QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which agency designates levels of protection for PPE?
A
CDC
B
IDLH
C
EPA
D
DOT - ✔✔c
✔✔Level A personal protective equipment requires the highest level of protection for
skin, eyes and the respiratory system.
A
True
B
False - ✔✔a
✔✔Which level of protection is needed when you are working with a substance with a
high degree of hazard to the skin?
A
Level A
B
Level B
C
Level C
D
Level D - ✔✔a
,✔✔Which level of protection is needed when working in atmospheres with IDLH
concentrations of a specific substance that present a severe inhalation hazard but do
not represent a severe skin hazard?
A
Level A
B
Level B
C
Level C
D
Level D - ✔✔b
✔✔At which level of protection can an air-purifying respirator be used?
A
Level A
B
Level B
C
Level C
D
Level D - ✔✔c
✔✔Which level of protection offers no respiratory protection and only minimal skin
protection?
A
Level A
B
Level B
C
Level C
D
Level D - ✔✔d
✔✔To be considered a "confined space," a space must:
A
Be designed for continuous occupancy
B
Be so small that an employee cannot enter it
C
Have limited or restricted means for entry or exit
D
,All of the above - ✔✔c
✔✔Who is responsible for determining if a confined space is permit-required?
A
The employee
B
The employer
C
OSHA
D
EPA - ✔✔b
✔✔Which of the following is NOT required on the confined space entry permit?
A
Names of entrants
B
Purpose of entry
C
Results of atmosphere testing
D
Pictures of all signs that will be posted - ✔✔d
✔✔The surrounding and capture of a worker by a liquid or fine, flowing solid that can be
breathed into the lungs or could crush or strangle is called:
A
Entrapment
B
Engulfment
C
Asphyxiation
D
Inhalation - ✔✔b
✔✔Which of the following statements about confined space entry training is true?
A
Entry supervisors are the only workers who need training
B
Training should take place within a month after a confined-space entry
C
When confined-space hazards change, workers should be retrained
D
Attendants are responsible for training workers immediately before they enter confined
spaces - ✔✔c
✔✔Which of the following is a responsibility of authorized entrants?
, A
Cancel confined space permits when work is done
B
Keep unauthorized people from entering the space
C
Maintain communication with attendants
D
Make sure emergency rescue services are available - ✔✔c
✔✔Any area considered to be a permit-required confined space must be posted at all
entry points with a warning sign that reads:
A
CONFINED SPACE - GO AWAY!
B
DANGER - PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE - DO NOT ENTER
C
DEATH ZONE
D
HAZARD CONTROLS IN PLACE AT THIS SITE - KEEP OUT - ✔✔b
✔✔For a space to be considered a permit-required confined space, it must contain
enough serious hazards that at least one person has been injured or killed in the space.
A
True
B
False - ✔✔b
✔✔If you believe you are in danger because you observe signs and symptoms of a
hazard in the space, you should:
A
Stay in the confined space to see what will happen
B
Tell your co-workers
C
Call your supervisor
D
Evacuate - ✔✔d
✔✔In the event that an entrant becomes unconscious, attendants must NOT attempt to
enter the space to perform rescue.
A
True
B
False - ✔✔a