HAZWOPER 40 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ A TSD facility emergency response plant is a major provision of
Hazwoper for TIme-Sensitive Disposal operations. Answer: False
◉ The requirement for a safety and health program is a major provision
of Hazwoper for cleanup operations. Answer: True
◉ Which of the following does Hazwoper cover? Answer: Hazardous
waste cleanup operations, hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities, hazardous waste emergency response operations
◉ Which of the following is a Hazwoper standard that covers employees
involved with hazardous waste operations and emergency response?
Answer: OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120
OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.165
◉ Approximately how many major provisions does Hazwoper have for
cleanup operations? Answer: 15
◉ What does this icon represent? Answer: Biohazard
,◉ A generator of hazardous waste who in a calendar month generates no
more than 1,000 kilos of waste? Answer: Small quantity generator
◉ Where can the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency responds
standard be found? Answer: OSHA's Title 29 of the Code of Federal
Regulations
◉ The individual responsible to the employer and with authority and
knowledge necessary to implement the site safety and health plan and
verify compliance with safety and health requirements? Answer: Site
safety supervisor
◉ What are the three elements of confined space? Answer: It has limited
or restricted means for entry or exit
It is not designed for continuous human occupancy
Large enough/configured to enter and preform assigned work
◉ Approximately how many drums were removed from the Valley of the
Drums waste site? Answer: 17,000
◉ When were Hazwoper regulations put into effect? Answer: 1989
◉ OSHA. Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
,◉ What is OSHA's mission? Answer: To save lives, prevent injuries and
protect the health of America's workers.
◉ How does OSHA carry out their mission? Answer: Developing job
safety and health standards and enforcing them
Maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system
Providing training programs
◉ OSHA State Plans. Answer: programs operated by individual states
that are OSHA approved
Covers: private sector employees, state and local government workers
◉ Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? Answer:
Public workers who are employed by state agencies and self employed
workers
◉ Employers covered by OSHA's standards must display an "It's the
Law" poster. What does this poster address? Answer: Safety and health
information
◉ OSHA Standards. Answer: General Industry, Construction, Maritime,
and Agriculture
, ◉ Where to OSHA standards appear? Answer: Title 29 in the Code of
Federal Regulations (29 CFR)
Part 1910: General Industry
Part 1926: Construction
Part 1915, 1917, and 1918: Maritime
These are also divided into subparts
◉ General Duty Clause. Answer: Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act.
◉ OSHA standards appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. Answer:
True
◉ OSHA standards fall into four categories: General Industry,
Construction, Martitime, and Agriculture. Answer: True
◉ Where there is no specific OSHA standard, employers must comply
with the OSHA Act's: Answer: General Duty Clause
◉ OSHA workplace requirements. Answer: Requires employers to
maintain conditions and adopt practices reasonably necessary to protect
workers on the job
◉ Engineering controls. Answer: First and best strategy for controlling
hazards
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ A TSD facility emergency response plant is a major provision of
Hazwoper for TIme-Sensitive Disposal operations. Answer: False
◉ The requirement for a safety and health program is a major provision
of Hazwoper for cleanup operations. Answer: True
◉ Which of the following does Hazwoper cover? Answer: Hazardous
waste cleanup operations, hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities, hazardous waste emergency response operations
◉ Which of the following is a Hazwoper standard that covers employees
involved with hazardous waste operations and emergency response?
Answer: OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120
OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.165
◉ Approximately how many major provisions does Hazwoper have for
cleanup operations? Answer: 15
◉ What does this icon represent? Answer: Biohazard
,◉ A generator of hazardous waste who in a calendar month generates no
more than 1,000 kilos of waste? Answer: Small quantity generator
◉ Where can the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency responds
standard be found? Answer: OSHA's Title 29 of the Code of Federal
Regulations
◉ The individual responsible to the employer and with authority and
knowledge necessary to implement the site safety and health plan and
verify compliance with safety and health requirements? Answer: Site
safety supervisor
◉ What are the three elements of confined space? Answer: It has limited
or restricted means for entry or exit
It is not designed for continuous human occupancy
Large enough/configured to enter and preform assigned work
◉ Approximately how many drums were removed from the Valley of the
Drums waste site? Answer: 17,000
◉ When were Hazwoper regulations put into effect? Answer: 1989
◉ OSHA. Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
,◉ What is OSHA's mission? Answer: To save lives, prevent injuries and
protect the health of America's workers.
◉ How does OSHA carry out their mission? Answer: Developing job
safety and health standards and enforcing them
Maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system
Providing training programs
◉ OSHA State Plans. Answer: programs operated by individual states
that are OSHA approved
Covers: private sector employees, state and local government workers
◉ Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? Answer:
Public workers who are employed by state agencies and self employed
workers
◉ Employers covered by OSHA's standards must display an "It's the
Law" poster. What does this poster address? Answer: Safety and health
information
◉ OSHA Standards. Answer: General Industry, Construction, Maritime,
and Agriculture
, ◉ Where to OSHA standards appear? Answer: Title 29 in the Code of
Federal Regulations (29 CFR)
Part 1910: General Industry
Part 1926: Construction
Part 1915, 1917, and 1918: Maritime
These are also divided into subparts
◉ General Duty Clause. Answer: Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act.
◉ OSHA standards appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. Answer:
True
◉ OSHA standards fall into four categories: General Industry,
Construction, Martitime, and Agriculture. Answer: True
◉ Where there is no specific OSHA standard, employers must comply
with the OSHA Act's: Answer: General Duty Clause
◉ OSHA workplace requirements. Answer: Requires employers to
maintain conditions and adopt practices reasonably necessary to protect
workers on the job
◉ Engineering controls. Answer: First and best strategy for controlling
hazards
