OSHA 10 Hour - Questions With Answers
Concerning the identification and control of worksite hazards, which one of these statements is
FALSE? Correct Ans:- Enforcement procedures must be defined by law enforcement.
During the course of construction, how frequently should combustible scrap and debris be
removed? Correct Ans:- At regular intervals
In the event of exposure to hazardous conditions that cannot be eliminated, employers should
require employees: Correct Ans:- To wear appropriate PPE
An emergency action plan should contain all these elements EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- General
job duties for each employee after the "all clear is sounded"
An emergency action plan does not have to include general job duties for each employee after
the all clear is sounded.
Safety programs should contain all these elements EXCEPT Correct Ans:- A safety program
should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance, since this poses a
threat to the safety and health of workers.
Job site inspections should focus on all these factors EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- The Lunch
Room
Exposure records and data analyses based on the exposure records are to be kept by employers
for _____ years. Correct Ans:- 30 Years
Based on specific OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, every person working at a
construction job site should be _____. Correct Ans:- Only authorized personnel are allowed to
perform work at construction job sites.
Based on specific OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, job site inspections should be
performed only by _____ persons. Correct Ans:- Competent
OSHA specifies that only a competent person should conduct inspections of a job site.
Safety programs should contain all these elements EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Increase exposure
to build endurance
A safety program should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance,
since this poses a threat to the safety and health of workers.
Confined or enclosed spaces are purposefully designed to prevent: Correct Ans:- Continuous
Occupancy
A confined space is purposefully designed to not allow continuous occupancy.
Effective safety programs DO NOT require: Correct Ans:- Union Oversight if the worksite is
unionized
,Union oversight is not required in a safety program if the worksite is unionized.
A chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree Fahrenheit (54.4
degree Celsius) or below is identified by the term _____. Correct Ans:- Pyrophoric
Pyrophoric means a chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree
Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius) or below.
Although all elements comprising a hazard warning label are important, the LEAST important
element is the label's _____. Correct Ans:- Color
A hazard warning label may contain words, pictures, symbols, or any combination thereof which
convey the specific physical and health hazard(s), including target organ effects of the
chemical(s) in the container(s).
Personal protective equipment includes all these devices or clothing EXCEPT: Correct Ans:-
Container labels
The devices or clothing used by workers to protect against hazards in the environment are called
personal protective equipment (PPE). Some common examples of PPE are respirators, gloves,
and chemical splash goggles.
Implementation of the Hazard Communication Standard is _____ for all companies in the United
States that import, produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals. Correct Ans:- Mandatory
Implementation of the HCS is mandatory for all companies in the United States that import,
produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals.
According to the Hazard Communication Standard, all these objects are recognized containers
for hazardous materials EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- A pipe
A container may be any bag, barrel, bottle, box, can, cylinder, drum, reaction vessel, storage
tank, or the like that contains a hazardous chemical. For the purposes of the HCS, pipes or piping
systems, engines, fuel tanks, or other operating systems in a vehicle are not considered to be
containers.
All of the following effects are acute EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Dermatitis
Acute effects indicate the symptoms have occurred rapidly. The effects are of short duration and
a result of short-term exposures. Some examples of acute effects are burns, lacerations, and
puncture wounds.
Which of the following color is used to display any other special symbols such as PPE or if the
material is an oxidizing agent or is water reactive? Correct Ans:- White
The following colors may be used voluntarily to represent different types of hazards: blue for
health hazards, red for flammable, yellow for reactivity, and white for an oxidizing agent or
water-reactive material.
Which of the following information is NOT included in a Material Safety Data Sheet? Correct
Ans:- Disposal procedures
The following information must be included in an MSDS: identity (name of the substance),
physical hazards (target organ), health hazards, routes of body entry, permissible exposure limits
, (PEL), carcinogenic factors, safe-handling procedures, date of sheet preparation, control
measures (PPE), emergency first aid procedures (emergency telephone number), and contact
information for the preparer of the sheet.
