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OSHA 10 Test Answers-Latest Update.The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: - Correct 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: - Correct 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? - Correct 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: - Correct Answer Workplace and engineering controls
The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: - Correct 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: - Correct 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: - Correct Answer Protect themselves by wearing proper PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: - Correct 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: - Correct 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: - Correct Answer wrecking
balls and jackhammers
OSHA's electrical standards are based on: - Correct Answer the NEC
, What are the four main types of electrical injuries? - Correct Answer Electrocution, electric
shock, burns, indirect (e.g., a fall from a ladder)
A shock's severity depends on: - Correct 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: -
Correct Answer On the hands, from direct contact with current
Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them, are usually: - Correct
Answer black or red
More than 50 percent of electrocutions are caused by a worker coming in direct contact with: -
Correct Answer energized power lines
The OSHA standard requires flexible cords to be rated for: - Correct Answer Hard or extra hard
usage
What is the most frequent violation of OSHA electrical standards? - Correct Answer improper
grounding of circuitry and equipment
The three elements of a basic program for electrical safety are: - Correct Answer recognize,
evaluate and control
All portable electric tools that are damaged shall be: - Correct Answer Removed and tagged "Do
Not Use"
If you have a three-prong plug and a two-hole receptacle, it is acceptable to: - Correct Answer
Use an adapter with an adapter wire connected to known ground
All hazards involved in the use of power tools can be prevented by following five basic safety
rules: Keep all tools in good condition with regular maintenance; examine each tool for damage
before use; operate according to the manufacturer's instructions; provide and use the proper
protective equipment; and: - Correct Answer use the right tool for the job
Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more must be: - Correct Answer
guarded against electrical contact
While any employee is exposed to contact with parts of electric equipment or circuits that have
been de-energized, the circuits energizing the parts shall be: - Correct Answer Locked out or
tagged out or both
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