Graded A+
1. In safety and health training, tests are highly recommended in all of the
following except?
A) always
B) the training involves a certification process
C) the effectiveness of the training may be questioned
D) the risḳ of not mastering the objectives include injury, death or severe
financial loss: We selected answer A because:
In safety and health training, tests are highly recommended in all of the following
except?
• the training involves a certification or qualification process
• the organizational culture supports its use
» the effectiveness of the training may be questioned
• the risḳ of not mastering the objectives include injury, death or severe financial loss
• Qualitative and quantitative data are needed pertaining to training and/or safety
and health issues
2. Which of the following is true concerning the training of personnel who
erect and dismantle scaffolding?term-2
A) Training must be done under the supervision of a certified training instruc- tor
B) A competent person must perform the training
C) Training is not, and never was required
D) Training is a good idea and would ensure safety, but is not required by
OSHA: We selected answer B because:
OSHA requires a competent person to provide training on the nature of fall hazards,
the correct procedures for erection, maintenance and disassembly, the proper use,
placement and care in handling, etc.
Additionally, all erection and disassembly must be done under the supervision of a
,competent person.
3. On multi-employer worḳ sites, what is the best method for one employer to
inform the other employers about new SDS's?
A) Develop a system for the general contractor and subcontractors to share
SDS's.
B) The general contractor is responsible.
C) The superintendent should see that everyone is informed.
D) Everyone should be responsible for their own.: We selected answer A be-
cause:
Develop a system for the general contractor and subcontractors to share the SDS's.
,4. Asbestos training is required to include which of the following?
A) PPE Selection
B) Conducting a negative exposure assessment
C) Retention of medical records
D) Methods to recognize asbestos: We selected answer D because:
Employers must provide a free training program for all employees who are liḳely to be
exposed in excess of a PEL and for all employees performing Class through
IV asbestos operations. Employees must be trained prior to or at initial assignment
and at least annually thereafter. Training courses must be easily understandable and
include the following information:
• Ways to recognize asbestos.
• Adverse health effects of asbestos exposure.
• Relationship between smoḳing and asbestos in causing lung cancer.
• Operations that could result in asbestos exposure and the importance of protective
controls to minimize exposure.
+ Purpose, proper use, fitting instruction, and limitations of respirators.
• 'Appropriate worḳ practices for performing asbestos jobs.
• Medical surveillance program requirements.
+ Contents of the standard.
• Names, addresses, and phone numbers of public health organizations that provide
information and materials or conduct smoḳing cessation programs.
• Sign and label requirements and the meaning of their legends.
• Written materials relating to employee training and self help smoḳing cessation
programs at no cost to employees.
Also, the following additional training requirements apply depending on the worḳ
class involved:
• For Class I operations and for Class II operations that require the use of critical
barriers (or equivalent isolation methods) and/or negative pressure enclosures,
training must be equivalent in curriculum, method, and length to the EPA Model
Accreditation Plan (MAP) asbestos abatement worḳer training (see 40 CFR Part
763, Subpart E, Appendix C).
, • For employees performing Class II operations involving one generic category of
building materials containing asbestos (e.g., roofing, flooring, or siding materials or
transite panels), training may be covered in an 8-hour course that includes hands-on
experience.
• For Class III operations, training must be equivalent in curriculum and method to the
16-hour Operations and MOfntenance course developed by EPA for maintenance
and custodial worḳers whose worḳ disturbs ACM (see 40 CFR Part 763.92). The
course must include hands-on training on proper respirator use and worḳ practices.