wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

2024 SkillsUSA District Safety (Walking Working Surfaces)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths are _______.

a)

Wire rope guardrails

b)

Falls

c)

Personal fall arrest system

d)

Floor opening

2.

To protect yourself from falls in the workplace, you should use fall protection equipment, use ladders

safely, and ________________________.

a)

Rope descent system

b)

Guardrail

c)

Obtain adequate training

d)

Wire rope  

guardrails

3.

Keeping floors _____________, and using non-slip material on floors can reduce fall hazards.

a)

Mid rail

b)

Unsecured

c)

Floor opening

d)

Clean and dry

4.

You should keep your ____________ from carrying tools or other materials when climbing a ladder.

a)

Hands free

b)

Guardrail

c)

Flexibility

d)

Clean and dry

5.

It is unsafe to climb a(n) ______________ ladder even if it has slip-resistant feet.

a)

Mid rail

b)

Personal fall arrest system

c)

Unsecured

d)

Clean and dry

6.

A(n) __________________ is defined as a suspension system that allows a worker to descend in a

controlled manner and, as needed, to stop at any point to perform work.

a)

Rope descent system

b)

Personal fall arrest system

c)

Obtain adequate training

d)

Wire rope guardrails

7.

An opening in the floor, platform or pavement that measures 12 inches or more, and through which

persons may fall is a(n) _________________________.

a)

Falls

b)

Mid rail

c)

Clean and dry

d)

Floor opening

8.

A(n) ___________ is a barrier along the open sides of stairways and platforms that prevents falling.

a)

Wire rope guardrails

b)

Mid rail

c)

Guardrail

d)

Flexibility

9.

Employers have _________________ in choosing a fall protection system they believe will work best in a

situation.

a)

Mid rail

b)

Hands free

c)

Unsecured

d)

Flexibility

10.

When ______________________ are used, they must be flagged with highly visible materials at least

every six feet.

a)

Guardrail

b)

Wire rope guardrails

c)

Mid rail

d)

Unsecured

11.

This is secured to a guardrail’s vertical posts and must be installed when walls aren’t at least 21 inches

high and withstand at least 150 lbs. of force.

a)

Mid rail

b)

Wire rope guardrails

c)

Guardrail

d)

Personal fall arrest system

12.

When working on a suspended scaffold 10 feet or higher above the working surface, or in a bucket truck

or aerial lift, what safety device should you wear?

a)

Wire rope guardrails

b)

Rope descent system

c)

Personal fall arrest  system

d)

Obtain adequate training