IS-0005: An Introduction to Hazardous Materials 2026\2027
questions and answers A+ Grade
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
- correct answer Also known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986.
This portion of the legislation makes more than 300 "extremely hazardous substances" subject to
routine and detailed reporting to designated local, State, and Federal government agencies. It also
requires local planning committees to use this information to create effective plans for hazardous
materials emergencies.
Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, (CERCLA)
- correct answer To fund cleanups and emergency response actions for some of the worst inactive or
abandoned hazardous waste sites scattered across the country. A billion dollar revolving trust fund.
Bill was revised in 1986 turning into SARA.
The National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)
- correct answer The basis for Federal action to minimize pollution damage from discharges of oil or
hazardous substances. Federal agencies assist in the development and evaluation of national, regional,
and local oil and hazardous substance pollution contingency plans.
National Response Team (NRT)
- correct answer Composed of 14 Federal agencies. Experts publish guidance on emergency response
planning and stand ready to assist States in the event of a major chemical emergency.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
- correct answer It establishes a Federal program to provide comprehensive regulation of hazardous
waste, which includes certain materials held to pose a potential threat to public health and safety when
they are discarded. RCRA regulations provide for and maintain a hazardous waste management system
that covers the generation, transportation, use, and disposal of such waste.
The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA)
- correct answer The Department of Transportation (DOT) has the authority to regulate the handling and
, interstate transportation of hazardous materials. The DOT's Office of Hazardous Materials
Transportation (OHMT) issues regulations dealing with the shipping and packaging of hazardous
materials, including how they are classified and labeled (both nationally and internationally).
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
- correct answer Enacted to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women;
by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the
States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research,
information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other
purposes.
Worker Exposures
- correct answer OSHA sets standards for worker exposure to hazardous substances and requires that
such substances bear warning labels. It also mandates that employees be given training and other
information on dangers posed by chemicals, and be given instruction as to how to use these chemicals
safely. OSHA has the authority to inspect a workplace to determine whether it is in compliance with
these regulations.
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
- correct answer Under SARA, the Secretary of Labor was directed to issue a final standard to protect the
health and safety of employees engaged in hazardous waste operations. In 1989, OSHA issued this rule
on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, which represents the first comprehensive
approach to protecting public and private sector employees involved in the dangers of working on
hazardous waste sites.
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (1976)
- correct answer the US law that regulates new and already existing chemicals
Pesticides Legislation (1972)
- correct answer Both the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) regulate pesticides.
The Clean Air Act (CAA) (Nixon 1970)
- correct answer basic Federal law for controlling toxic air pollution. It requires EPA to keep an up-to-
date list of industrial pollutants that are hazardous to human health, and set an emission standard for
each "with an ample margin of safety." Under the law, EPA prepares minimum pollution standards, and
States prepare implementation plans showing how these standards will be attained.
questions and answers A+ Grade
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
- correct answer Also known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986.
This portion of the legislation makes more than 300 "extremely hazardous substances" subject to
routine and detailed reporting to designated local, State, and Federal government agencies. It also
requires local planning committees to use this information to create effective plans for hazardous
materials emergencies.
Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, (CERCLA)
- correct answer To fund cleanups and emergency response actions for some of the worst inactive or
abandoned hazardous waste sites scattered across the country. A billion dollar revolving trust fund.
Bill was revised in 1986 turning into SARA.
The National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)
- correct answer The basis for Federal action to minimize pollution damage from discharges of oil or
hazardous substances. Federal agencies assist in the development and evaluation of national, regional,
and local oil and hazardous substance pollution contingency plans.
National Response Team (NRT)
- correct answer Composed of 14 Federal agencies. Experts publish guidance on emergency response
planning and stand ready to assist States in the event of a major chemical emergency.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
- correct answer It establishes a Federal program to provide comprehensive regulation of hazardous
waste, which includes certain materials held to pose a potential threat to public health and safety when
they are discarded. RCRA regulations provide for and maintain a hazardous waste management system
that covers the generation, transportation, use, and disposal of such waste.
The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA)
- correct answer The Department of Transportation (DOT) has the authority to regulate the handling and
, interstate transportation of hazardous materials. The DOT's Office of Hazardous Materials
Transportation (OHMT) issues regulations dealing with the shipping and packaging of hazardous
materials, including how they are classified and labeled (both nationally and internationally).
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
- correct answer Enacted to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women;
by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the
States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research,
information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other
purposes.
Worker Exposures
- correct answer OSHA sets standards for worker exposure to hazardous substances and requires that
such substances bear warning labels. It also mandates that employees be given training and other
information on dangers posed by chemicals, and be given instruction as to how to use these chemicals
safely. OSHA has the authority to inspect a workplace to determine whether it is in compliance with
these regulations.
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
- correct answer Under SARA, the Secretary of Labor was directed to issue a final standard to protect the
health and safety of employees engaged in hazardous waste operations. In 1989, OSHA issued this rule
on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, which represents the first comprehensive
approach to protecting public and private sector employees involved in the dangers of working on
hazardous waste sites.
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (1976)
- correct answer the US law that regulates new and already existing chemicals
Pesticides Legislation (1972)
- correct answer Both the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) regulate pesticides.
The Clean Air Act (CAA) (Nixon 1970)
- correct answer basic Federal law for controlling toxic air pollution. It requires EPA to keep an up-to-
date list of industrial pollutants that are hazardous to human health, and set an emission standard for
each "with an ample margin of safety." Under the law, EPA prepares minimum pollution standards, and
States prepare implementation plans showing how these standards will be attained.
