Prepare for the OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER certification with these test answers. This guide covers hazardous waste operations, emergency response, and decontamination procedures.

Q: Define HAZWOPER

Answer: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

Q: HAZWOPER regulations apply to emergency response operations only for releases and not for threats of releases

Answer: False

Q: The primary components of the OSHA regulation applicable to the proper management of hazardous materials are…

Answer: 29 CFR Part 1910

Q: Define RCRA

Answer: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Q: What is the regulatory citation for the HAZCOM standard?

Answer: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200

Q: Material Safety Data Sheets are now known as…

Answer: Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Q: HAZCOM training must be done when…

Answer: All of the above

Q: Define GHS

Answer: Global Harmonization System

Q: _____ convey health, physical, and environmental hazard information, assigned to a GHS hazard class and category

Answer: Symbols (hazard pictograms)

Q: Each _____ must be labeled tagged or marked

Answer: Container

Q: If a chemical has a GHS rating of 4 it is…

Answer: Least hazardous

Q: If a chemical has a GHS rating of 1 it is…

Answer: Most hazardous

Q: How many sections are there on a SDS?

Answer: 16

Q: A(n) ______ must be on hand for each hazardous chemical used.

Answer: SDS

Q: How many mandatory sections are there on an SDS?

Answer: 12

Q: SDS’s must be _____ accessible to employees during their work shift

Answer: Readily

Q: The ______ should specifically identify the names and organizational relationships among key personnel

Answer: HASP

Q: How has responsibility for overall management of the project?

Answer: Project manager

Q: The Site Safety and Health Officer is responsible for _____

Answer: Managing the health and safety program for the site

Q: Who is responsible for maintaining line-of-site at a HAZWOPER site?

Answer: Command post supervisor

Q: The security officer is responsible for…

Answer: Controlling facility access and egress

Q: The ______ is responsible for planning and mobilization of the facilities

Answer: Logistics officer

Q: ______ consisting of field team members who complete the onsite tasks required to fulfill the work plan

Answer: Specialty teams

Q: 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

Q: The purpose of a site control program is to…

Answer: All of the above

Q: Site control zones at a hazardous materials incident are established primarily…

Answer: All of the above

Q: The level of site control needed depends on…

Answer: All of the above

Q: The ______ serves as a central source of information about the site and can help personnel plan and organize activities

Answer: Site map

Q: The Safety Officer is normally found in the _____

Answer: Contamination Reduction Zone or Support Zone

Q: The support zone typically has the following

Answer: All of the above

Q: What is a Hot Line?

Answer: A place that divides the contaminated area from all other zones

Q: The boundary between the support zone and the CRZ is called the ____

Answer: Contamination control line

Q: Which of the following is not true about the support zone?

Answer: Should be as close to the exclusion zone as possible

Q: An external communication system between onsite and offsite personnel is _____

Answer: Necessary

Q: Verbal communication at a site can be _______ by onsite background noise and the use of PPE

Answer: Impeded

Q: Two sets of communication systems should be established: ______ and ______

Answer: Internal and external

Q: Which of the following is true about the exclusion zone?

Answer: Eating is prohibited

Q: What must be posted conspicuously at the entrance access control points into the CRZ and/or exclusion zone?

Answer: Health and safety procedures

Q: In order to prevent injuries at the work site, people should be trained on ____

Answer: Proper operating procedures

Q: Keep cabs free of all _____ and secure all ____

Answer: Non-essential items, loose items