The label on every chemical container must contain all of the following information EXCEPT:
Correct Ans:- The chemical formula
The label on every chemical container must contain the complete chemical name or names
without abbreviations (the formula may be used as an option), a warning statement (symbol or
message), conveying what the hazards are for the hazardous chemical, and the manufacturer's
name, address, and contact information.
Which of the following measures will NOT help protect employees from physical and health
hazards? Correct Ans:- Cost monitoring
The following measures can protect you from physical and health hazards: safe work practices,
product substitution, engineering controls, training and communication, environmental
monitoring, and personal monitoring. Personal protective equipment cost monitoring is not
included in controlling physical and health hazards.
The skull and crossbones symbol represents a _____ material. Correct Ans:- Poisonous
Poisonous material is represented by a skull and crossbones symbol.
How soon must a manufacturer or importer of hazardous chemicals update the SDS, following
new discoveries about the hazards of that chemical? Correct Ans:- 3 months
It is necessary that manufacturers or importers of hazardous chemicals update SDSs within three
months of discovering new important information about the checmical hazards.
Health hazards can affect a body through all of the following routes of entry EXCEPT: Correct
Ans:- Infection
"Infection" is not one of the recognized routes of entry through which a health hazard can affect
the body.
Explosive symbols are used to label materials that release great amounts of energy in all of the
following forms EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Sound
Materials that release a great deal of energy in the form of sound do not require explosive
symbols for labeling.
Where are written hazard communication programs NOT required? Correct Ans:- In
workplaces where empoyees handle retail
Written hazard communication programs are not required in the retail industry.
OSHA required hazard communication training must include all of the following information
EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Chemical hazard cost analysis
A chemical hazard cost analysis is not a required part of hazard communication training.
Mixtures, fuels, solvents, paints, and dusts are all considered to be _____ materials. Correct
Ans:- Hazardous
Concerning the identification and control of worksite hazards, which one of these statements is
FALSE? Correct Ans:- Enforcement procedures must be defined by law enforcement.
During the course of construction, how frequently should combustible scrap and debris be
removed? Correct Ans:- At regular intervals
In the event of exposure to hazardous conditions that cannot be eliminated, employers should
require employees: Correct Ans:- To wear appropriate PPE
An emergency action plan should contain all these elements EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- General
job duties for each employee after the "all clear is sounded"
An emergency action plan does not have to include general job duties for each employee after
the all clear is sounded.
Safety programs should contain all these elements EXCEPT Correct Ans:- A safety program
should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance, since this poses a
threat to the safety and health of workers.
Job site inspections should focus on all these factors EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- The Lunch
Room
Exposure records and data analyses based on the exposure records are to be kept by employers
for _____ years. Correct Ans:- 30 Years
Based on specific OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, every person working at a
construction job site should be _____. Correct Ans:- Only authorized personnel are allowed to
perform work at construction job sites.
Based on specific OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, job site inspections should be
performed only by _____ persons. Correct Ans:- Competent
OSHA specifies that only a competent person should conduct inspections of a job site.
Safety programs should contain all these elements EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Increase exposure
to build endurance
A safety program should not contain any reference to increased exposure to build endurance,
since this poses a threat to the safety and health of workers.
Confined or enclosed spaces are purposefully designed to prevent: Correct Ans:- Continuous
Occupancy
A confined space is purposefully designed to not allow continuous occupancy.
Effective safety programs DO NOT require: Correct Ans:- Union Oversight if the worksite is
unionized
,Union oversight is not required in a safety program if the worksite is unionized.
A chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree Fahrenheit (54.4
degree Celsius) or below is identified by the term _____. Correct Ans:- Pyrophoric
Pyrophoric means a chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degree
Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius) or below.
