HAZWOPER 40 - Lesson 1: Regulation Overview
2025-2026 Questions and Correct Answers
Rated A+
Who is NOT covered under the Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response section of OSHA?
• A worker cleaning up hazardous waste sites
• A family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under
their house
• Anyone working with hazardous waste at TDS's
• Someone responding to emergencies involving hazardous
material releases - ANSWER -A family who is exposed to
hazardous waste buried under their house
When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into
effect? - ANSWER -1970s (October 21, 1976 - The Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA))
2025-2026 Questions and Correct Answers
Rated A+
Who is NOT covered under the Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response section of OSHA?
• A worker cleaning up hazardous waste sites
• A family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under
their house
• Anyone working with hazardous waste at TDS's
• Someone responding to emergencies involving hazardous
material releases - ANSWER -A family who is exposed to
hazardous waste buried under their house
When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into
effect? - ANSWER -1970s (October 21, 1976 - The Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA))