MSHA
Under 30 CFR Part 56, coal and noncoal mine operators must conduct this at least once per shift to detect conditions hazardous to miners.
What is a pre‑shift workplace examination?
The year the company was founded.
What is 1947 when Allan Gerke purchased his first dump truck?
This is to be completed before operating any piece of equipment.
What is a "Mobile Equipment Pre-Op Inspection"?
The phone number and company you will need to call before any digging or excavation.
What is 811 Diggers Hotline?
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires employers to provide this document for each hazardous chemical used in the workplace.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
30 CFR 56.12028 requires this to be tested immediately after electrical repairs, during any change in plant set-up, and/or annually, with records kept available.
What is motor continuity and ground-to-earth tests?
The number of pits & quarries the company owns and leases in Wisconsin.
What is 11 pits & quarries?
Bragger, Brueggeman, Revels, King, Menn, Miller, Jackson, Gerke, County N, McHugh, Torger
This document is sent out every Monday Morning and is to be completed each week.
What is an "HSEF-15 Toolbox Safety Talk"?
The tolerance zone required on either side of a marked utility, and an approved method to utilize working within that zone.
What is an 18-inch buffer zone on either side of the marked utility, and hand digging or hydro-vac?
OSHA requires fall protection for construction workers at this height or more above a lower level.
What is 6 feet?
30 CFR 56.12016 requires this procedure before performing maintenance on electrical equipment to prevent accidental energization.
What is lockout and tagout?
100 Point Bonus if the team also answers with "Try Out".
The number of employees currently employed at Gerke Excavating & Allan Gerke and Sons as of December 2025. (NOTE: An answer within 15 +/- the real answer will be accepted)
What is 327 employees?
This is to be completed when you are performing work out of your normal job scope, a new hazard presents itself, or if a contractor requires it.
What is an "HSEF-5 JSA Job Safety Analysis"?
2 reasons a re-locate would need to be requested prior to starting work again.
1. You have been absent from the site for more than 10 days.
2. Weather events have faded the markings.
3. The scope of your job goes beyond the current work zone.
4. The crew strikes an unmarked or inaccurately marked utility.
Portable electric tools must have either a grounding conductor or this alternative safety feature.
What is double insulation?
100 Bonus Points if you can accurately describe the symbol that represents double insulation on a tool.
30 CFR 56.14107 requires these to be installed on conveyor belts and rotating shafts to prevent contact injuries. State the height requirement for these on conveyors/stackers.
What are Guards, 7 feet and below?
The employee who has been working at this company the longest, excluding ownership.
What is Ryan Storkel?
This assessment is to be completed if you feel someone you are working with may be under the influence of something.
100 Bonus Points if you can explain how filling out the form works and who you should report your findings to if necessary.
What is "Reasonable Suspicion Observation"?
If you answer yes to two or more questions, you need to contact Stacy and/or Rhonda to investigate the situation.
A scenario where assuming the depth of a utility remains constant.
What is NEVER?
Under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P, OSHA requires a protective system like a trench box when trenches reach this depth.
What is 5 feet or deeper?
The top 3 most common MSHA citations reported for fiscal year 2025 across the country for metal/nonmetal surface mines. Name at least 1 correct to receive points...100 bonus points if you can name 2/3, or 300 bonus points if you can state 3/3.
What is...
1. Accumulation of Combustible Materials — 3,412 citations (30 CFR 75.400)
2. Moving Machine Parts (unguarded) — 2,897 citations (30 CFR 56.14107(a))
3. Housekeeping — 2,640 citations (30 CFR 56.20003(a))
Richard Gerke's favorite fast food establishment.
200 Bonus Points for the correct meal he would order there.
What is Taco Bell - 3 Soft Shell Taco Supreme's?
This form is required to be completed before any operation occurs for all light fleet and commercial fleet vehicles. Name three items you are assessing for during form completion.
What is a DVIR?
Tire Condition, lights, potential body damage, windshield wipers, fluid levels, oil change date, fire extinguisher
The type of utility our company strikes most often in Wisconsin.
Communication (12)
Gas (11)
Fiber (7)
Electrical Lines (6)
Cable (1)
Internet (1)
Name the number one cause of death on an OSHA site in 2023.
What is...
1. "Struck by equipment or object" 400+ deaths
2. "Falls"
3. "Caught-in/between" & "Electrocutions"