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Define HAZWOPER - ✔✔Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response HAZWOPER regulations apply to emergency response operations only for releases and not for threats of releases - ✔✔False The primary components of the OSHA regulation applicable to the proper management of hazardous materials are... - ✔✔29 CFR Part 1910 Define RCRA - ✔✔Resource Conservation and Recovery Act What is the regulatory citation for the HAZCOM standard? - ✔✔OSHA 29 CFR 1910. Material Safety Data Sheets are now known as... - ✔✔Safety Data Sheets (SDS) HAZCOM training must be done when... - ✔✔All of the above Define GHS - ✔✔Global Harmonization System convey health, physical, and environmental hazard information, assigned to a GHS hazard class and category - ✔✔Symbols (hazard pictograms) Each must be labeled tagged or marked - ✔✔Container If a chemical has a GHS rating of 4 it is... - ✔✔Least hazardous
If a chemical has a GHS rating of 1 it is... - ✔✔Most hazardous How many sections are there on a SDS? - ✔✔ 16 A(n) must be on hand for each hazardous chemical used. - ✔✔SDS How many mandatory sections are there on an SDS? - ✔✔ 12 SDS's must be accessible to employees during their work shift - ✔✔Readily The should specifically identify the names and organizational relationships among key personnel
- ✔✔HASP How has responsibility for overall management of the project? - ✔✔Project manager The Site Safety and Health Officer is responsible for - ✔✔Managing the health and safety program for the site Who is responsible for maintaining line-of-site at a HAZWOPER site? - ✔✔Command post supervisor The security officer is responsible for... - ✔✔Controlling facility access and egress The is responsible for planning and mobilization of the facilities - ✔✔Logistics officer consisting of field team members who complete the onsite tasks required to fulfill the work plan
- ✔✔Specialty teams
Two sets of communication systems should be established: and - ✔✔Internal and external Which of the following is true about the exclusion zone? - ✔✔Eating is prohibited What must be posted conspicuously at the entrance access control points into the CRZ and/or exclusion zone? - ✔✔Health and safety procedures In order to prevent injuries at the work site, people should be trained on - ✔✔Proper operating procedures Keep cabs free of all and secure all - ✔✔Non-essential items, loose items The primary purpose of a medical surveillance program is to - ✔✔Assess and monitor a worker's health before employment as well as during the course of employment The integrity of the eardrum should be established since perforated eardrums can provide a for chemicals into the body and may preclude respirator use - ✔✔Route of entry Medical program management should encourage employees to... - ✔✔All of the above How often should a team member be examined, according to federal regulations? - ✔✔Upon entering, on a periodic basis; following appearance of symptoms that indicate exposure; and upon termination from a Hazardous Materials Team Following the OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard, the employer must maintain and preserve medical records of a worker's exposure to hazardous materials for what period of time? - ✔✔For the term of employment, plus 30 years Workers enrolled in medical surveillance programs must have medical examinations at the following times: - ✔✔All of the above
Who is required to pay for work-related medical surveillance exams? - ✔✔The employer Why is assessment of the cardiovascular system an important part of a baseline medical surveillance exam? - ✔✔Identifies people with cardiovascular risk factors--may not be permitted to use PPE including respirators The three components essential for a fire are: - ✔✔Oxygen, fuel, ignition source Flammable gases with a wide flammable range, such as hydrogen or acetylene, are than a material with a narrow flammable range - ✔✔Easier to ignite Gases and vapors that are heavier than air: - ✔✔Pose a hazard because they can displace air especially in low-lying areas A Safety Data Sheet tells us that a material has a pH of 1.2. This chemical data tells us that the material is: - ✔✔An acid Select the most correct statement relating to supplied air respirators - ✔✔They provide the best protection against respiratory hazards What three variables must be identified before air-purifying respirators can be considered for use? - ✔✔Identity of hazard, concentration, oxygen content Define PAPR - ✔✔Powered Air Purifying Respirator The most common type of supplied air respirator is the - ✔✔Self Contained Breathing Apparatus What must be present to use an air purifying respirator? - ✔✔19.5% oxygen or greater APRs are NOT approved for - ✔✔IDLH (immediately dangerous to life and health) atmospheres
