CSLB Law and Business: Safety
Section 7 of CSLB’s Law and Business study guide · about 14% of the exam
115 questions across every section on the 3½-hour clock, with a score for safety so you know where you stand.
Free safety drillA contractor has adopted a written Code of Safe Practices for its operations. Where must the Code be kept on its construction projects?
Safety on the Law and Business exam
Cal/OSHA training and reporting duties, the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, job-site safety and hazardous materials such as asbestos and lead.
- Share of the exam
- About 14% (CSLB study guide); 16 of the 115 questions in our practice exam
- CSLB’s topics
- Training and reporting requirements · General safety · Hazardous/unknown materials
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 56 safety questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What safety questions test
- Training and reporting: the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), the Code of Safe Practices, toolbox or tailgate meetings, and reporting a serious injury or death to Cal/OSHA
- General safety: excavations and trenches, ladders and scaffolds, fall protection, heat illness prevention and personal protective equipment
- Hazardous and unknown materials: hazard communication and safety data sheets, asbestos, lead in older buildings, and what to do when you uncover an unknown substance
- Records: the injury and illness log and the annual summary
Sit the full exam under the real clock
115 questions across every section on the 3½-hour clock, with a score for safety so you know where you stand.
Free safety drillHow to study it
- Learn the Cal/OSHA rules that apply to every construction employer first: the IIPP, the Code of Safe Practices, the meeting interval and the reporting deadline.
- For hazardous materials, learn the trigger that starts each duty (a year built, a square footage, a substance found on site).
Common questions
Is safety tested on both CSLB exams?
Yes. Safety is section 7 of the Law and Business exam (about 14%) and section 5 of the General Building (B) exam (about 15%). Law and Business focuses on the employer’s programs, training and reporting; the B exam focuses on job-site practice.
Which safety rules does the exam use?
California’s Cal/OSHA regulations in Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, including the Construction Safety Orders. CSLB lists them as a study resource.
115 questions across every section on the 3½-hour clock, with a score for safety so you know where you stand.
Free safety drillThe other Law and Business sections
Section topics and weight from CSLB study guide: Law and Business (13E-LAW, 03-2026), checked November 2026.
Original independent practice questions written to CSLB’s published study guide outline. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) or PSI.