MSSC SAFETY UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
1. OSHA standards must be available to workers who:
• Answer: Attend OSHA required training
2. What federal agency is concerned with the enforcement and regulation of safety
regulations?
• Answer: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
3. The clean water and clean air acts are designed to limit:
• Answer: Pollution
4. OSHA has set the permissible noise level at __________ decibels for an eight-hour period.
• Answer: 90
5. Who performs an OSHA safety inspection by walking through the workplace and identifying
issues that do not comply with OSHA safety standards?
• Answer: OSHA compliance officer
6. Air is considered oxygen deficient by OSHA when it has less than __________ oxygen.
• Answer: 19.5%
7. A certification from a physician is required before:
• Answer: Using air breathing apparatus
8. An employer is responsible for having an MSDS sheet for every chemical that:
• Answer: They manufacture, sell or use
9. Employers are required by _______ to create standards for the use of personal protective
equipment for each job in their workplace.
• Answer: OSHA
10. OSHA citations should be posted for how long?
• Answer: Three days or until abated
,SECTION 2: HAZARD COMMUNICATION & SDS
11. The primary place to look for information regarding the shipment of specific hazardous
materials is the:
• Answer: Hazardous Materials Table
12. The _______ provides guidelines that describe how to handle and dispose of chemicals
without dumping them or throwing them away.
• Answer: EPA
13. The amount of exposure to a chemical without the unreasonable risk of injury is listed on
the SDS as:
• Answer: TLV (Threshold Limit Value)
14. In order to learn about a chemical and its correct handling procedures, you should read
the chemical's:
• Answer: SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
15. What does NIOSH stand for?
• Answer: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
16. Threshold Limit Value (TLV) is:
• Answer: The airborne concentration of material to which most persons can be exposed
day after day without adverse effects
17. A hazardous material may be defined as any material that:
• Answer: Harms a person, property or the environment
18. The idea that each person has the right to know about the hazardous substances with
which they work is written in:
• Answer: The Hazard Communication Standard
19. Hazardous material training should include which of the following?
• Answer: How to read MSDSs
20. An internationally recognized number assigned to a chemical for identification purposes is
called the:
• Answer: United Nations Identification Number
, 21. Hazardous materials being shipped internationally are given a four-digit number preceded
by the letters ______ to identify the material being shipped.
• Answer: UN (United Nations)
22. In the United States, the _____________ requires placards representing the classification
of hazards on board a truck transporting hazardous materials.
• Answer: Department of Transportation
23. A flammable liquid falls into which category number in the DOT hazardous material
identification system?
• Answer: 3
24. The DOT hazardous material identification system has _________ classifications that label
hazardous materials packages and vehicles.
• Answer: Nine
25. The HMIS II is a labeling system developed by the NPCA and is represented by:
• Answer: Four colored bars (blue, red, orange, and white)
SECTION 3: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
26. Equipment worn to minimize exposure to serious workplace injuries and illness is called:
• Answer: PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
27. A(n) ________ is a thorough evaluation of the work environment that provides employees
with the best protection against potential harm.
• Answer: Hazard assessment
28. Employers should provide training in the use of personal protective equipment:
• Answer: To reduce the employee's risk of hazardous material exposure
29. OSHA Guideline permissible noise level is ____ DB for an 8-hour period.
• Answer: 90 decibels
30. Do not wear gloves or loose fitting clothing around:
• Answer: Moving machinery
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
1. OSHA standards must be available to workers who:
• Answer: Attend OSHA required training
2. What federal agency is concerned with the enforcement and regulation of safety
regulations?
• Answer: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
3. The clean water and clean air acts are designed to limit:
• Answer: Pollution
4. OSHA has set the permissible noise level at __________ decibels for an eight-hour period.
• Answer: 90
5. Who performs an OSHA safety inspection by walking through the workplace and identifying
issues that do not comply with OSHA safety standards?
• Answer: OSHA compliance officer
6. Air is considered oxygen deficient by OSHA when it has less than __________ oxygen.
• Answer: 19.5%
7. A certification from a physician is required before:
• Answer: Using air breathing apparatus
8. An employer is responsible for having an MSDS sheet for every chemical that:
• Answer: They manufacture, sell or use
9. Employers are required by _______ to create standards for the use of personal protective
equipment for each job in their workplace.
• Answer: OSHA
10. OSHA citations should be posted for how long?
• Answer: Three days or until abated
,SECTION 2: HAZARD COMMUNICATION & SDS
11. The primary place to look for information regarding the shipment of specific hazardous
materials is the:
• Answer: Hazardous Materials Table
12. The _______ provides guidelines that describe how to handle and dispose of chemicals
without dumping them or throwing them away.
• Answer: EPA
13. The amount of exposure to a chemical without the unreasonable risk of injury is listed on
the SDS as:
• Answer: TLV (Threshold Limit Value)
14. In order to learn about a chemical and its correct handling procedures, you should read
the chemical's:
• Answer: SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
15. What does NIOSH stand for?
• Answer: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
16. Threshold Limit Value (TLV) is:
• Answer: The airborne concentration of material to which most persons can be exposed
day after day without adverse effects
17. A hazardous material may be defined as any material that:
• Answer: Harms a person, property or the environment
18. The idea that each person has the right to know about the hazardous substances with
which they work is written in:
• Answer: The Hazard Communication Standard
19. Hazardous material training should include which of the following?
• Answer: How to read MSDSs
20. An internationally recognized number assigned to a chemical for identification purposes is
called the:
• Answer: United Nations Identification Number
, 21. Hazardous materials being shipped internationally are given a four-digit number preceded
by the letters ______ to identify the material being shipped.
• Answer: UN (United Nations)
22. In the United States, the _____________ requires placards representing the classification
of hazards on board a truck transporting hazardous materials.
• Answer: Department of Transportation
23. A flammable liquid falls into which category number in the DOT hazardous material
identification system?
• Answer: 3
24. The DOT hazardous material identification system has _________ classifications that label
hazardous materials packages and vehicles.
• Answer: Nine
25. The HMIS II is a labeling system developed by the NPCA and is represented by:
• Answer: Four colored bars (blue, red, orange, and white)
SECTION 3: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
26. Equipment worn to minimize exposure to serious workplace injuries and illness is called:
• Answer: PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
27. A(n) ________ is a thorough evaluation of the work environment that provides employees
with the best protection against potential harm.
• Answer: Hazard assessment
28. Employers should provide training in the use of personal protective equipment:
• Answer: To reduce the employee's risk of hazardous material exposure
29. OSHA Guideline permissible noise level is ____ DB for an 8-hour period.
• Answer: 90 decibels
30. Do not wear gloves or loose fitting clothing around:
• Answer: Moving machinery
