CHST ACTUAL TEST PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
BUNDLED RESOURCE
●● In organizing and implementing a successful safety and loss control
program, it is essential that you:
1) Obtain adequate funding.
2) Get top management support and participation.
3) Acquire an environmental health and safety staff.
4) Promulgate a formal safety policy and program to support it.
Answer: The correct answer is: 2
An effective safety program must begin at the top. Only top
management can assign the responsibility for safety and loss control and
ensure its performance. Also, top management can implement the
controls of the workplace environment along with worker operations that
will control accidents.
●● The least likely reason accidents generally occur is a result of:
1) Personality factors.
2) Environmental factors.
3) Physical limitations.
4) Lack of a safety policy or program.
Answer: The correct answer is: 4
,Accident causation is very diverse, but generally each accident is a result
of a combination of factors.
●● Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act:
1) Gives OSHA the RIGHT OF ENTRY.
2) Defines responsibility for research.
3) Is the GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE.
4) Both 1 and 3
Answer: The correct answer is: 3
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act covers the GENERAL DUTY
CLAUSE and specifies the requirement that employers keep their
workplaces free from recognized serious hazards.
●● The following clause from the OSH Act of 1970 is known as: "...of
employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees."
1) "Recognized Hazard Clause"
2) "General Duty Clause"
3) "OSHA General Hazard Clause"
4) "Death or Injury Clause"
Answer: The correct answer is: 2
This clause gives OSHA broad ranging regulatory license. It is known as
the "General Duty Clause." If there is a serious hazard for which OSHA
,does not have a specific standard, it (OSHA) can cite the employer using
the General Duty Clause and require the hazard to be abated.
●● What is the most important factor in accident prevention?
1) Written program
2) Training
3) Safety Engineers
4) Management support
Answer: The correct answer is: 4
The most critical element of any accident prevention program is
management support. Without this support the program cannot succeed.
●● Which of the following sections of the 1970 Occupational Safety and
Health Act is referred to as the General Duty Clause?
1) 29 CFR 1910
2) 11(c)
3) 5(a)(1)
4) 29 CFR 1926
Answer: The correct answer is: 3
The General Duty Clause in the OSHA Act is 5(a)(1).
●● The term "cradle to grave" is associated with what legislative act?
1) TSCA
, 2) RCRA
3) HMTA
4) SARA
Answer: The correct answer is: 2
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 as amended by
the Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980 and the Hazardous
and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 establishes a comprehensive
program for Federal and State regulation of solid waste management and
disposal. The manifest system (40 CFR 262 Subpart B) as part of the
"cradle to grave" program tracks shipments of hazardous waste from the
generator through the transporter to the treatment, storage, or disposal
facility.
●● Community Right-To-Know is associated with what legislative act?
1) CERCLA
2) RCRA
3) SARA TITLE III
4) TSCA
Answer: The correct answer is: 3
The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III
(The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986)
sets extensive reporting requirements and requires emergency planning
for over 360 extremely hazardous substances. The purpose of SARA
Title III is to ensure a free flow of accurate information with the
community so that an appropriate emergency response can be planned
and executed.
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
BUNDLED RESOURCE
●● In organizing and implementing a successful safety and loss control
program, it is essential that you:
1) Obtain adequate funding.
2) Get top management support and participation.
3) Acquire an environmental health and safety staff.
4) Promulgate a formal safety policy and program to support it.
Answer: The correct answer is: 2
An effective safety program must begin at the top. Only top
management can assign the responsibility for safety and loss control and
ensure its performance. Also, top management can implement the
controls of the workplace environment along with worker operations that
will control accidents.
●● The least likely reason accidents generally occur is a result of:
1) Personality factors.
2) Environmental factors.
3) Physical limitations.
4) Lack of a safety policy or program.
Answer: The correct answer is: 4
,Accident causation is very diverse, but generally each accident is a result
of a combination of factors.
●● Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act:
1) Gives OSHA the RIGHT OF ENTRY.
2) Defines responsibility for research.
3) Is the GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE.
4) Both 1 and 3
Answer: The correct answer is: 3
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act covers the GENERAL DUTY
CLAUSE and specifies the requirement that employers keep their
workplaces free from recognized serious hazards.
●● The following clause from the OSH Act of 1970 is known as: "...of
employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees."
1) "Recognized Hazard Clause"
2) "General Duty Clause"
3) "OSHA General Hazard Clause"
4) "Death or Injury Clause"
Answer: The correct answer is: 2
This clause gives OSHA broad ranging regulatory license. It is known as
the "General Duty Clause." If there is a serious hazard for which OSHA
,does not have a specific standard, it (OSHA) can cite the employer using
the General Duty Clause and require the hazard to be abated.
●● What is the most important factor in accident prevention?
1) Written program
2) Training
3) Safety Engineers
4) Management support
Answer: The correct answer is: 4
The most critical element of any accident prevention program is
management support. Without this support the program cannot succeed.
●● Which of the following sections of the 1970 Occupational Safety and
Health Act is referred to as the General Duty Clause?
1) 29 CFR 1910
2) 11(c)
3) 5(a)(1)
4) 29 CFR 1926
Answer: The correct answer is: 3
The General Duty Clause in the OSHA Act is 5(a)(1).
●● The term "cradle to grave" is associated with what legislative act?
1) TSCA
, 2) RCRA
3) HMTA
4) SARA
Answer: The correct answer is: 2
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 as amended by
the Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980 and the Hazardous
and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 establishes a comprehensive
program for Federal and State regulation of solid waste management and
disposal. The manifest system (40 CFR 262 Subpart B) as part of the
"cradle to grave" program tracks shipments of hazardous waste from the
generator through the transporter to the treatment, storage, or disposal
facility.
●● Community Right-To-Know is associated with what legislative act?
1) CERCLA
2) RCRA
3) SARA TITLE III
4) TSCA
Answer: The correct answer is: 3
The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III
(The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986)
sets extensive reporting requirements and requires emergency planning
for over 360 extremely hazardous substances. The purpose of SARA
Title III is to ensure a free flow of accurate information with the
community so that an appropriate emergency response can be planned
and executed.