Free BCSP CSP practice test

Question 1

A maintenance crew is evaluating a mobile ladder stand with locking casters. The stand's tallest work surface is 12 feet above the floor and its shortest base dimension is 2.5 feet. No outriggers or counterweights are fitted. Which action does the standard require before employees use it at that height?

1. AReplace the casters with fixed legs, because mobile ladder stands with wheels may not have a work surface higher than 10 feet
2. BAdd outriggers, counterweights, or comparable means to prevent overturning, because the height exceeds four times the shortest base dimension
3. CTake no further action, because the allowed work-surface height is up to six times the shortest base dimension without additional support
4. DTake no further action, because locking the casters while an employee is on the stand is enough to stabilize it at that height

Question 2

A carrier wants to hire a driver without giving a new pre-employment controlled substances test. The driver was in a Part 40-conforming DOT testing program within the last 30 days and was tested through it four months before applying. While reviewing her history, the carrier learns that a previous employer it knows about holds a record of her controlled substances violation from three months ago. Her current program has provided verification of her participation. May the carrier rely on the exception to skip the pre-employment test?

1. AYes, because verification that the testing program conforms to Part 40 is enough to satisfy the exception
2. BYes, because she was tested within the past six months while in a qualifying program, which is all the exception requires
3. CYes, as long as the most recent employer reports no violation, regardless of what other prior employers hold
4. DNo, because the exception requires the carrier to ensure that no known prior employer has a violation record from the previous six months, and one does

Question 3

A psychiatric hospital's safety manager is reviewing its recordkeeping after a patient assault. A nurse was punched by a patient and was admitted to the hospital as an inpatient that same afternoon for a fractured orbital bone. The facility's supervisor assumed the event only needed to go on the OSHA 300 Log at the next routine entry. Which action is consistent with the guidance?

1. AReport the inpatient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours, because all work-related inpatient hospitalizations must be reported within that time, and enter the injury on the log if it meets the recording criteria
2. BMake only an OSHA 300 Log entry for the assault injury at the next routine update, because assault injuries are exempt from the separate hospitalization reporting requirement that covers other work injuries
3. CWait to report until the department's routine record review next month, since the 24-hour reporting deadline applies only to amputations and losses of an eye and not to inpatient hospitalizations of injured workers
4. DReport the injury to OSHA within 8 hours, because any injury caused by an assault is treated like a fatality for reporting purposes, and must be reported on the same deadline as a work-related death

Question 4

A plant is planning four jobs on a covered process. Which one is not a "replacement in kind" and so needs the written management of change procedure first?

1. AInstalling an identical seal from stock after the old one wore out
2. BReplacing a failed relief valve with the same model and set pressure
3. CSwapping a pump for a larger model with a higher flow rating
4. DReplacing a corroded elbow with a new one of the same alloy and rating

Question 5

A fabrication shop's air monitoring shows that, even with a well-maintained local exhaust ventilation system and wet-cutting methods in place, employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains above the PEL. The employer has confirmed that no additional feasible engineering or work practice controls are available. What does the silica standard require the employer to do?

1. ADiscontinue the engineering and work practice controls and rely on respiratory protection alone, since the controls cannot bring exposure to or below the PEL by themselves
2. BKeep using the feasible engineering and work practice controls to reach the lowest feasible exposure level and supplement them with compliant respiratory protection
3. CApply only administrative controls such as scheduling changes, because respirators are permitted only where no engineering controls exist at all in the workplace
4. DRotate employees between tasks so that no one is exposed beyond the PEL for a full shift, and stop using the existing ventilation and wet-cutting controls once rotation begins

Question 6

A chemical plant runs a complex continuous process with many interconnected lines and control loops. The PHA team will divide it into nodes and apply guide words such as "more," "less," and "no" to find deviations from design intent. Which method fits best?

1. AFailure Mode and Effects Analysis of each valve, pump, and instrument
2. BHAZOP, applied node by node to the lines and controls
3. CChecklist built from a standard list of known hazards
4. DFault Tree Analysis that starts from one chosen top event

Question 7

A distribution center employee decants corrosive liquids into packages and prepares them for shipment. So far, the employee has completed a course on recognizing and identifying hazardous materials from labels, markings and shipping papers, and a session on the packaging and marking requirements for the exact packages he prepares. The employer has installed local exhaust ventilation at the decanting station and requires splash goggles, gloves and a specific eyewash procedure. Which required training element has NOT yet been provided?

