WorksheetsWalking/Working Surface Types Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the focus of the secondary learning objectives of this lesson?
Identifying hazards, best practices, and employer requirements
Learning about different types of walking surfaces
Understanding the history of workplace safety
Developing new walking surfaces
What should students recognize regarding employer requirements?
Employer requirements to protect workers from walking and working surface hazards
Employer requirements to create new hazards
Employer requirements to ignore hazards
Employer requirements to report hazards to the media
What equipment should be maintained properly to avoid serious injuries?
Computers
Ladders and fall protection equipment
Office chairs
Desks
What is the result of keeping work areas clean, orderly, and sanitary?
Increased slip hazards
Reduced trip hazards
More clutter
Higher noise levels
What type of footwear should be worn to prevent slip and trip injuries?
High heels
Slip-resistant footwear
Sandals
Barefoot
One thing you should not do to prevent slip and trip injuries is (a)
The primary hazard mentioned in the document is (a)
What should employers do in addition to providing fall protection?
Ensure workers wear helmets
Train workers on how to use fall protection properly
Provide medical insurance
Conduct regular safety drills
What is the main focus of Administrative Systems in the Hierarchy of Fall Protection?
To eliminate exposure to the hazard
To use physical barriers around unprotected edges
To increase a worker's awareness of a fall hazard
To restrict the worker's range of movement
What is the primary purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
To enforce workplace safety and health regulations
To provide loans to small businesses
To oversee educational institutions
To regulate international trade
Which of the following may be the cause of accident?
Overconfidence
Proper training
knowledge of the hazard being exposed to
None of the above
If a fixed ladder extends more than 24 feet, who is allowed to work on it?
Supervisors on a job site
Senior workers on a job site
Any worker, as long as they have been given an orientation and PPE
Qualified climbers with additional training
What is a barrier along the open sides of stairways and platforms that prevents falling called?
Guardrail
Banister
Top rail
Toeboard
Your worksite has a stairwell without a section of railing. Whose responsibility is it to make this area free of this fall hazard?
You, the worker
Your co-workers
Your employer
OSHA
A worker sets up to begin a painting job. He lays down a drop cloth and makes sure that the floor is even so that the ladder is stable. The worker also makes sure that the area around his painting zone is free of clutter or objects lying on the ground. He then stands with both feet on the top step of the ladder and starts to paint. What does the worker do incorrectly?
He is working on an uneven, cluttered surface.
He is not wearing a Personal Fall Arrest System.
He is standing on the top of the ladder.
Which of the following statements about fixed ladders are true? Select all that apply
Any worker ascending fixed ladders must be qualified climbers with additional training.
Employers are required to have ladder safety or personal fall arrest systems for fixed ladders that extend more than 24 feet.
Employers are required to have ladder safety or personal fall arrest systems for fixed ladders that extend more than 3 feet.
Fixed ladders are permanently attached to a structure, a building, or equipment
Which of the following is a fall prevention system?
Personal fall arrest system
Safety net system
Guardrail
Top rail
Under which circumstances must an employer provide a guardrail? Select all that apply
Around every open-sided platform, floor, or runway that is 4 feet or higher off the ground or next level
Anywhere there is a slip hazard
Regardless of height, if a worker can fall into or onto dangerous machines or equipment
If a fixed ladder extends more than 24 feet, who is allowed to work on it?
Supervisors on a job site
Senior workers on a job site
Any worker, as long as they have been given an orientation and PPE
Qualified climbers with additional training
What are some of the things your employer should do to prevent worker falls and accidents using portable ladders at the workplace? Select all that apply
Rungs and steps are slip-resistant.
Ladders used on slippery surfaces are secured and stabilized.
Ladders are not moved, shifted, or extended while a worker is on them
Top steps and caps of stepladders are not used as steps
Ladders are fastened together to provide added length.
Your worksite has a stairwell without a section of railing. Whose responsibility is it to make this area free of this fall hazard?
You, the worker
Your co-workers
Your employer
OSHA
Which of the following answer options are your employer's responsibility, according to OSHA? Select all that apply
Providing working conditions free from fall dangers
Providing wage raises on a regular basis
Providing training to workers about job hazards
Providing PPE at no cost to workers
