TL;DR. Forty safety training quiz questions across the five most-quizzed workplace settings. Use for OSHA compliance, onboarding, annual safety refreshers.
General workplace safety (10)
First action after a workplace injury? — **Ensure area is safe, then call for help**.Where should fire extinguishers be? — **Visible, accessible, near hazards and exits; never blocked**.The acronym “PASS” in fire safety: — **Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep**.What does an SDS contain? — **Chemical hazard, handling, storage, emergency info**.How often should fire drills be? — **At least annually**.Tornado warning action? — **Move to an interior room or basement**.When should you report a near miss? — **Immediately, even with no injury**.What is “ergonomics”? — **Design of work environments to fit human capabilities**.Safe lift weight guideline? — **~50 lbs (23 kg) with proper technique**.Correct lift technique? — **Bend at knees, back straight, lift with legs**.Construction safety (10)
PPE stands for: — **Personal Protective Equipment**.Hard hat replacement interval: — **Every 5 years, sooner after impact**.Minimum safe distance from overhead power lines (≤50 kV) for unqualified workers: — **10 feet (3 m)**.“Competent person” under OSHA: — **Capable of identifying hazards and authorised to correct them**.Fall protection required height: — **6 feet (1.8 m)**.OSHA Caution sign colour: — **Yellow**.Scaffolding inspection frequency: — **Before each shift and after any incident**.Leading cause of construction fatalities: — **Falls**.Trenches deeper than 5 ft require: — **Protective system (shoring, sloping, shielding)**.LOTO stands for: — **Lockout/Tagout**.Healthcare safety (10)
The “5 Rights” of medication administration: — **Right patient, drug, dose, route, time**.Hand hygiene timing: — **Before/after patient contact, before clean procedures, after body fluid exposure, after surrounding contact**.Standard precautions assume: — **All blood and body fluids may be infectious**.Donning PPE sequence: — **Gown, mask, goggles, gloves**.Doffing PPE sequence: — **Gloves, goggles, gown, mask** (varies by protocol).Needlestick injury report timing: — **As soon as possible — time-sensitive**.HIPAA patient identifiers (partial): — **Name, dates, addresses, SSN, medical records, photos, etc.**Handoffs use a structured tool such as: — **SBAR**.SBAR stands for: — **Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation**.Universal precautions apply to: — **All patients regardless of diagnosis**.Food service safety (5)
Danger Zone temperature: — **40°F to 140°F (4°C to 60°C)**.Cold hold: — **At or below 40°F (4°C)**.Hot hold: — **At or above 140°F (60°C)**.Minimum internal cooking temp for poultry: — **165°F (74°C)**.Food in Danger Zone discard time: — **2 hours (1 hour if ambient >90°F/32°C)**.Office safety (5)
Monitor top should be at: — **Eye level or just below**.Recommended screen distance: — **20–28 inches (50–70 cm)**.The 20-20-20 rule: — **Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds**.Ergonomic elbow angle for typing: — **~90 degrees**.Office fire drills test: — **Evacuation routes, assembly points, accountability**.Customising
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