HAZWOPER 40 TEST 2027 PAPER ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following items might be part of an onsite survey? - ✔✔Air monitoring
for IDLH
✔✔For a site characterization proper documentation and document control are
important to promote accurate communication and data good - ✔✔
✔✔Which of the following is considered a tool for documenting an onsite survey? -
✔✔Field log books and chain of custody forms
✔✔Which of the following might be used for documenting an onsite survey? - ✔✔Use of
serially numbered labels
document control
taking pictures
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a hazard that might be measured during an onsite
survey? - ✔✔All of the above are hazards that might be measured during an onsite
survey
✔✔Where are threshold limit values provided? - ✔✔Threshold Limit Values for
Chemical Substances and Physical agents
✔✔Which of the following is a type of Threshold Limit Value - ✔✔TWA
STEL
C
✔✔What organization disseminates permissible exposure limit standards? - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔Which of the following might be a significant even requiring reassessment of a site?
- ✔✔Change to a new work phase of a project
,✔✔Skin swipe tests may be used to determine the effectiveness of PPE - ✔✔True
✔✔External communication is used to - ✔✔coordinate an emergency response with
offsite personnel
✔✔The two types of communication systems that should be established for site control
are - ✔✔internal and external
✔✔What should be included on a site map? - ✔✔Accidents and incidents
Changes in site activities
Emergencies
Hazards not previously indicated
new materials introduced on site
vanalism
weather conditions
✔✔A site map will typically include which of the following? - ✔✔Accident locations,
hazards not previously identified and vadalism locations
weather conditions
✔✔A site map will probably NOT include which of the following? - ✔✔Anthropomorphic
features
✔✔Which of the following is considered a site preparation activity? - ✔✔Debris removal
construction of road ways
✔✔Movement of personnel between work zones should be ______ to prevent clean
areas from being contaminated - ✔✔Restricted to specific access control points
Minimized
✔✔Delineation of work site zones should be based on ___________ and on an
evaluation of potential routes and amount of contaminant dispersion - ✔✔Monitoring
and sampling results
✔✔What are the three typically used site work zones? - ✔✔Exclusion, contamination
reduction, and support
✔✔Which of the following should be considered when establishing the location of the
exclusion zone? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔An exclusion zone may sometimes be divided into multiple areas called subdivisions
- ✔✔True
,✔✔According to OSHA regulations, how wide should the contamination reduction zone
be? - ✔✔There is no specified distance
✔✔Which of the following personnel typically access the contamination reduction zone?
- ✔✔Site safety/health officer
Decontamination station worker
Emergency response personnel
✔✔Two access control points into the CRZ should be provided, one for personnel and
one for equipment - ✔✔
✔✔What is a characteristic of a contamination reduction zone (CRZ)? - ✔✔Transition
area between contaminated and clean area
✔✔What is important when setting up a facility in a support zone? - ✔✔Line of sight to
all activities in the exclusion zone
prevailing wind direction
✔✔Is a fence mandatory for site security? - ✔✔No
✔✔What is a hazardous substance information form? - ✔✔Listing of names and
properties of chemical present on site
✔✔What is NOT a support zone activity? - ✔✔Decontamination
✔✔What is the outer boundary of the exclusion zone called? - ✔✔Hotline
✔✔Preparing the site for future activities is considered a procedure of site control -
✔✔True
✔✔Who should approve all visitors to a site? - ✔✔Project Team leader
✔✔What should be considered when establishing the location of the exclusion zone? -
✔✔all the above
✔✔Which of the following programs or procedures might be considered a basic element
of Hazwoper training? - ✔✔all the above
✔✔How many days of supervision training is needed after the initial 40 hours? - ✔✔6
days
✔✔Can initial training requirements be satisfied by some form of work experience? -
✔✔Yes if an employer can certify that the work experience is equivalent
, Yes but employees new to site must receive site specific training
✔✔Workers who have received 24 hours of training must have an additional 8 hours of
training when they are required to wear a respirator - ✔✔False
✔✔What are the training requirements for new employees at TSD sites? Current
employees? - ✔✔24 hours of initial training and 8 hours annual refresher
A minimum proven previous equivalent training or experience or the initial training
✔✔A new employee at a TSD facility is required to have a minimum of 1 day supervised
field experience - ✔✔False
✔✔TSD facility must ensure that employees are properly trained to perform their
assigned duties and functions in a ________ manner - ✔✔safe and healthful
✔✔Who responds to releases of hazardous susbtance as part of the initial response for
the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, etc. - ✔✔Level 2- First Responder
Operations Level
✔✔Who responds to releases for the purpose of stopping the release? - ✔✔Level 3-
Hazardous Materials Technician
✔✔Who will assume control of the incident scene? - ✔✔Level 5- On scene incident
commander
✔✔Who are likely to discover a release and who have been trained to initiate an
emergency response? - ✔✔Level 1- Awareness level
✔✔What is an area of training for a first response on scene incident comander? -
✔✔Know and be able to implement to incident command system
Know how to implement the local emergency response plan
Federal emergency response plan
✔✔What is an area of training for a first responder at the operations level? - ✔✔Know
how to preform basic control, containment, and confinement operations
Knowledge of basic hazard and risk assessment techniques
✔✔Emergency response training must be based on the __________ responders will be
expected to perform - ✔✔functions and duties
✔✔Which of the following is an area of training for a hazardous materials technician first
responder? - ✔✔Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior
Know how to preform basic control, containment, and confinement operations
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following items might be part of an onsite survey? - ✔✔Air monitoring
for IDLH
✔✔For a site characterization proper documentation and document control are
important to promote accurate communication and data good - ✔✔
✔✔Which of the following is considered a tool for documenting an onsite survey? -
✔✔Field log books and chain of custody forms
✔✔Which of the following might be used for documenting an onsite survey? - ✔✔Use of
serially numbered labels
document control
taking pictures
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a hazard that might be measured during an onsite
survey? - ✔✔All of the above are hazards that might be measured during an onsite
survey
✔✔Where are threshold limit values provided? - ✔✔Threshold Limit Values for
Chemical Substances and Physical agents
✔✔Which of the following is a type of Threshold Limit Value - ✔✔TWA
STEL
C
✔✔What organization disseminates permissible exposure limit standards? - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔Which of the following might be a significant even requiring reassessment of a site?
