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ASP Construction Safety and Fall Protection Flashcards

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  1. A steel erector is working at 25 feet on a structure where conventional fall protection is infeasible. Which alternative measure does OSHA allow for steel erection under 1926 Subpart R?

    Answer: Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ) with safety monitoring

    OSHA 1926.760 permits use of a Controlled Decking Zone with a safety monitor as an alternative to conventional fall protection during steel erection under specific conditions.

  2. When inspecting a full-body harness prior to use, a safety professional notices a cut in the webbing. The correct action is to:

    Answer: Tag the harness out of service and remove it from the worksite

    Any harness with damaged webbing must be immediately removed from service and destroyed to prevent inadvertent use.

  3. A hole in a walking-working surface that measures 3 inches in diameter must be covered or guarded when:

    Answer: Always — any hole must be protected under OSHA 1926.502(b)

    OSHA 1926.502(b) requires covers or barriers for all holes in walking-working surfaces, regardless of size, that a worker could step into or fall through.

  4. What is the required horizontal distance between a warning line and an unprotected roof edge during roofing operations?

    Answer: 6 feet minimum

    OSHA 1926.502(f) requires warning lines to be erected at least 6 feet from the roof edge on low-slope roofs.

  5. During a construction site inspection, you observe workers using body belts instead of full-body harnesses for fall arrest. Which OSHA regulation is being violated?

    Answer: 1926.502(d) — Personal fall arrest systems prohibiting body belts

    OSHA 1926.502(d) explicitly prohibits the use of body belts as the sole means of personal fall arrest in construction.

  6. A construction worker falls 4 feet and is arrested by a PFAS. The maximum total fall distance (including deceleration distance and harness elongation) must not exceed:

    Answer: 12.5 feet

    OSHA limits total fall distance to 12.5 feet when using a PFAS: 6 ft free fall + 3.5 ft deceleration + 1 ft harness elongation + 2 ft safety factor.

  7. Under the hierarchy of controls for fall protection in construction, which approach is most preferred?

    Answer: Elimination of the fall hazard through engineering design

    Elimination of the fall hazard—such as designing work to be performed at grade—is the highest-order control in the hierarchy.