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1. An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health
Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof,
a. R.A. No. 11055
b. R.A. No. 11056
c. R.A. No. 11057
d. R.A. No. 11058
2. Refers to any person trained and duly certified to administer first aid by the
Philippine Red Cross or any organization authorized by the Secretary of Labor and
Employment cetified-first aider
a. employer
b. competency standards
c. covered workplaces
c. equipment
3. Refer to industry – determined specifications of proficiency required for effective
work performance.
a. employer
b. competency standards
c. covered workplaces
c. equipment
4. Refer to establishments, projects, sites and all other places where work is being
undertaken wherein the number of employees, nature of operations, and risk or
hazards involved in the business, as determined by the Secretary of Labor and
Employment, require compliance with the provisions of this Rules.
a. employer
b. competency standards
c. covered workplaces
c. equipment
5. Refer to any person, natural or juridical, including the principal employer,
contractor or subcontractor, if any, who directly or indirectly benefits from the
services of the employee.
a. employer
b. competency standards
c. covered workplaces
c. equipment
6. Refers to any machine with engine or electric motor as prime mover.
a. employer
b. competency standards
c. covered workplaces
c. equipment
7. Refer to those which have been granted accreditation by DOLE pursuant to D.O.
No. 16, Series of 2001 and its subsequent regulations.
a. employer
b. DOLE – Accredited Training Organizations
c. covered workplaces
c. General safety and health inspection
c. occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioner
d. occupational safety and health (OSH) standards
16. Refers to a qualified Safety Officer 4 or its equivalent, duly certified by DOLE to
perform and/or render consultative services on occupational safety and health in
least two (2) fields of specialization as determined by DOLE.
a. occupational health (OH) personnel
b. occupational safety and health (OSH) consultant
c. occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioner
d. occupational safety and health (OSH) standards
17. Refers to a qualified Safety Officer 3 or its equivalent, duly certified by DOLE to
render occupational safety and health services in a defined and specific scope or
core competency.
a. occupational health (OH) personnel
b. occupational safety and health (OSH) consultant
c. occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioner
d. occupational safety and health (OSH) standards
18. Refers to a set of rules issued by DOLE which mandates the adoption and use
of appropriate practices, means, methods, operations or processes, and working
conditions reasonably necessary to ensure safe and healthful employment.
a. occupational health (OH) personnel
b. occupational safety and health (OSH) consultant
c. occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioner
d. occupational safety and health (OSH) standards
19. Refers to a specialized clothing or equipment designed to protect workers
against safety and health hazards that may cause serious workplace injuries and
illness.
a. safety and health audit
b. safety and health committee
c. safety and health program
d. personal protective equipment (PPE)
20. Refers to a regular and critical examination of project sites, safety programs,
records, and management performance on program standards on safety and health
conducted by the safety officer.
a. safety and health audit
b. safety and health committee
c. safety and health program
d. personal protective equipment (PPE)
8. Refers to an examination of the work environment, including the location and
operation of machinery other than those covered by technical safety audits,
adequacy of work space, ventilation, lighting, conditions of work environment,
handling, storage or work procedures, protection facilities and other possible
sources of safety and health hazards in the workplace.
a. employer
b. DOLE – Accredited Training Organizations
c. covered workplaces
c. General safety and health inspection
21. Refers to a body created within the workplace tasked with the authority to plan,
develop and implement OSH policies and programs, monitor and evaluate the OSH
program, and inspect and investigate all aspects of the works pertaining to the
safety and health of workers.
a. safety and health audit
b. safety and health committee
c. safety and health program
d. personal protective equipment (PPE)
9. refers to a workplace wherein the presence of hazard or potential hazard within
the company may affect the safety and/or health of workers not only within but also
persons outside the premises of the workplace.
a. high risk establishment
b. DOLE – Accredited Training Organizations
c. covered workplaces
c. General safety and health inspection
22. Refers to a set of detailed rules to govern company policies, processes and
practices in all economic activities to conform with OSH standards, including the
personnel responsible, and penalties for any violation thereof.
a. safety and health audit
b. safety and health committee
c. safety and health program
d. personal protective equipment (PPE)
10. The ff. are workplaces commonly associated with high-risk activities:
a. chemical works and chemical production plants
b. construction
c. deep sea fishing
d. all of the above
23. Refers to any employee or officer of the company trained by DOLE or DOLEAccredited Training Organization and tasked by the employer to implement an OSH
program, and ensure that it is in accordance with the provisions of OSH standards.
a. safety officer 3 (SO3)
b. safety officer 1 (SO1)
c. safety officer 2 (SO2)
d. safety officer
11. Refers to a situation caused by a condition or practice in any place of
employment that could reasonably be expected to lead to death or serious physical
harm.
a. imminent danger
b. low risk establishment
c. medium risk establishment
d. micro and small enterprises (MSEs)
12. Refers to a workplace where there is low level of danger or exposure to safety
and health hazards and not likely or with low probability to result in accident, harm
or injury, or illness.
