HAZWOPER 40 2027 TEST ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔OSHA Form 300a - ✔✔Summary of work-related injuries and illnesses
shows totals for the year
company executive must certify
✔✔Medical Records and Exams - ✔✔upon request, employers must provide: medical
records and exposure instances
may provide medical exams or monitoring
✔✔Citations and Abatement Verification - ✔✔Employers must post OSHA citations and
abatement verifications notices
✔✔One of the main responsibilities employers have under OSHA is to: - ✔✔Provide
training
✔✔What does OSHA require employers to post for 3 days? - ✔✔OSHA citations and
abatement verification notices
✔✔OSHA requires employers to maintain certain records on and report work related
injuries and illnesses. Which of the following is used for this process? - ✔✔Injury and
illness report Form 301
Log of work related unjuries and illnesses
form 300a
✔✔The right of workers to be safe and healthy while on the job, without fear of
punishment is spelled out in: - ✔✔Section 11(c) of the OSH Act
✔✔During an OSHA inspection: - ✔✔You have the right to talk to the inspector privately
✔✔The creation of OSHA provided this important right to workers: - ✔✔The right to a
safe and healthful workplace
,✔✔Workers must be trained in - ✔✔lockout/tagout
fall hazards
bloodborne pathogens
✔✔Among the rights related to OSHA recordkeeping, workers have the right to review: -
✔✔OSHA 300 logs and 300a summaries
✔✔Stage of an OSHA inspection - ✔✔Stage 1: Opening conference
Stage 2: Walkaround
Stage 3: Closing conference
✔✔Opening conference - ✔✔presents credentials
finds out if workers are represented
makes sure representative participates in all phases of the inspection
✔✔What are types of OSHA violations? - ✔✔repeat
serious
willful
✔✔When the employer receives an OSHA citation, it must be: - ✔✔Posted for 3 days or
until the violation is fixed
✔✔A worker or worker representative can file a complaint about a safety or health
hazard in the workplace. - ✔✔True
✔✔What type of OSHA inspection is conducted when immediate death or serious harm
is likely? - ✔✔Imminent danger
✔✔Which of the following is a way than an employee can contact OSHA? - ✔✔email
in person
phone
✔✔Who does OSHA recommend you first bring a workplace safety or health concern
to? - ✔✔your employer
✔✔Typically, how long does an employee have to file a complaint with OSHA, when the
employee has been discriminated against for reporting a safety or health hazard? -
✔✔30 days
✔✔What section of the OSH Act does the Whistleblower Program reference? -
✔✔Section 11(c)
,✔✔Which of the following would be best to have when consulting a medical
professional about possible exposure to a harmful chemcial? - ✔✔Safety Data Sheet for
that chemcial
✔✔When you've been assigned a new job or task, be sure to ask about the: - ✔✔written
procedures and any additional training that may be required
✔✔What are two US government agencies that are good resources for safety and
health information? - ✔✔OSHA and NIOSH
✔✔OSHA requires that employers pay for which of the following PPE? - ✔✔hard hats
✔✔OSHA standards appear in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - ✔✔True
✔✔Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? - ✔✔self-employed, public
workers who are employed by state agencies
✔✔Several factors distinguis the hazardous waste site environment from other
occupational situations involving construction sites with hazardous substances. Which
of the following are examples? - ✔✔Potential for an uncontrolled condition at the site
Improper control of hazardous substances can result in a severe threat to site workers
and to the general public
the large variety and number of substances that may be present at a site
✔✔Hazard Classification - ✔✔Health Hazard- chemical
Physical Hazard- chemical
Physical safety hazards
biological hazards
ergonomic hazards
✔✔The combination of conditions on a hazardous waste site results in a working
environment that is characterized by numerous and varied hazards which: - ✔✔Answer:
none of the above
are nearly always immediately obvious or identifiable
✔✔Workers on a hazardous waste site are subject not only to the hazards of direct
exposure, but also the dangers posed by: - ✔✔the disorderly physical environment of
hazardous waste sites
the stress of working in protective clothing
✔✔What do we know about symptoms resulting from acute exposures? - ✔✔They
usually occur during or shortly after exposure
, ✔✔Most hazardous waste sites contain a variety of chemical substances in various
forms. Which are included? - ✔✔Gas
Liquid
Solid
✔✔Substances can enter the unprotected body by: - ✔✔Inhalation
skin absorption
ingestion
injection
✔✔What do we know about symptoms resulting from chronic exposures? - ✔✔May not
appear for several years or decades after exposure
Usually relate to low concentrations over a long period of time
✔✔Chemical exposures are generally divided into two categories - ✔✔acute and
chronic
✔✔To protect against the hazard of fire or explosion: - ✔✔Have qualified personnel field
monitor for explosive atmospheres and flammable vapors
Use non-sparking, explosion-proof equipment
✔✔Explosions and fires may arise spontaneously, but usually they result from activities
such as: - ✔✔Accidentally mixing chemicals
Introducing and ignition source
Moving drums
✔✔There are many potential causes of explosions and fires at hazardous waste sites.
