OSHA 511 General Industry 85 Exam
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• What can be a results of a workplace injury or illness? -✓✓lower morale and increased
cost
• Horizontal Standard -✓✓A standard which is applied to everyone, across the board;
applies to all industries
• Section 11 c of the OSH Act -✓✓The right of workers to seek safety and health on the
job without fear of punishment
• Is this true or false? OSHA requires that employers certify that abatement is complete
for each cited violation -✓✓True
• What are the OSHA Inspection Priorities in order of importance? -✓✓1) Imminent
danger
2) Fatalities & catastrophes
3) Employee complaints & referrals
4) Programmed high-hazard level inspections
5) Follow up inspections
• What are the 4 steps in the OSHA Inspection Process? -✓✓1) Compliance officer
displays official credentials
2) Opening conference with records review
3) Walk around inspection
4) Closing conference
• What is incidence rate in OSHA record keeping? -✓✓The number of injury and illness
rates per 100 full time employees
• What is the purpose of the OSHA 300 Log? -✓✓To record worker related fatalities,
injuries, illnesses and is not used for wokers' comp
• What is the order of effectiveness in hazard abatement? -✓✓1) Elimination of hazard
2) Engineering controls
3) Administrative controls
4) PPE (personal protection equipment)
, • What is the HazCom Standard? -✓✓is also called "Right to Know" Law and it ensures
that chemical products are evaluated and that hazard information is transmitted to
employees
• What are PELS (Permissible Exposure Limit)? -✓✓PELs are legal limits for the degree
to which workers may be exposed to chemicals and other hazards (such as noise)
without suffering harm. PELs are normally expressed in what are known as time-
weighted averages (TWA), which describes the average exposure over a set period.
• What is a hole? -✓✓A gap or open space in a floor, roof, horizontal walking-working
surface, or similar surface that is at least 2 inches in its least dimension.
• What is an opening? -✓✓A gap or open space in a wall, partition, vertical
walking/working surface, or similar surface that is at least 30 inches high and at least 18
inches wide, through which an employee can fall to a lower level. (larger than a hole)
• True or False? Every stairway floor opening shall be guarded by a standard railing and
railing should be provided on all exposed sides (except at entrance to stairway) -
✓✓True
• What is a standard rail? -✓✓Standard railing consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and
posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top
rail to floor
• True or False? Permanent aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good
repairs, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard and shall be
appropriately marked. -✓✓True
• What are the types of fire? -✓✓A - ash - paper, wood, travel distance to fire
extinguisher 75 feet or less
B - boiling - liquid, gas, travel distance to fire extinguisher 50 feet or less
C - current - electrical, can use A & B fire extinguisher
D - ding - metal, travel distance to fire extinguisher 75 feet or less
• When are cages or wells needed with fixed ladders? -✓✓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? -✓✓Adequate number of exist routes
• What is the maximum number of employees allowed when the emergency action plan
can be communicated orally? -✓✓10 employees; small business
• When are employers required to provide workers information and training on
hazardous chemicals in their work area? -✓✓When an employee is initially assigned to
Latest Complete Questions and 100%
Correct Answers (Top Score Assurance)
• What can be a results of a workplace injury or illness? -✓✓lower morale and increased
cost
• Horizontal Standard -✓✓A standard which is applied to everyone, across the board;
applies to all industries
• Section 11 c of the OSH Act -✓✓The right of workers to seek safety and health on the
job without fear of punishment
• Is this true or false? OSHA requires that employers certify that abatement is complete
for each cited violation -✓✓True
• What are the OSHA Inspection Priorities in order of importance? -✓✓1) Imminent
danger
2) Fatalities & catastrophes
3) Employee complaints & referrals
4) Programmed high-hazard level inspections
5) Follow up inspections
• What are the 4 steps in the OSHA Inspection Process? -✓✓1) Compliance officer
displays official credentials
2) Opening conference with records review
3) Walk around inspection
4) Closing conference
• What is incidence rate in OSHA record keeping? -✓✓The number of injury and illness
rates per 100 full time employees
• What is the purpose of the OSHA 300 Log? -✓✓To record worker related fatalities,
injuries, illnesses and is not used for wokers' comp
• What is the order of effectiveness in hazard abatement? -✓✓1) Elimination of hazard
2) Engineering controls
3) Administrative controls
4) PPE (personal protection equipment)
, • What is the HazCom Standard? -✓✓is also called "Right to Know" Law and it ensures
that chemical products are evaluated and that hazard information is transmitted to
employees
• What are PELS (Permissible Exposure Limit)? -✓✓PELs are legal limits for the degree
to which workers may be exposed to chemicals and other hazards (such as noise)
without suffering harm. PELs are normally expressed in what are known as time-
weighted averages (TWA), which describes the average exposure over a set period.
• What is a hole? -✓✓A gap or open space in a floor, roof, horizontal walking-working
surface, or similar surface that is at least 2 inches in its least dimension.
• What is an opening? -✓✓A gap or open space in a wall, partition, vertical
walking/working surface, or similar surface that is at least 30 inches high and at least 18
inches wide, through which an employee can fall to a lower level. (larger than a hole)
• True or False? Every stairway floor opening shall be guarded by a standard railing and
railing should be provided on all exposed sides (except at entrance to stairway) -
✓✓True
• What is a standard rail? -✓✓Standard railing consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and
posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top
rail to floor
• True or False? Permanent aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good
repairs, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard and shall be
appropriately marked. -✓✓True
• What are the types of fire? -✓✓A - ash - paper, wood, travel distance to fire
extinguisher 75 feet or less
B - boiling - liquid, gas, travel distance to fire extinguisher 50 feet or less
C - current - electrical, can use A & B fire extinguisher
D - ding - metal, travel distance to fire extinguisher 75 feet or less
• When are cages or wells needed with fixed ladders? -✓✓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? -✓✓Adequate number of exist routes
• What is the maximum number of employees allowed when the emergency action plan
can be communicated orally? -✓✓10 employees; small business
• When are employers required to provide workers information and training on
hazardous chemicals in their work area? -✓✓When an employee is initially assigned to
