OSHA Training Requirements (Ladders, Electrical, Cranes) questions for the ASP

Question 1

On a crane site, a rigger who has completed the required training is later seen standing between the counterweight and a fixed structure and ignoring the swing radius. The site supervisor wants to know what the crane standard requires of the employer in this situation.

1. AThe employer must provide refresher training in relevant topics when the employee's conduct indicates that retraining is necessary
2. BRefresher training can wait until the next annual review cycle, regardless of the employee's conduct
3. CThe employer must only issue a written warning, because training is a one-time requirement
4. DThe employer must require the employee to pay for retraining, since the lapse was the employee's fault

Question 2

A plant maintenance technician has 15 years of hands-on experience on motor control centers and has never been hurt. He has not received the training that 1910.332(b)(3) requires for employees who face a risk of electric shock. His supervisor wants to designate him a "qualified person" under the electrical safety-related work practices so he can work on exposed parts. How should the designation be handled?

1. AHe can be designated qualified for 1910.331 through 1910.335 because he works around electrical equipment daily
2. BHe cannot be considered a qualified person for these sections until he has the required training, however much experience he has
3. CHe can be designated qualified based on the supervisor's written assignment, with training to follow later
4. DHe can be designated qualified because 15 years of incident-free experience takes the place of the required training

Question 3

During a site audit, a crane rigging contractor observes that an oiler, trained last spring on keeping clear of crush/pinch points around a mobile crane, repeatedly stands inside the swing radius to talk with the operator even after the work area has been barricaded. The supervisor has the signed training roster and the oiler passed the initial evaluation. According to the training administration requirements, what is the employer required to do?

1. ATake no training action, because the signed roster and passed initial evaluation satisfy the requirement until the next scheduled annual training
2. BWait for a documented incident or injury before retraining is required
3. CRequire the oiler to be certified as a qualified person before returning to work around the crane
4. DProvide refresher training in the relevant topics, because the employee's conduct indicates retraining is necessary