HAZWOPER 40 FINAL EXAM 50
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+
◉ A TSD facility emergency response plant is a major provision of
Hazwoper for TIme-Sensitive Disposal operations Answer: False
◉ The requirement for a safety and health program is a major
provision of Hazwoper for cleanup operations Answer: True
◉ Which of the following does Hazwoper cover? Answer: Hazardous
waste cleanup operations, hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities, hazardous waste emergency response operations
◉ Which of the following is a Hazwoper standard that covers
employees involved with hazardous waste operations and
emergency response? Answer: OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120
OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.165
◉ Approximately how many major provisions does Hazwoper have
for cleanup operations? Answer: 15
,◉ What does this icon represent? Answer: Biohazard
◉ A generator of hazardous waste who in a calendar month
generates no more than 1,000 kilos of waste? Answer: Small
quantity generator
◉ Where can the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
responds standard be found? Answer: OSHA's Title 29 of the Code of
Federal Regulations
◉ The individual responsible to the employer and with authority
and knowledge necessary to implement the site safety and health
plan and verify compliance with safety and health requirements?
Answer: Site safety supervisor
◉ What are the three elements of confined space? Answer: It has
limited or restricted means for entry or exit
It is not designed for continuous human occupancy
Large enough/configured to enter and preform assigned work
◉ Approximately how many drums were removed from the Valley of
the Drums waste site? Answer: 17,000
◉ When were Hazwoper regulations put into effect? Answer: 1989
,◉ OSHA Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
◉ What is OSHA's mission? Answer: To save lives, prevent injuries
and protect the health of America's workers.
◉ How does OSHA carry out their mission? Answer: Developing job
safety and health standards and enforcing them
Maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system
Providing training programs
◉ OSHA State Plans Answer: programs operated by individual states
that are OSHA approved
Covers: private sector employees, state and local government
workers
◉ Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? Answer:
Public workers who are employed by state agencies and self
employed workers
◉ Employers covered by OSHA's standards must display an "It's the
Law" poster. What does this poster address? Answer: Safety and
health information
, ◉ OSHA Standards Answer: General Industry, Construction,
Maritime, and Agriculture
◉ Where to OSHA standards appear? Answer: Title 29 in the Code of
Federal Regulations (29 CFR)
Part 1910: General Industry
Part 1926: Construction
Part 1915, 1917, and 1918: Maritime
These are also divided into subparts
◉ General Duty Clause Answer: Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act.
◉ OSHA standards appear in the Code of Federal Regulations
Answer: True
◉ OSHA standards fall into four categories: General Industry,
Construction, Martitime, and Agriculture Answer: True
◉ Where there is no specific OSHA standard, employers must
comply with the OSHA Act's: Answer: General Duty Clause
◉ OSHA workplace requirements Answer: Requires employers to
maintain conditions and adopt practices reasonably necessary to
protect workers on the job
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+
◉ A TSD facility emergency response plant is a major provision of
Hazwoper for TIme-Sensitive Disposal operations Answer: False
◉ The requirement for a safety and health program is a major
provision of Hazwoper for cleanup operations Answer: True
◉ Which of the following does Hazwoper cover? Answer: Hazardous
waste cleanup operations, hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities, hazardous waste emergency response operations
◉ Which of the following is a Hazwoper standard that covers
employees involved with hazardous waste operations and
emergency response? Answer: OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120
OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.165
◉ Approximately how many major provisions does Hazwoper have
for cleanup operations? Answer: 15
,◉ What does this icon represent? Answer: Biohazard
◉ A generator of hazardous waste who in a calendar month
generates no more than 1,000 kilos of waste? Answer: Small
quantity generator
◉ Where can the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
responds standard be found? Answer: OSHA's Title 29 of the Code of
Federal Regulations
◉ The individual responsible to the employer and with authority
and knowledge necessary to implement the site safety and health
plan and verify compliance with safety and health requirements?
Answer: Site safety supervisor
◉ What are the three elements of confined space? Answer: It has
limited or restricted means for entry or exit
It is not designed for continuous human occupancy
Large enough/configured to enter and preform assigned work
◉ Approximately how many drums were removed from the Valley of
the Drums waste site? Answer: 17,000
◉ When were Hazwoper regulations put into effect? Answer: 1989
,◉ OSHA Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
◉ What is OSHA's mission? Answer: To save lives, prevent injuries
and protect the health of America's workers.
◉ How does OSHA carry out their mission? Answer: Developing job
safety and health standards and enforcing them
Maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system
Providing training programs
◉ OSHA State Plans Answer: programs operated by individual states
that are OSHA approved
Covers: private sector employees, state and local government
workers
◉ Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? Answer:
Public workers who are employed by state agencies and self
employed workers
◉ Employers covered by OSHA's standards must display an "It's the
Law" poster. What does this poster address? Answer: Safety and
health information
, ◉ OSHA Standards Answer: General Industry, Construction,
Maritime, and Agriculture
◉ Where to OSHA standards appear? Answer: Title 29 in the Code of
Federal Regulations (29 CFR)
Part 1910: General Industry
Part 1926: Construction
Part 1915, 1917, and 1918: Maritime
These are also divided into subparts
◉ General Duty Clause Answer: Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act.
◉ OSHA standards appear in the Code of Federal Regulations
Answer: True
◉ OSHA standards fall into four categories: General Industry,
Construction, Martitime, and Agriculture Answer: True
◉ Where there is no specific OSHA standard, employers must
comply with the OSHA Act's: Answer: General Duty Clause
◉ OSHA workplace requirements Answer: Requires employers to
maintain conditions and adopt practices reasonably necessary to
protect workers on the job