The individual who uses a respirator is required to perform a to ensure that an adequate seal is achieved each time the respirator is put on - ✔✔User seal check is the governing regulation that enforces respirators to be approved prior to their use - ✔✔OSHA Anyone entering a hazardous waste site must be against potential hazards - ✔✔Protected OSHA requires a written program for selection and use of respirators in - ✔✔ 29 CFR 1910. Knowing the signs and symptoms of and how to prevent it is important to the worker because of the PPE they are required to wear - ✔✔Heat stress The PPE program should be reviewed at least - ✔✔Annually The EPA level of protection which provides the highest degree of respiratory and skin protection against gases and vapors is - ✔✔Level A The primary difference between level A and Level B PPE is: - ✔✔Splash protection When using Level C PPE: - ✔✔You must wear an air-purifying respirator should be worn when the airborne contaminants are known, the concentrations are measured and the requirements for using air-purifying respirators are met - ✔✔Level C All chemical protective suits should be inspected prior to their use and ideally on a maintenance program - ✔✔Monthly is the process by which a chemical dissolves in and/or moves through a protective clothing material - ✔✔Permeation
is the loss of or change in the fabric's chemical resistance or physical properties - ✔✔Degradation Permeation of PPE is affected by: - ✔✔All of the above When planning an SCBA-assisted work mission, the following variables should be considered, and work actions and operating time should be adjusted accordingly: - ✔✔All of the above Upon finishing shifts, workers must replace body fluids by drinking ample to prevent dehydration - ✔✔Water A qualified should be consulted if a radiation hazard exists - ✔✔Health physicist Wearing chemical protective clothing (CPC) prevents what route of exposure to hazardous materials? - ✔✔Skin Personnel should be able to their PPE - ✔✔Upgrade and downgrade Individuals should always perform on their PPE - ✔✔Maintenance Chemical suits must be before use - ✔✔Inspected If your urine output color is dark yellow what should you do? - ✔✔Drink more water Pick the best treatment for heat stress - ✔✔Water occurs when fluid loss causes blood flow to decrease in vital organs - ✔✔Heat exhaustion is a life threatening situation, because the body has lost its ability to cool itself - ✔✔Heat stroke
During removal of contaminated clothing, personnel may contact contaminants on their - ✔✔Clothing or inhale them should be instituted immediately without considering decontamination - ✔✔Life-saving care requires prompt treatment to prevent irreversible damage or death - ✔✔Heat stroke Protective clothing and respirators help prevent the wearer from becoming - ✔✔Contaminated There are two primary types of decontamination methods: - ✔✔Physical and chemical Chemical removal of surface contaminants can be accomplished by dissolving them in a - ✔✔Solvent tools are difficult to decontaminate because they absorb chemicals. - ✔✔Wooden : solidifying liquid or gel contaminants can enhance their physical removal - ✔✔Solidification : the smaller the size of the contaminant molecule the greater it will absorb into the protective clothing material - ✔✔Contaminant molecule size : contaminants present in a gaseous or liquid state will absorb faster into protective clothing than those in a solid state - ✔✔Contaminant physical state temperatures will result in faster permeation of chemicals through protective clothing - ✔✔Higher When decontaminating items, it's important to remember that many hazardous substances or chemicals
- ✔✔Do not leave visible traces
are very effective in controlling spills and aiding in decontamination - ✔✔Absorbants Exercise in handling drums that are not intact and tightly sealed - ✔✔Extreme caution As a precautionary measure, personnel should assume that unlabeled drums contain until their contents are characterized - ✔✔Hazardous material The appropriate procedures for handling drums depend on the - ✔✔Drum contents may occur during handling of drums and other hazardous waste containers - ✔✔Accidents If material is noted at the neck of any bottle, handle it as a shock-sensitive waste - ✔✔Crystalline Lab packs have material in them for cushioning and containment of free liquids - ✔✔Absorbent If a drum containing liquid is too unstable to move because it may rupture, what should be done? - ✔✔Transfer contents to a structurally sound drum A bulging drum should be considered - ✔✔Under pressure The goal of is to obtain the data necessary to determine how to safely and efficiently package and transport the wastes for treatment and/or disposal - ✔✔Characterization Which government agency regulates transportation? - ✔✔Department of Transportation (DOT) When possible, materials should be characterized using an - ✔✔Onsite laboratory Please select the best answer for bulking - ✔✔Mixing of characterized wastes
What time of wood is typically used in timber shoring? - ✔✔Oak The has overall responsibility for the safety of all persons involved with entry operations into confined spaces under his or her control - ✔✔Supervisor The continuously observes authorized entrants working in a confined space - ✔✔Safety attendant The ensures the conditions of a confined space entry permit are met - ✔✔Supervisor The must be trained to recognize hazardous conditions before they happen - ✔✔Safety attendant According to OSHA, a confined space must have at least in vertical height - ✔✔4ft Fatalities in confined spaces have resulted from - ✔✔All of the above Confined spaces can be - ✔✔Enclosed or open tops All confined spaces must be identified and classified as either non-permit-required confined spaces or
- ✔✔Permit-required confined spaces One should never enter a permit-requiring confined space without a safety attendant on duty and adequate air testing - ✔✔True If the confined space has contained hazardous substances, it is important for the confined space to be before entry - ✔✔Emptied and purged Air in the confined space should be tested for - ✔✔Oxygen content, flammability, and toxicity What are the OSHA acceptable limits for oxygen in a confined space? - ✔✔19.5%-23.5%
