Questions and Answers
in order to decrease the risk of accidents and injuries in the workplace, employers
should provide frequent and regular inspections of all of these except -
ANSWERSprocedures for doing the job
when there is a break in an electric tools insulation or wiring, the tools metal parts may
become - ANSWERSenergized
the working length of a ladder is the distance between the foot and the - ANSWERStop
support
a worker who is not using fall arrest protection loses his footing at the top of a six story
building, calls for help, and then falls. if his coworker on the ground hears his cry, how
much time do they have to take measures to break his fall - ANSWERS2 seconds
based on OSHA definitions of workers and their roles, every person working at a
construction site should be - ANSWERSAuthorized
lead most commonly enters the body through - ANSWERSinhalation
it is mandatory for employers to provide a stairway or ladder at points of access where
the elevation between 2 steps is ___ or more - ANSWERS19 inches
which hard hat class protects against falling objects and high voltage electric shock and
burns - ANSWERSclass E
a study conducted by OSHA showed that nearly _______ percent of work related
electrocutions involved cranes - ANSWERS30
Who is covered by the OSH Act - ANSWERSall workers and their employers under
federal government authority
what is an acceptable alternative to installing an audible back up alarm on vehicles -
ANSWERSflaggers
running ropes must be taken out of service of the have ________ broken wires in one
strand in one lay - ANSWERSthree
ladders having a pitch in excess of ________ from horizontal are not permitted -
ANSWERS90 degrees