29 CFR 1910.22: General requirements
The official text is on the eCFR. Below: how the section is organized, the paragraphs our ASP, CSP questions are built on, and free questions to try.
Quoted from the eCFR, current as of 2026-10-14; last amended 2017-01-18.
How 29 CFR 1910.22 is organized
- (a) Surface conditions4 paragraphs
- (b) Loads1 paragraph
- (c) Access and egress1 paragraph
- (d) Inspection, maintenance, and repair4 paragraphs
Paragraphs our practice questions cite most
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“(2) Hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces are corrected or repaired before an employee uses the walking-working surface again. If the correction or repair cannot be made immediately, the hazard must be guarded to prevent employees from using the walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected or repaired; and”
“(2) The floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition. When wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false floors, platforms, and mats must be provided.”
“(b) Loads. The employer must ensure that each walking-working surface can support the maximum intended load for that surface.”
Free practice questions on 29 CFR 1910.22
Question 1
A warehouse supervisor plans to stack pallets of bagged cement on a mezzanine that has been used only for light file storage. The supervisor asks what the employer must confirm before the new storage begins. Which requirement applies?
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Answer: C. The surface must be able to support the maximum intended load for that surface
OSHA's walking-working surfaces rule, 29 CFR 1910.22(b), requires the employer to ensure each walking-working surface can support the maximum intended load for that surface. Before cement storage starts, the mezzanine must be confirmed adequate for that heavier load. The rule does not use an average shift load, a posted rating with an age limit, or a twice-the-heaviest-pallet factor.
Answer C rests on
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(opens ecfr.gov in a new tab)“The employer must ensure that each walking-working surface can support the maximum intended load for that surface.”
Question 2
A plant uses a wet process to wash parts at a station in a workroom. Water drains properly through a floor drain, but employees stand in pooled water during their shifts. Which action best meets the requirement for this workroom?
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Answer: D. Provide dry standing places, such as mats or platforms, to the extent feasible, and keep drainage maintained
OSHA's walking-working surfaces standard says that when wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and dry standing places such as false floors, platforms, and mats must be provided where feasible. Removing the drain breaks the drainage duty. Wet processes are not exempt. Leaving the floor wet until week's end ignores the clean and dry floor requirement.
Answer D rests on
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2)(opens ecfr.gov in a new tab)“When wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false floors, platforms, and mats must be provided.”
Question 3
During a walkthrough, a safety professional finds a section of a loading dock walkway with a rotted, collapsing board. The repair needs a part that arrives in two days, and employees normally use the walkway. What must the employer do until the repair is made?
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Answer: D. Guard the hazard so employees cannot use the walkway until it is repaired
OSHA's walking-working surfaces standard says that if a hazardous surface cannot be repaired immediately, it must be guarded to prevent employees from using it until corrected. A sign alone does not prevent use. Limiting use to daylight still allows exposure. Waiting for an annual inspection ignores the duty to correct or guard the hazard.
Answer D rests on
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(2)(opens ecfr.gov in a new tab)“If the correction or repair cannot be made immediately, the hazard must be guarded to prevent employees from using the walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected or repaired; and”
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Other Part 1910 sections
- 29 CFR 1910.1020: Access to employee exposure and medical records
- 29 CFR 1910.1030: Bloodborne pathogens
- 29 CFR 1910.1053: Respirable crystalline silica
- 29 CFR 1910.106: Flammable liquids
- 29 CFR 1910.119: Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
- 29 CFR 1910.120: Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
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