The OSHA basics a new employee meets in the first days on the job: the emergency action plan, exit routes, chemical labels and safety data sheets, fire extinguishers, PPE, first aid, forklifts, the OSHA poster and the right to report injuries. Free practice quiz with instant feedback; every explanation cites the 29 CFR paragraph it is based on. Use it at the end of your own orientation, which covers your site's specific hazards and procedures. Independent review material: not affiliated with or endorsed by OSHA.
Pregunta 1 · Respuesta única · 90 s · 1 pt
When must your employer review the emergency action plan with you?
- At first assignment, when your role in it changes, and when it changes
- Only after the first fire drill of the year, with the whole site present
- Only if you are a supervisor or a designated fire warden on your shift
- Once every five years, at the same time as the building fire inspection
Pregunta 2 · Respuesta múltiple · 90 s · 1 pt
What must an emergency action plan include at a minimum? Choose the 3 correct answers.
- How to report a fire or other emergency
- Evacuation procedures and exit route assignments
- How to account for all employees after evacuation
- The insurance policy number of the building
Pregunta 3 · Verdadero / Falso · 90 s · 1 pt
Boxes may be stored in an exit route for a short time, as long as people can still squeeze past.
Pregunta 4 · Respuesta única · 90 s · 1 pt
When must you receive training on the hazardous chemicals in your work area?
- Within the first year of employment, at a date the employer chooses
- Only if you personally handle more than one gallon of product a day
- Only if you ask for it in writing through your supervisor or HR
- At initial assignment and when a new chemical hazard comes in
Pregunta 5 · Respuesta única · 90 s · 1 pt
Where should you be able to find the safety data sheet for a chemical you use?
- At the supplier's head office only, by written request
- In the safety manager's locked desk, released on request
- In the workplace, readily accessible on every shift
- Online at home, after the end of your shift
Pregunta 6 · Respuesta única · 90 s · 1 pt
Your workplace provides portable fire extinguishers for employee use. How often must employees be educated on using them?
- Only once, at hiring
- At hiring, then at least annually
- Every five years
- Never: only firefighters may use them
Pregunta 7 · Respuesta múltiple · 90 s · 1 pt
PPE training must teach you at least which of these? Choose the 3 correct answers.
- When PPE is necessary and what PPE is necessary
- How to put on, take off, adjust and wear it
- Its limitations, care, maintenance and useful life
- Where to buy cheaper replacements
Pregunta 8 · Verdadero / Falso · 90 s · 1 pt
Before doing work that requires PPE, you must show that you understand the training and can use the PPE properly.
Pregunta 9 · Respuesta única · 90 s · 1 pt
There is no clinic or hospital near your workplace. What does OSHA require for first aid?
- Someone trained in first aid, and supplies at hand
- Nothing, as long as there is a phone to call 911 from
- A registered nurse on site for every shift worked
- An ambulance and driver parked on site at all times
Pregunta 10 · Respuesta única · 90 s · 1 pt
A coworker says you can drive the forklift on your first day because "it's easy". What does OSHA say?
- Anyone over 18 may drive it without training
- A state car driver's license is all you need
- Only on the night shift, when traffic is lighter
- Only after the employer trains and evaluates you
Pregunta 11 · Respuesta única · 90 s · 1 pt
What does the OSHA poster that employers must display tell you?
- The company's injury and illness rate for the last ten years
- The names of the employees who reported injuries this year
- Your rights and duties under the OSH Act
- The phone number of the insurer's workers' comp claims adjuster
Pregunta 12 · Verdadero / Falso · 90 s · 1 pt
Your employer may discipline you simply because you reported a work-related injury.