COSH Safety Officer Exam Questions

Presidential Decree no. 442

Otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines. This policy issuance institutes consolidated labor and social laws to afford protection to labor, promote employment and human resources development and insure industrial peace based on social justice.

a. Presidential Decree no. 344

b. Presidential Decree no. 442

c. Republic Act no. 11058

d. Republic Act no. 11508

Republic Act no. 11058

An act strengthening compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards and providing penalties for violations thereof

a. DOLE Department Order no. 198, s. 2018

b. DOLE Department Order no. 13, s. 1998

c. Republic Act no. 11058

d. Republic Act no. 11508

DOLE Department Order no. 198, s. 2018

This policy issuance defines and enumerates the implementing rules and regulations of the act strengthening compliance with OSH standards.

a. DOLE Department Order no. 198, s. 2018

b. DOLE Department Order no. 13, s. 1998

c. Republic Act no. 11058

d. Republic Act no. 11508

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

This entity is responsible for the conduct of continuing studies and research to develop innovative methods, techniques, and approaches for dealing with occupational safety and health problems

a. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

b. DOLE Secretary

c. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) d. DPWH Secretary

DOLE Secretary

This entity shall set and enforce mandatory occupational safety and health standards to eliminate or reduce occupational safety and health hazards in all workplaces

a. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

b. DOLE Secretary c. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) d. DPWH Secretary

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

This entity shall be solely responsible for the administration and enforcement of OSH laws, regulations and standards in all establishments and workplaces.

a. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

b. DOLE Secretary

c. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

d. DPWH Secretary

DOLE Secretary

This entity may collect reasonable fees for the inspection of steam boilers, pressure vessels and pipings and electrical installations, the test and approval for safe use of materials, equipment and other safety devices and the approval of plans for such materials, equipment, and devices.

a. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

b. DOLE Secretary

c. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) d. DPWH Secretary

First-Aider

Any person trained and duly certified to administer first aid by the Philippine Red Cross or any organization authorized by DOLE Secretary

a. OSH consultant

b. OSH practitioner

c. OSH personnel

d. First-Aider

OSH personnel

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. OSH consultant

b. OSH practitioner

c. OSH personnel

d. First-Aider

OSH consultant

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 at least two (2) fields of specialization ask determined by DOLE.

a. OSH consultant

b. OSH practitioner

c. OSH personnel

d. First-Aider

OSH practitioner

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. OSH consultant

b. OSH practitioner

c. OSH personnel

d. First-Aider

OSH standards

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. Safety and health program

b. Safety and health committee

c. Safety and health audit

d. OSH standards

Safety and health audit

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 program

b. Safety and health committee

c. Safety and health audit

d. OSH standards

Safety and health committee

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 work pertaining to the safety and health of workers.

a. Safety and health program

b. Safety and health committee

c. Safety and health audit

d. OSH standards

Safety and health program

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 program

b. Safety and health committee

c. Safety and health audit

d. OSH standards

Covered workplace

Establishments, projects sites, and all other places where work is being undertaken wherein the number of employees, nature of operations, and the risks or hazards involved in the business required compliance with the provisions of RA 11058.

a. Covered workplace

b. High-risk establishment

c. Medium-risk establishment

d. Low-risk establishment

Low-risk establishment

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. Covered workplace

b. High-risk establishment

c. Medium-risk establishment

d. Low-risk establishment

Medium-risk establishment

A workplace where there is moderate exposure to safety and health hazards and with probability of an accident, injury or illness, if no preventive or control measures are in place.

a. Covered workplace

b. High-risk establishment

c. Medium-risk establishment

d. Low-risk establishment

High-risk establishment

A workplace, like construction sites, 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. There is a high level of exposure to safety and health hazards, and probability of a major accident resulting to disability or death, or major illness is likely to occur if no preventive or control measures are in place.

a. Covered workplace

b. High-risk establishment

c. Medium-risk establishment

d. Low-risk establishment

b. Personal protective equipment

Specialized clothing or equipment designed to protect workers against safety and health hazards that may cause serious workplace injuries and illness, i.e., protection for the body, eyes, head, face, hands, feet, ears, etc.

