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