NCCER CORE basic module1 BASIC SAFETY EXAM

Companies with strong safety cultures usually have lower?

• Turn over

• Productivity

• Wages

• Morale

Which of these is a true statement regarding safety?

• Safety is a learned behavior and attitude

• Safety consciousness comes naturally to most individuals

• Safety primarily depends on workers in the field

• Safety does not normally require training

Poor lighting excessive noise, and in adequate guards for moving parts are examples of?

• Acceptable risks

• Unsafe conditions

• Unavoidable hazards

• Unsafe acts

The activity that consists of breaking a job into its component tasks and then analyzing each step for potential hazards is called?

• Job safety analysis

• Hazardous incident simulation

• Safety breakdown structure

• Safety pre-assessment

A measure of the probability, consequences, and explosing related to an event is referred to as?

• Safety

• Evaluation

• Risk

• Hazard

If there is a hole in the floor of a structure, the preferred method of protecting workers from falls is to?

• Cover the opening and label the cover

• Please reflective tape around the opening

• Post a guard at the opening

• Place a warning sign near the opening

The D ring or support point on a safety harness should be placed?

• In the middle of the back

• At the back of the neck

• Around the waist

• Over the rib cage

A personal fall arrest system should be inspected monthly by a?

• coworker

• Safety inspector

• Project manager

• Competent person

Lanyards that have no shock absorbing features are used for?

• Workers under 150 pounds

• Positioning

• Working on scaffolds scaffolds

• Climbing ladders

Replacing the ladder against the platform or roof the top of the ladder should extend above the point where the ladder touches the platform or roof by at least?

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

• 5 feet