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  1. What is the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard?
  2. What is the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)?
  3. What are the six required elements on a GHS label?
  4. What is the difference between 'Danger' and 'Warning' signal words?
  5. How many GHS pictograms are there and what do they represent?
  6. What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
  7. What are the 16 sections of a Safety Data Sheet?
  8. Which SDS section contains first-aid measures?
  9. Which SDS section describes required PPE?
  10. Which SDS section covers spill and release procedures?
  11. What is the employer's responsibility under HAZCOM?
  12. What must be included in a written HAZCOM program?
  13. What training must employers provide under HAZCOM?
  14. What PPE may be required when handling hazardous materials?
  15. What are the four levels of HAZMAT PPE?
  16. What is the proper procedure for a chemical spill?
  17. What does HAZMAT mean in DOT context?
  18. What are the nine DOT hazard classes?
  19. What is a DOT placard?
  20. What is the NFPA 704 diamond?
  21. What is chemical incompatibility?
  22. What are the general rules for chemical storage?
  23. What is secondary containment?
  24. What is the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)?
  25. What is a Time-Weighted Average (TWA)?
  26. What is a Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL)?
  27. What is an IDLH concentration?
  28. What are the routes of chemical exposure?
  29. What is the difference between acute and chronic health effects?
  30. What is a health hazard vs. a physical hazard?
  31. What should you do if a hazardous chemical contacts your skin?
  32. What should you do if a hazardous chemical contacts your eyes?
  33. What is an eyewash station requirement?
  34. What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
  35. What is the employer's responsibility regarding container labeling?
  36. When can a secondary container be unlabeled?
  37. What is the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)?
  38. What information does SDS Section 2 contain?
  39. What information does SDS Section 9 contain?
  40. What is a flash point?
  41. What are the responsibilities of employees under HAZCOM?
  42. Under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(q), what does a first responder at the awareness level do?
  43. Which DOT reference must an awareness-level first responder understand as part of the employer's emergency response plan?
  44. What must an awareness-level first responder be able to do when hazardous substances are present in an emergency?
  45. What basic knowledge about hazardous substances must an awareness-level responder have?
  46. How does a first responder at the operations level respond to a hazardous substance release?
  47. What is the minimum training for a first responder at the operations level?
  48. What does a hazardous materials technician do that an operations-level responder does not?
  49. What is the minimum training for a hazardous materials technician?
  50. What is the role of a hazardous materials specialist?
  51. What training must an incident commander receive under HAZWOPER?
  52. When must new emergency responders be trained under 1910.120(q)?
  53. How often must HAZWOPER emergency responders refresh their training?
  54. How much annual refresher training do HAZWOPER hazardous waste site workers need?
  55. Who takes charge of a hazardous substance emergency response under HAZWOPER?
  56. What is the buddy system in hazardous materials emergency response?
  57. What must back-up personnel do while responders work in a hazardous area?
  58. What authority does the safety official have at a hazardous materials emergency?
  59. Who implements decontamination after a hazardous materials emergency, and when?
  60. Is cleaning up a small incidental chemical release in your own work area an "emergency response" under HAZWOPER?
  61. Who is a hazmat employee under DOT rules?
  62. What is a hazmat employer under DOT rules?
  63. What is DOT emergency response information?
  64. What must DOT emergency response information contain at a minimum?
  65. How must DOT emergency response information be presented?
  66. On a shipping paper that lists hazmat and non-hazmat items, how must the hazmat entries be set apart?
  67. What are the language and abbreviation rules for a hazmat shipping description?
  68. Where must placards be displayed on a vehicle that requires them?
  69. Which hazardous materials require placards in any quantity?
  70. What is the placarding exception for small loads?
  71. When may a DANGEROUS placard be used?
  72. What is the minimum size of a DOT diamond placard?

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