HAZWOPER FINAL EXAM CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
Which of the following is not an employee right under OSHA?
a. Upon your request, to see copies of the results of any air testing performed on you
b. To shut down a job you believe is unsafe
c. To receive training about the hazards of the job
d. To be provided approved PPE at no cost when your employer requires you to wear it
- ANSWER To shut down a job you believe is unsafe
A Safety Data Sheet (SDS)...
a. Must be provided for chemicals used at a facility
b. Need not present information on chronic health effects
c. Must be provided for each hazardous was drum
d. Contains exactly the same information as the container label - ANSWER Must be
provided for chemicals used at a facility
The term "Superfund" is another name for which of the following?
a. CERCLA
b. RCRA
c. EPCRA
d. TSCA - ANSWER CERCLA
(comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act)
To protect the worker from exposure, which does OSHA indicate should happen first?
a. Use common sense
b. Engineering controls
c. Decontamination of exposed areas before eating, drinking, or smoking
,d. Proper selection and utilization of PPE - ANSWER Engineering controls
Operations that employ workers who must comply with the 29 CFR 1910.120
regulations do not include which of the following?
a. Risk analysis of hazardous chemical releases
b. Emergency response involving the spill or release of hazardous substances
c. Treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities at RCRA hazardous waste sites
d. Cleanup at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites - ANSWER Risk analysis of
hazardous chemical releases
Which governmental body is responsible for safety at a hazardous waste site?
a. OSHA
b. EPA
c. USCG
d. NIOSH
e. DOT - ANSWER OSHA
Complete enclosure of a sandblast operation is an example of .....
a. PPE
b. Administration
c. Work Practices
d. Engineering controls - ANSWER Engineering controls
Is the use of "common sense" a good practice to protect a worker from exposure to
hazards?
True
False - ANSWER False
Using steam cleaning instead of solvent-based cleaning is an example of....
,a. PPE
b. Common sense
c. Engineering
d. Work practice - ANSWER c. Engineering
Wearing a respirator to remove toxic vapors from your breathing air is an example of
which of the following?
a. Common sense
b. Work practice
c. PPE
d. Engineering - ANSWER PPE
Which of the following is not an element of the Hazard Communication Standard?
a. Respirator training
b. Employee training about hazards and proper use of chemicals
c. Chemical inventory
d. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) - ANSWER Respirator training
Which Act has the primary responsibility for hazardous waste?
a. Clean Water Act (CWA)
b. Clean Air Act (CAA)
c. Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
d. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - ANSWER RCRA
(resource conservation and recovery act)
A vertical standard is specific to a particular industry?
True
False - ANSWER True
, By identifying lines of authority, communication, and coordination among personnel and
managers, the ______ is being defined according to the general Health and Safety
Program (HASP)
a. Medical surveillance program
b. Organizational structure
c. General Health and Safety Programs
d. Coordination Procedures - ANSWER Organizational structure
The OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard requires that new employees at hazardous
waste sites receive which of the following training?
a. Five days of on-the-job training by an experience supervisor
b. 40-hr training course on health and safety
c. A 24-hour course on respirator maintenance and repair
d. Eight hours of supervisor training - ANSWER 40-hour training course on health and
safety
Through planning, potential hazards may be anticipated and steps may be taken to
reduce the risk of harm to workers, the public, and the environment using which of the
following?
a. SDS program
b. Post-site characterization activities plan
c. Decontamination plan
d. Safety and Health Program - ANSWER Safety and Health Program
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training is required for a
person working at a hazardous waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal Facility
True
False - ANSWER True
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of chemicals is
associated with which of the following?
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
Which of the following is not an employee right under OSHA?
a. Upon your request, to see copies of the results of any air testing performed on you
b. To shut down a job you believe is unsafe
c. To receive training about the hazards of the job
d. To be provided approved PPE at no cost when your employer requires you to wear it
- ANSWER To shut down a job you believe is unsafe
A Safety Data Sheet (SDS)...
a. Must be provided for chemicals used at a facility
b. Need not present information on chronic health effects
c. Must be provided for each hazardous was drum
d. Contains exactly the same information as the container label - ANSWER Must be
provided for chemicals used at a facility
The term "Superfund" is another name for which of the following?
a. CERCLA
b. RCRA
c. EPCRA
d. TSCA - ANSWER CERCLA
(comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act)
To protect the worker from exposure, which does OSHA indicate should happen first?
a. Use common sense
b. Engineering controls
c. Decontamination of exposed areas before eating, drinking, or smoking
,d. Proper selection and utilization of PPE - ANSWER Engineering controls
Operations that employ workers who must comply with the 29 CFR 1910.120
regulations do not include which of the following?
a. Risk analysis of hazardous chemical releases
b. Emergency response involving the spill or release of hazardous substances
c. Treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities at RCRA hazardous waste sites
d. Cleanup at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites - ANSWER Risk analysis of
hazardous chemical releases
Which governmental body is responsible for safety at a hazardous waste site?
a. OSHA
b. EPA
c. USCG
d. NIOSH
e. DOT - ANSWER OSHA
Complete enclosure of a sandblast operation is an example of .....
a. PPE
b. Administration
c. Work Practices
d. Engineering controls - ANSWER Engineering controls
Is the use of "common sense" a good practice to protect a worker from exposure to
hazards?
True
False - ANSWER False
Using steam cleaning instead of solvent-based cleaning is an example of....
,a. PPE
b. Common sense
c. Engineering
d. Work practice - ANSWER c. Engineering
Wearing a respirator to remove toxic vapors from your breathing air is an example of
which of the following?
a. Common sense
b. Work practice
c. PPE
d. Engineering - ANSWER PPE
Which of the following is not an element of the Hazard Communication Standard?
a. Respirator training
b. Employee training about hazards and proper use of chemicals
c. Chemical inventory
d. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) - ANSWER Respirator training
Which Act has the primary responsibility for hazardous waste?
a. Clean Water Act (CWA)
b. Clean Air Act (CAA)
c. Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
d. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - ANSWER RCRA
(resource conservation and recovery act)
A vertical standard is specific to a particular industry?
True
False - ANSWER True
, By identifying lines of authority, communication, and coordination among personnel and
managers, the ______ is being defined according to the general Health and Safety
Program (HASP)
a. Medical surveillance program
b. Organizational structure
c. General Health and Safety Programs
d. Coordination Procedures - ANSWER Organizational structure
The OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard requires that new employees at hazardous
waste sites receive which of the following training?
a. Five days of on-the-job training by an experience supervisor
b. 40-hr training course on health and safety
c. A 24-hour course on respirator maintenance and repair
d. Eight hours of supervisor training - ANSWER 40-hour training course on health and
safety
Through planning, potential hazards may be anticipated and steps may be taken to
reduce the risk of harm to workers, the public, and the environment using which of the
following?
a. SDS program
b. Post-site characterization activities plan
c. Decontamination plan
d. Safety and Health Program - ANSWER Safety and Health Program
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training is required for a
person working at a hazardous waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal Facility
True
False - ANSWER True
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of chemicals is
associated with which of the following?
