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Confined spaces
This quiz will test your knowledge of confined spaces. Click below to see answers.
- The definition of a confined space is relatively straightforward. According to OSHA, it’s a space that is __________.
- Large enough for a person to enter to perform work
- Limited in the way of entry or exit
- Not designed for continuous occupancy
- All the above
- A permit-required confined space can be reclassified as a __________ for the length of entry if the hazard can be eliminated for the entry time.
- Confined space
- Permit space
- Non-permit space
- Alternate-entry space
- “Entry” to a permit space occurs when __________ a worker’s body breaks the plane of the space.
- The entire part
- The forward plane
- Any part of
- All the above
- Once you determine that a confined space exists on your jobsite, the next step is to evaluate whether __________.
- It’s a permit-required confined space.
- You need PPE to enter.
- The atmosphere is hazardous.
- Immediate dangerous to life and health hazards exist.
- The OSHA regulation says that confined spaces with one or more of the following characteristics qualify as permit-required: __________.
- Contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere
- Contains no other recognized serious safety or health hazard
- Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant
- Both A and C
- If workers are allowed to enter permit spaces, a __________ must be developed, available, communicated, and effectively implemented.
- Energy control program
- A written permit space program
- Fall protection plan
- All the above
Confined spaces: Answers
Test Yourself quiz answers:
1. d
2. c
3. c
4. a
5. d
6. b
