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OSHA 30-Hour Construction Outreach (knowledge check)

Introduction to OSHA and managing safety: practice questions

Our OSHA 30 Construction bank has 30 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

What general training duty does 1926.21(b)(2) place on construction employers?

  1. Send every employee to a 30-hour class within a year
  2. Train only supervisors and foremen, who then pass on what they think is needed
  3. Instruct each employee in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions and the applicable rules
  4. Provide training only after an injury, and only to the crew where the injury happened
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C. Instruct each employee in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions and the applicable rules — The employer must instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to the work environment.

Question 2

What should a hazard control plan include, according to OSHA's recommended practices?

  1. Only the cost of each control and who approved the purchase
  2. Plans to protect workers during emergencies and nonroutine activities as well as daily work
  3. Only PPE purchases and the cost of each control
  4. Only the names of injured workers
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B. Plans to protect workers during emergencies and nonroutine activities as well as daily work — OSHA advises developing plans with measures to protect workers during emergencies and nonroutine activities, and selecting controls for those situations.

Question 3

What does OSHA's worker page say about workers' rights to see results of workplace hazard testing?

  1. Workers have the right to see results of tests taken to find hazards
  2. Only managers and OSHA may see the results of hazard tests
  3. Results are confidential to OSHA and the employer
  4. Results are shown only after an injury
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A. Workers have the right to see results of tests taken to find hazards — OSHA lists the right to see results of tests taken to find workplace hazards among workers' rights.

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