OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach (knowledge check)
Hazard communication: practice questions
Our OSHA 10 General Industry bank has 29 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
What does a pictogram on a chemical label convey?
- The brand of the manufacturer and the product's place in the stockroom
- The chemical's price category
- The shelf where the product should be stored in the stockroom
- Specific information about the chemical's hazards, through a symbol and red border
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D. Specific information about the chemical's hazards, through a symbol and red border — A pictogram is a composition including a symbol plus other graphic elements such as a border, intended to convey specific information about the hazards of a chemical.
Question 2
Which workers are not covered as "employees" under the Hazard Communication Standard?
- Maintenance workers who handle solvents
- Production workers who mix chemicals as part of their daily job
- Office workers who meet chemicals only in non-routine, isolated instances
- Cleaners who use concentrated disinfectants every day
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C. Office workers who meet chemicals only in non-routine, isolated instances — Workers such as office workers or bank tellers who encounter hazardous chemicals only in non-routine, isolated instances are not covered.
Question 3
How many sections does a safety data sheet (SDS) have under the Hazard Communication Standard?
- 16
- 8
- 12
- 4, matching the four parts of the shipped container label
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A. 16 — An SDS has 16 sections in a set order, from Section 1 (Identification) to Section 16 (Other information, including the date of preparation or last revision).
Question 4
How must safety data sheets be available to employees?
- Kept in the main office and shown on request within a week
- Readily accessible during each work shift while they are in their work areas
- Mailed to employees once a year
- Available only to supervisors, who read them to workers when asked
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B. Readily accessible during each work shift while they are in their work areas — Employers must keep copies of the SDSs and ensure they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees in their work areas; electronic access is allowed if there are no barriers.
Question 5
What must hazard communication training include?
- Only the location of the first aid kit and the emergency phone number
- How to detect a release, the hazards, protective measures, and how to read labels and SDSs
- Only the chemical formulas of each product
- Only the company's purchasing procedure
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B. How to detect a release, the hazards, protective measures, and how to read labels and SDSs — Training must cover methods to detect the presence or release of chemicals, their hazards, protective measures and the details of the program, including labels and SDSs.