OSHA 30-Hour Construction Outreach (knowledge check)
About the 30-hour course: practice questions
Our OSHA 30 Construction bank has 14 questions on this topic. Here are 4 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
A student has a 10-hour Construction card. How can they get a 30-hour card from the same trainer?
- Take any 20-hour course from any trainer at any time
- Pass a written test on the 30-hour topics at an OTI Education Center and mail the result to OSHA
- Take any 20-hour course from any authorized trainer, at any time after the 10-hour class
- Take 20 more hours within 180 days of the original class start and return the 10-hour card
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D. Take 20 more hours within 180 days of the original class start and return the 10-hour card — The same trainer may provide 20 additional hours if all training is completed within 180 calendar days from the start of the 10-hour class, and the 10-hour card is returned to the ATO.
Question 2
Must Outreach trainers test students on the Focus Four?
- No; tests are optional and do not count toward contact hours
- Yes, every student must pass each Focus Four test with at least 80 percent
- Yes, but only in the 30-hour class
- Yes, and the test time counts toward the 6 hours
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A. No; tests are optional and do not count toward contact hours — OSHA's Focus Four page says trainers may use the tests provided but testing is not required and must not be counted toward the required contact hours.
Question 3
How long must Outreach trainers keep class records?
- One year
- Five years from the class end date
- Three years, starting on the date the cards are issued
- Until the cards are delivered
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B. Five years from the class end date — Outreach trainers must retain class records for five years from the class end date.
Question 4
How many hours of required topics are in the 30-hour Construction class?
- 14 hours
- 6 hours, the same as the 10-hour class
- 10 hours
- 20 hours
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A. 14 hours — The 30-hour class has 14 required hours: Introduction to OSHA (1), Managing Safety and Health (2), Focus Four (6), PPE (2), Health Hazards (2) and Stairways and Ladders (1).