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Personal Protective Equipment: Knowledge Check (OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach)

Student knowledge-check quiz that accompanies the OSHA personal protective equipment outreach deck.

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· 2 pages · by U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA (with the OTIEC Outreach Workgroup)

The words on each page as the author wrote them, read from the file by software so they can be searched. Layout, pictures and tables are not shown here: the pages above and the download are the original.

  1. Page 1

    10-hour Construction Outreach

    • Name: ___
    • Date: ___
    • Knowledge Check: PPE
    • 1. Who is responsible for providing PPE?
    • a. The employer
    • b. The employee
    • c. OSHA
    • d. Workers’ Compensation
    • 2. Common causes of foot injuries include: crushing, penetration, molten metal, chemicals, slippery surfaces, and sharp objects.
    • a. True
    • b. False
    • 3. Safety controls must meet the following order of priority:
    • a. Substitution, PPE, workaround, and administrative
    • b. Workaround, stop work, PPE, and engineering
    • c. Stop work, PPE, engineering, and substitution
    • d. Substitution, engineering, administrative, and PPE
    • 4. Which type of hard hat would provide the most protection from electrical hazards?
    • a. Class A
    • b. Class C
    • c. Class E
    • d. Class G
    • 5. The need for hearing protection is triggered at which decibel level?
    • a. When it exceeds 80 decibels
    • b. When it exceeds 90 decibels
    • c. When it exceeds 100 decibels
    • d. When it exceeds 110 decibels
    • Created by OTIEC Outreach Workgroup 05/18/2015
  2. Page 2

    10-hour Construction Outreach

    • 6. Who is responsible for providing specialized work footwear?
    • a. The employer
    • b. The employee
    • c. OSHA
    • d. Insurance companies
    • 7. Which of the following is considered approved eye protection?
    • a. Sun glasses
    • b. Prescription glasses
    • c. Reading glasses
    • d. Glasses meeting ANSI standard Z87
    • 8. Which of the following is not considered PPE?
    • a. Rubber gloves
    • b. Glasses meeting ANSI Z87
    • c. Sports shoes
    • d. Hearing muffs
    • Knowledge Check: PPE
    • Created by OTIEC Outreach Workgroup 05/18/2015

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