Safety — California C-36 Practice Questions

32 questions · 14% of the Law & Business exam

Worked questions

1. A crew will perform heavy outdoor work during extreme heat. What must planning address?

AWaiting for a collapse before action
BOnly sunscreen
CLess water to reduce breaks
Water, shade, training, and response

Why D is correct

Heat illness can escalate quickly and new or returning workers may be especially vulnerable. California requirements call for preventive systems rather than response after symptoms become severe.

2. A worker is seriously injured. What should company management do?

ARestart work before controlling the hazard
BBlame the worker without investigation
CAlter records before reporting
Report and correct the hazard

Why D is correct

Emergency care and ongoing hazard control are immediate priorities. Timely regulatory reporting and a fact-based root-cause investigation support prevention and compliance.

3. When should an active trench receive competent-person inspection?

At required intervals and after events that could increase hazards
BOnly after collapse
COnly when the owner visits
DNever if soil looked stable on day one

Why A is correct

Rain, vibration, loading, utilities, and changing soil can rapidly alter trench safety. Required inspections and prompt correction must track actual conditions.

4. A disconnect is open, but a worker does not lock out sources or test for voltage before touching conductors. What establishes a safe de-energized condition?

Isolation, energy control, and verified absence of voltage
BA stopped motor only
CA dark pilot light
DA verbal promise from another trade under the stated California contracting facts and documented project conditions

Why A is correct

The best answer is: Isolation, energy control, and verified absence of voltage. Control indications can fail and alternate sources can backfeed. A complete energy-control and verification process protects against unexpected energization. The new fact pattern changes the setting, not the governing rule or management control. The other choices either skip a required step, apply a different rule, or fail to address the stated risk.

5. On a multiemployer site, a general contractor knows about an exposed opening but assumes only the affected subcontractor has duties. Is that assumption sound?

AYes, if no employee complains
BYes, by adding a contract sentence
No; each employer has duties and controlling employers may have additional responsibilities
DNo one is responsible on multiemployer sites under the stated California contracting facts and documented project conditions

Why C is correct

The best answer is: No; each employer has duties and controlling employers may have additional responsibilities. Contract allocation does not erase statutory employer duties. Hazard creation, exposure, correction, and control can produce responsibilities for more than one employer. The new fact pattern changes the setting, not the governing rule or management control. The other choices either skip a required step, apply a different rule, or fail to address the stated risk.

6. Workers hear an alarm but do not know evacuation routes, assembly areas, accountability, or who calls emergency services. What plan is missing?

AOnly project profit targets under the stated California contracting facts and documented project conditions
Alarms, evacuation, accountability, roles, and contacts
COnly equipment paint colors
DNo worker communication

Why B is correct

The best answer is: Alarms, evacuation, accountability, roles, and contacts. Workers need clear actions for fire, medical, chemical, structural, and other emergencies. Planning and drills reduce confusion and support timely rescue and accountability. The new fact pattern changes the setting, not the governing rule or management control. The other choices either skip a required step, apply a different rule, or fail to address the stated risk.

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A new chemical arrives without a safety data sheet or worker instruction. What should happen before use?
A supervisor discovers an imminent fall hazard. What should occur first?
A task is moved near a roof edge after the daily plan. What should occur?
A worker must enter equipment believed de-energized. What confirms the safe condition?
A worker presses STOP before entering guarded machinery. Is that sufficient?
A worker shows confusion and collapse during hot work. What is the priority?
How should required personal protective equipment be selected?
Is PPE the only control an employer should consider for a serious hazard?
May a general contractor assume subcontractors alone are responsible for every site hazard?
What is the purpose of an Injury and Illness Prevention Program?
What should an emergency action plan establish before an incident?
When should employees receive safety instruction?
Workers need respirators for a hazardous exposure. Is handing out disposable masks sufficient?
A contractor has verbal safety rules but no assigned responsibilities, inspection process, correction tracking, or training records. Which required program is deficient?
A machine operator presses the normal stop button and reaches past a guard while stored pneumatic energy remains. Is pressing STOP sufficient protection?
A manager chooses respirators as the only response to a hazard that could feasibly be eliminated at its source. Is PPE alone the proper first-line control?
A new outdoor crew begins strenuous work during a heat wave. Which complete set of controls belongs in the plan?
A solvent arrives with no readable label or safety data sheet, and employees have not been trained on it. What must occur before use?
A superintendent sees an employee working beside an unprotected opening that presents imminent fall exposure. What is the first response?
After heavy rain, an excavation resumes without a competent person examining soil, water, access, and protective systems. What safety step was required?
An employee suffers a qualifying serious injury at a jobsite. Beyond emergency care, what employer actions are required?
During high-heat work, an employee becomes confused and collapses. What action takes priority over routine cooling breaks?
Employees face airborne exposure requiring respirators, but the employer supplies dust masks without evaluation, fit testing, or medical clearance. Is that enough?
The company buys identical gloves and eye protection for every task without assessing exposure or fit. How should PPE be selected?
The daily plan covered interior work, but the crew is reassigned beside an open roof edge. What must happen before the new task begins?
Workers trained last year encounter a newly introduced chemical and process today. When is additional safety instruction required?

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