Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) Exam – Sample

What type of respiratory protection does EPA/OSHA Type D protective clothing offer?

Which type of employer on a worksite may be cited for safety violations?

The best choice to protect eyes from dust is to wear

If a substance has a TLV-STEL rating, the exposure limit for workers is

Safety committees should focus on

What does a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) measure?

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires
each employer covered by the Act to furnish employees
places �…of employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious
physical harm.� This clause is commonly known as the:

For the excavation shown below, what is the approximate
slope of Side A?

A construction employee receives the following exposure
to noise on a construction site during an 8-hour period:
3 hours @ 92 dBA
2 hours @ 95 dBA
3 hours @ 90 dBA
The OSHA permissible exposures at these sound levels
are:
Sound Level Permissible Duration
90 dBA 8 hours
92 dBA 6 hours
95 dBA 4 hours
What percent of the PEL is this exposure?

A construction company experiences four federal OSHA
recordable injuries and illnesses in one calendar year. The
employees of this company worked a total of 250,000
hours during the year. What is the recordable injury and
illness incidence rate (using the federal OSHA technique)
for this company?