a. imminent danger
b. low risk establishment
c. medium risk establishment
d. micro and small enterprises (MSEs)
13. Refers to a workplace where there is moderate exposure to safety and health
hazards and with probability of accident, injury or illness, if no preventive or
control measures are in place.
a. imminent danger
b. low risk establishment
c. medium risk establishment
d. micro and small enterprises (MSEs)
14. Refers to establishments employing less than ten (10) employees, and the
establishments employing less than one hundred (100) employees, respectively,
regardless of capitalization.
a. imminent danger
b. low risk establishment
c. medium risk establishment
d. micro and small enterprises (MSEs)
15. Refer to a qualified first-aider, nurse, dentist or physician engaged by the
employer to provide occupational health services in the establishment, project, site
or workplace.
a. occupational health (OH) personnel
b. occupational safety and health (OSH) consultant
24. Refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory eight (8)-hour OSH
orientation course as prescribed in the OSH standards and two (2)-hour trainer’s
training.
a. safety officer 3 (SO3)
b. safety officer 1 (SO1)
c. safety officer 2 (SO2)
d. safety officer
25. Refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory forty (40)-hour OSH
training course applicable to the industry as prescribed in the OSH standards.
a. safety officer 3 (SO3)
b. safety officer 1 (SO1)
c. safety officer 2 (SO2)
d. safety officer
26. Refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory forty (40)-hour OSH
training course applicable to the industry, additional forty-eight (48) hours of
advanced/specialized occupational safety training course relevant to the industry,
relevant experience in OSH for at least two (2) years, and other requirements as
prescribed in the OSH standards.
a. safety officer 3 (SO3)
b. safety officer 1 (SO1)
c. safety officer 2 (SO2)
d. safety officer
27. Refers to an employee who has completed the mandatory forty (40)-hour OSH
training course applicable to the industry, additional eighty (80) hours of
advanced/specialized occupational safety training course relevant to the industry,
an aggregate of three hundred twenty (320) hours of OSH related training or
experience, an actual experience as SO3 for at least four (4) years, and other
requirements as prescribed by the OSH standards.
a. safety officer 3 (SO3)
b. safety officer 1 (SO1)
c. safety officer 2 (SO2)
d. safety officer 4 (SO4)
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28. Refers to any emergency, warning or danger signpost or safety instruction
using the standard colors and sizes, including the standard symbols for safety
instructions and warnings in the workplace, prescribed by DOLE in accordance
with the OSH standards.
a. safety signage
b. workplace
c. worker
d. workers’ OSH Seminar
29. Refers to any site or location where workers need to be present or to go to by
reason of their work, and which are under the direct or indirect control of the
employer, including, but not limited to, work areas, employee lounges and
restrooms, conference and classroom spaces, employee cafeterias, hallways and
emergency access.
a. safety signage
b. workplace
c. worker
d. workers’ OSH Seminar
30. Refers to any member of the labor force, regardless of employment status.
a. safety signage
b. workplace
c. worker
d. workers’ OSH Seminar
31. Refers to the mandatory eight (8)-hour module conducted by the safety officer
of the workplace as prescribed by the OSH standards.
a. safety signage
b. workplace
c. worker
d. workers’ OSH Seminar
SITUATION:
Given:
DURATION (DAYS)
1
2
3
4
5
6
No. of Workers
3
6
5
7
6
4
32. Compute the total number of man-hours worked.
a. 240
b. 244
c. 248
d. 256
33. Compute the Frequency Rate per 1 million employee-hours of exposure.
a. 12500
b. 12296
c. 12097
d. 11719
34. Compute the Severity Rate per 1 million employee-hours of exposure.
a. 8334
b. 8197
c. 8065
d. 7813
35. Compute the Incidence Rate per 1000 workers.
a. 400
b. 450
c. 500
d. 550
36. What are the misconceptions about safety?
1. accidents cannot be prevented
2. companies do not have may accidents
3. safety is expensive
4. companies are insured anyway
b. 1, 2 & 4
c. 2 & 4
d. 1, 2, 3, & 4
37. What are the common types of accidents?
1. fall from height and fall from the same level
2. struck against rigid structure, sharp or rough objects
3. struck by falling objects
4. caught in, on or in between objects
5. electrocution
6. fire
a. 1, 2, & 3
c. 2, 3 & 4
b. 2, 3 & 6
d. all of the above
38. Freedom from accidents; absence of hazardous conditions and acts.
a. safety
b. health
c. hazard
d. risk
39. Freedom from illness; state of wellness, not just absence of disease.
a. safety
b. health
c. hazard
d. risk
40. The potential of an act or condition that can lead to an accident.
a. safety
b. health
c. hazard
d. risk
41. The chance of physical or personal loss.
a. safety
b. health
c. hazard
d. risk
43. A disruption in the normal process which does not results to injury or
equipment damage.
a. near miss
b. accidents
c. unsafe/unhealthy act
d. unsafe/unhealthy condition
44. Any human action that violates a commonly accepted safe work procedure or
standard operating procedure.
a. near miss
b. accidents
c. unsafe/unhealthy act
d. unsafe/unhealthy condition
45. defines as the physical or chemical property of a material, machine or the
environment which could possibly cause injury to people, damage to property,
disrupt operations in a plant or office or other forms of losses. Can be guarded or
prevented.