Which of the following is a good example? - ✔✔Chemical reactions that produce
explosion, fire, or heat
✔✔What do we know about oxygen? - ✔✔Oxygen is heavier than air
Oxygen is a strong oxidant which generates fire hazards
If oxygen is present there must be NO uncontrolled contact with flammables
Concentrations of 19.5% or lower are deficient
✔✔Oxygen deficiency may result from - ✔✔The displacement of oxygen by another gas
the consumption of oxygen by a chemical reaction
✔✔What is the lowest concentration of oxygen allowed? - ✔✔16%
✔✔What are the three basic ways to protect yourself from radiation? - ✔✔Reduce time
of exposure
Increase distance from exposure
Use shielding
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔OSHA Form 300a - ✔✔Summary of work-related injuries and illnesses
shows totals for the year
company executive must certify
✔✔Medical Records and Exams - ✔✔upon request, employers must provide: medical
records and exposure instances
may provide medical exams or monitoring
✔✔Citations and Abatement Verification - ✔✔Employers must post OSHA citations and
abatement verifications notices
✔✔One of the main responsibilities employers have under OSHA is to: - ✔✔Provide
training
✔✔What does OSHA require employers to post for 3 days? - ✔✔OSHA citations and
abatement verification notices
✔✔OSHA requires employers to maintain certain records on and report work related
injuries and illnesses. Which of the following is used for this process? - ✔✔Injury and
illness report Form 301
Log of work related unjuries and illnesses
form 300a
✔✔The right of workers to be safe and healthy while on the job, without fear of
punishment is spelled out in: - ✔✔Section 11(c) of the OSH Act
✔✔During an OSHA inspection: - ✔✔You have the right to talk to the inspector privately
✔✔The creation of OSHA provided this important right to workers: - ✔✔The right to a
safe and healthful workplace
,✔✔Workers must be trained in - ✔✔lockout/tagout
fall hazards
bloodborne pathogens
✔✔Among the rights related to OSHA recordkeeping, workers have the right to review: -
✔✔OSHA 300 logs and 300a summaries
✔✔Stage of an OSHA inspection - ✔✔Stage 1: Opening conference
Stage 2: Walkaround
Stage 3: Closing conference
✔✔Opening conference - ✔✔presents credentials
finds out if workers are represented
makes sure representative participates in all phases of the inspection
✔✔What are types of OSHA violations? - ✔✔repeat
serious
willful
✔✔When the employer receives an OSHA citation, it must be: - ✔✔Posted for 3 days or
until the violation is fixed
✔✔A worker or worker representative can file a complaint about a safety or health
hazard in the workplace. - ✔✔True
✔✔What type of OSHA inspection is conducted when immediate death or serious harm
is likely? - ✔✔Imminent danger
✔✔Which of the following is a way than an employee can contact OSHA? - ✔✔email
in person
phone
✔✔Who does OSHA recommend you first bring a workplace safety or health concern
to? - ✔✔your employer
✔✔Typically, how long does an employee have to file a complaint with OSHA, when the
employee has been discriminated against for reporting a safety or health hazard? -
✔✔30 days
✔✔What section of the OSH Act does the Whistleblower Program reference? -
✔✔Section 11(c)
,✔✔Which of the following would be best to have when consulting a medical
professional about possible exposure to a harmful chemcial? - ✔✔Safety Data Sheet for
that chemcial
✔✔When you've been assigned a new job or task, be sure to ask about the: - ✔✔written
procedures and any additional training that may be required
✔✔What are two US government agencies that are good resources for safety and
health information? - ✔✔OSHA and NIOSH
✔✔OSHA requires that employers pay for which of the following PPE? - ✔✔hard hats
✔✔OSHA standards appear in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - ✔✔True
✔✔Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? - ✔✔self-employed, public
workers who are employed by state agencies
✔✔Several factors distinguis the hazardous waste site environment from other
occupational situations involving construction sites with hazardous substances. Which
of the following are examples? - ✔✔Potential for an uncontrolled condition at the site
Improper control of hazardous substances can result in a severe threat to site workers
and to the general public
the large variety and number of substances that may be present at a site
✔✔Hazard Classification - ✔✔Health Hazard- chemical
Physical Hazard- chemical
Physical safety hazards
biological hazards
ergonomic hazards
✔✔The combination of conditions on a hazardous waste site results in a working
environment that is characterized by numerous and varied hazards which: - ✔✔Answer:
none of the above
are nearly always immediately obvious or identifiable
✔✔Workers on a hazardous waste site are subject not only to the hazards of direct
exposure, but also the dangers posed by: - ✔✔the disorderly physical environment of
hazardous waste sites
the stress of working in protective clothing
✔✔What do we know about symptoms resulting from acute exposures? - ✔✔They
usually occur during or shortly after exposure
, ✔✔Most hazardous waste sites contain a variety of chemical substances in various
forms. Which are included? - ✔✔Gas
Liquid
Solid
✔✔Substances can enter the unprotected body by: - ✔✔Inhalation
skin absorption
ingestion
injection
✔✔What do we know about symptoms resulting from chronic exposures? - ✔✔May not
appear for several years or decades after exposure
Usually relate to low concentrations over a long period of time
✔✔Chemical exposures are generally divided into two categories - ✔✔acute and
chronic
✔✔To protect against the hazard of fire or explosion: - ✔✔Have qualified personnel field
monitor for explosive atmospheres and flammable vapors
Use non-sparking, explosion-proof equipment
✔✔Explosions and fires may arise spontaneously, but usually they result from activities
such as: - ✔✔Accidentally mixing chemicals
Introducing and ignition source
Moving drums
✔✔There are many potential causes of explosions and fires at hazardous waste sites.
Which of the following is a good example? - ✔✔Chemical reactions that produce
explosion, fire, or heat
✔✔What do we know about oxygen? - ✔✔Oxygen is heavier than air
Oxygen is a strong oxidant which generates fire hazards
If oxygen is present there must be NO uncontrolled contact with flammables
Concentrations of 19.5% or lower are deficient
✔✔Oxygen deficiency may result from - ✔✔The displacement of oxygen by another gas
the consumption of oxygen by a chemical reaction
✔✔What is the lowest concentration of oxygen allowed? - ✔✔16%
✔✔What are the three basic ways to protect yourself from radiation? - ✔✔Reduce time
of exposure
Increase distance from exposure
Use shielding
