STSC Practice Exam 250 Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified For construction, electrical power tools and cords must: - Correct Answers Make use of ground fault circuit interrupters or be part of an assured equipment grounding conductor program If a supervisor is given authority by the General Manager to stop operations on a construction site whenever he or she observes an imminent danger situation. Which of the following correctly identifies that authority? - Correct Answers Functional authority As a certified Safety Trained Supervisor, you are expected to - Correct Answers Seek methods to improve personal knowledge and understanding of methods, techniques and practices for workers, protection Arrange the following hazard control steps in the most appropriate sequence: - Correct Answers 2 (engineer), 1 (guard), 3 (educate) Which action is preferred when dealing with minor infractions of work safety rules? - Correct Answers Oral reprimand System safety analysis can be applied to which of the following? - Correct Answers Any system that has interacting components What should a supervisor do when a crew must walk across an area with open floor holes to get to their work area? - Correct Answers Have the floor holes covered and inform crew of load surface restrictions The strongest motivator, according to the Contemporary Motivation Theory is: - Correct Answers Recognition of achievement Management has increased work hours and is pushing for more productivity. As STS, you are concerned about some of the safety risks associated with this production schedule. You should: - Correct Answers Inform/ communicate increased hazards due to increased production and verify that risk is acceptable The best evaluation of tasks descriptor involving steps, hazards and solutions is? - Correct Answers Job Safety Analysis (JSA) 1 / 3
What minimum PPE is required for a worker using a jackhammer with a spade to remove asphalt? - Correct Answers Hearing, eye, head and foot protection Minimally, _____ designated person(s) shall be on duty above ground whenever any employee is working underground and shall be responsible for securing immediate aid, keeping an accurate count of employees underground in case of emergency. - Correct Answers One A medical questionnaire required when safety workers place an employee in respiratory protection must be evaluated by whom? - Correct Answers A licensed health care professional In construction each employee on a walking/ working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is _____ feet or move above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. - Correct Answers 6 A crew member deliberately violates a safety procedure. What should be done? - Correct Answers Stop work, write formal complaint and explain OSHA requires that each employee on a scaffold more than _____ feet above a lower level shall be provided with fall protection with fall protection to prevent from falling to that lower level. - Correct Answers 10 Professional ethics refers to: - Correct Answers A set of principles and standards that guide the actions of professionals that are often referenced in civil or criminal cases involving professional conduct When working on a scaffold 50 feet high who must approve the scaffold for use? - Correct Answers The Competent person Both large and small businesses are required to report certain serious work-related incidents to the nearest OSHA Area Office. What mishaps require reporting within 8 hours? - Correct Answers The fatality of one or more employees, as a result of a work-related incident A guardrail systems' major components include? - Correct Answers All of the above (Top rail, mid rail, toe boards, screens) 2 / 3
Safety professionals perform accident investigations primarily to: - Correct Answers Determine causal conditions Accident analysis is primarily used as a(n)? - Correct Answers Indicator for problem areas For injury accident analysis, information sources include all of the following expect? - Correct Answers Insurance rate table The major cause of serious construction injuries are? - Correct Answers Falls Various methods of securing line accountability for safety are widely accepted within the safety community. Which techniques will have long lasting influence on the line manager or supervisor? - Correct Answers All of the above What are the two areas of accident costs? - Correct Answers Direct and Indirect Who typically conducts most minor incident investigations? - Correct Answers Supervisor Who should investigate a serious or fatal accident in an active mishap prevention program? - Correct Answers A senior manager official Often several accident investigators will be at the scene of an accident at the same time due to varying reasons for gathering information. Which of the following is the least important task with respect to the STSs accident investigation responsibilities? - Correct Answers Getting to the scene before anybody else. Arriving first on the scene While interviewing witnesses to an accident or participants in the event, investigators often find themselves talking to a hostile and very defensive people. Which of the following methods would most likely result in an honest and truthful statement from these interviewees? - Correct Answers Tell then the information will only be used for accident prevention purposes and no disciplinary actions will result from the investigation Throughout accident investigations, the interviewing of witnesses is often required to determine facts relative to the event. Which of the following choices offers the best place to conduct interviews for safety investigations? - Correct Answers Privately in a conference room
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