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OSHA-10 TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
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
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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
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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)
The four lifting principles that govern a crane's mobility and safety during lifting
operations are: - correct-answer -Center of gravity, leverage, stability and
structural integrity
Employees working in the vicinity of a crane must take care to avoid what kind of
accident? - correct-answer -"Struck by"
OSHA-10 TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
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
, 2
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
, 3
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)
The four lifting principles that govern a crane's mobility and safety during lifting
operations are: - correct-answer -Center of gravity, leverage, stability and
structural integrity
Employees working in the vicinity of a crane must take care to avoid what kind of
accident? - correct-answer -"Struck by"
