HAZWOPER 40 EXAM SCRIPT WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● What does HAZWOPER stand for?
Answer: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
●● The primary components of the OSHA regulation applicable to the
proper management of hazardous materials are:
Answer: 29 CFR Part 1910
●● What is RCRA?
Answer: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
●● The Hazard Communication Standard applies to what type of
hazard?
Answer: Both Physical and Natural Hazards
●● Material safety data sheets (MSDS) are now known as...
Answer: Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
●● When must hazard communication training be done?
,Answer: at initial assignment, when a new chemical is used, and when
there is a change in the process
●● What is GHS?
Answer: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of
Chemicals
●● What conveys health, physical, and environmental hazard
information, assigned to a hazard class and category?
Answer: Pictograms
●● What must be labeled?
Answer: Containers
●● If a chemical has a GHS rating of 4, it is...
Answer: least hazardous
●● If a chemical has a GHS rating of 1, it is...
Answer: most hazardous
●● How many sections are there on a SDS?
Answer: 16
,●● A(n) ____ must be on hand for each hazardous chemical used.
Answer: SDS
●● How many mandatory sections are there on a SDS?
Answer: 12
●● SDSs must be ______ accessible to employees during their work
shift.
Answer: readily
●● The ______ should specifically identify the names and
organizational relationships among key personnel.
Answer: HASP
●● Who has responsibility for overall management of the project?
Answer: Project Manager
●● The Site Safety and Health Officer is responsible for...
Answer: managing the health and safety program for the site.
●● Who is responsible for maintaining line-of-sight contact at a
HAZWOPER site?
Answer: Command Post Supervisor
, ●● The Security Officer is responsible for...
Answer: controlling facility access and egress
●● The _____ is responsible for planning and mobilization of the
facilities
Answer: Logistics Officer
●● _________ consisting of field team members (e.g., to include rescue
teams for retrieving personnel from dangerous situations, and sampling
teams for obtaining samples of potentially hazardous materials) who
complete the on site tasks required to fulfill the work plan, should be
identified.
Answer: Speciality Teams
●● The specific responsibilities of the _____ should be stated (e.g.,
providing advice on methods of handling explosive materials and
assisting in safely detonating or disposing of explosive materials).
Answer: Bomb Squad Expert
●● The purpose of a site control program is to...
Answer: minimize potential contamination, protect the public, and
protect the environment
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● What does HAZWOPER stand for?
Answer: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
●● The primary components of the OSHA regulation applicable to the
proper management of hazardous materials are:
Answer: 29 CFR Part 1910
●● What is RCRA?
Answer: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
●● The Hazard Communication Standard applies to what type of
hazard?
Answer: Both Physical and Natural Hazards
●● Material safety data sheets (MSDS) are now known as...
Answer: Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
●● When must hazard communication training be done?
,Answer: at initial assignment, when a new chemical is used, and when
there is a change in the process
●● What is GHS?
Answer: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of
Chemicals
●● What conveys health, physical, and environmental hazard
information, assigned to a hazard class and category?
Answer: Pictograms
●● What must be labeled?
Answer: Containers
●● If a chemical has a GHS rating of 4, it is...
Answer: least hazardous
●● If a chemical has a GHS rating of 1, it is...
Answer: most hazardous
●● How many sections are there on a SDS?
Answer: 16
,●● A(n) ____ must be on hand for each hazardous chemical used.
Answer: SDS
●● How many mandatory sections are there on a SDS?
Answer: 12
●● SDSs must be ______ accessible to employees during their work
shift.
Answer: readily
●● The ______ should specifically identify the names and
organizational relationships among key personnel.
Answer: HASP
●● Who has responsibility for overall management of the project?
Answer: Project Manager
●● The Site Safety and Health Officer is responsible for...
Answer: managing the health and safety program for the site.
●● Who is responsible for maintaining line-of-sight contact at a
HAZWOPER site?
Answer: Command Post Supervisor
, ●● The Security Officer is responsible for...
Answer: controlling facility access and egress
●● The _____ is responsible for planning and mobilization of the
facilities
Answer: Logistics Officer
●● _________ consisting of field team members (e.g., to include rescue
teams for retrieving personnel from dangerous situations, and sampling
teams for obtaining samples of potentially hazardous materials) who
complete the on site tasks required to fulfill the work plan, should be
identified.
Answer: Speciality Teams
●● The specific responsibilities of the _____ should be stated (e.g.,
providing advice on methods of handling explosive materials and
assisting in safely detonating or disposing of explosive materials).
Answer: Bomb Squad Expert
●● The purpose of a site control program is to...
Answer: minimize potential contamination, protect the public, and
protect the environment
