OSHA construction health hazards practice questions

1. Under 1926.50(a), the employer must insure the availability of medical personnel for what purpose?

• A. Inspecting scaffolds before each shift
• B. Signing each employee's weekly timesheet
• C. Advice and consultation on matters of occupational health
• D. Approving the project's budget

2. Under 1926.50(d)(2), how must the contents of the first aid kit be packaged?

• A. In a locked metal cabinet in the site office
• B. In any box marked with a red cross
• C. In a weatherproof container with individual sealed packages for each type of item
• D. In the glove box of a supervisor's vehicle

3. When must provisions be made for prompt medical attention in case of serious injury?

• A. Prior to commencement of the project
• B. When the project is half complete
• C. Within 24 hours after the first serious injury
• D. Only if the project lasts longer than 90 days

4. In areas where 911 emergency dispatch services are not available, what must be conspicuously posted?

• A. The OSHA area office address
• B. The employer's insurance policy number
• C. The list of first aid kit contents
• D. The telephone numbers of the physicians, hospitals, or ambulances

5. 911 service is available, and the employer contacts emergency medical service with a communication system that does not automatically give the dispatcher the caller's latitude and longitude. What must be posted conspicuously at the worksite?

• A. The telephone number of the OSHA area office
• B. The employer's federal tax identification number
• C. The latitude and longitude of the worksite, or other location-identification information that communicates effectively to employees the location of the worksite
• D. Nothing, because 911 is available

6. To whom do the toilet requirements of 1926.51(c) not apply?

• A. Mobile crews having transportation readily available to nearby toilet facilities
• B. Crews of 20 or fewer employees
• C. Projects shorter than 30 days
• D. Crews that work outdoors

7. How must outlets for nonpotable water, such as water for industrial or firefighting purposes only, be identified under 1926.51(b)?

• A. With blue paint on the pipe
• B. With a padlock on the tap
• C. With a red tap handle
• D. By signs that indicate clearly the water is unsafe and is not to be used for drinking, washing, or cooking

8. Where showers are required by a particular standard, how many showers must be provided?

• A. One for each 10 employees of each sex, or numerical fraction thereof, who are required to shower during the same shift
• B. One for each 40 employees
• C. One for each 25 employees of each sex
• D. One per jobsite

9. Under 1926.57(b), local exhaust systems must be designed so that dusts, fumes, mists, vapors or gases are handled in what way?

• A. They are blown toward the nearest open window
• B. They are not drawn through the work area of employees
• C. They are drawn past the employees' breathing zone first
• D. They are collected only at the end of each shift

10. Under 1926.55(b), equipment and technical measures used to keep exposure to air contaminants within the limits must first be approved for each particular use by whom?

• A. The equipment's sales representative
• B. A competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person
• C. Any employee on the crew
• D. The local fire marshal

11. Under 1926.52(c), how is noise treated when its variations in level involve maxima at intervals of 1 second or less?

• A. As impact noise limited to 140 dB
• B. As noise measured on the C-scale
• C. As noise that is not counted
• D. As continuous noise

12. An employee's daily noise exposure is made up of periods at different levels, so the equivalent noise exposure factor Fe is computed. When does the exposure exceed permissible levels?

• A. When Fe equals one half
• B. When Fe exceeds unity (1)
• C. When Fe is less than 1
• D. Only when one period is above 115 dBA

13. Under 1926.52(d)(1), what must be administered in all cases where the sound levels exceed the values shown in Table D-2?

• A. A one-time hearing test at hire only
• B. A continuing, effective hearing conservation program
• C. A monthly noise survey by OSHA
• D. A written warning to each exposed employee

14. Section 1926.59 makes 1910.1200 the hazard communication rule for construction. Which of these is on the 1910.1200(b)(6) list of things outside the standard's coverage?

• A. Hazardous chemicals a subcontractor stores on site
• B. Wood that may be sawed or cut later, generating dust
• C. Chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in work areas
• D. Tobacco or tobacco products

15. On what terms does 1926.62(j)(1)(iv) require the employer to make the lead medical surveillance, including multiple physician review, available?

• A. With the cost shared equally by the employer and the employee
• B. Without cost to employees and at a reasonable time and place
• C. Only outside the employee's working hours, at the employee's expense
• D. Only after the employee signs a waiver of medical removal protection

16. Respirators are used to limit employee exposure to lead, and all the requirements of 1926.62(e)(1) and (f) have been met. Under 1926.62(c)(3), how may employee exposure be considered for the periods the respirator is worn?

• A. As zero for the whole shift, whatever respirator is used
• B. At double the measured airborne level
• C. At the level provided by the protection factor of the respirator
• D. At half the PEL, whatever respirator is used

17. An employee wears a respirator while working with lead. When the employer judges whether that employee's exposure is at or above the 1926.62 action level, how is the respirator treated?

• A. The exposure is judged without regard to the use of respirators
• B. The action level is raised to 50 µg/m3 for respirator wearers
• C. The action level applies only to employees who do not wear respirators
• D. The respirator brings the exposure under the action level, whatever the airborne level

18. What does 1926.54(h) require for laser systems when it is raining or snowing, or when there is dust or fog in the air?

• A. They may be run at higher power to cut through the weather
• B. Only the beam shutter needs to be closed between uses
• C. Nothing, because weather does not affect lasers
• D. Their operation is prohibited where practicable, and employees are kept out of range of the area of source and target

19. What must be done when a laser is left unattended for a substantial period of time, such as during lunch hour or overnight?

• A. Point it at the ground
• B. Cover it with a tarp
• C. Turn the laser off
• D. Post a second warning placard

20. For areas or operations not covered by Table D-3, where does 1926.56(b) refer the employer for recommended illumination values?

• A. American National Standard A11.1-1965, R1970, Practice for Industrial Lighting
• B. ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2010
• C. ANSI Z89.1-2009
• D. ANSI Z41.1-1967