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SST 8 HOUR FALL ARREST QUIZ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Over the last decade the number of occupational fatal
falls has been: 1) rising.2) falling. 3) unchanging.4)
untracked. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Rising
According to OSHA regulations, which of the following
situations is an example where NO minimum height
requirements exist for fall protection?
1) Employee is working 4 feet above machinery with
open drive belts.
2) Employee is working 10 feet above the ground floor
in an elevator shaft.
3) Employee is working near guardrails.
4) Employee is working on scaffolding 6 feet above the
floor below. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Employee is
working 4 feet above machinery with open drive belts.
Which of the following is an example of a common fall
to the same level hazard?
1) Worker falls 3 feet through an unprotected hole.
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2) Worker is hit by a brick falling from scaffolding
above.
3) Worker does not take the proper safety training
required before operating a forklift.
4) Worker slips on dust and gravel left on a walkway
passage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Worker slips on dust
and gravel left on a walkway passage
What are the two key parts of OSHA's definition of a
competent person?
1) The competent person must be capable of identifying
hazards and be authorized to stop them.
2) The competent person must be capable of identifying
hazards and must conduct a pre-shift meeting with all
workers.
3) The competent person must be authorized to stop
hazards and assign tasks to all workers on a jobsite.
4) The competent person must be assigned by the
construction superintendent and always be on their
assigned site while people are actively working. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ The competent person must be
capable of identifying hazards and be authorized to
stop them.
SST 8 HOUR FALL ARREST QUIZ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Over the last decade the number of occupational fatal
falls has been: 1) rising.2) falling. 3) unchanging.4)
untracked. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Rising
According to OSHA regulations, which of the following
situations is an example where NO minimum height
requirements exist for fall protection?
1) Employee is working 4 feet above machinery with
open drive belts.
2) Employee is working 10 feet above the ground floor
in an elevator shaft.
3) Employee is working near guardrails.
4) Employee is working on scaffolding 6 feet above the
floor below. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Employee is
working 4 feet above machinery with open drive belts.
Which of the following is an example of a common fall
to the same level hazard?
1) Worker falls 3 feet through an unprotected hole.
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2) Worker is hit by a brick falling from scaffolding
above.
3) Worker does not take the proper safety training
required before operating a forklift.
4) Worker slips on dust and gravel left on a walkway
passage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Worker slips on dust
and gravel left on a walkway passage
What are the two key parts of OSHA's definition of a
competent person?
1) The competent person must be capable of identifying
hazards and be authorized to stop them.
2) The competent person must be capable of identifying
hazards and must conduct a pre-shift meeting with all
workers.
3) The competent person must be authorized to stop
hazards and assign tasks to all workers on a jobsite.
4) The competent person must be assigned by the
construction superintendent and always be on their
assigned site while people are actively working. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ The competent person must be
capable of identifying hazards and be authorized to
stop them.
