Confined Space – Post Quiz
General Awareness Training Program
1. The major dangers of confined spaces include:
___ a. Combustibility and toxicity
___ b. Lack of oxygen, potential for fire/explosion, toxics, and physical hazards
___ c. Claustrophobia
2. To enter a permit-required confined space, a person must be:
___ a. A certified mechanic
___ b. A rescue team member
___ c. Authorized and trained
3. The characteristics of a permit-required confined space do not include:
___ a. Being designed for continuous human occupation
___ b. Being hard to get into and out of
___ c. Having the potential for a serious safety or health hazard
4. Rescue from confined spaces should be attempted only by:
___ a. A trained rescue team
___ b. The employees closest to the site
___ c. The attendant
5. Among other information, an entry permit for a confined space includes:
___ a. Size of the space
___ b. Permission to eat in the space when possible
___ c. Names of personnel authorized to enter the space
6. T / F OSHA requires confined spaces with the potential for serious hazard to be designated permit-required confined spaces.
7. T / F Permit-required confined spaces are posted with warnings to help prevent entry by unauthorized persons.
8. T / F When a signed permit is posted, any worker may enter the confined space for an unlimited time.
9. T / F Attendants must stand outside a permit-required confined space to monitor authorized entrants and stay in contact with them.
10. T / F When an entry supervisor is posted outside a confined space, the workers inside don't have to concern themselves with its hazards.
Post-Quiz Answers
1. (b)
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (a)
5. (c)
6. (T)
7. (T)
8. (F—Permit names authorized workers and specifies the length of time they may remain in the space.)
9. (T)
10. (F—They must be aware of the hazards listed on the permit and be alert for signs of trouble.)