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HAZWOPER 2025 Comprehensive
Questions And Verified Answers/
Complete Solutions With Rationales |Get
It 100% Accurate!! Already Passed!!
CAMEO Chemicals - (ANSWER)http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/browse



Which laws and regulations should First Responders become familar with then
questions arise? - (ANSWER)RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, HAZCOM, OPA 90 and
HAZWOPER contain in the field standards used by First Responders when working
in hazardous sites.



What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)? -
(ANSWER)Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) required the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin cradle-to-grave tracking or
hazardous waste and required the establishment of standards for hazardous
waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.



What is the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act
(CERCLA)? - (ANSWER)The Superfund law provides funds to the Coast Guard
(through EPA) for emergency response containment and cleanup of abandoned
hazardous material releases.



What are the tasks that emergency responders are trained to perform? -
(ANSWER)Awarness Level

Operations Level

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Technician

Specialist

Incident Commander



Items that are documented in a Contingency Plan that directs First responders on
what to do? - (ANSWER)Emergency Notifications

Emergency Response Procedures

Command Structure

Identification of Resources

Scenerios



What is the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)? -
(ANSWER)An extension and expansion of CERCLA required the EPA to issue
regulations mandating compliance with the OSHA HAZWOPER regulation in all
area no under OSHA juridicion. SARA specifically required the EPA to revise how it
determines the risk posed to the public and evironment by uncontrolled
hazardous waste sites. It also included a provision referred to as Community Right
to Know which requires all businessess to provide the government with detailed
information about the hazardous materials they work ith and have on site.



What is the Hazard Communication Right to Know (HAZCOM)? -
(ANSWER)HAZCOM serves as the foundation for unit's Hazard Communication
Program. HAZCOM specifically requires employers to inform their employees
about any hazardous materials they might encounter on the job and to provide
them with the resouces needed to handle

them appropriately.

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What is the OPA 90? - (ANSWER)Specifies the following:

-The federal government will direct responses to spills

-Area committees (including the Coast Guard) must develop Area Contingency
Plans for spills

-Owner/operators of facilities and vessels must prepare their own Response
Plans.



The plans developed by each of these entities are valuable resources that will
help you determine what to do if you encounter an oil spill or hazardous materials
release.



Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)? -
(ANSWER)The primary focus is safeguarding you, your shipmates, and the public
from the dangers of oil spills and hazardous material releases while responding to
incidents outside of your unit (29 CFR 1910.120)



Following is a list of authorities who should always be notified of a hazardous
meterial release - (ANSWER)Sector Command Center

National Response Center (NRC)

District Response Advisory Team (DRAT)

Safety & Environment Health Officer

Nation Strike Force (NSF)

Chain of Command

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Basic emergency response traning includes? - (ANSWER)Evacuation plans and
reporting procedures



The evacuation and refuge procedures that are found in site safety plans? -
(ANSWER)Evacuation, Utilization of Safe Refuge Area and Accounting of Personnel



Types of information commonly provided when reporting a hazardous materials
release? - (ANSWER)Location of the incident and Size of the release



Basic training required for an Emergency Response Team members are defined by
_________ . - (ANSWER)OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (q)



Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control (AREC) is ___________ ? -
(ANSWER)the process considered the foundation of hazard risk management. The
pre planning and preparation needed to properly respond to potential hazardous
materials releases is built in to AREC.



An _________________ is a document that is prepared jointly by local, state, and
federal agencies along with major stakeholders to prevent, mitigate, and prepare
for an oil spill or chemical release. - (ANSWER)Area Contigency Plan (ACP)



The Nationational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pocket
Guide is Chemical Hazards is a Center for Disease Control and Prevention
publication that ___________. - (ANSWER)contains key information and data in

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