- ✔✔Change to a new work phase of a project
,✔✔Skin swipe tests may be used to determine the effectiveness of PPE - ✔✔True
✔✔External communication is used to - ✔✔coordinate an emergency response with
offsite personnel
✔✔The two types of communication systems that should be established for site control
are - ✔✔internal and external
✔✔What should be included on a site map? - ✔✔Accidents and incidents
Changes in site activities
Emergencies
Hazards not previously indicated
new materials introduced on site
vanalism
weather conditions
✔✔A site map will typically include which of the following? - ✔✔Accident locations,
hazards not previously identified and vadalism locations
weather conditions
✔✔A site map will probably NOT include which of the following? - ✔✔Anthropomorphic
features
✔✔Which of the following is considered a site preparation activity? - ✔✔Debris removal
construction of road ways
✔✔Movement of personnel between work zones should be ______ to prevent clean
areas from being contaminated - ✔✔Restricted to specific access control points
Minimized
✔✔Delineation of work site zones should be based on ___________ and on an
evaluation of potential routes and amount of contaminant dispersion - ✔✔Monitoring
and sampling results
✔✔What are the three typically used site work zones? - ✔✔Exclusion, contamination
reduction, and support
✔✔Which of the following should be considered when establishing the location of the
exclusion zone? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔An exclusion zone may sometimes be divided into multiple areas called subdivisions
- ✔✔True
,✔✔According to OSHA regulations, how wide should the contamination reduction zone
be? - ✔✔There is no specified distance
✔✔Which of the following personnel typically access the contamination reduction zone?
- ✔✔Site safety/health officer
Decontamination station worker
Emergency response personnel
✔✔Two access control points into the CRZ should be provided, one for personnel and
one for equipment - ✔✔
✔✔What is a characteristic of a contamination reduction zone (CRZ)? - ✔✔Transition
area between contaminated and clean area
✔✔What is important when setting up a facility in a support zone? - ✔✔Line of sight to
all activities in the exclusion zone
prevailing wind direction
✔✔Is a fence mandatory for site security? - ✔✔No
✔✔What is a hazardous substance information form? - ✔✔Listing of names and
properties of chemical present on site
✔✔What is NOT a support zone activity? - ✔✔Decontamination
✔✔What is the outer boundary of the exclusion zone called? - ✔✔Hotline
✔✔Preparing the site for future activities is considered a procedure of site control -
✔✔True
✔✔Who should approve all visitors to a site? - ✔✔Project Team leader
✔✔What should be considered when establishing the location of the exclusion zone? -
✔✔all the above
✔✔Which of the following programs or procedures might be considered a basic element
of Hazwoper training? - ✔✔all the above
✔✔How many days of supervision training is needed after the initial 40 hours? - ✔✔6
days
✔✔Can initial training requirements be satisfied by some form of work experience? -
✔✔Yes if an employer can certify that the work experience is equivalent
, Yes but employees new to site must receive site specific training
✔✔Workers who have received 24 hours of training must have an additional 8 hours of
training when they are required to wear a respirator - ✔✔False
✔✔What are the training requirements for new employees at TSD sites? Current
employees? - ✔✔24 hours of initial training and 8 hours annual refresher
A minimum proven previous equivalent training or experience or the initial training
✔✔A new employee at a TSD facility is required to have a minimum of 1 day supervised
field experience - ✔✔False
✔✔TSD facility must ensure that employees are properly trained to perform their
assigned duties and functions in a ________ manner - ✔✔safe and healthful
✔✔Who responds to releases of hazardous susbtance as part of the initial response for
the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, etc. - ✔✔Level 2- First Responder
Operations Level
✔✔Who responds to releases for the purpose of stopping the release? - ✔✔Level 3-
Hazardous Materials Technician
✔✔Who will assume control of the incident scene? - ✔✔Level 5- On scene incident
commander
✔✔Who are likely to discover a release and who have been trained to initiate an
emergency response? - ✔✔Level 1- Awareness level
✔✔What is an area of training for a first response on scene incident comander? -
✔✔Know and be able to implement to incident command system
Know how to implement the local emergency response plan
Federal emergency response plan
✔✔What is an area of training for a first responder at the operations level? - ✔✔Know
how to preform basic control, containment, and confinement operations
Knowledge of basic hazard and risk assessment techniques
✔✔Emergency response training must be based on the __________ responders will be
expected to perform - ✔✔functions and duties
✔✔Which of the following is an area of training for a hazardous materials technician first
responder? - ✔✔Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior
Know how to preform basic control, containment, and confinement operations
