NCCER-OSHA SCAFFOLD SG (ACTUAL 2026) QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ SCORE SOLUTION REVIEW
What is the load limit for a medium duty 4' x 8' scaffold?
1600
How many right angles are used in a scaffold with four wraps?
32
What is the sum of 3 feet 10 inches + 7 feet 9 inches + 1 foot 7
inches?
13 feet 2 inches
How many 19 inch wide manufactured scaffold boards are
required to deck out a 7' x 7' scaffold?
Four
What is the sum of 3' 10" + 7' 9" + 1' 7"?
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,13 feet 2 inches
Who is responsible for the erection of a safe scaffold?
Scaffold builder
Approximately what amount of torque should be used to
tighten a clamp?
45 ft/lbs
How many 9 foot 9 inch vertical or upright posts are normally
needed for one leg of a scaffold that will be 39 feet high at the
top of the handrail?
4
The crew is putting a ladder on a system scaffold ladders are
available in 4 foot or 7 foot lengths. The elevation of the
scaffold plank on the first rest platform is 10 feet. Which
combination below is required for a worker to safely reach the
first rest platform?
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, Three 7 foot sections and one 4 foot section
How many 6 foot tubes are on a 4' x 6' scaffold with six wraps?
12
Tube and coupler scaffold runners should be interlocked to
form continuous lengths and be coupled to?
Each post
What is the circumference of a circle with a 12 foot diameter?
37.68 feet
Longitudinal diagonal bracing on a tube and complex scaffold
is installed upward to the top?
Runners
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VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ SCORE SOLUTION REVIEW
What is the load limit for a medium duty 4' x 8' scaffold?
1600
How many right angles are used in a scaffold with four wraps?
32
What is the sum of 3 feet 10 inches + 7 feet 9 inches + 1 foot 7
inches?
13 feet 2 inches
How many 19 inch wide manufactured scaffold boards are
required to deck out a 7' x 7' scaffold?
Four
What is the sum of 3' 10" + 7' 9" + 1' 7"?
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,13 feet 2 inches
Who is responsible for the erection of a safe scaffold?
Scaffold builder
Approximately what amount of torque should be used to
tighten a clamp?
45 ft/lbs
How many 9 foot 9 inch vertical or upright posts are normally
needed for one leg of a scaffold that will be 39 feet high at the
top of the handrail?
4
The crew is putting a ladder on a system scaffold ladders are
available in 4 foot or 7 foot lengths. The elevation of the
scaffold plank on the first rest platform is 10 feet. Which
combination below is required for a worker to safely reach the
first rest platform?
P a g e 2 | 28
, Three 7 foot sections and one 4 foot section
How many 6 foot tubes are on a 4' x 6' scaffold with six wraps?
12
Tube and coupler scaffold runners should be interlocked to
form continuous lengths and be coupled to?
Each post
What is the circumference of a circle with a 12 foot diameter?
37.68 feet
Longitudinal diagonal bracing on a tube and complex scaffold
is installed upward to the top?
Runners
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