FREE Basic OSHA Practice Questions and Answers
In most cases, who is obligated to pay for personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Correct Answer: Employer
The employer should pay for and provide PPE in most situations.
Equipment and/or spoil piles need to be kept at least ___ feet away from the excavation's edge.
Correct Answer: 2
Spoil piles and/or equipment must be kept at least 2 feet back from the edge of the excavation.
Numerous _____ hazards are caused by poor housekeeping.
Correct Answer: Aisles and passageway
Poor housekeeping, such as wet floors, debris and other protruding objects, can create a hazardous aisle or passageway.
OSHA inspections are carried out _____________ without prior notification.
Correct Answer: Almost always
OSHA inspections are almost always conducted without advance notice.
OSHA provides coverage for:
Correct Answer: All employees and their employers under federal authority
OSHA covers all employees and their employers under federal authority.
When arranging your body at a computer workstation, your head should be balanced, forward-facing, and level or slightly bent forward. It generally aligns with _________.
Correct Answer: 133
When positioning your body at a computer workstation, generally your head should be in-line with your torso.
If an incident or exposure occurred at work and either caused or contributed to the resulting condition, then the injury or illness is considered work-related.
Correct Answer: TRUE
A case of injury or illness is work related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition.