STSC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANS VERIFIED ANSWERS

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STSC PRACTICE EXAM

QUESTIONS WITH ALL

CORRECT ANS VERIFIED

ANSWERS

• A medical questionnaire required when safety workers place an employee in respiratory

protection must be evaluated by whom?

• The site safety manager
• A licensed health care professional
• The worker's direct supervisor
• The human resources director

Correct Answer: B) 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 more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

• 4
• 6
• 10
• 15

Correct Answer: B) 6

• A crew member deliberately violates a safety procedure. What should be done?
• Give a verbal warning and let them continue

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• Stop work, write a formal complaint, and explain
• Wait until the end of the shift to report the issue
• Ignore it if no one was hurt

Correct Answer: B) Stop work, write a 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 to prevent from falling to that lower level.

• 4
• 6
• 10
• 15

Correct Answer: C) 10

5. Professional ethics refers to:

• Strict federal OSHA laws regulating site safety
• Company-specific financial and profit-sharing guidelines
• State-mandated building codes and regulations
• A set of principles and standards that guide the actions of professionals that are often

referenced in civil or criminal cases involving professional conduct Correct Answer: D) 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?
• The Competent person
• The OSHA compliance officer
• The project engineer
• The site superintendent

Correct Answer: A) The Competent person

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• 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?

• The amputation of a worker's limb
• The hospitalization of three or more employees
• The fatality of one or more employees, as a result of a work-related incident
• Property damage exceeding $50,000

Correct Answer: C) The fatality of one or more employees, as a result of a work-related incident

• A guardrail systems' major components include?
• Top rail
• Mid rail
• Toe boards and screens
• All of the above

Correct Answer: D) All of the above (Top rail, mid rail, toe boards, screens)

9. Safety professionals perform accident investigations primarily to:

• Punish the worker at fault
• Determine causal conditions
• Lower insurance premiums
• Satisfy OSHA reporting requirements

Correct Answer: B) Determine causal conditions

• Accident analysis is primarily used as a(n)?
• Disciplinary tool
• Indicator for problem areas
• Budget forecasting tool
• Human resources screening tool

Correct Answer: B) Indicator for problem areas

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• For injury accident analysis, information sources include all of the following except?
• Witness statements
• Medical records
• Insurance rate table
• First-aid logs

Correct Answer: C) Insurance rate table

• The major cause of serious construction injuries are?
• Electrocutions
• Struck-by incidents
• Falls
• Caught-in/between incidents

Correct Answer: C) Falls

• Various methods of securing line accountability for safety are widely accepted within the

safety community. Which techniques will have a long-lasting influence on the line manager or supervisor?

• Tying safety performance to annual appraisals
• Implementing safety-based financial incentives
• Visible support and enforcement from executive management
• All of the above

Correct Answer: D) All of the above

• What are the two areas of accident costs?
• Medical and Legal
• Direct and Indirect
• Insured and Uninsured
• Hidden and Visible

Correct Answer: B) Direct and Indirect