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OSHA Recordkeeping Practice Test — 29 CFR Part 1904

Twenty-five questions on the rules that decide what goes on the OSHA 300 Log, which form it goes on, when the clock starts and who is allowed to see it. Every answer is explained against the paragraph of 29 CFR Part 1904 it comes from, so a wrong answer is worth more than a right one. Nothing here is an official examination.

25 questions about 25 min

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Frequently asked questions

No. There is no official OSHA recordkeeping examination, and nothing is issued for taking this one — no card, no certificate, no credential. It is a free self-assessment built on the text of 29 CFR Part 1904 so you can find the gaps before an inspector or an auditor does.

Anyone who keeps or reviews the OSHA 300 Log: safety managers, HR, office managers in small companies, and site supervisors who have to decide on a Friday afternoon whether a case is recordable. It also works as review before an OSHA 30 class, where recordkeeping is a required topic.

No. The paragraph numbers appear in the explanations so you can go and read the source, not because you need to memorize them. What matters is the decision: is it work-related, is it a new case, does it meet the criteria, and which form and which clock apply.

Federal Part 1904 throughout. State Plans must have recordkeeping requirements at least as effective as the federal rules, and several add their own reporting duties — a shorter reporting window, or a wider list of reportable events. Check the rules of the state you work in before applying an answer from this test.

The questions were written against the text of Part 1904 as it stood in the eCFR at the start of 2026. Recordkeeping rules do change — the electronic submission requirements have been amended several times — so where a question turns on a threshold or a date, the explanation names the paragraph so you can confirm it is still current.

Getting a recordability call wrong costs you either an under-recorded log or an over-recorded one, and both have consequences. Treat anything under 80% as a reading list rather than a grade, and go to the explanations for the ones you missed.

Sources & references

Content checked against these sources — last reviewed September 14, 2026.

By — Editorial team of SteelToeTools.com (published by LSEA SAS) Updated