ExamQuestions and Answers
Updated 2026
A heavy box that weighs 147 lbs (66 kg) must be pushed across the floor to another side of
the work area. The coefficient of friction of the floor is 0.32. How much force is required to
move the box? F = uN - Answer47lbs
A successful safety program requires the safety professional to go above and beyond
regulatory and moral requirements of safety to include: - AnswerThe organization's strategic
goals
Often described as predictive, preventative, or proactive, which are tools designed to
measure the improvement of safety and health initiatives? - AnswerBehavior, Condition,
Standard
The concept that adults learn differently than children - AnswerAndragogy
Which disease often affects the lungs of construction workers doing remodeling and repairs
of bridges and older structures? - AnswerHistoplasmosis
A comprehensive safety radiation program should take which variables into account? -
AnswerOrgan exposed, age of person, amount and duration of exposure, and type of
radiation.
Hazardous chemical ventilation is considered in which tier of hierarchy of controls? -
AnswerEngineering
You have completed noise studies and determined the current exposure for an employee is
97dBa. How must you adjust the employee's work exposure to keep the level at or below an
8-hr TWA of 90dBa.
,T= 8/2^[(L-90)/5)] - Answer3 hrs. Solve for T. L=97
A company using the best accepted practices in their environmental management systems
program would incorporate: - AnswerPDCA - Plan Do Check Act
Which is the probability of failure of E1 or E2 or E3?
Failure rate of E1 is 0.4, E2 is 0.1, E3 is 0.4.
P(total)= P1+P2+P3-(P1xP2xP3) - Answer88%
Strength, reflexes, and eye-hand coordination tend to decrease with an - AnswerAging
workforce
Although usually meeting minimum legal requirements for construction, which extreme
events can still lead to extreme fire devastation? - AnswerNatural Hazards
Biological Hazards are often assessed by evaluating what? - AnswerBodily Fluids
Which international best practices program advocates an environmental mngmnt program
that includes policy, planning, implementation, checking, and review? - AnswerISO 14001
Which is used to collect information from safety training attendees to ensure you provide
the right training? - AnswerQuestionnaires
Most motor vehicle collisions are caused by - AnswerImproper driving procedures.
Air sparging, soil evacuation, and dual phase extraction are examples of which kind of
hazardous material engineering control? - AnswerUnderground storage remediation
, Noise reduction programs require a critical analysis of the: - AnswerSource, path, and
receiver.
Boyle's Law - AnswerP1V1=P2V2
Combined Gas Law - AnswerP1V1/T1=P2V2/T2
Avogadro's Law - Answerequal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure
contain equal numbers of molecules
Ideal Gas Law - AnswerPV=nRT
Combustion requires which condition(s) to occur? - AnswerIgnition source, oxidizing agent,
and combustible material
Calculating radioactive decay requires information on the initial quantity of materials,
quantity of material at the time of measurement, time interval between the measurements,
and the: - AnswerRadioactive decay constant for the materials
Three types of scaffolding - AnswerSupported, Suspended, Aerial Lift
Which program defines the operation, management, and structural components through the
life cycle of an emergency fire incident? - AnswerIncident Command System
Ingestion of hazardous materials can be sourced to the workplace if workers do not follow: -
Answerrequirements for the separation of foodstuffs from chemicals
Examples of passive hazardous materials exposure control design include: - AnswerBerms,
Dikes, Flame arrestors