PPE Quiz

Regular prescription glasses or sunglasses are an acceptable substitute for safety glasses

• True

• False

Official safety glasses are NOT:

• Ballistics tested

• ANSI certified

• Scratch-proof

• Chemical resistant

Some hard hats allow the brim to be facing backwards if the suspension cage can be reversed and the tension adjustment is in the rear

• True

• False

Depending on the type, a hard hat can protect against:

• Electric shock

• Impacts from above

• Side impacts

• All of these

Water resistant gloves are also chemical resistant

• True

• False

Dust masks and respirators are interchangeable PPE for all respiratory hazards

• True

• False

Safety vests are:

• Color coded for each trade

• Made to improve visibility of a worker while on a jobsite

• Ballistics tested and cut resistant

• All of these

The most deadly of OSHA's fatal four jobsite hazard categories in construction is:

• Slip, trip and fall

• Electric shock

• Struck by

• Caught between

SDS sheets DO NOT have information about:

• A product's specific ingredients

• Safety issues related to handling and exposure

• Directions for application

• Fire hazard information

Proper certified safety glasses should bear the mark:

• Type 1A

• Z87

• NIOSH

• HAzCom 4