The Hazard Communication Standard:
• A. Is a broad general guideline suggesting how companies should handle chemicals
• B. Was created in response to the need to protect workers from chemicals in the
workplace
• C. Requires employers to evaluate chemical hazards in their facilities and to
communicate the hazard information to employees
• D. B and C - ANSWER-D. B and C
.The HazCom program must be written and available to employees.
• True
• False - ANSWER-True
.True how which one of these statements is NOT true?
• OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• The OSHA act resulted in the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration or OSHA
• Employers take all responsibility under the OSH Act
• OSHA went into effect in 1971 - ANSWER-OSHA went into effect in 1971
.What lists the general and permanent rules of federal agencies?
• The Federal Register
• The OSHA CD-ROM
• The OSHA Manual
• The Code of Federal Regulations - ANSWER-The Code of Federal Regulations
.What sec. of OSHA covers hazardous waste operations and emergency response?
• 49 CFR 1910. 120
• 29 CFR 1910.120
• 50 CFR 2020.13
• 17 CFR 1910.130 - ANSWER-29 CFR 1910.120
.When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect? - ANSWER-1970s
(October 21, 1976 - The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA))
.Which is NOT a source for OSHA standards?
• Consensus standards
• Propriety standards
• Some federal worker protection laws
• Work standard developed by the individual company - ANSWER-Work standard
developed by the individual company
• A. Is a broad general guideline suggesting how companies should handle chemicals
• B. Was created in response to the need to protect workers from chemicals in the
workplace
• C. Requires employers to evaluate chemical hazards in their facilities and to
communicate the hazard information to employees
• D. B and C - ANSWER-D. B and C
.The HazCom program must be written and available to employees.
• True
• False - ANSWER-True
.True how which one of these statements is NOT true?
• OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• The OSHA act resulted in the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration or OSHA
• Employers take all responsibility under the OSH Act
• OSHA went into effect in 1971 - ANSWER-OSHA went into effect in 1971
.What lists the general and permanent rules of federal agencies?
• The Federal Register
• The OSHA CD-ROM
• The OSHA Manual
• The Code of Federal Regulations - ANSWER-The Code of Federal Regulations
.What sec. of OSHA covers hazardous waste operations and emergency response?
• 49 CFR 1910. 120
• 29 CFR 1910.120
• 50 CFR 2020.13
• 17 CFR 1910.130 - ANSWER-29 CFR 1910.120
.When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect? - ANSWER-1970s
(October 21, 1976 - The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA))
.Which is NOT a source for OSHA standards?
• Consensus standards
• Propriety standards
• Some federal worker protection laws
• Work standard developed by the individual company - ANSWER-Work standard
developed by the individual company
