HAZWOPER 40 Hour Training (Test questions; correctly solved)

Additive Chemical Reaction correct answers This occurs when toxic chemicals add their effects together in producing a biological effect. Antagonism correct answers This occurs when the effect of two chemicals is less than expected. Asphyxiants correct answers These are chemicals that deprive the victim's body tissues of oxygen. Examples include carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide. Carcinogens correct answers These are known to cause cancer. This is a chronic effect and symptoms are not immediate. Examples include benzene and asbestos fibers. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) correct answers This lists the general and permanent rules of federal agencies. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) correct answers This regulates and enforces the cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites and hazardous waste sites created prior to RCRA. Contamination Reduction Corridor (CRC) correct answers This is the passageway between the Exclusion Zone and the Support Zone used for the decontamination process. OSHA letters and CPLs call the corridor a zone. Contamination Reduction Zone (CRZ) correct answers This is a warm zone or transition zone. Its purpose is to reduce the probability of contamination in the clean Support Zone. Contingency plan correct answers This is a written document that sets forth policies and procedures for responding to site emergencies. Corrosive material correct answers A chemical that causes visible destruction of, or irreversible alterations in, living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact. Decontamination (Decon) correct answers This is the process of removing or neutralizing contaminants that have accumulated on personnel and equipment. Ergonomics correct answers This is the term that refers to arranging the work environment for an individual's body requirements. It involves designing tasks, work stations, controls, displays, safety devices, tools, and equipment to fit the worker. Excavation correct answers Means any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an earth surface, formed by earth removal.