FEMA IS 0005 A EXAM SCRIPT TESTED
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION PREMIUM
STUDY MATERIAL
●● Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
Answer: expanded and revised CERCLA
●● Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
Answer: Title III of SARA; subjects +300 hazardous substances to
reporting to local, State, and Federal agencies; requires local
governments to create emergency plans
●● The National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency
Plan (NCP)
Answer: the basis for Federal action to minimize pollution damage from
discharges of oil or hazardous substances; Federal agencies assist in the
development and evaluation of national, regional, and local oil and
hazardous substance pollution contingency plans
●● National Response Team (NRT)
Answer: publish guidance on emergency response planning and stand
ready to assist States in the event of a major chemical emergency
,●● Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Answer: Deal with inland water
●● U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Answer: Deal with coastal water
●● The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
Answer: establishes a Federal program to provide comprehensive
regulation of hazardous waste, which includes certain materials held to
pose a potential threat to public health and safety when they are
discarded; "cradle to grave management of hazardous waste";
●● How did the RCRA work?
Answer: Developed cleanup standards, tracks hazardous waste
shipments and developed a permit system for waste disposal sites
●● Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) (1975)
Answer: DOT's Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation (OHMT)
issues regulations dealing with the shipping and packaging of hazardous
materials, including how they are classified and labeled.
●● Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Answer: issues basic safety and health standards, assigns Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) employees to inspect
, workplaces, and forces industry to reduce or eliminate job hazards by
imposing fines for identified violations
●● Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
(HAZWOPER) (1989)
Answer: a health and safety standard to ensure the safety of workers
performing hazardous waste cleanup or response actions
●● The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (1976)
Answer: chemical producers are required to research the effects of new
chemicals and notify EPA before they are manufactured; EPA has the
authority to ban or restrict chemical uses if there is sufficient evidence
that the substance poses an "unreasonable risk."
●● Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (1910)
Answer: requires regulation of pesticides; amended in 1972 to require
testing for short-term and long-term toxic effects prior to registration
●● Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (1938)
Answer: requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enforce
residue limits by monitoring and seizing foods whose residues are in
excess of standards.
●● Clean Air Act (CAA) (1970)
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION PREMIUM
STUDY MATERIAL
●● Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
Answer: expanded and revised CERCLA
●● Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
Answer: Title III of SARA; subjects +300 hazardous substances to
reporting to local, State, and Federal agencies; requires local
governments to create emergency plans
●● The National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency
Plan (NCP)
Answer: the basis for Federal action to minimize pollution damage from
discharges of oil or hazardous substances; Federal agencies assist in the
development and evaluation of national, regional, and local oil and
hazardous substance pollution contingency plans
●● National Response Team (NRT)
Answer: publish guidance on emergency response planning and stand
ready to assist States in the event of a major chemical emergency
,●● Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Answer: Deal with inland water
●● U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Answer: Deal with coastal water
●● The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
Answer: establishes a Federal program to provide comprehensive
regulation of hazardous waste, which includes certain materials held to
pose a potential threat to public health and safety when they are
discarded; "cradle to grave management of hazardous waste";
●● How did the RCRA work?
Answer: Developed cleanup standards, tracks hazardous waste
shipments and developed a permit system for waste disposal sites
●● Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) (1975)
Answer: DOT's Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation (OHMT)
issues regulations dealing with the shipping and packaging of hazardous
materials, including how they are classified and labeled.
●● Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Answer: issues basic safety and health standards, assigns Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) employees to inspect
, workplaces, and forces industry to reduce or eliminate job hazards by
imposing fines for identified violations
●● Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
(HAZWOPER) (1989)
Answer: a health and safety standard to ensure the safety of workers
performing hazardous waste cleanup or response actions
●● The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (1976)
Answer: chemical producers are required to research the effects of new
chemicals and notify EPA before they are manufactured; EPA has the
authority to ban or restrict chemical uses if there is sufficient evidence
that the substance poses an "unreasonable risk."
●● Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (1910)
Answer: requires regulation of pesticides; amended in 1972 to require
testing for short-term and long-term toxic effects prior to registration
●● Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (1938)
Answer: requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enforce
residue limits by monitoring and seizing foods whose residues are in
excess of standards.
●● Clean Air Act (CAA) (1970)
