OSHA 511 GENERAL INDUSTRY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
What is the creating employee? - Answer- One who creates & exposes an employee to
hazard(s)
What are the 3 Groups in Hazard Classification? - Answer- 1) Physical
2) Health
3) Environmental
What are the 4 Most Common Routes of Entry for hazardous chemical? - Answer- 1)
Inhalation (most common)
2) Injection (puncture)
3) Ingestion
4) Absorption
When are cages or wells needed with fixed ladders? - Answer- As of November 19,
2018, fixed ladders 24 feet or higher, but current 20 feet.
When providing employees adequate safety during an emergency, what is the most
important factor to consider? - Answer- Adequate number of exist routes
What is the maximum number of employees allowed when the emergency action plan
can be communicated orally? - Answer- 10 employees; small business
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
2) Constant pressure switch that will shut off the power when the pressure is released
True or False? Power tools must be equipped with a constant pressure switch or
control. - Answer- True
What is a Confined Space? - Answer- 1) Large enough to enter & perform work
2) Liimited access
3) No designed for permanent continuous human occupancy
How long are you required to conduct a Fire Watch? - Answer- 30 minutes
How far apart should you store Oxygen & Acetylene? - Answer- minimum 20 feet apart
OR
separated by a 5 foot wall with a half hour burn
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
1) must be written, kept in the workplace & available to all employees
2) 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
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
What is the creating employee? - Answer- One who creates & exposes an employee to
hazard(s)
What are the 3 Groups in Hazard Classification? - Answer- 1) Physical
2) Health
3) Environmental
What are the 4 Most Common Routes of Entry for hazardous chemical? - Answer- 1)
Inhalation (most common)
2) Injection (puncture)
3) Ingestion
4) Absorption
When are cages or wells needed with fixed ladders? - Answer- As of November 19,
2018, fixed ladders 24 feet or higher, but current 20 feet.
When providing employees adequate safety during an emergency, what is the most
important factor to consider? - Answer- Adequate number of exist routes
What is the maximum number of employees allowed when the emergency action plan
can be communicated orally? - Answer- 10 employees; small business
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
2) Constant pressure switch that will shut off the power when the pressure is released
True or False? Power tools must be equipped with a constant pressure switch or
control. - Answer- True
What is a Confined Space? - Answer- 1) Large enough to enter & perform work
2) Liimited access
3) No designed for permanent continuous human occupancy
How long are you required to conduct a Fire Watch? - Answer- 30 minutes
How far apart should you store Oxygen & Acetylene? - Answer- minimum 20 feet apart
OR
separated by a 5 foot wall with a half hour burn
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
1) must be written, kept in the workplace & available to all employees
2) 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
