HAZWOPER 40 Final Exam COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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HAZWOPER 40 Final Exam COMPLETE 400

QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2026-

2027 LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

QUESTION: What are the three elements of confined space? - ANSWER-It has limited or
restricted means for entry or exit
It is not designed for continuous human occupancy
Large enough/configured to enter and preform assigned work


QUESTION: Approximately how many drums were removed from the Valley of the Drums waste
site? - ANSWER-17,000


QUESTION: When were Hazwoper regulations put into effect? - ANSWER-1989


QUESTION: OSHA - ANSWER-Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970


QUESTION: What is OSHA's mission? - ANSWER-To save lives, prevent injuries and protect the
health of America's workers.


QUESTION: How does OSHA carry out their mission? - ANSWER-Developing job safety and
health standards and enforcing them
Maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system
Providing training programs

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QUESTION: OSHA State Plans - ANSWER-programs operated by individual states that are OSHA
approved
Covers: private sector employees, state and local government workers


QUESTION: Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? - ANSWER-Public workers who
are employed by state agencies and self employed workers


QUESTION: Employers covered by OSHA's standards must display an "It's the Law" poster. What
does this poster address? - ANSWER-Safety and health information


QUESTION: OSHA Standards - ANSWER-General Industry, Construction, Maritime, and
Agriculture


QUESTION: Where to OSHA standards appear? - ANSWER-Title 29 in the Code of Federal
Regulations (29 CFR)
Part 1910: General Industry
Part 1926: Construction
Part 1915, 1917, and 1918: Maritime
These are also divided into subparts


QUESTION: General Duty Clause - ANSWER-Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHA Act.


QUESTION: OSHA standards appear in the Code of Federal Regulations - ANSWER-True


QUESTION: OSHA standards fall into four categories: General Industry, Construction, Martitime,
and Agriculture - ANSWER-True


QUESTION: Where there is no specific OSHA standard, employers must comply with the OSHA
Act's: - ANSWER-General Duty Clause

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QUESTION: OSHA workplace requirements - ANSWER-Requires employers to maintain
conditions and adopt practices reasonably necessary to protect workers on the job


QUESTION: Engineering controls - ANSWER-First and best strategy for controlling hazards
control hazards at their source
eliminate hazards or reduce exposure to hazards


QUESTION: Training standards - ANSWER-Require training on specific safety and health aspects
of a job
Employer designation of Certified, competent, or qualified


QUESTION: Construction Training Requirements - ANSWER-Required to handle poisions,
caustics, or other harmful things
Exposed to job sites with harmful plants/animals
Required to handle flammable liquids, gases, or toxic material
Required to enter confined or enclosed spaces


QUESTION: 29 CFR Part 1904 (3 forms) - ANSWER-Log of work=related and illnesses (form 300)
summary of work related injuries and illnesses (form 300a)
Injury and illness incident report (form 301)


QUESTION: OSHA Form 300 - ANSWER-Log of work related injuries and illness
used to list injuries and illnesses, and to track days away from work or days when work was
restricted


QUESTION: OSHA Form 301 - ANSWER-*Injury and illness incident report
Used to record more info about each case

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Employers can use workers compesnsation or insurance form
Q; There are three major provisions specified in OSHA's Hazwoper Standard. What are they? -
ANSWER-Hazwoper for Cleanup Operations
Hazwoper for Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
Hazwoper for emergency response operations


QUESTION: A TSD facility emergency response plant is a major provision of Hazwoper for TIme-
Sensitive Disposal operations - ANSWER-False


QUESTION: The requirement for a safety and health program is a major provision of Hazwoper
for cleanup operations - ANSWER-True


QUESTION: Which of the following does Hazwoper cover? - ANSWER-Hazardous waste cleanup
operations, hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, hazardous waste
emergency response operations


QUESTION: Which of the following is a Hazwoper standard that covers employees involved with
hazardous waste operations and emergency response? - ANSWER-OSHA standard 29 CFR
1910.120
OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.165


QUESTION: Approximately how many major provisions does Hazwoper have for cleanup
operations? - ANSWER-15


QUESTION: What does this icon represent? - ANSWER-Biohazard


QUESTION: A generator of hazardous waste who in a calendar month generates no more than
1,000 kilos of waste? - ANSWER-Small quantity generator