1. AFunction-specific training on the packaging and marking requirements that apply to the exact packages he prepares and offers for shipment
2. BSafety training on protecting the employee from the hazards he may be exposed to at work, including the employer's specific exposure-protection measures
3. CFunction-specific training on the requirements for other hazmat functions he does not perform, such as loading and unloading vehicles
4. DGeneral awareness and familiarization training on recognizing and identifying hazardous materials from labels, markings and shipping papers

Question 8

After a plant's full-scale chemical release exercise, evaluators merged the incident commander's logs, radio recordings, and observer notes into a single timeline. It shows that the shift supervisor did not sound the shelter-in-place alarm until 14 minutes after the emergency plan required it. The timeline records who, what, when, where, and how, but it says nothing about the reason for the delay. The EHS manager wants to find the most basic cause of the missed action so that improvement efforts address the underlying problem rather than just retraining the supervisor. Which analysis technique should the evaluators use next?

1. AExtending the event reconstruction with more log sources
2. BTrend analysis of strengths and areas for improvement across several exercises
3. CRoot cause analysis
4. DData synthesis to compile the sources and rate the strength of evidence

Question 9

A manufacturing plant stores hydraulic oil and lube oil in 55-gallon drums and totes that are moved in and out of storage areas every week, so the exact number of containers changes often. The plant has not submitted a facility response plan. The SPCC Plan author asks how to describe these mobile containers. Which approach meets the Plan content rule?

1. ALeave mobile containers out of the Plan and describe only the fixed tanks, because drums and totes that are moved every week are not covered by the rule
2. BList only the largest drum on site and assume every other mobile container holds the same oil type and capacity, so no estimate of numbers is needed
3. CState the total number of employees who handle the drums and totes each week, with no oil type or capacity information for any container
4. DGive the type of oil and capacity for each container, or estimate the number of mobile containers, the oil types, and the expected capacities

Question 10

A small quantity generator's waste accumulation area has a direct alarm that connects to the local fire department. The site must post emergency information next to the telephones in that area. Which choice correctly states the minimum information the posting must contain, and why?

1. AThe coordinator's name and number, the equipment locations, and the fire department's number, because that number is always required
2. BOnly the fire alarm location, because the direct alarm replaces all other postings
3. COnly the fire department's number, because the direct alarm covers the coordinator's number
4. DThe coordinator's name and number and the locations of extinguishers, spill control material and the fire alarm; no fire department number

Question 11

An audiologist reviews a worker's annual audiogram against the baseline. The worker's left ear shows changes of 5, 10, and 15 dB at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz, respectively. The right ear shows no change. Using the standard's definition, how should the result be classified?

1. ANo standard threshold shift, because the change must reach 10 dB in both ears at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz
2. BNo standard threshold shift, because the change at 2000 Hz in the left ear is below 10 dB at that frequency
3. CStandard threshold shift, because the average change at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz in the left ear is 10 dB
4. DStandard threshold shift only if the average change at 2000, 3000, 4000, and 6000 Hz in the left ear is 10 dB

Question 12

A hearing conservation contractor's client, a metal stamping plant, is closing its business and a different company is taking over the site and workforce. The plant's files include noise exposure measurement records from 14 months ago and audiometric test records for several employees who will continue working at the site under the new owner. The outgoing safety manager asks what must be done with these records. Which action is required?

1. ATransfer all of the records to the successor employer, who must retain them for the remainder of the retention periods that apply to each record type
2. BTransfer the records, with the successor starting a new full retention period for each record on the date of transfer
3. CGive the records to the affected employees and consider the retention obligation ended for both employer and successor
4. DTransfer only the audiometric records, and discard the noise exposure measurements because the original employer is ceasing business

Question 13

A dialysis clinic completed annual bloodborne pathogens training for all staff four months ago. The clinic now introduces a new procedure for handling and disposing of contaminated sharps, which changes how technicians are exposed to blood during setup and teardown. What does the standard require the employer to do for the technicians?

1. AProvide additional training on the new exposures created by the procedure; it may be limited to that new content
2. BProvide no further training unless a technician has an exposure incident involving the new procedure
3. CRepeat the full initial training program for every technician before the procedure is used
4. DWait until the annual refresher is due in eight months, since the technicians were trained within the past year

Question 14

A remediation contractor hires an experienced technician who completed full HAZWOPER initial training and several years of supervised field work at hazardous waste sites with a previous employer. The technician has a certificate and documentation of that training and experience. The contractor is assigning the technician to a cleanup site where the technician has never worked. Which approach is consistent with the standard?

1. ARequire the technician to repeat the full initial course, since prior employer training never counts
2. BAccept the documented equivalent training, but require site-specific training before entry and supervised field experience
3. CAccept the documented equivalent training and allow immediate unsupervised entry, since certified workers need nothing more
4. DAccept the documented equivalent training, but delay site-specific training a month, since only annual refresher is required