Basic Wastewater Operations- Chapter 13 (Safety) Test Questions with Verified Answers Latest
Update 2024 (100% Pass)
T/F: The federal law having the greatest impact on workplace safety is the Texas Hazard Communication
Act. - Answers False; Not a federal law
T/F: The Occupational Safety and Health Act (Right-to-Know Act) requires employers to provide
information about hazardous workplace chemicals. - Answers False; The Hazardous Communication Act
T/F: Elements of a safety program include a written policy, supportive administration, trained
employees, safety inspections, accident review, and records keeping. - Answers True
T/F: General hazards around a collection system and wastewater treatment plant include disease,
oxygen deficiency , gases, chemicals, fire, and electrical shock. - Answers True
T/F: Bodily injury is the most common result of an accident. - Answers True
T/F: An atmosphere is oxygen deficient when oxygen content is less than 19.5%. - Answers True
T/F: Carbon dioxide and methane are toxic; chlorine and hydrogen sulfide are suffocating. - Answers
False; It is the reverse
T/F: The atmosphere of underground structures should be ventilated and tested before entering. -
Answers True
T/F: Operators should be familiar with industrial waste entering the collection system. - Answers True
T/F: Hot water or heat packs are first aid for burned skin. - Answers False; Cold water/ice packs
T/F: Before working on electrical equipment, beakers and switches should be locked out and tagged. -
Answers True
T/F: Operators should not use a ladder one-handed. - Answers True
In the collection system, traffic safety includes warning traffic with signs, cones, flagmen, and
_____________.
A. Safety vests and warning lights
B. Hard hats
C. Gas detectors
D. None of the above - Answers A. Safety vests and warning lights
Traffic control devices must conform to standards set by the _________ Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
Update 2024 (100% Pass)
T/F: The federal law having the greatest impact on workplace safety is the Texas Hazard Communication
Act. - Answers False; Not a federal law
T/F: The Occupational Safety and Health Act (Right-to-Know Act) requires employers to provide
information about hazardous workplace chemicals. - Answers False; The Hazardous Communication Act
T/F: Elements of a safety program include a written policy, supportive administration, trained
employees, safety inspections, accident review, and records keeping. - Answers True
T/F: General hazards around a collection system and wastewater treatment plant include disease,
oxygen deficiency , gases, chemicals, fire, and electrical shock. - Answers True
T/F: Bodily injury is the most common result of an accident. - Answers True
T/F: An atmosphere is oxygen deficient when oxygen content is less than 19.5%. - Answers True
T/F: Carbon dioxide and methane are toxic; chlorine and hydrogen sulfide are suffocating. - Answers
False; It is the reverse
T/F: The atmosphere of underground structures should be ventilated and tested before entering. -
Answers True
T/F: Operators should be familiar with industrial waste entering the collection system. - Answers True
T/F: Hot water or heat packs are first aid for burned skin. - Answers False; Cold water/ice packs
T/F: Before working on electrical equipment, beakers and switches should be locked out and tagged. -
Answers True
T/F: Operators should not use a ladder one-handed. - Answers True
In the collection system, traffic safety includes warning traffic with signs, cones, flagmen, and
_____________.
A. Safety vests and warning lights
B. Hard hats
C. Gas detectors
D. None of the above - Answers A. Safety vests and warning lights
Traffic control devices must conform to standards set by the _________ Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
