OSHA Study Guide 2026
Everything you need to pass the OSHA exam in one place: the exam format, every topic to study, real practice questions with explanations, flashcards, and full-length practice tests. Free, no sign-up needed.
📋 OSHA Exam Format at a Glance
📚 OSHA Topics to Study (94)
✍️ Sample OSHA Questions & Answers
1. What signal word on a GHS label indicates the most severe hazard category?
"Danger" denotes more severe hazards, while "Warning" is used for less severe ones.
2. What should be done with a machine guard that is found bent, cracked, or missing fasteners?
A damaged guard no longer provides protection, so the machine must be taken out of service until repaired.
3. OSHA provides coverage for:
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) primarily covers most private sector employers and their employees under federal authority across the United States. Its mission is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards. Self-employed individuals and many state and local government workers are generally not covered by federal OSHA, though some states have their own OSHA-approved plans that cover public sector employees.
4. Which OSHA standard covers the Hazard Communication program requiring Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?
29 CFR 1910.1200 is the Hazard Communication Standard that requires employers to maintain SDS for hazardous chemicals.
5. Which section of a Safety Data Sheet contains information about appropriate firefighting measures?
Section 5 of an SDS covers firefighting measures, including suitable extinguishing media and special hazards from the chemical.
6. Which PPE is required to protect against falls from heights of six feet or more in construction?
A personal fall arrest system with harness, lanyard, and anchorage protects against falls at height.
🎯 Free OSHA Practice Tests
📖 OSHA Guides & Articles
- What Does It Mean to Be OSHA Certified? Cards, Courses, and Requirements Explained (2026)
- Role of OSHA: What the Agency Does, Why It Exists, and How It Protects US Workers
- OSHA 10 Meaning: What the 10-Hour Card Is, Who Needs It, and What It Covers
- OSHA App: Free Safety Tools, What They Do, and How to Choose the Right One
- OSHA Certifications List: Every Card, Course, and Credential You Should Know About
- OSHA 40 Cost: What You'll Pay for the 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training in 2026
- OSHA Violations Examples: Real Cases, Penalties, and How to Avoid Them
- OSHA Scissor Lift Training: Complete Guide to Requirements, Certification, and Workplace Safety
What Practice Test Geeks adds beyond an AI chat for OSHA
An AI chatbot can quiz you, but it can't reproduce the exam conditions or keep your record. Here you get:
- A timed, full-length OSHA mock exam — 60 questions in 75 minutes with a 70% pass mark, modeled on the official exam's question count and time limit, followed by a score report broken down by exam domain.
- A fixed OSHA question bank: the same test every attempt, so your score is comparable from one try to the next instead of changing with every regenerated quiz.
- Progress saved on your device: completed tests, scores and missed questions stay in My Progress, so you can retake only what you got wrong.
- A printable OSHA cheat sheet you can print or save as a PDF.
- OSHA flashcards built from the same question bank.
- Free OSHA practice tests with the correct answer shown after each question.