a. Personnel protective equipment

b. Personal protective equipment

c. Personnel protective gear

d. Personal protective gear

SAFETY OFFICER 1

completed the mandatory 8 - hour OSH

orientation course, and 2-hour trainer's training

SAFETY OFFICER 2

completed the mandatory 40 - hour OSH

training course

SAFETY OFFICER 3

completed the mandatory 40 - hour OSH

training course, additional 48-hour advanced/

specialized OSH training course, at least 2-year

relevant experience in OSH.

SAFETY OFFICER 4

completed the mandatory 40 - hour OSH

training course, additional 80-hour advanced/

specialized OSH training course, an aggregate

320-hr OSH-related training, 4-year experience as

SO3. (80-hour training may equal one (1) year of

experience, v.v.)

SAFETY OFFICER 1

8-hour OSH orientation

2-hour OSH trainer's training

SAFETY OFFICER 2

40-hour basic OSH training course

SAFETY OFFICER 3

40-hour basic OSH training course

40-hour basic OSH training course

At least 2-year experience as Safety Officer

SAFETY OFFICER 4

40-hour basic OSH training course

80-hour advanced OSH training course

320-hour OSH-related training or experience

At least 4-year experience as Safety Officer 3

Employer

A high-risk construction project requires 140 workers.

If an OSH committee was to be formed, who will act as the chairperson?

a. Safety Officer

b. Employer

c. Project Engineer

d. Foreman

Safety Officer

Who should be the secretary of the OSH committee?

a. Safety Officer

b. Employer

c. Project Engineer

d. Foreman

RED

What color should be used for safety signs relating to fire protection and combustion warning?

a. Red

b. Green

c. White

d. Orange

WHITE

What color should be used to direct traffic in the workplace?

a. Red

b. Green

c. White

d. Orange

ORANGE

What color should be used for alert to designate dangerous parts of machines or energized equipment which may cause injury/hazard?

a. Red

b. Green

c. White

d. Orange

b. Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke

What do the 5S's mean in 5S of good housekeeping?

a. Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Sensei, Senpai

b. Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke

c. Siri, Seiton, Seesaw, Seiketsu, Shitsuke

d. Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Tonkatsu, Shitsuke

Seiri

eliminate unnecessary items

a.Seiton

b.Seiri

c.Seiso

d.Shitsuke

Seiton

arrange and organize(Systematize)

a.Seiton

b.Seiri

c.Seiso

d.Shitsuke

Seiso

cleaning the workplace(Sweep)

a.Seiton

b.Seiri

c.Seiso

d.Shitsuke

Seiketsu

maintain high standard of housekeeping (Sanitize)

a.Seiton

b.Seiri

c.Seiso

d.Shitsuke

Shitsuke

doing things spontaneously without being told

a.Seiton

b.Seiri

c.Seiso

d.Shitsuke

Blue

Color to designate caution limited to warning against starting, use of, or movement of equipment under repair or being worked upon.

a. Red

b. Blue

c. White

d. Purple

416.67

During the safety audit of LGE construction company on a 120-day construction project, 10 cases of accident-resulting disabilities were reported. The total manpower on the project is 25, working at an average of 8 hours a day for the whole project duration.

What is the injury frequency

a. 416.67

b. 416

c. 476

d. 476.19

833

During the safety audit of LGE construction company on a 120-day construction project, 10 cases of accident-resulting disabilities were reported. The total manpower on the project is 25, working at an average of 8 hours a day for the whole project duration.

