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OSHA Basic Orientation Plus Test - Q&A
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What is the most frequently cited OSHA violation? Correct Ans - Fall Protection What key elements are essential to recognizing hazards and reducing or eliminating workplace hazards? Correct Ans - Management commitment and employee involvement You are encouraged to ask your coworkers/supervisor for information whenever you have a problem or are in doubt about what to do on a job? Correct Ans - True It is your responsibility to follow all safety regulations, inform your employer of any unsafe condition; report all injuries no matter how minor they seem and wear the proper personal protective equipment? Correct Ans - True The OSHA standard that addresses the requirements for preventing and lessening the results of a bad release of toxic, reactive, flammable, or highly explosive hazardous chemicals from a process Correct Ans - Process safety management Standard The process Hazard Analysis (PHA) is one of the most important parts of the PSM program. PHAs are used to identify and evaluate major processes and ensure they are Correct Ans - Evaluated, Controlled, and Identified In the PSM standard OSHA states employees must be trained if they work with highly hazardous chemicals. Correct Ans - True Facilities are not permitted to control your entrance and exit in covered process areas. Correct Ans - False
What should be your first concern from the moment you enter the work site? Correct Ans - Safety Under the Stop Work Authority, you have the right and obligation to stop a work activity if you have reason to believe your own safety or a coworkers safety is in jeopardy or if the work plan is not clearly established or understood. Correct Ans - True What's needed in order to operate a plant-owned vehicle or mobile equipment while at a facility Correct Ans - qualified only authorized only What type of work permits you may encounter on the job Correct Ans - safe work permits confined space entry permits, hot work permits, line entry or line breaking permits, lockout/tagout permits if you are replacing a piece of equipment the new one should be the same as the one being removed. If its not you should find out whether the change was on purpose. what is this called Correct Ans - Management of change Used only where an immediate life threatening hazard exists Correct Ans - Danger Used where immediate non life threatening hazards exist Correct Ans - Warning Sign Used to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices Correct Ans - Caution signs Physical devices that are designed to prevent entry into an area where hazards are present. Correct Ans - Barriers Obstacles that discourage the passage of persons or vehicles Correct Ans - Barricade
What does the HMIS color RED indicate? Correct Ans - Flammability What does the HMIS color WHITE indicate? Correct Ans - Required personal protective equipment In what section of the SDS can you find the hazards of hydrogen sulfide Correct Ans - Section 2 Which section of the SDS lists the measures should you take if exposed to hydrogen sulfide? Correct Ans - section 4 Where in the SDS can you find what, if any, personal protective equipment (PPE) is required? Correct Ans - Section 8 Physical/health hazards cause illness or injury Correct Ans - True always test the atmosphere in the work area prior to starting the job when the site is greater than how many feet? Correct Ans - four For an excavation that is 4 feet deep or more, egress points must be spaced no more than how many feet of lateral travel for employees? Correct Ans - 25 narrow excavation made below the surface of the ground in which the depth is usually greater than the width and the width does not exceed how many fee? Correct Ans - 15 What are the main methods for protecting workers from a cave- in Correct Ans - Shielding, Sloping, shoring In an emergency you should call emergency response with the Correct Ans - Exact location, number of victims Excavation measurements, special hazards at the location What elements are required in order for a fire to happen? Correct Ans - Heat, fuel, oxygen
What color does white represent under the NFPA label Correct Ans - Other hazards and special precautions what is used on scaffolding after inspections are completed Correct Ans - Scaffold tags what are base plates and mudsills used for? Correct Ans - Distribute scaffold load weight What is performed regularly at job sites Correct Ans - Inspections What are four main types of scaffolds Correct Ans - Frame, rolling, tube, system A vertical barrier at floor level erected along exposed edges of a floor opening wall opening, platform, runway, or ramp to prevent falls of materials. Correct Ans - Toe board what is an opening in the floor, platform or pavement measuring 12 inches or more and through which people may fall? Correct Ans - Floor hole What is an opening in the floor, platform or pavement measuring less than 12 inches but more than one inch through which materials, but not people may fall called? Correct Ans - Floor opening what is the first step in lockout/tagout to prevent the unexpected release of energy Correct Ans - Preparation for shutdown