OSHA TRAINING - INTRODUCTION EXAM QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2026
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: - Answers 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: - Answers The 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? - Answers 1. Never sit on, lean against, or step on a
skylight lens or any covering placed over a hole in a roof or floor
2. Guard or securely cover all holes created or uncovered before leaving a work area
3. Always use a PFAS when working over an unguarded or uncovered opening more than six feet
above a lower level
The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need for PPE is considered are: -
Answers Workplace and engineering controls
The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: - Answers 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: - Answers 1. Be placed on a firm foundation and
be uniformly level within 1 percent of level grade
2. Move the personnel platform slowly and cautiously and have rotation-resistant rope with a safety
factor of 10
3. 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: - Answers Protect themselves by wearing the proper PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: - Answers Any man-made cavity, depression, trench or cut in the
earth's surface formed by earth removal
A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover: - Answers 1. Knowledge of the
basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints of the trunk
2. The use of safe lifting postures and timing
Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: - Answers Wrecking balls or
jackhammers
What does an SDS tell you? - Answers Chemical name, hazardous ingredients, physical and chemical
characteristics, fire and explosion hazards, compatibility and reactivity, health hazards, precautions
for safe use and handling, and control measures.
What are some worker rights related to injury and illness reporting? - Answers Know how to report
injuries/illnesses, see the annual summary, review the log.
What are some worker rights related to training? - Answers Lockout/Tagout, fall hazards in
construction, hazard communication, confined spaces, bloodborne pathogens, and personal
protective equipment.
Which of the PPE listed below must be purchased by an employer? - Answers Goggles and face
shields, hard hat, weather-related gear, fire-fighting PPE
What are some of the responsibilities employers have related to OSHA recordkeeping? - Answers
Employers must set up a reporting system and inform workers of how to report, maintain an OSHA
300 log and make it available to workers, post the annual summary, report to OSHA within 8 hours
any accident resulting in a fatality and report within 24 hours of any accident resulting in an in-patient
hospitalization, amputation or loss of eye.
Which section of the OSH Act prohibits employers from the discriminating against workers for
exercising their safety and health rights? - Answers Section 11(c)
What are some types of PPE that employers must pay for? - Answers Hard hats, hearing protection,
etc.
What are OSHA Construction standards also called? - Answers Part 1926
What are the General Industry standards also called? - Answers Part 1910
What are 29 CFR Parts 1915, 1917, and 1918 referred to as? - Answers Maritime Industry Standards
Give an example of a reason why OSHA would conduct an inspection at your workplace. - Answers If
a worker files a complaint, if there is a fatality, if there is an imminent danger situation, etc.
What are the types of OSHA violations? - Answers Willful, serious, other-than-serious, repeated and
Criminal/Willful
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: - Answers 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: - Answers The 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? - Answers 1. Never sit on, lean against, or step on a
skylight lens or any covering placed over a hole in a roof or floor
2. Guard or securely cover all holes created or uncovered before leaving a work area
3. Always use a PFAS when working over an unguarded or uncovered opening more than six feet
above a lower level
The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need for PPE is considered are: -
Answers Workplace and engineering controls
The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: - Answers 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: - Answers 1. Be placed on a firm foundation and
be uniformly level within 1 percent of level grade
2. Move the personnel platform slowly and cautiously and have rotation-resistant rope with a safety
factor of 10
3. 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: - Answers Protect themselves by wearing the proper PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: - Answers Any man-made cavity, depression, trench or cut in the
earth's surface formed by earth removal
A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover: - Answers 1. Knowledge of the
basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints of the trunk
2. The use of safe lifting postures and timing
Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: - Answers Wrecking balls or
jackhammers
What does an SDS tell you? - Answers Chemical name, hazardous ingredients, physical and chemical
characteristics, fire and explosion hazards, compatibility and reactivity, health hazards, precautions
for safe use and handling, and control measures.
What are some worker rights related to injury and illness reporting? - Answers Know how to report
injuries/illnesses, see the annual summary, review the log.
What are some worker rights related to training? - Answers Lockout/Tagout, fall hazards in
construction, hazard communication, confined spaces, bloodborne pathogens, and personal
protective equipment.
Which of the PPE listed below must be purchased by an employer? - Answers Goggles and face
shields, hard hat, weather-related gear, fire-fighting PPE
What are some of the responsibilities employers have related to OSHA recordkeeping? - Answers
Employers must set up a reporting system and inform workers of how to report, maintain an OSHA
300 log and make it available to workers, post the annual summary, report to OSHA within 8 hours
any accident resulting in a fatality and report within 24 hours of any accident resulting in an in-patient
hospitalization, amputation or loss of eye.
Which section of the OSH Act prohibits employers from the discriminating against workers for
exercising their safety and health rights? - Answers Section 11(c)
What are some types of PPE that employers must pay for? - Answers Hard hats, hearing protection,
etc.
What are OSHA Construction standards also called? - Answers Part 1926
What are the General Industry standards also called? - Answers Part 1910
What are 29 CFR Parts 1915, 1917, and 1918 referred to as? - Answers Maritime Industry Standards
Give an example of a reason why OSHA would conduct an inspection at your workplace. - Answers If
a worker files a complaint, if there is a fatality, if there is an imminent danger situation, etc.
What are the types of OSHA violations? - Answers Willful, serious, other-than-serious, repeated and
Criminal/Willful