Although all elements comprising a hazard warning label are important, the LEAST important
element is the label's _____. Correct Ans:- Color
A hazard warning label may contain words, pictures, symbols, or any combination thereof which
convey the specific physical and health hazard(s), including target organ effects of the
chemical(s) in the container(s).
Personal protective equipment includes all these devices or clothing EXCEPT: Correct Ans:-
Container labels
The devices or clothing used by workers to protect against hazards in the environment are called
personal protective equipment (PPE). Some common examples of PPE are respirators, gloves,
and chemical splash goggles.
Implementation of the Hazard Communication Standard is _____ for all companies in the United
States that import, produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals. Correct Ans:- Mandatory
Implementation of the HCS is mandatory for all companies in the United States that import,
produce, distribute, or use hazardous chemicals.
According to the Hazard Communication Standard, all these objects are recognized containers
for hazardous materials EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- A pipe
A container may be any bag, barrel, bottle, box, can, cylinder, drum, reaction vessel, storage
tank, or the like that contains a hazardous chemical. For the purposes of the HCS, pipes or piping
systems, engines, fuel tanks, or other operating systems in a vehicle are not considered to be
containers.
All of the following effects are acute EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Dermatitis
Acute effects indicate the symptoms have occurred rapidly. The effects are of short duration and
a result of short-term exposures. Some examples of acute effects are burns, lacerations, and
puncture wounds.
Which of the following color is used to display any other special symbols such as PPE or if the
material is an oxidizing agent or is water reactive? Correct Ans:- White
The following colors may be used voluntarily to represent different types of hazards: blue for
health hazards, red for flammable, yellow for reactivity, and white for an oxidizing agent or
water-reactive material.
Which of the following information is NOT included in a Material Safety Data Sheet? Correct
Ans:- Disposal procedures
The following information must be included in an MSDS: identity (name of the substance),
physical hazards (target organ), health hazards, routes of body entry, permissible exposure limits
, (PEL), carcinogenic factors, safe-handling procedures, date of sheet preparation, control
measures (PPE), emergency first aid procedures (emergency telephone number), and contact
information for the preparer of the sheet.
The label on every chemical container must contain all of the following information EXCEPT:
Correct Ans:- The chemical formula
The label on every chemical container must contain the complete chemical name or names
without abbreviations (the formula may be used as an option), a warning statement (symbol or
message), conveying what the hazards are for the hazardous chemical, and the manufacturer's
name, address, and contact information.
Which of the following measures will NOT help protect employees from physical and health
hazards? Correct Ans:- Cost monitoring
The following measures can protect you from physical and health hazards: safe work practices,
product substitution, engineering controls, training and communication, environmental
monitoring, and personal monitoring. Personal protective equipment cost monitoring is not
included in controlling physical and health hazards.
The skull and crossbones symbol represents a _____ material. Correct Ans:- Poisonous
Poisonous material is represented by a skull and crossbones symbol.
How soon must a manufacturer or importer of hazardous chemicals update the SDS, following
new discoveries about the hazards of that chemical? Correct Ans:- 3 months
It is necessary that manufacturers or importers of hazardous chemicals update SDSs within three
months of discovering new important information about the checmical hazards.
Health hazards can affect a body through all of the following routes of entry EXCEPT: Correct
Ans:- Infection
"Infection" is not one of the recognized routes of entry through which a health hazard can affect
the body.
Explosive symbols are used to label materials that release great amounts of energy in all of the
following forms EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Sound
Materials that release a great deal of energy in the form of sound do not require explosive
symbols for labeling.
Where are written hazard communication programs NOT required? Correct Ans:- In
workplaces where empoyees handle retail
Written hazard communication programs are not required in the retail industry.
OSHA required hazard communication training must include all of the following information
EXCEPT: Correct Ans:- Chemical hazard cost analysis
A chemical hazard cost analysis is not a required part of hazard communication training.
Mixtures, fuels, solvents, paints, and dusts are all considered to be _____ materials. Correct
Ans:- Hazardous