What must you have prior to entering a confined space? - ✔✔Confined Space Entry Permit Other than a confined space entry permit, what else must you have prior to entry? - ✔✔Communications Training be provided for all personnel associated with a confined space entry - ✔✔Must For rescue operations, the rescue line should pass a - ✔✔2,000 pound test If the meter reading is still above of the LEL, the confined space must be cleaned before entry is permitted - ✔✔10% Two factors that can cause an atmosphere to become flammable are - ✔✔Oxygen and flammable components Define LEL - ✔✔Lower Explosive Limit devices permit employees to work safely on de-energized equipment without fear that the devices will be accidentally moved - ✔✔Lockout/Tagout Portable electric tools used in a confined space must be protected by a - ✔✔Ground fault circuit interrupter Along with other equipment, a must be worn when making a top entry into a confined space
- ✔✔Safety harness is required before entry to ensure the atmosphere is acceptable before an entry permit is issued
- ✔✔Ventilation
Upon completion of site characterization, activities that must be implemented include: - ✔✔All of the above Site characterization includes: - ✔✔All of the above Site characterization is done to: - ✔✔Assess hazards at the waste site is the study of chemical toxicity - ✔✔Toxicology Humans and other living animals in their response to any exposure to a chemical substance - ✔✔Vary are tiny particles produced from heating, volatilization and condensation of metals - ✔✔Fumes Define HAZCOM - ✔✔Hazard Communication is defined as how the body handles poison - ✔✔Toxicokinetics Exposure to a hazardous substance can occur in two ways: - ✔✔Directly or indirectly The most common toxic dose in the work environment comes through: - ✔✔Inhalation is a one time or an infrequent exposure to a high concentration of a substance - ✔✔Acute A synergistic effect is considered to be - ✔✔ 2 + 2 = 6 An additive effect is considered to be - ✔✔ 2 + 2 = 4 Define PEL - ✔✔Permissible exposure limit
Define TWA - ✔✔Time-weighted average The NFPA 704 - M system ("hazard diamonds") identifies the hazards of materials in: - ✔✔Reactivity, health, and flammability The white section ("home plate") of the NFPA 704 - M Hazard Diamond provides information on: - ✔✔Special hazards The blue section of the NFPA sign designates which hazard? - ✔✔Health Define JSA - ✔✔Job Safety Analysis are those that cause physical injury, such as by fire or explosion - ✔✔Physical hazards or low-lying areas are particularly vulnerable to oxygen deficiency - ✔✔Confined spaces DOT recognizes ____ subcategories of explosives - ✔✔ 6 Work around large equipment often creates excessive noise. The effects of noise can include: - ✔✔All of the above Snakebites and poison ivy are considered to be: - ✔✔Other environmental hazards means inflammation of the liver - ✔✔Hepatitis means to treat all blood and most body fluids as if they were contaminated with the HBV or HIV viruses - ✔✔Universal precautions
The of different types of materials is a potential hazard at any waste site - ✔✔Mixing If there is an ignition source present, hydrogen gas will - ✔✔Explode The primary hazard of flammable is the physical hazard of fire or explosion - ✔✔Liquid solvents The ignition point is the temperature that the vapor must reach to - ✔✔Ignite The minimum concentration of flammable liquid vapor in air necessary for a mixture to ignite is called the - ✔✔Lower explosive limit An is, by chemical definition, "any material that will gain electrons during a chemical reaction" - ✔✔Oxidizer not only mix oxides and flammable components but also readily decompose if subjected to friction, heat, shock, or contamination - ✔✔Organic peroxides The hazard most likely to be encountered in incidents involving oxidizers is that the oxidizer combustion - ✔✔Intensifies Oxygen is by a cooling process - ✔✔Liquefied OSHA defines as any substance that will spontaneously decompose, polymerize, or self-react under conditions of shock, temperature, or pressure - ✔✔Unstable Water reactive metals tend to be soft metals that have melting points - ✔✔Low Treat unstable materials as until they are proven otherwise - ✔✔Explosives
hazardous materials exist as liquids or crystalline solids - ✔✔Unstable Which of the following forms of radiation will generally not penetrate intact skin, but can be a serious hazard if inhaled? - ✔✔Alpha Chronic doses are amounts of radiation over a long period of time, such as our normal daily exposures over our lifetimes - ✔✔Small Beta particles can be stopped by - ✔✔Aluminum foil can by stopped by lead - ✔✔Gamma rays is a term which describes how sensitive a given cell is to radiation damage - ✔✔Radiosensitivity refers to the way particles and rays radiate from their source at speeds up to that of light - ✔✔Radiation Any particles or rays given off (radiate) from a source that produces ionization is called - ✔✔Ionizing radiation are important to protect from radiation - ✔✔Time, distance, and shielding There are 2 types of sampling methods. What are they? - ✔✔Area and personal instruments utilize instantaneous or grab-type samples collected over brief periods of time - ✔✔Direct-reading Workers need to be familiar with the different types of they will be using on the work site - ✔✔Air monitoring equipment
