NCCER CSSS study plan

Map 29 CFR 1926 subparts (A, C, E, F, H, K, L, M, N, Q, X, CC) to the site activities each governs and flag the competent-person duty inside each.

Distinguish the General Duty Clause from specific standards and list the elements OSHA must show before citing it.

Apply 29 CFR 1904 recordability criteria to ten injury scenarios and decide record/no-record plus the correct form (300, 300A, 301).

State the 8-hour fatality, 24-hour inpatient hospitalization/amputation/loss-of-eye, and 30-day fatality-within rules, then test them against five timelines.

Assign creating, exposing, correcting, and controlling employer roles in a three-employer scenario to explain multi-employer citation policy.

Run three recognition passes on the same simulated site (task-based, area walk-through, equipment-based) and compare what each method catches.

Build a 5x5 severity-by-probability matrix and rank fifteen identified hazards by initial and residual risk.

Apply the hierarchy of controls to eight hazards and write a justification wherever PPE survives as the last line of defense.

Write full job hazard analyses for trench excavation, steel erection, and aerial-lift work, covering each step's exposures and controls.

Separate hazard, exposure, and risk, then calculate exposure duration and frequency for two tasks to defend control priority.

Design a site inspection program covering frequency, inspector assignment, checklist set, and a scoring method that survives challenge.

Convert 1926 requirements into a 60-item checklist with pass/fail/NA columns and the citing standard on every line.

Perform two mock inspections, one scheduled and one focused spot check, recording findings in descriptive condition-based language.

Write ten findings that each state the condition, the standard cited, the risk rating, and the corrective action without vague wording.

Drive corrective actions to closure and verify them through a documented re-inspection instead of a verbal confirmation.

Sequence an investigation correctly: secure the scene, preserve perishable evidence, interview witnesses separately, and maintain chain of custody.

Investigate a simulated fall-from-height and produce witness statements, a scene sketch, and an evidence log.

Determine root causes using 5-Why and a fishbone across task, material, environment, personnel, management, and equipment categories.

Classify the case as first aid versus medical treatment and recordable versus non-recordable, then state the OSHA reporting obligation and deadline.

Write corrective actions that attack root causes rather than symptoms, each with an owner, due date, and verification method.

Draft an emergency action plan covering escape routes, assembly points, personnel accounting, and training under 1910.38 and 1926.35.

Select PPE for six high-risk tasks and justify each selection against the governing standard rather than habit.

Plan rescue capability for permit-required confined space and fall arrest, favoring non-entry retrieval and stating a maximum rescue time.

Run tabletop drills for a trench collapse and a chemical release, timing the response and recording every gap.

Determine when a permit system triggers for confined space, hot work, and excavations five feet or deeper, then audit one permit for completeness.

Build a training matrix mapping each role to required training, refresher frequency, and the standard that mandates it.

Draft and deliver a fifteen-minute toolbox talk on a week-2 hazard, then verify comprehension with two questions to the audience.

Distinguish informing, training, and certifying, and list the tasks that require formal certification such as powered industrial trucks and crane operation.

Describe the supervisor's leading indicators: near-miss reporting rate, observation volume, coaching conversations, and correction turnaround time.

Diagnose five culture failure signals and match each to a leadership intervention such as visible commitment, recognition, or accountability follow-through.

Sit a full-length timed practice exam under exam conditions and log every miss by domain and error type.

Re-derive the answer for each Domain 1 miss from the regulation text before reading any explanation.

Re-work five hazard-control items to confirm hierarchy-of-control ordering and residual-risk ranking under time pressure.

Convert the error log into a ranked remediation list ordered by miss frequency and domain weight.

Sit a second full-length timed practice exam and compare per-domain scores against week 7 to confirm movement.

Work thirty scenario items on stop-work authority, discipline, accountability, and supervisor liability to sharpen judgment calls.

Recite from memory the hierarchy of controls, the 8-hour/24-hour/30-day reporting rules, and the 300/300A/301 form purposes.

Finalize exam-day logistics, timing strategy, and a one-page high-yield sheet you can review in fifteen minutes.