NCCER Basic Safety Quiz #3

Safety glasses must meet this standard in order to be approved for industrial use.

• ANSI Z87.1
• OSHA 1970
• CFR 1025
• MSDS

If noise levels are high enough that you have to raise your voice within ____ feet of a co-worker to be heard, you should be using hearing protection.

• two
• four
• six
• ten

What kind of respirator is required to protect workers from airborne dust particles such as silicates?

• SCBA
• Supplied air
• Full face piece with chemical canisters
• half mask with mechanical filters

What kind of respirator is required to protect workers from brief exposure to gases & fumes?

• SCBA
• Supplied air
• Full face piece with chemical canisters
• half mask with mechanical filters

In order to prevent back injuries when lifting heavy loads, you should use the muscles in your…

• back
• arms
• legs
• shoulders

You should never stand above the ____ rung from the top of a ladder.

• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

When climbing a ladder, you should maintain ___ points of contact at all times.

• one
• two
• three
• four

If you need to position a ladder so that workers can gain access to a roof, the ladder should extend ____ feet above the edge of the roof.

• one
• two
• three
• four

The base of a ladder should be placed ____ of the distance from the ground to where the ladder contacts a wall.

• 1/4
• 1/2
• 1/6
• 1/10

A ____ tag on a scaffold indicates that it has been inspected by a competent person and that it meets all OSHA requirements.

• white
• red
• yellow
• green