BANAHAW TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE INC.

College Department

Construction Occupational Safety and Health

Name: _______________________________________________ Score: ___________

Year & Section: ______________________________________ Date: ___________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the substance you use to put on copper pipe before you solder?
a. Flux
b. Solder
c. Cutter
d. Paste

2. What is the most cited violation within construction during the year of
2003?
a. Scaffolds
b. Fall protection
c. Electrical
d. Excavations

3. In order to prove we provided training we need to have the proper

documentation with names on sign up sheet.
a. True
b. False
c. If only required

4. When should a Concrete Mason wear a respirator?

a. When it is dusty
b. When we have determined that the concentration of dust would
require the employee to wear a proper respirator
 c. After the employee complains about the dusty conditions
d. No respirator is required for a concrete mason

5. A safety sign which tells you that you must NOT do something is which
color?
a. Red
b. Blue
c. Yellow
d. Green

6. If you have an accident at work because of an electrical fault, who is

responsible?
a. No one
b. You
c. Your employer

7. A red circle with a line through it hangs from a piece of equipment. What
does it mean?
a. You must use this piece of equipment
b. There is a risk if you use this piece of equipment
c. You must not use this piece of equipment

8. If an OSHA compliance officer arrives on your project you are expected

to:
a. Stop what you are doing and immediately take them on a field tour.
b. Contact your project manager or highest ranking supervisor on duty
and take the officer to the office to meet with them.
c. Let everyone know so they can stop work and clean up
d. Allow full access to the project

9. How soon do we need to notify OSHA after we have a recordable injury?

a. 2 hours
b. 4 hours
c. 24 hours
d. We do not have to notify

10. A break in elevation of _____ or more requires a step or ladder for

access?
a. 7 ¾ in
b. 18 in
c. 12 in
d. 16 in

11. “______________________ shall be erected to limit employee access to

post tensioning area during tensioning operations.”
a. Signs and barriers
b. Caution tape
c. Scaffolding
d. Trenches

12. How big does a limited access zone need to be for construction of a
masonry wall?
a. 4 feet aroundwall
b. Large enough to allow for scaffolding
c. The height and the entire width of the wall
d. The height and width of the wall plus a four-foot safety zone

13. If an employee falls into their fall protection equipment what

should happen to the equipment.
a. Inspect it and return to service if it is in good condition
b. If the employee was injured save the components to help with the
investigation
c. If the employee was not injured cut it up and throw it away
d. Save the equipment and only use it when you think someone might
fall. It worked the first time so it should work the second time.
14. When must a soft stop be used?
a. When you want to add 3.5 feet to your free fall distance
b. When you think the person might fall
c. Any time we are working on a leading edge
d. Whenever we believe it would help minimize the impact of a fall to
employees’ body

15. All lanyards can be used to tie back to themselves to help create an
anchor point.
a. True
b. False

16. An employee is working on a wall 16' tall and is tied off at chest
level.  What happens if the employee falls?
a. They will potentially impact the lower level because total calculated
fall distance with a 4 lanyard is 16 1/2 feet so we need to design a
better system
b. Not sure but the employee only weighs 150 pounds so he should be
okay.
c. We will always make sure the employee ties off above their head so we
wont have to worry about fall distances.

17. How much force are handrails required to withstand?  

a. At least 1000 lbs.
b. At least 200 lbs.
c. At least 500 lbs.
d. No more than 100 lbs.

18. All masonry walls over _____ feet in height shall be adequately
braced to prevent overturning.”
a. 6
b. 8
c. 5
 d. 4

19. What does a blue sign showing a face wearing glasses mean?
a. There is a risk if you do not wear eye protection
b. Eye protection must be worn
c. You must not wear eye protection

20. A ‘help’ sign is which color?

a. Red
b. Blue
c. Yellow
d. Green

ANSWER KEY

1. A
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. B and C
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. D