CRA EXAM- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS & BIOHAZARDS WITH
ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|UPDATED TO
PASS
1. Hazardous
any item or agent (biological, chemical, radiological, and/or physical),
Mate- rials aka
which has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals, or the
Hazmat
environment, either by itself or through interaction with other factors.
Hazardous materials are defined & regulated in the US primarily by laws
& regula- tions administered by the U.S. EPA, OSHA, the DOT, & the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Each has its own definition of a
"hazardous material."
2. "hazardous
ma- any physical, biological, or chemical item, which has the potential to
cause harm
terial," as defined to living organisms or the environment.
by the USEPA Classes/Types of Hazardous Materials:
Corrosive Liquids/Solids Oxidizers
Flammable/Combustible Liquids Flammable/Combustible Solid
Compressed Gas Radioactives
Explosives Toxic Materials
Organic Liquids/Solids Inorganic Liquids/Solids
3. Uniform Guid- Expenses incurred for the actual materials can be directly charged to a
ance-
federal- ly-funded grant.
Hazardous
Material Expenses normally incurred for the disposal of Hazardous Materials is
considered an F&A charge
Health Hazard
4. Hazardous
Fire Hazard
Ma- terials
Classifica- Instability
tions Specific Hazard
refer to biological substances that pose a threat to the health of living
5. Biological organisms, primarily that of humans. This can include medical waste or
Haz- ards aka samples of a microor- ganism, virus, or toxin (from a biological source)
Biohaz- ards that can attect human health. It can also include substances harmful to
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ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|UPDATED TO
PASS
other animals
The Biohazard symbol was
created in 1966 by the Dow
Chemical Company: "We
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ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|UPDATED TO
PASS
1. Hazardous
any item or agent (biological, chemical, radiological, and/or physical),
Mate- rials aka
which has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals, or the
Hazmat
environment, either by itself or through interaction with other factors.
Hazardous materials are defined & regulated in the US primarily by laws
& regula- tions administered by the U.S. EPA, OSHA, the DOT, & the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Each has its own definition of a
"hazardous material."
2. "hazardous
ma- any physical, biological, or chemical item, which has the potential to
cause harm
terial," as defined to living organisms or the environment.
by the USEPA Classes/Types of Hazardous Materials:
Corrosive Liquids/Solids Oxidizers
Flammable/Combustible Liquids Flammable/Combustible Solid
Compressed Gas Radioactives
Explosives Toxic Materials
Organic Liquids/Solids Inorganic Liquids/Solids
3. Uniform Guid- Expenses incurred for the actual materials can be directly charged to a
ance-
federal- ly-funded grant.
Hazardous
Material Expenses normally incurred for the disposal of Hazardous Materials is
considered an F&A charge
Health Hazard
4. Hazardous
Fire Hazard
Ma- terials
Classifica- Instability
tions Specific Hazard
refer to biological substances that pose a threat to the health of living
5. Biological organisms, primarily that of humans. This can include medical waste or
Haz- ards aka samples of a microor- ganism, virus, or toxin (from a biological source)
Biohaz- ards that can attect human health. It can also include substances harmful to
1/
9
, CRA EXAM- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS & BIOHAZARDS WITH
ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|UPDATED TO
PASS
other animals
The Biohazard symbol was
created in 1966 by the Dow
Chemical Company: "We
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