OSHA 510 Exam
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1. OSHA stands for: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2. OSHA's focus four injuries are:: 1. fall
2. caught-in
3. struck by
4. electrical
3. OSHA's mission is to _____ and _____.: save lives and prevent injuries
4. OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through
_____.: worksite inspections
5. OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing.: injuries and illnesses
6. OSHA was signed into law by President _____ in December of _____.: Nixon;
1970
7. In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority?: 1. imminent danger
2. fatality or hospitalization
3. worker complaints/referrals
4. targeted inspections
5. follow-up inspection
8. The four types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines are:: 1. Willful
up to $134,937
2. Serious up to $13,494
3. Other-than-serious up to $13,494
4. Repeated up to $134,937
9. PPE stands for: Person Protective Equipment
10. The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses include: a. lower morale
b. increased costs to retain workers
c. slower production rates
d. higher turnover
e. increased worker's compensation rates
11. OSHA standards are found in the: title 29 labor CFR
12. Part _____ contains record keeping standards: 1904
13. Part _____ contains general industry standards.: 1910
14. Part _____ contains construction industry standards.: 1926
15. A _____ standard applies to all industries.: horizontal
16. A _____ standard applies only to certain industries.: vertical
17. Direct costs are _____ quantified.: easily
18. Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to ______ companies.-
: insurance
19. An example of a direct cost is: a. medical cost
b. physical therapy
c. repair costs for damaged equipment
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d. continuation of pay
e. administrative
20. Indirect costs are _____ quantified.: not easily; difficult
21. Indirect costs are usually paid by the _____.: company
22. An example of indirect cost is: a. loss of efficiency by breakup of crew
b. lost time by supervisor
c. cost of breaking in new worker
23. What is determined by the company's own record of accidents and loss-
es?: Experience Modification Rate
24. EMR equation: ACTUAL losses / EXPECTED losses
25. OSHA defines an excavation as any __ cut, cavity, trench, or depression in
the earth's surface formed by earth removal: man-made
26. At trench is defined as a narrow underground excavation that is __ than it
is wide: deeper
27. A trench cannot be wider than: 15 feet
28. Cave-in protection is required for all excavations greater than: 5 feet in
depth unless they are entirely in sold stable rock
29. A ladder must be provided every: 25 feet for excavations greater than 4 feet
in depth
30. Spoil piles, material and equipment must be kept: 2 feet from the excavation
31. Excavation inspections must be conducted: DAILY and before start of work
32. Excavation inspections must be conducted to determine: soil classification
33. For all trenches deeper than 5 feet, OSHA requires what to protect workers
from cave-in?: a. sloping
b. shoring
c. benching
d. shielding
34. Stable rock: natural solid mineral material than can be excavated with vertical
sides
35. Type A: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of __ tons
per square foot: 1.5 tons
36. Type B: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength greater
than __ tsf but less than __ tsf: 0.5; 1.5
37. Type C: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of __ tsf
or less: 0.5 tsf
38. Type A can be sloped at a ratio of __ if the excavation will be open for less
than 24 hours and is less than 12 feet in depth: 1/2 : 1
39. Any excavation more than __ feet in depth requires a qualified person to
design the protection: 20 feet
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1. OSHA stands for: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2. OSHA's focus four injuries are:: 1. fall
2. caught-in
3. struck by
4. electrical
3. OSHA's mission is to _____ and _____.: save lives and prevent injuries
4. OSHA's primary method of enforcement of safety regulations is through
_____.: worksite inspections
5. OSHA was formed because _____ were increasing.: injuries and illnesses
6. OSHA was signed into law by President _____ in December of _____.: Nixon;
1970
7. In the correct order, what is OSHA's inspection priority?: 1. imminent danger
2. fatality or hospitalization
3. worker complaints/referrals
4. targeted inspections
5. follow-up inspection
8. The four types of OSHA citations and dollar amounts of fines are:: 1. Willful
up to $134,937
2. Serious up to $13,494
3. Other-than-serious up to $13,494
4. Repeated up to $134,937
9. PPE stands for: Person Protective Equipment
10. The effects of workplace injuries and illnesses include: a. lower morale
b. increased costs to retain workers
c. slower production rates
d. higher turnover
e. increased worker's compensation rates
11. OSHA standards are found in the: title 29 labor CFR
12. Part _____ contains record keeping standards: 1904
13. Part _____ contains general industry standards.: 1910
14. Part _____ contains construction industry standards.: 1926
15. A _____ standard applies to all industries.: horizontal
16. A _____ standard applies only to certain industries.: vertical
17. Direct costs are _____ quantified.: easily
18. Direct costs are usually paid by submitting claims to ______ companies.-
: insurance
19. An example of a direct cost is: a. medical cost
b. physical therapy
c. repair costs for damaged equipment
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d. continuation of pay
e. administrative
20. Indirect costs are _____ quantified.: not easily; difficult
21. Indirect costs are usually paid by the _____.: company
22. An example of indirect cost is: a. loss of efficiency by breakup of crew
b. lost time by supervisor
c. cost of breaking in new worker
23. What is determined by the company's own record of accidents and loss-
es?: Experience Modification Rate
24. EMR equation: ACTUAL losses / EXPECTED losses
25. OSHA defines an excavation as any __ cut, cavity, trench, or depression in
the earth's surface formed by earth removal: man-made
26. At trench is defined as a narrow underground excavation that is __ than it
is wide: deeper
27. A trench cannot be wider than: 15 feet
28. Cave-in protection is required for all excavations greater than: 5 feet in
depth unless they are entirely in sold stable rock
29. A ladder must be provided every: 25 feet for excavations greater than 4 feet
in depth
30. Spoil piles, material and equipment must be kept: 2 feet from the excavation
31. Excavation inspections must be conducted: DAILY and before start of work
32. Excavation inspections must be conducted to determine: soil classification
33. For all trenches deeper than 5 feet, OSHA requires what to protect workers
from cave-in?: a. sloping
b. shoring
c. benching
d. shielding
34. Stable rock: natural solid mineral material than can be excavated with vertical
sides
35. Type A: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of __ tons
per square foot: 1.5 tons
36. Type B: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength greater
than __ tsf but less than __ tsf: 0.5; 1.5
37. Type C: cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of __ tsf
or less: 0.5 tsf
38. Type A can be sloped at a ratio of __ if the excavation will be open for less
than 24 hours and is less than 12 feet in depth: 1/2 : 1
39. Any excavation more than __ feet in depth requires a qualified person to
design the protection: 20 feet
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