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Safety Technician Practice Test

Check what you know about the safety technician job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on safety technician knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15The most effective control in the hierarchy of controls is:
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Answer: Elimination. Eliminating the hazard is most effective.

Question 2 of 15The OSHA 300 log records:
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Answer: Work-related injuries and illnesses. It records recordable cases.

Question 3 of 15A near-miss is:
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Answer: An event that could have caused injury. No one was hurt, but it could have happened.

Question 4 of 15A noise dosimeter measures:
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Answer: Noise exposure. It measures a worker’s noise dose.

Question 5 of 15Which BCSP credential is for construction safety technicians?
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Answer: CHST. The Construction Health and Safety Technician.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A device that measures a worker’s noise exposure.”
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Answer: Noise dosimeter. Noise dosimeter: A device that measures a worker’s noise exposure.

Question 7 of 15What does “JHA” mean?
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Answer: Job hazard analysis: breaking a task into steps to find hazards.. JHA: Job hazard analysis: breaking a task into steps to find hazards.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Total recordable incident rate.”
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Answer: TRIR. TRIR: Total recordable incident rate.

Question 9 of 15What does “SDS” mean?
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Answer: Safety data sheet for a chemical.. SDS: Safety data sheet for a chemical.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Someone able to identify hazards and authorized to correct them.”
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Answer: Competent person. Competent person: Someone able to identify hazards and authorized to correct them.

Question 11 of 15What does “Permissible exposure limit (PEL)” mean?
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Answer: OSHA’s legal exposure limit for a substance.. Permissible exposure limit (PEL): OSHA’s legal exposure limit for a substance.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative controls and PPE.”
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Answer: Hierarchy of controls. Hierarchy of controls: Elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative controls and PPE.

Question 13 of 15What does “OSHA 300 log” mean?
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Answer: The record of work-related injuries and illnesses.. OSHA 300 log: The record of work-related injuries and illnesses.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A short safety meeting on the job.”
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Answer: Toolbox talk. Toolbox talk: A short safety meeting on the job.

Question 15 of 15What does “Recordable injury” mean?
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Answer: An injury that must be recorded on the OSHA log.. Recordable injury: An injury that must be recorded on the OSHA log.

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