HAZWOPER Test 1 2025 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

HAZWOPER Test 1 2025 Questions and Answers 100% Pass CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) 1980; To facilitate the cleanup of any abandoned or uncontrolled sites containing hazardous substances and to impose strict liability for cleanup costs on potentially responsible parties IDLH - Conditions where the atmospheric concentrations of a substance are Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health or would interfere with an individual's ability to escape (toxic, corrosive, & asphyxiant) clean-up operation - an operation where hazardous substances are removed, contained, incinerated, neutralized, stabilized, or processed with the ultimate goal of making the site safer for people or the environment Incidental Release - Spill or release of a hazardous material where the substance can be absorbed, neutralized, or otherwise controlled at the time of release by employees in the immediate release area, or by maintenance personnel who are not considered to be emergency responders. Emergency Response - a response effort by employees from outside the immediate release area or by other designated responders to an occurrence which results in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance 2COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED NPL - National Priorities List, is a published list of hazardous waste sites that are eligible for federal funding to pay for extensive cleanup actions under the Superfund program. Hazardous Materials Response - RCRA Corrective Action - A program that requires TSD facilities to investigate and clean up contaminated soil, groundwater, and surface water. hazardous substance - any chemical in the workplace that can cause harm or is considered hazardous waste, on the DOT or CERCLA lists, or any biological agent released into the environment SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 Characteristic hazardous waste - Toxicity, Reactive, Ignitable, Corrosive TSD Facility - Treatment, Storage, & Disposal (TSD), these facilities offer services that carry out hazardous waste management using pre-approved methods (regulated by EPA & OSHA through RCRA) Listed hazardous waste - A waste listed by the EPA as hazardous contains: one of the 4 characteristics of hazardous waste, is acutely hazardous, or is capable of posing a substantial hazard to health when improperly managed. Can be F (non-specific source wastes), K (source-specific wastes), or P (acute) and U (generally toxic) (both P & U are discarded commercial chemical products) Uncontrolled hazardous waste site - an area where an accumulation of hazardous substances creates a threat to the health & safety of individuals or the environment. (Normal operations at TSD sites are not covered under this definition) What is the connection between CERCLA and HAZWOPER? - Hazardous operations at a CERCLA regulated facility must meet HAZWOPER regulations and meet the Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs), SARA Title 3 3COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED is HAZWOPER regulations, remediation workers are protected from risks under HAZWOPER What is the connection between RCRA and HAZWOPER? - RCRA corrective actions and TSD facilities regulated under RCRA and operations must adhere to HAZWOPER regulations when dealing with a hazardous substance. What are 3 major provisions of the HAZWOPER regulations as it pertains to clean-up operations? - Emergency response, cleanup, and TSD facilities What other regulations are incorporated by reference in 29 CFR 1910.120 and how are they related to clean-up operations? hint: (think workshop 1) - see workshop 1 table (b-o), p (tsd facilities), q (response) What are the refresher requirements for HAZWOPER certification? - Every year after the initial training requirement, workers must take an 8-hour refresher course. Continuous Noise - Noise that is persistent. Controls must be implemented in cases of 85 dBA (or higher)over an 8 hour work day. Intermittent Noise - This indicat