Safety Skills Practice Test

Safety Skills Pretest

This lesson focuses on the specific vocabulary terms you should be familiar with to pass the safety test.

OSHA

Established in the 1970s

Open Ended

What does OSHA stand for?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of OSHA?

• to assure safe and healthful working conditions at work

• setting and enforcing safety standards

• providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

• All of the above

Hazard

Something that may cause harm or an adverse outcome

Multiple Choice

True or False: A chemical hazard is a type of hazard that can include breathing dangerous vapors

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The coronavirus would be consider what type of work hazard

• Chemical Hazard

• Biological Hazard

• Electrical Hazard

• Slip Hazard

Employer's Responsibilities

Provide PPE

Label Hazardous Chemicals

Post any safety violations

Provide safety training

Material Safety Data Sheet

A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a document that provides health and safety information about products, substances or chemicals that are classified as hazardous substances or dangerous goods.

Open Ended

What is a material safety data sheet?

Employee Rights

Safe working conditions

The ability to make an anonymous complaint about working conditions

Receive OSHA information and training

Receive whistleblower protection under the whistleblower laws

Multiple Select

According to OSHA, you have the right to

• file a complaint about hazardous work conditions

• remain anonymous about reporting the complaint

• protected against retaliation after filing the complaint

• All of the above

Compensation

The money received from an employer as salary or wages.

The Federal Minimum Wage is $7.25/hour

Multiple Choice

Complete a quick google search for the minimum wage for the State of California. The minimum wage is

• $9/hr

• $18/hr

• $13/hr

• 7.25/hr

Your Rights as a Whistleblower

You may file a complaint with OSHA is your employer retaliates against you by taking unfavorable personnel action because you engaged in protected activity relating to workplace safety or health

Open Ended

What can you do if your employer retaliates against you for filing a complaint?

Three Main Ways to Eliminate Safety Hazards

Remove safety Hazard

Change the Policy and Procedures

Wear PPE

Multiple Choice

Which of the three methods for reducing hazards at work is the least effective?

• remove the hazard

• change plicies and procedures

• wearing PPE

Open Ended

What does PPE stand for?

FLSA

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) youth employment provisions are designed to protect young workers by limiting the

types of jobs and the number of hours they may work. The provisions differ based on the age of the minor.

Open Ended

What is the FLSA responsible for?

Multiple Choice

A minor must be provided a _______ minute unpaid meal break if they work 6 consecutive hours.

• 15

• 20

• 45

• 30

Multiple Choice

14 and 15 year olds must complete work between the hours of ____________

• 7am to 7pm

• 6am to 6pm

• 8am to 8pm

• 9am to 5pm