OSHA 10 LATEST EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ Tube and coupler scaffolds over 125 feet high must be designed by:
Answer: registered professional engineer
▶ What type of scaffold - other than the tube and coupler scaffold - is ideal
for use around complex structures? Answer: a system scaffold
▶ This scaffold is simply a rope attached to a harness with an assembly
like a boatswain's chair for the worker to sit in. Answer: Suspension
scaffold
▶ If a worker on a scaffold can fall more than 10 feet, they must be
protected by guardrails and/or personal fall arrest systems (PFAS). The
type of fall protection required will depend upon: Answer: The type of
scaffold
▶ The four main causes of crane accidents are contact with power lines,
overturns, falls and mechanical failure. Two other errors mentioned in this
module that often lead to trouble are: Answer: Improper maintenance and
failure to conduct regular inspections
▶ No modifications or additions that affect the capacity or safe operation of
a crane or derrick should ever be made without: Answer: The
manufacturer's written approval, which should be kept on file
▶ Truck-mounted and rough terrain cranes are both forms of a mobile
crane, and both use which of the following to increase their stability?
Answer: outriggers
▶ Rated load capacities, recommended operating speeds, and special
hazard warnings or instructions must be: Answer: Conspicuously posted
on the crane, where the crane operator can see them while he is at his
control station
, ▶ The four lifting principles that govern a crane's mobility and safety during
lifting operations are: 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? Answer: "Struck by"
▶ Personnel hoisting platforms must be designed by: Answer: A qualified
engineer, or another competent specialist qualified in structural design
▶ True or False: Only personnel instructed in the requirements of the
standard and the task to be performed - along with their tools, equipment
and materials needed for the job - are allowed on the platform. Answer:
True
▶ If the hoist tower is not enclosed, the hoist platform or car must be totally
enclosed on all sides for the full height between the floor and: Answer: The
overhead protective covering
▶ The greatest hazards posed by hand tools result from: Answer: misuse
and improper maintenance
▶ Power tools should never be carried by the cord or hose or be yanked
from a receptacle by the cord or hose; and cords and hoses should be kept
away from: Answer: Heat, oil, sharp edges
▶ Sharp, abrasive, pinching, or otherwise hazardous moving parts of
power tools: Answer: Must have protective guard to prevent contact with
workers
▶ Before an abrasive wheel is mounted, it should be inspected closely and:
Answer: Sound- or ring-tested to ensure that it is free from cracks or
defects
▶ Neither the operator nor anyone else should ever stand directly in front
of the wheel of an abrasive power tool as it accelerates to full operating
speed. Why? Answer: Because there is always the chance that the wheel
wasn't sound and could disintegrate or explode
▶ Pneumatic tools are powered by: Answer: Compressed air
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ Tube and coupler scaffolds over 125 feet high must be designed by:
Answer: registered professional engineer
▶ What type of scaffold - other than the tube and coupler scaffold - is ideal
for use around complex structures? Answer: a system scaffold
▶ This scaffold is simply a rope attached to a harness with an assembly
like a boatswain's chair for the worker to sit in. Answer: Suspension
scaffold
▶ If a worker on a scaffold can fall more than 10 feet, they must be
protected by guardrails and/or personal fall arrest systems (PFAS). The
type of fall protection required will depend upon: Answer: The type of
scaffold
▶ The four main causes of crane accidents are contact with power lines,
overturns, falls and mechanical failure. Two other errors mentioned in this
module that often lead to trouble are: Answer: Improper maintenance and
failure to conduct regular inspections
▶ No modifications or additions that affect the capacity or safe operation of
a crane or derrick should ever be made without: Answer: The
manufacturer's written approval, which should be kept on file
▶ Truck-mounted and rough terrain cranes are both forms of a mobile
crane, and both use which of the following to increase their stability?
Answer: outriggers
▶ Rated load capacities, recommended operating speeds, and special
hazard warnings or instructions must be: Answer: Conspicuously posted
on the crane, where the crane operator can see them while he is at his
control station
, ▶ The four lifting principles that govern a crane's mobility and safety during
lifting operations are: 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? Answer: "Struck by"
▶ Personnel hoisting platforms must be designed by: Answer: A qualified
engineer, or another competent specialist qualified in structural design
▶ True or False: Only personnel instructed in the requirements of the
standard and the task to be performed - along with their tools, equipment
and materials needed for the job - are allowed on the platform. Answer:
True
▶ If the hoist tower is not enclosed, the hoist platform or car must be totally
enclosed on all sides for the full height between the floor and: Answer: The
overhead protective covering
▶ The greatest hazards posed by hand tools result from: Answer: misuse
and improper maintenance
▶ Power tools should never be carried by the cord or hose or be yanked
from a receptacle by the cord or hose; and cords and hoses should be kept
away from: Answer: Heat, oil, sharp edges
▶ Sharp, abrasive, pinching, or otherwise hazardous moving parts of
power tools: Answer: Must have protective guard to prevent contact with
workers
▶ Before an abrasive wheel is mounted, it should be inspected closely and:
Answer: Sound- or ring-tested to ensure that it is free from cracks or
defects
▶ Neither the operator nor anyone else should ever stand directly in front
of the wheel of an abrasive power tool as it accelerates to full operating
speed. Why? Answer: Because there is always the chance that the wheel
wasn't sound and could disintegrate or explode
▶ Pneumatic tools are powered by: Answer: Compressed air
