OSHA 511 General Industry 2024 Actual
Exam Questions | 100% Correct Answers
| Verified 2024 Version
What is OSHA's Mission? - ✔✔To protect the health & safety of American workers
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
Exam Questions | 100% Correct Answers
| Verified 2024 Version
What is OSHA's Mission? - ✔✔To protect the health & safety of American workers
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
