OSHA 10 Test Answers Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: -
Correct answer-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: - Correct answer-Your 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? - Correct
answer--- Never sit on, lean against, or step on a skylight lens or any covering
placed over a hole in a roof or floor
-- Guard or securely cover all holes created or uncovered before leaving a work
area
-- Always use a PFAS when working over an unguarded or uncovered opening
more than six feet above a lower level
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,The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need for PPE is
considered are: - Correct answer-Workplace and engineering controls
The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: - Correct
answer-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: - Correct
answer--- Be placed on a firm foundation and be uniformly level within 1 percent
of level grade
-- Move the personnel platform slowly and cautiously and have rotation-resistant
rope with a safety factor of 10
-- 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: - Correct answer-Protect themselves by
wearing proper PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: - Correct answer-Any man-made cavity,
depression, trench or cut in the earth's surface formed by earth removal
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, A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover: - Correct
answer--- Knowledge of the basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints of the
trunk
-- The use of safe lifting postures and timing
Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: - Correct
answer-wrecking balls and jackhammers
OSHA's electrical standards are based on: - Correct answer-the NEC
What are the four main types of electrical injuries? - Correct answer-Electrocution,
electric shock, burns, indirect (e.g., a fall from a ladder)
A shock's severity depends on: - Correct answer--- Length of exposure to
electricity
-- The amount of current and its frequency
-- The current's path
Electrical burns are the most serious of the three major types of burns, and most
often occur: - Correct answer-On the hands, from direct contact with current
Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them, are usually:
- Correct answer-black or red
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Questions and Answers
The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is: -
Correct answer-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: - Correct answer-Your 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? - Correct
answer--- Never sit on, lean against, or step on a skylight lens or any covering
placed over a hole in a roof or floor
-- Guard or securely cover all holes created or uncovered before leaving a work
area
-- Always use a PFAS when working over an unguarded or uncovered opening
more than six feet above a lower level
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,The two steps for avoiding hazards that are always taken before the need for PPE is
considered are: - Correct answer-Workplace and engineering controls
The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts, supported scaffolds and: - Correct
answer-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: - Correct
answer--- Be placed on a firm foundation and be uniformly level within 1 percent
of level grade
-- Move the personnel platform slowly and cautiously and have rotation-resistant
rope with a safety factor of 10
-- 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: - Correct answer-Protect themselves by
wearing proper PPE
OSHA defines an excavation as: - Correct answer-Any man-made cavity,
depression, trench or cut in the earth's surface formed by earth removal
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, A training program to teach proper lifting techniques should cover: - Correct
answer--- Knowledge of the basic anatomy of the spine, muscles, and joints of the
trunk
-- The use of safe lifting postures and timing
Mechanical demolition refers to demolition using equipment like: - Correct
answer-wrecking balls and jackhammers
OSHA's electrical standards are based on: - Correct answer-the NEC
What are the four main types of electrical injuries? - Correct answer-Electrocution,
electric shock, burns, indirect (e.g., a fall from a ladder)
A shock's severity depends on: - Correct answer--- Length of exposure to
electricity
-- The amount of current and its frequency
-- The current's path
Electrical burns are the most serious of the three major types of burns, and most
often occur: - Correct answer-On the hands, from direct contact with current
Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can cause a shock if you touch them, are usually:
- Correct answer-black or red
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