HAZWOPER FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024

HAZWOPER FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 Which of the following is not an employee right under OSHA? a. Upon your request, to see copies of the results of any air testing performed on you b. To shut down a job you believe is unsafe c. To receive training about the hazards of the job d. To be provided approved PPE at no cost when your employer requires you to wear it To shut down a job you believe is unsafe A Safety Data Sheet (SDS)... a. Must be provided for chemicals used at a facility b. Need not present information on chronic health effects c. Must be provided for each hazardous was drum d. Contains exactly the same information as the container label Must be provided for chemicals used at a facility The term "Superfund" is another name for which of the following? a. CERCLA b. RCRA c. EPCRA d. TSCA CERCLA (comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act) To protect the worker from exposure, which does OSHA indicate should happen first? a. Use common sense b. Engineering controls c. Decontamination of exposed areas before eating, drinking, or smoking d. Proper selection and utilization of PPE Engineering controls Operations that employ workers who must comply with the 29 CFR 1910.120 regulations do not include which of the following? a. Risk analysis of hazardous chemical releases b. Emergency response involving the spill or release of hazardous substances c. Treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities at RCRA hazardous waste sites d. Cleanup at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites Risk analysis of hazardous chemical releases Which governmental body is responsible for safety at a hazardous waste site? a. OSHA b. EPA c. USCG d. NIOSH e. DOT OSHA Complete enclosure of a sandblast operation is an example of ..... a. PPE b. Administration c. Work Practices d. Engineering controls Engineering controls Is the use of "common sense" a good practice to protect a worker from exposure to hazards? True False False Using steam cleaning instead of solvent-based cleaning is an example of.... a. PPE b. Common sense c. Engineering d. Work practice c. Engineering Wearing a respirator to remove toxic vapors from your breathing air is an example of which of the following? a. Common sense b. Work practice c. PPE d. Engineering PPE Which of the following is not an element of the Hazard Communication Standard? a. Respirator training b. Employee training about hazards and proper use of chemicals c. Chemical inventory d. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Respirator training Which Act has the primary responsibility for hazardous waste? a. Clean Water Act (CWA) b. Clean Air Act (CAA) c. Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) d. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) RCRA (resource conservation and recovery act) A vertical standard is specific to a particular industry? True False True By identifying lines of authority, communication, and coordination among personnel and managers, the ______ is being defined according to the general Health and Safety Program (HASP) a. Medical surveillance program b. Organizational structure c. General Health and Safety Programs d. Coordination Procedures Organizational structure The OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard requires that new employees at hazardous waste sites receive which of the following training? a. Five days of on-the-job training by an experience supervisor b. 40-hr training course on health and safety c. A 24-hour course on respirator maintenance and repair d. Eight hours of supervisor training 40-hour training course on health and safety Through planning, potential hazards may be anticipated and steps may be taken to reduce the risk of harm to workers, the public, and the environment using which of the following? a. SDS program b. Post-site characterization activities plan c. Decontamination plan d. Safety and Health Program Safety and Health Program Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training is required for a person working at a hazardous waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal Facility True False True The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of chemicals is associated with which of the following? a. Laboratory inventory of hazardous chemicals b. Declassification of hazardous chemicals c. Safety Data Sheets d. Material Safety Data Sheets Safety Data Sheets The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulates an industry's management of its hazardous wastes from generation to off-site disposal. True False True HAZWOPER is the acronym for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response and is in the 29 CFR 1910.120. True False True Using LD50 as the measure of toxicity, which chemical is the most toxic? a. Lactic Acid LD50 of 4875 mg/kg b. Gramoxone LD50 of 30 mg/kg c. Arsenic LD50 of 20 mg/kg d. Cyanide LD50 of 3 mg/kg Cyanide LD50 of 3 mg/kg ACGIH defines Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL) as a 15-minute TWA exposure that should not be exceeded at any time during the workday without the proper protective measures. A waste-site worker uses the STEL to protect himself/herself by ____ a. Realizing high STEL values represent more toxic chemicals b. Realizing high STEL values represent chemicals that are flammable c. Realizing low STEL values represent more toxic chemicals d. Realizing low STEL values represent chemicals that are normally liquids Realizing low STEL values represet more toxic chemcials An IDLH atmosphere is an atmosphere that poses an immediate threat to life, would cause irreversible adverse health effects, or would impair an individual's ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere. TRUE FALSE True Legally enforceable exposure levels are established by _____ a. NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) b. ACGIH (American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) c. NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) d. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) OSHA (occupational safety and health administration) TLV is an acronym for _____ a. Time limited value b. Toxic level variable c. Threshold limit value d. Temperature limit value Threshold limit value