Science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, & controlling (AREC) workplace conditions that may cause workers injury or illness; employee exposure to hazards & control for hazards to protect workers
What is an engineering control? ......answer.....Remove hazard; include: process change, chemical substitution, ventilation, shielding, guarding, requires little or not employee action, but does not include job rotation
What is the most common route of entry of a hazardous chemical? ......answer.....Inhale
When must an employer administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program? ......answer.....Whenever an employee noise exposure equal or exceed 85 decibels sustained over an 8 hour work period
All portable circular saws must be equipped with what two items? ......answer.....1) Guard
True or False? Power tools must be equipped with a constant pressure switch or control. ......answer.....True
Vertical Standard ......answer.....A standard that applies to a particular or specific group of people of industry (ex: welders)
OSHA certifies that a citation must be ......answer.....1) Addressed
Corrections must be completed by abatement date
OSHA has 180 days to issue the actual citation(s)
What is CPL? ......answer.....Compliance
What is the minimum width of fixed industrial stairs? ......answer.....28 inches wide
What is the creating employee? ......answer.....One who creates & exposes an employee to hazard(s)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must meet who's standards? ......answer.....ANSI a National Consensus Standard
SDS ......answer.....Safety Data Sheet
What is an EAP? ......answer.....Emergency Action Plan
must be written, kept in the workplace & available to all employees
less than 10 employees, may communicate orally
Most important part of the EAP? ......answer.....adequate number of ?
Class A extinguisher ......answer.....must be every 75 feet
Class B extinguisher ......answer.....must be every 50 feet
Class D ......answer.....must be every 75 feet
LEL or LFL ......answer.....the amount of air concentration of a gas (in the air) that can be ignited
Average number of people who die in a Confined Space accident? ......answer.....2.5 people (the 1st man goes down, then the next man tries to rescue & usually dies)
88lbs per cubic foot ......answer.....the average weight of dirt when a person is engulfed in an excavation site
When do you Guard a machine? ......answer.....If it moves & you can get a body part inside it, the machine should be guarded
Why is a machine not guarded? ......answer.....1) the guard is in the way
"the OSHA inspector didn't say anything!"
Mu
Multi Employer Reference (ECCC) ......answer.....Exposing
Creating
Controlling
Correcting
OSHA Walk Around ......answer.....Do the same as the inspector:
write down the same findings,
take the same pictures,
OSHA Act of 1970 ......answer.....to assure every worker a safe & healthful working conditions to preserve human resources
NIOSH ......answer.....Division of Health & Human Resources (HHS); the research arm of OSHA (OSHA does not approve "things")
How long can you put off an OSHA investigation? ......answer..... hours max (to collect the appropriate managers, etc)
NACOSH ......answer.....National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety & Health
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics ......answer.....collects & compiles data collected by the DOL (Dept of Labor) for occupational fatalities, injuried & illneses.
CSHO ......answer.....Compliance Safety & Health Officer
CFR ......answer.....Code of Federal Regulations
ANSI ......answer.....American National Standards Institute
NFPA ......answer.....National Fire Protection Association
OSHA tools ......answer.....1) Incorporation by Reference
Enforcement & Compliance Directives (CPL)
Letters of Interpretation
Federal Register
NAICS ......answer.....National Association of Insurance C Society
Standard Rail requires ......answer.....1) 42 in top rail
21 in mid rail
toeboard no more than 1/4 in from floor with no more than a 1 in gap in its entire length
If a handrail is required, what else is required? ......answer.....A toeboard
How many risers require a rail? ......answer.....
How do you contest an OSHA Citation? ......answer.....notify OSHA in writing within 15 days
Egress ......answer.....The way to, through & away from an exit
