Safety Trained Supervisor Safety Trained Supervisor MCQ 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A newly hired employee is most at risk for a workplace injury during which period?
- After five years of service
- During the first year of employment (Correct answer)
- After returning from extended leave
- During mandatory overtime periods
Correct answer: During the first year of employment
New workers are statistically at highest injury risk during their first year due to unfamiliarity with tasks, equipment, and site hazards.
Question 2: A fire extinguisher labeled 'ABC' is appropriate for use on fires involving:
- Only ordinary combustibles like wood and paper
- Ordinary combustibles, flammable liquids, and electrical equipment (Correct answer)
- Flammable metals only
- Cooking oils and flammable liquids
Correct answer: Ordinary combustibles, flammable liquids, and electrical equipment
ABC-rated extinguishers combat Class A (ordinary combustibles), Class B (flammable liquids), and Class C (electrical) fires.
Question 3: Which leading indicator best signals that a worksite's safety culture is improving?
- Decrease in OSHA recordable injury rate
- Increase in near-miss reporting (Correct answer)
- Reduction in workers' compensation costs
- Fewer OSHA citations issued
Correct answer: Increase in near-miss reporting
Rising near-miss reports indicate workers feel safe reporting hazards without fear of blame, reflecting improved safety culture and communication.
Question 4: In a safety management system, the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is used to:
- Determine OSHA citation penalties
- Continuously improve safety programs through systematic review (Correct answer)
- Assign disciplinary actions for safety violations
- Schedule mandatory OSHA inspections
Correct answer: Continuously improve safety programs through systematic review
PDCA is a continuous improvement framework used in safety management to plan controls, implement them, measure effectiveness, and refine the approach.
Question 5: The primary purpose of a Safety and Health Program (SHP) is to:
- Satisfy OSHA recordkeeping requirements
- Systematically prevent injuries, illnesses, and fatalities (Correct answer)
- Limit employer liability in worker compensation claims
- Document worker safety training completion
Correct answer: Systematically prevent injuries, illnesses, and fatalities
A Safety and Health Program is a proactive, systematic approach to preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
Question 6: What is the correct immediate response when a worker suffers an electric shock and is still in contact with the energized source?
- Pull the worker away by grabbing their arm
- De-energize the source before touching the worker (Correct answer)
- Pour water on the source to cool it
- Begin CPR immediately while the worker is still in contact
Correct answer: De-energize the source before touching the worker
Touching an electrified victim without first de-energizing the source will cause the rescuer to also receive a shock.
Question 7: Silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing is regulated because it causes:
- Acute skin rashes after short-term exposure
- Silicosis, lung cancer, and other serious respiratory diseases (Correct answer)
- Eye irritation only, with no systemic effects
- Hearing loss in noisy environments
Correct answer: Silicosis, lung cancer, and other serious respiratory diseases
Crystalline silica causes silicosis, a progressive and potentially fatal lung disease, as well as lung cancer and kidney disease.
Safety Trained Supervisor Safety Trained Supervisor MCQ 4
A newly hired employee is most at risk for a workplace injury during which period?