OSHA 500 CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔If the CSHO does not find that a company qualifies for a focused inspection, they
will receive a _____ inspection - ✔✔comprehensive
✔✔General Duty Clause - ✔✔shall furnish to each of his employees' employment and a
place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees
✔✔The purpose of an OSHA compliance directive (CPL) is to insure - ✔✔consistent
enforcement of OSHA regulations
✔✔the four types of and definitions of employers in a multi-employer situation are -
✔✔1. creating employer
2. exposing employer
3. correcting
4. controlling
✔✔Creating Employer - ✔✔employer that created or caused the hazard
✔✔Exposing employer - ✔✔employer whose own employees were exposed
✔✔Correcting employer - ✔✔employer responsible for correcting hazard
✔✔Controlling employer - ✔✔general supervisory authority with the power to require
correction
✔✔For an employer to provide a defense against a citation in a multi-employer
situation, the employer must show the following: - ✔✔1. employer did not cause the
hazard to exist
2. employer did not directly control conditions causing the hazards
3. employer has taken reasonable steps to notify the party(s) charged with cause and
control of the problem
4. employer has taken reasonable steps to keep his/her employees away from the
hazard
✔✔Inspections must be done by a _____ person. - ✔✔competent
✔✔The four steps in conducting a JSA are - ✔✔1. identify job to be examined
2. identify steps/ tasks of job
3. identify the hazard of each key step
4. identify control(s) address each hazard
, ✔✔A safety audit is __ in nature while inspections are __ - ✔✔quantitative; qualitative
✔✔An audit compares actual performance to a - ✔✔set standard
✔✔OSHA record keeping requirements are contained in 29 CFR _____, which is a
horizontal standard applying to _____ companies regulated by OSHA. - ✔✔1904;
general industry
✔✔Businesses regulated by OSHA may be exempt from these standards for two
reasons, _____ or _____. - ✔✔size or industry type
✔✔Companies cannot employ over _____ employees at any point during the calendar
year to claim the size exemption. - ✔✔10
✔✔Companies must have a ____ risk SIC or NAICS code to claim the type exemption. -
✔✔high
✔✔Regardless of exemptions, ALL companies must report the following to OSHA: -
✔✔a. Fatalities within 8 hours
b. Hospitalizations within 24 hours
c. Amputations within 24 hours
d. Loss of eye within 24 hours
✔✔An employer must report any employee even if not on your payroll if you _____
them on a day-to-day basis. - ✔✔supervise
✔✔OSHA Form 301 is the _____ - ✔✔Injury and Illness Report
✔✔OSHA Form 300 is the Log of _____. - ✔✔Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
✔✔OSHA Form 300A is the annual _____ of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. -
✔✔summary
✔✔Form 301 and 300 must be filled out within __ days of _____. - ✔✔7; receiving
information that a recordable case has occurred.
✔✔The OSHA 300A must be certified by a company executive and posted in a
prominent location from _____. - ✔✔February 1st to April 30th
✔✔All records must be maintained for _____ years. - ✔✔5
✔✔A PLHCP is _____. - ✔✔physician or other licensed health care professional
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔If the CSHO does not find that a company qualifies for a focused inspection, they
will receive a _____ inspection - ✔✔comprehensive
✔✔General Duty Clause - ✔✔shall furnish to each of his employees' employment and a
place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees
✔✔The purpose of an OSHA compliance directive (CPL) is to insure - ✔✔consistent
enforcement of OSHA regulations
✔✔the four types of and definitions of employers in a multi-employer situation are -
✔✔1. creating employer
2. exposing employer
3. correcting
4. controlling
✔✔Creating Employer - ✔✔employer that created or caused the hazard
✔✔Exposing employer - ✔✔employer whose own employees were exposed
✔✔Correcting employer - ✔✔employer responsible for correcting hazard
✔✔Controlling employer - ✔✔general supervisory authority with the power to require
correction
✔✔For an employer to provide a defense against a citation in a multi-employer
situation, the employer must show the following: - ✔✔1. employer did not cause the
hazard to exist
2. employer did not directly control conditions causing the hazards
3. employer has taken reasonable steps to notify the party(s) charged with cause and
control of the problem
4. employer has taken reasonable steps to keep his/her employees away from the
hazard
✔✔Inspections must be done by a _____ person. - ✔✔competent
✔✔The four steps in conducting a JSA are - ✔✔1. identify job to be examined
2. identify steps/ tasks of job
3. identify the hazard of each key step
4. identify control(s) address each hazard
, ✔✔A safety audit is __ in nature while inspections are __ - ✔✔quantitative; qualitative
✔✔An audit compares actual performance to a - ✔✔set standard
✔✔OSHA record keeping requirements are contained in 29 CFR _____, which is a
horizontal standard applying to _____ companies regulated by OSHA. - ✔✔1904;
general industry
✔✔Businesses regulated by OSHA may be exempt from these standards for two
reasons, _____ or _____. - ✔✔size or industry type
✔✔Companies cannot employ over _____ employees at any point during the calendar
year to claim the size exemption. - ✔✔10
✔✔Companies must have a ____ risk SIC or NAICS code to claim the type exemption. -
✔✔high
✔✔Regardless of exemptions, ALL companies must report the following to OSHA: -
✔✔a. Fatalities within 8 hours
b. Hospitalizations within 24 hours
c. Amputations within 24 hours
d. Loss of eye within 24 hours
✔✔An employer must report any employee even if not on your payroll if you _____
them on a day-to-day basis. - ✔✔supervise
✔✔OSHA Form 301 is the _____ - ✔✔Injury and Illness Report
✔✔OSHA Form 300 is the Log of _____. - ✔✔Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
✔✔OSHA Form 300A is the annual _____ of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. -
✔✔summary
✔✔Form 301 and 300 must be filled out within __ days of _____. - ✔✔7; receiving
information that a recordable case has occurred.
✔✔The OSHA 300A must be certified by a company executive and posted in a
prominent location from _____. - ✔✔February 1st to April 30th
✔✔All records must be maintained for _____ years. - ✔✔5
✔✔A PLHCP is _____. - ✔✔physician or other licensed health care professional
