OSHA - Safety Certificate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Questions and Answers

Question 1

According to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132, what is the first step an employer must take before providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to employees?

Accepted Answer

Perform a written certification of a workplace hazard assessment.

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Purchase the least expensive PPE available.

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Require employees to purchase their own PPE.

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Train employees on how to use various types of PPE.

Question 2

An employee works in an area with flying debris. They wear their personal prescription eyeglasses for vision correction. Under OSHA's eye protection standard (29 CFR 1910.133), what is the employer's responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Ensure the employee uses protection that incorporates the prescription or fits over the glasses.

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Ensure the employee's regular prescription glasses are made of shatterproof material.

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Require the employee to work without corrective lenses.

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Inform the employee that they are responsible for their own eye protection.

Question 3

An employer provides all required PPE to their employees at no cost. However, an employee loses their company-issued safety gloves. According to OSHA's rules on payment for PPE, what is the employer's obligation for replacement?

Accepted Answer

The employer is not required to pay for replacement PPE if the employee lost it.

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The employer must always replace the lost PPE at no cost.

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The employee must work without gloves until they can afford to replace them.

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The employer must provide a lower quality, less expensive replacement.

Question 4

A landscaping company has hired several new workers who will be operating noisy equipment like lawnmowers and leaf blowers, requiring the use of hearing protection. Which of the following is NOT a required topic for the employer to cover in PPE training for these employees?

Accepted Answer

The specific decibel reduction rating of each brand of equipment.

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How to properly fit and wear the earplugs/earmuffs.

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The limitations of the hearing protection.

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The proper care, maintenance, and disposal of the hearing protection.

Question 5

Under OSHA's general requirements for Personal Protective Equipment [29 CFR 1910.132(a)], PPE should be used to protect employees when:

Accepted Answer

Engineering and administrative controls are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection.

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It is the cheapest method of hazard control.

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Employees request it, regardless of the presence of a hazard.

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It is the first line of defense against all workplace hazards.

Question 6

An employer is required to provide foot protection to an employee working with heavy materials that could roll onto their feet. According to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.136, the selected protective footwear must comply with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Any nationally recognized consensus standard, such as those from ASTM.

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A specific brand list published by OSHA.

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The employee's personal preference for comfort and style.

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The employer's own internal testing and certification.