OSHA 10 Construction Practice Test 2026
The OSHA 10-hour Construction course is a voluntary awareness course in OSHA's Outreach Training Program. After the course, an OSHA-authorized trainer or online provider issues your Department of Labor (DOL) completion card. OSHA does not publish an exam bank, so this practice covers the required course topics.
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及格线:No public OSHA exam bank. The authorized trainer or online provider runs the course and issues the DOL card。 主办机构:U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Outreach Training Program (courses and cards through authorized trainers and online providers)。 在这里免费练习80道题,每道题都附有答案和解释。 已于2026年10月10日根据官方资料核对。
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第1题,共25题
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答案: B. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) created OSHA to set and enforce workplace safety and health standards.
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第2题,共25题
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答案: D. Keep the workplace free of serious recognized hazards
Section 5(a)(1), the General Duty Clause, covers serious recognized hazards even where no specific OSHA standard applies.
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第3题,共25题
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答案: C. A language you understand
Workers have the right to receive safety and health training in a language they understand.
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第4题,共25题
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答案: C. To file a confidential complaint and request an inspection
Workers can file a confidential complaint, request an inspection and speak privately to the inspector.
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第5题,共25题
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答案: C. Within 30 days of the retaliation
Employers must not retaliate against workers who use their safety rights. A retaliation complaint must be filed within 30 days.
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第6题,共25题
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答案: D. When there is a risk of death or serious harm, no time for OSHA to inspect, and the employer was told
OSHA lists these conditions together. The danger must be real and urgent, and the worker should first raise it with the employer where possible.
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第7题,共25题
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答案: C. Within 8 hours
Fatalities must be reported within 8 hours. In-patient hospitalizations, amputations and losses of an eye must be reported within 24 hours.
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第8题,共25题
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答案: D. The employer, with few exceptions
OSHA requires employers to pay for PPE used to comply with OSHA standards, with few exceptions.
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第9题,共25题
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答案: C. No, it is a voluntary training program and not a certification
OSHA says the Outreach Training Program is voluntary, is not a certification, and does not meet the training requirements of any OSHA standard.
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第10题,共25题
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答案: D. The OSHA-authorized trainer or online provider
Authorized trainers and online providers issue the cards. OSHA does not keep records of their classes.
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第11题,共25题
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答案: D. 90 days
Trainers have 90 days after the course is completed to issue course completion cards.
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第12题,共25题
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答案: A. No, not if it was more than 5 years ago
Trainers keep records for five years. After that, you must retake the course to get a card.
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第13题,共25题
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答案: C. Falls, electrocution, struck-by and caught-in or -between
The Focus Four are the leading causes of death in construction and take at least 4 hours of the 10-hour course.
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第14题,共25题
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答案: C. Falls
The construction procedures require at least 1 hour 30 minutes on falls and at least 30 minutes on each of the other three.
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第15题,共25题
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答案: C. Supervisors or workers with safety responsibility
The 10-hour course gives workers awareness of common hazards. The 30-hour course is for supervisors or workers with safety responsibility.
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第16题,共25题
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答案: B. 6 feet or more above a lower level
Under 1926.501(b)(1), fall protection is required at 6 feet or more above a lower level in construction.
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第17题,共25题
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答案: C. Guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems
1926.501(b)(1) requires one of these three systems for unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above a lower level.
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第18题,共25题
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答案: D. 42 inches, plus or minus 3 inches
Under 1926.502(b)(1), the top edge must be 42 inches plus or minus 3 inches above the walking/working level.
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第19题,共25题
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答案: B. At least 200 pounds
Top rails must withstand a force of at least 200 pounds applied outward or downward.
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第20题,共25题
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答案: D. 3½ inches
Toeboards must be at least 3½ inches tall to stop tools and materials falling on people below.
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第21题,共25题
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答案: D. Hold twice the load, be secured and be marked "HOLE" or "COVER"
Under 1926.502(i), covers must support twice the expected load, be secured against movement and be marked.
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第22题,共25题
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答案: D. 6 feet
Personal fall arrest systems must be rigged so a worker can neither free fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level.
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第23题,共25题
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答案: D. At least 5,000 pounds per worker attached
Anchorages must support at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached, or be part of a system designed by a qualified person.
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第24题,共25题
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答案: C. Before each use
Personal fall arrest systems must be inspected prior to each use for wear, damage and other deterioration.
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第25题,共25题
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答案: A. It must be removed from service until inspected
Equipment that has been subjected to impact loading must be removed from service until inspected and found undamaged.
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真实考试:No public OSHA exam bank. The authorized trainer or online provider runs the course and issues the DOL card.
考前须知
- The Outreach Training Program is voluntary and is not a certification. Some states, cities or employers require the card as a condition of employment.
- Authorized trainers and online providers issue the DOL completion cards, not OSHA. Trainers have 90 days after the course to issue cards.
- A card cannot be issued or replaced if the course was completed more than 5 years ago. After that, you must retake the course.
- The 10-hour construction course must include 1 hour on Introduction to OSHA, 4 hours on the Focus Four hazards, 30 minutes on PPE and 30 minutes on health hazards.
- Of the 4 Focus Four hours, at least 1½ hours cover falls and at least 30 minutes each cover electrocution, struck-by and caught-in or -between hazards.
- In construction, workers 6 feet or more above a lower level at an unprotected side or edge must be protected by guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.
- Workers have the right to training in a language they understand, and a retaliation complaint must be filed within 30 days.
常见问题
Is there an official OSHA 10 exam I can study from?
No. OSHA does not publish an exam bank. Authorized trainers and online providers deliver the course, check that you completed it, and issue the DOL card.
Who issues the OSHA 10 card?
The OSHA-authorized trainer or online provider who taught your course. Trainers have 90 days after the course to issue cards.
Is the OSHA 10 card required by law?
Federal OSHA does not require it; the program is voluntary. Some states, cities and employers require it as a condition of employment.
What topics does OSHA 10 Construction cover?
Introduction to OSHA, the Focus Four hazards (falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or -between), PPE, health hazards such as noise or silica, and at least two elective topics such as scaffolds, ladders or excavations.
Can I get a replacement OSHA 10 card?
Only if you finished the course within the past 5 years. Contact the trainer or online provider who taught it.
资料来源
- OSHA: Outreach Training Program (10- and 30-hour cards)
- OSHA: Outreach Training Program – Construction Industry Procedures (2024)
- OSHA: Workers' rights
- OSH Act, Section 5 – Duties (General Duty Clause)
- 29 CFR 1926.501 – Duty to have fall protection
- 29 CFR 1926.502 – Fall protection systems criteria and practices
- 29 CFR 1926.451 – Scaffolds: general requirements
- 29 CFR 1926.1053 – Ladders
- 29 CFR 1926.651 – Specific excavation requirements
- 29 CFR 1926.652 – Requirements for protective systems
- OSHA: Trenching and excavation
- 29 CFR 1926.1153 – Respirable crystalline silica
- 29 CFR 1926.32 – Definitions (competent person)
- OSHA QuickCard: Hazard Communication Standard pictograms
- OSHA QuickCard: Hazard Communication Standard labels