a. near miss
b. accidents
c. unsafe/unhealthy act
d. unsafe/unhealthy condition
46. The process where you identify hazards, analyze or evaluate the risk associated
with that hazards, and determine appropriate ways to eliminate or control the
hazard.
a. risk assessment
b. hazard assessment
c. unsafe/unhealthy act
d. unsafe/unhealthy condition
47. Which of the following are considered as construction hazards?
1. open excavation
4. Dust and dirt
2. falling objects
5. Temporary wirings
3. welding operations
6. Temporary overhead electrical lines
If the number of lost time injury reported is 3, number of man-days lost is 2 mandays.
a. 1 & 2
42. An unexpected, unforeseen, unplanned and unwanted occurrence or event that
causes damage or loss of materials or properties, injury or death.
a. near miss
b. accidents
c. hazard
d. risk
a. 1, 2, 3
c. 5 & 6
b. 4, 5, 6
d. all of the above
48. Which of the following are correct about standard color of signs for safety?
1. red – for fire protection
2. green – for design safety, first aid
3. white – for designation of traffic
4. black, white, combination of black & white – for traffic designation &
housekeeping marking.
5. yellow – for caution
6. orange – for warning
7. blue – for notice
8. purple – for radiation
a. 1,3,4 & 6
c. 2,3,4 & 8
b. 3,4,7 & 8
d. all of the above
49. Which of the following are basic safety rules that can prevent all hazards
involved in the use of power tools?
1. keep all tools in good condition with regular maintenance.
2. use the right tool for the job.
3. examine each tool for damage before use.
4. operate according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
5. provide and use the proper protective equipment.
a. 1,3 & 5
c. 1,4, & 5
b. 2,3 & 4
d. all of the above
50. What are the safety measures in Excavation in Confined Spaces?
1. check the atmosphere condition before entry.
2. do not work alone in confined space.
3. provide ventilation or blower before entering the confined spaces.
4. emergency rescue equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harnesses
and line and basket stretcher shall be readily available where adverse atmospheric
conditions are suspected or may develop in excavations.
a. 1 & 3
c. 1 & 2
b. 1,2 & 4
d. all of the above
51. What are the hazards associated with demolition?
1. falls
6. manual demolition
2. lift shafts
7. Hazardous substance
3. being hit/trapped/crushed by objects
8. Dangerous goods
4. use of equipment (crane lifting loads)
9. Noise & vibrations
5. manual handling
10. Electric shocks
ALL OF THE ABOVE
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52. What are the fall protection system categories.
1. surface protection (non-slip flooring)
2. fixed barriers (handrails, guardrails)
3. surface opening protection (removable covers, guardrails)
4. travel restraint systems (safety line and belt)
5. fall arrest systems (safety line and harness)
6. fall containment systems (safety nets)
a. 2,4 & 6
c. 1,3 & 4
b. 1,2,3 & 5
d. all of the above
53. What are the hazards present in heavy equipment operation
1. moving parts of the equipment
2. uneven terrain
3. energized electrical lines
4. fall
5. dust
6. overloaded equipment
7. noise
8. vibration
9. unsecured loads
10. improvised attachments
11. blind spots
a. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 10
c. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 9
b. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 11
d. all of the above
54. Which of the following are hazard prevention and controls in heavy equipment
operation.
1. perimeter fencing, enclosures, signs.
2. spotters provided for in-the-blind, backing machines and/or equipment
3. poor planning forces workers to commit unsafe acts! (office trailers, change
trailers, haul roads, parking areas)
4. be alert; stay clear; hear warnings
5. temporary barricades around hazards
a. 1,3 & 5
c. 1 & 2
b. 1,3,4 & 5
d. all of the above
55. What are the hazards in the use of scaffolding?
1. fall of person from height
2. fall of materials and objects from height
3. collapse of scaffold
4. overloading of the scaffold
5. safe access not provided
6. electrocution
a. 1,2,3,4 & 5
c. 1,2,3 & 6
b. 1,2,3 & 4
d. all of the above
56. The three (3) general environmental control measures that are useful in the
workplace are:
1. Elimination
2. Substitution
3. Engineering Controls
4. Administrative Controls
5. PPE
a. 1,2 & 5
c. 3,4 & 5
b. 3 & 4
d. all of the above
57. What are the main types of health hazards?
a. Physical, Chemical, Biological, Ergonomic, Psychological
b. Noise, Vibration, Heat Stress, Cold Stress, Illumination, Pressure
c. Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Parasites, Insects, Plants
d. all of the above
58. This is a short meeting usually held to discuss safety and health conditions in
the workplace.
a. BOSH meeting
b. COSH meeting
c. Tool Box meeting
d. Management meeting
59. A real safety & health inspection. It is deliberate, thorough, and systematic by
design.
a. Unplanned inspection
b. continuous inspection
c. on-going inspection
d. planned inspection
60. It is a collective effort that focuses both on the different jobs in a company, and
a group of people tasked to identify them.
a. accident investigation
b. job hazard analysis
c. safety and health program
d. none of the above