CBP Site Safety and Risk Management 2

Question 1

Under OSHA construction standards, at what height above a lower level must workers on unprotected sides and edges be protected from falls?

Accepted Answer

6 feet

Answer

OSHA 1926.501 requires fall protection for construction work at 6 feet or more above a lower level.

Question 2

What is the required height of the top rail of a standard guardrail system on a construction site?

Accepted Answer

42 inches, plus or minus 3 inches

Answer

OSHA requires guardrail top rails at 42 inches plus or minus 3 inches above the walking/working surface.

Question 3

A guardrail top rail must be able to withstand what minimum force applied outward or downward within 2 inches of its top edge?

Accepted Answer

200 pounds

Answer

OSHA 1926.502(b)(3) requires top rails to withstand at least 200 pounds of force.

Question 4

An anchorage used for a personal fall arrest system, when not designed by a qualified person, must support at least how much per attached employee?

Accepted Answer

5,000 pounds

Answer

Anchorages must support 5,000 pounds per employee or be designed with a safety factor of two under a qualified person's supervision.

Question 5

How often must a competent person inspect a scaffold for visible defects?

Accepted Answer

Before each work shift and after any event that could affect its integrity

Answer

OSHA 1926.451(f)(3) requires competent-person scaffold inspections before each shift and after any occurrence affecting structural integrity.

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