10.0 Elective Construction Topics OSHA 30 Practice Quiz
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This domain is part of the OSHA 30-Hour Construction practice test. Each question is tagged by exam objective and difficulty so you can drill exactly the areas you need.
Sample Questions
Which hazard is common during concrete and masonry work?
- A. Exposure to silica dust when cutting, grinding, or drilling concrete or masonry
- B. A fully guarded saw with dust control operating properly
- C. Clean access routes kept away from masonry storage
- D. Rebar caps or covers installed where impalement hazards exist
Concrete and masonry work can generate respirable dust that should be controlled with appropriate methods. This is the correct answer.
On site, which hazard is common during concrete and masonry work?
- A. On site, exposure to silica dust when cutting, grinding, or drilling concrete or masonry
- B. On site, clean access routes kept away from masonry storage
- C. On site, rebar caps or covers installed where impalement hazards exist
- D. On site, a fully guarded saw with dust control operating properly
Concrete and masonry work can generate respirable dust that should be controlled with appropriate methods. This is the correct answer.
What should be done around protruding rebar that could impale a worker?
- A. Cover rebar only after a worker is injured
- B. Guard, cap, or otherwise protect the protruding ends
- C. Store materials against the rebar to hide it
- D. Warn workers verbally and leave the ends exposed
Impalement hazards need effective protection before workers are exposed. This is the correct answer.
Which action best addresses concrete and masonry? What should be done around protruding rebar that could impale a worker?
- A. On site, store materials against the rebar to hide it
- B. On site, guard, cap, or otherwise protect the protruding ends
- C. On site, warn workers verbally and leave the ends exposed
- D. On site, cover rebar only after a worker is injured
Impalement hazards need effective protection before workers are exposed. This is the correct answer.
On site, what should be done around protruding rebar that could impale a worker?
- A. During the shift, warn workers verbally and leave the ends exposed
- B. During the shift, guard, cap, or otherwise protect the protruding ends
- C. During the shift, cover rebar only after a worker is injured
- D. During the shift, store materials against the rebar to hide it
Impalement hazards need effective protection before workers are exposed. This is the correct answer.
During elective topic review for OSHA 30-Hour Construction, which practice helps prevent concrete formwork failure?
- A. Use damaged form components without review
- B. Pour concrete faster than planned to finish early
- C. Inspect forms, shoring, and supports before loading them
- D. Remove supports before the concrete can safely carry the load
Formwork and shoring need inspection and proper support before loads are applied. This is the correct answer.
Which practice helps prevent concrete formwork failure?
- A. On site, pour concrete faster than planned to finish early
- B. On site, remove supports before the concrete can safely carry the load
- C. On site, inspect forms, shoring, and supports before loading them
- D. On site, use damaged form components without review
Formwork and shoring need inspection and proper support before loads are applied. This is the correct answer.
What is a safe practice when handling masonry blocks?
- A. Stack blocks loosely near an edge
- B. Carry heavy blocks repeatedly with twisting posture
- C. Block emergency access with stored materials
- D. Use stable stacking, clear paths, and team or mechanical help for heavy loads
Stable storage and proper handling reduce struck-by, caught-between, and ergonomic hazards. This is the correct answer.
Key Terms in This Domain
- Safety and health management system: Structured approach to identify, evaluate, prevent, and control hazards, leadership, worker participation, hazard analysis, prevention, training, evaluation
- Management commitment: Visible leadership engagement, resources, accountability, and policy that drives safety culture
- Toolbox talk: Short job-site safety meeting on a specific hazard or task, not a substitute for required training
- Trigger height (construction): 6 feet: fall protection generally required at this height under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M
- Ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI): Device that detects current imbalance and shuts off power to prevent shock; required on construction sites for 120 V receptacles
- Assured equipment grounding conductor program (AEGCP): Documented inspection program permitted as an alternative to GFCI on construction sites
- Energized work permit: Authorization required to work on energized electrical equipment when de-energizing is infeasible
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS): 16-section standardized chemical hazard document required under HCS
- Safety leader: Anyone, regardless of title, who positively influences others to work safely on a construction site
- Permit-required confined space: Confined space with hazardous atmosphere, engulfment risk, internal configuration hazard, or other recognized hazard
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Other OSHA 30 Domains
- 1.0 Introduction to OSHA
- 2.0 Managing Safety and Health
- 3.0 Focus Four: Falls
- 4.0 Focus Four: Electrocution
- 5.0 Focus Four: Struck-By
- 6.0 Focus Four: Caught-In or Between
- 7.0 Personal Protective Equipment
- 8.0 Health Hazards in Construction
- 9.0 Stairways and Ladders
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