Scaffold Safety and Compliance Test 2 

Safety Guidelines SCAFFOLD SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE TEST NAME:________________________DATE:____________________SCORE:________ SSN :_________________________ 1) OSHA regulations are laws and must be followed by the construction industry. True 2) Authorized Person Competent Person Skilled Person Qualified Person Anything that looks like it will hold the intended load firmly. Base plates, mud sills, or other adequate firm foundation. It makes no real difference as long as it is braced properly. Solid ground. Scaffold mud sills help distribute the leg or vertical loads to the soil, asphalt, concrete, etc. True 6) False All scaffolds must be built on A. B. C. D. 5) or Scaffolds may only be erected, altered, or dismantled under the supervision of a/an A. B. C. D. 4) False The safe use of a scaffold is the responsibility of all people involved with the scaffold. True 3) or or False Where should the bottom runners be placed on the scaffold? A. B. C. D. Four inches from the bottom of the legs. About knee high. As close to the base as possible. They should always be attached to the screw jacks. 7) X-Bracing means to attach two braces on each side of the scaffold to form an X shape at all angles. True 8) False How high above the base should handrails be? A. B. C. D. 9) or 38 to 42 inches 36 to 45 inches 42 to 45 inches None of the above An access ladder should be installed on all scaffolds more than A. B. C. D. 4 feet above or below a point of access 3 feet above or below a point of access 2 feet above or below a point of access 1 foot above or below a point of access 10) Ladders should be attached at a place on the scaffold that is less likely to cause A. B. C. D. Swaying Damage Tripping Injury 11) Each scaffold deck shall be fully planked so that the gap between each plank is no more than A. B. C. D. 2 inches 1 inch 3 inches There can be no gaps 12) The minimum board overhang is 10 inches past the bearer bar. True or False 13) The maximum overhang of a board 10 feet or less is A. B. C. D. 18 inches 10 inches 12 inches 9 inches 14) When planks are overlapped, the minimum overlap is A. B. C. D. 14 inches 12 inches 16 inches 8 inches 15) Toeboards are to be on all open sides of a scaffold when the deck is higher than A. B. C. D. 6 feet or more 8 feet or more 7½ feet or more 10 feet or more 16) Toeboards must be at least 3½ inches high and have no more than ¼ inch gap between the toeboard and the deck. True or False 17) All scaffold end frames must be locked together to prevent A. B. C. D. Tipping To help scaffold stay plumb Swaying Uplift 18) A tube and coupler scaffold more than 125 feet in height must be designed by a competent engineer with at least two years scaffold experience. True or False 19) Guys or ties should be placed as close to the verticals as possible. True or False 20) The casters on mobile scaffolds should never be locked in case they need to be moved during emergencies. True or False 21) Horizontal and diagonal bracing is not preferred on a mobile scaffold. True or False 22) A scaffold that is made to be heavy-duty will hold 25 pounds per square foot. True or False 23) A screw jack shall be used on scaffolds to help A. B. C. D. Make it taller Level it Hold it in place Keep it from falling over 24) Knot holes in planks may be any size as long as they are not loose or missing. True or False 25) A scaffold plank must weigh at least A. B. C. D. 45 pounds 55 pounds 65 pounds None of the above is correct 26) Scaffold planks that are 10 feet long or more may hang beyond the bearer bar by a minimum/maximum of _____ per the construction standard 29 CFR 1926.450. A. B. C. D. 6 - 14 inches 8 - 18 inches 6 - 18 inches 6 - 12 inches 27) Saw kerfs do not damage the integrity of the plank. True or False 28) Scaffold erectors do not need to have an understanding of all the factors which may affect the strength, stability, and the effectiveness of a completed scaffold. True or False 29) Scaffolds and their components shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least four times the maximum intended load. This is known as a 4 to 1 safety factor. True or False 30) On tube and coupler scaffold, the bearers shall be at least _____ but not more than _____ inches longer than the post spacing or runner spacing. A. B. C. D. Not less than 4", not more than 12" Not less than 2", not more than 6" Not less than 6", not more than 14" None of the above