OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach (knowledge check)
Focus Four: Falls: practice questions
Our OSHA 10 Construction bank has 57 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Midrails must be able to withstand a force of at least:
- 300 pounds
- 200 pounds
- 150 pounds
- 50 pounds
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C. 150 pounds — Midrails, screens and mesh must withstand at least 150 pounds applied outward or downward.
Question 2
A positioning device system must be rigged so the worker cannot free fall more than:
- 6 feet
- 4 feet
- 10 feet
- 2 feet
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D. 2 feet — Positioning devices must be rigged so an employee cannot free fall more than 2 feet.
Question 3
On a low-slope roof, a warning line used without mechanical equipment must be at least how far from the roof edge?
- 3 feet
- 15 feet
- 2 feet
- 6 feet
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D. 6 feet — Warning lines must be erected not less than 6 feet from the roof edge when mechanical equipment is not used.
Question 4
A personal fall arrest system must be rigged so a worker cannot free fall more than:
- 15 feet
- 10 feet
- 6 feet, nor contact any lower level
- 2 feet, and may touch a lower level only briefly
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C. 6 feet, nor contact any lower level — The system must keep free fall to 6 feet or less and prevent contact with any lower level.
Question 5
What type of snaphook does OSHA require in personal fall arrest systems?
- Any open hook
- A homemade wire hook
- A carabiner without a gate
- A locking-type snaphook
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D. A locking-type snaphook — Only locking-type snaphooks may be used in personal fall arrest systems; they prevent roll-out.