If a total of 2 workers were not able to work for 10 days each due to the temporary disability brought by the injury, compute for the disabling injury severity rate.

a. 992

b. 992.06

c. 833

d. 833.33

1,445

If a particular sign requires to be visible from 17 meters away, to avoid any hazard, what should be the area of the signage?

a. 0.225 sq.cm.

b. 2,250 sq.cm.

c. 1,445 sq.cm.

d. 1,125 sq.cm

Unsafe Act

Primary cause of accident that is characterized by the human action that departs from a standard or written job procedure or common practice, safety rules, regulations, or instructions.

a. Safety hazard

b. Health hazard

c. Unsafe act

d. Unsafe condition

Unsafe condition

The physical or chemical property of a material, machine or the environment which could result in injury to a person, damage or destruction to property or other forms of losses.

a. Safety hazard

b. Health hazard

c. Unsafe act

d. Unsafe condition

Safety hazard

A risk associated with poorly guarded or dangerous equipment and machinery that may cause injury.

a. Safety hazard

b. Health hazard

c. Unsafe act

d. Unsafe condition

Health hazard

A risk associated with exposure to dangerous substance or conditions that may cause illness/ disease.

a. Safety hazard

b. Health hazard

c. Unsafe act

d. Unsafe condition

Elimination

In demolition safety, this control is characterized by ensuring separation between the public and the demolition activities

a. Elimination

b. Substitution

c. Isolation

d. Engineering control

Substitution

Which control is demonstrated by the use of power shears, in place of grinding or oxy-acetylene cutting, where there is a risk of fire?

a. Elimination

b. Substitution

c. Isolation

d. Engineering control

Engineering control

Installation of scaffolds, platforms, guardrails, shoring and bracing to support loads are examples of this type of risk control

a. Elimination

b. Substitution

c. Administrative control

d. Engineering control

Administrative control

This type of risk control includes limiting the amount of time a person is exposed to a particular hazard, implementing safe working procedures for all hazardous tasks, and training all personnel.

a. Elimination

b. Substitution

c. Administrative control

d. Engineering control

Fall protection system

(9) An engineering control or set of PPEs prevents you from falling like guardrails, covers, restraints, etc.

a. Fall protection system

b. Fall arrest system

c. Fall-proof system

d. Fall alert system

Fall arrest system

An engineering control or PPE set that protect you after you fall which is characterized by stopping the fall before you hit the surface like net/mesh and/or body harness.

a. Fall protection system

b. Fall arrest system

c. Fall-proof system

d. Fall alert system

HIRAC

A formal process to identify potential hazards related to an activity or operation, analyze the level of risk associated with those hazards, and propose controls to reduce the level of risks

a. Job hazard analysis

b. HIRAC

c. Risk management

d. OSH

Job hazard analysis

A formal process to identify the dangers of specific job tasks in order to reduce the risk of injury to workers. It involves breaking down the steps of performing a job, identifying hazards at each step, and creating controls to keep workers safe while performing that task.

a. Job hazard analysis

b. HIRAC

c. Risk management

d. OSH

d. None of the above

I. Classify work activities

II. Identify hazard

III. Conduct risk assessment

IV. Decide if risk is tolerable and apply control measures

(13) Which of the following are not included in HIRAC process?

a. I only

b. II only

c. IV only

d. None of the above

Conduct risk assessment

(14) Which of the process includes calculation of likelihood of occurrence and severity of the hazard?

a. Classify work activities

b. Identify hazard

c. Conduct risk assessment

d. Decide if risk is tolerable and apply control measures

2.7

In the OSH standard, workrooms shall be at least how many meters in height from the floor to the ceiling?

a. 2.4

b. 2.7

c. 3.0

d. 3.2

2.4

Where the rooms are air-conditioned, and the process allows free movement; existing heights of not less than how many meters may be allowed?

a. 2.4

b. 2.7

c. 3.0

d. 3.2

11.5

The maximum number of persons employed in a workroom area shall not exceed one person per how many cubic meters?

a. 10.5

b. 11.5

c. 12.5

d. 13.5

4

What is the maximum number of persons should be allowed to work in a 4.6 m by 4 m workroom with a 3 m clear height?

a. 4

b. 7

c. 11

d. 12

0.60

The minimum width of passageways between machinery or equipment should not be less than how many meters?

a. 0.60

b. 0.70

c. 0.90

d. 1.00