OSHA10TestAnswers
ThemissionoftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)is:-ANSWERTo
sendeveryworkerhomewholeandhealthyeveryday Electricitytravelsinclosedcircuits,anditsnormalrouteisthroughaconductor.Electricshock
occurswhen:-ANSWERYourbodybecomespartofthecircuit
Workersneedtotakewhichofthefollowingcommon-sensestepstoprotectthemselvesfrom fallsthroughskylightsandroofandflooropenings?-ANSWER--Neversiton,leanagainst, orsteponaskylightlensoranycoveringplacedoveraholeinarooforfloor --Guardorsecurelycoverallholescreatedoruncoveredbeforeleavingaworkarea --AlwaysuseaPFASwhenworkingoveranunguardedoruncoveredopeningmorethansix feetabovealowerlevel ThetwostepsforavoidinghazardsthatarealwaystakenbeforetheneedforPPEisconsidered
are:-ANSWERWorkplaceandengineeringcontrols
Thethreemainscaffoldtypesareaeriallifts,supportedscaffoldsand:-ANSWERsuspended
scaffolds Becauseusingcranesorderrickstohoistpersonnelposesaseriousrisktotheemployees
beinglifted,anycranesandderricksthathoistpersonnelmust:-ANSWER--Beplacedona
firmfoundationandbeuniformlylevelwithin1percentoflevelgrade --Movethepersonnelplatformslowlyandcautiouslyandhaverotation-resistantropewitha safetyfactorof10 --Haveallbrakesandlockingdevicessetwhentheoccupiedpersonnelplatformisinstationary position Iftheuseofapowertoolcanresultinflyingsparks,metalshavings,woodchips,splashes,or
otherdebris,workersshould:-ANSWERProtectthemselvesbywearingproperPPE
OSHAdefinesanexcavationas:-ANSWERAnyman-madecavity,depression,trenchorcut
intheearth'ssurfaceformedbyearthremoval
Atrainingprogramtoteachproperliftingtechniquesshouldcover:-ANSWER--Knowledge
ofthebasicanatomyofthespine,muscles,andjointsofthetrunk --Theuseofsafeliftingposturesandtiming
Mechanicaldemolitionreferstodemolitionusingequipmentlike:-ANSWERwreckingballs
andjackhammers OSHA'selectricalstandardsarebasedon:-ANSWERtheNEC 1 / 2
Whatarethefourmaintypesofelectricalinjuries?-ANSWERElectrocution,electricshock, burns,indirect(e.g.,afallfromaladder)
Ashock'sseveritydependson:-ANSWER--Lengthofexposuretoelectricity
--Theamountofcurrentanditsfrequency --Thecurrent'spath
Electricalburnsarethemostseriousofthethreemajortypesofburns,andmostoftenoccur:-
ANSWEROnthehands,fromdirectcontactwithcurrent
Hotwires,ungroundedwiresthatcancauseashockifyoutouchthem,areusually:-ANSWER
blackorred
Morethan50percentofelectrocutionsarecausedbyaworkercomingindirectcontactwith:-
ANSWERenergizedpowerlines
TheOSHAstandardrequiresflexiblecordstoberatedfor:-ANSWERHardorextrahard
usage WhatisthemostfrequentviolationofOSHAelectricalstandards?-ANSWERimproper groundingofcircuitryandequipment
Thethreeelementsofabasicprogramforelectricalsafetyare:-ANSWERrecognize,
evaluateandcontrol
Allportableelectrictoolsthataredamagedshallbe:-ANSWERRemovedandtagged"Do
NotUse"
Ifyouhaveathree-prongplugandatwo-holereceptacle,itisacceptableto:-ANSWERUse
anadapterwithanadapterwireconnectedtoknownground Allhazardsinvolvedintheuseofpowertoolscanbepreventedbyfollowingfivebasicsafety rules:Keepalltoolsingoodconditionwithregularmaintenance;examineeachtoolfordamage beforeuse;operateaccordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions;provideandusetheproper
protectiveequipment;and:-ANSWERusetherighttoolforthejob
Livepartsofelectricequipmentoperatingat50voltsormoremustbe:-ANSWERguarded
againstelectricalcontact Whileanyemployeeisexposedtocontactwithpartsofelectricequipmentorcircuitsthathave
beende-energized,thecircuitsenergizingthepartsshallbe:-ANSWERLockedoutortagged
outorboth Lowvoltagedoesnotmeanlowhazard.-ANSWERtrue
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