MDTC 101 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 – 2027 .
first rule of safety - Correct Answer -you are an individual must assume responsibility
you can: - Correct Answer -harm other lab workers, building occupants, members of the surrounding
community
compliance required - Correct Answer -organizations set safety rules, generally governmental bodies
- OSHA, EPA
compliance voluntary - Correct Answer -organizations recommend safety rules, professional
agencies, NIH, CDC
no one can anticipate every hazard for every situation so... - Correct Answer -everyone must be
proactive... the first and best strategy is to *eliminate the hazard*, and the second would be to
*minimize the hazard*
compulsory - Correct Answer -regulatory terminology - compliance required, Law, license, regulation
- could be for radioactive material, equivalency of reciprocity - federal not as strict as state so state is
granted reciprocity to do what they are doing
both compulsory and voluntary - Correct Answer -standard, inspection - verifying license
voluntary - Correct Answer -accreditation - salisbury = higher education, certification
Origin of OSHA - Correct Answer -1970 - occupational Safety and Health ACT - US dept. of labor
creates OSHA - *Occupational Safety and Health Administration*
general duty - Correct Answer -to promote a hazard free workplace for all *employees*, OSHA
publishes and enforces standards, heavy fines for noncompliance, expense is NOT accepted as a
reason for failure to implement appropriate safety protocols
1
,OSHA general duty clause - Correct Answer -each employer - [1] shall furnish to each of his
employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are
causing or are likely to chase death or serious physical harm to employees
cont. - Correct Answer -[2] shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated
under this act
cont. - Correct Answer -each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards
and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this act which are applicable to his own
actions and conduct, safety and health standards and all rules, regulations and orders issued
pursuant to this act are applicable to own actions
overview of OSHA - Correct Answer -states may form their own occupational safety regulatory
bodies, if state agencies are as strict or more strict than OSHA federal, state agency regulations
prevail
about _______ of states have their own OSHA body - Correct Answer -half - system of reciprocity -
MD has own equivalent - MOSH
general OSHA requirements - Correct Answer -informing workers of their rights, comprehensive
safety policy and required protective equipment, document employee training at correct
difficulty/language level and keep for 5 years, free medical care in event of incidents
general OSHA requirements continued - Correct Answer -maintain health and accident records
duration of employment plus 30 years, accident reporting to OSHA
OSHA vocabulary- performance standard - Correct Answer -result must be achieved but method is
not specified - must be protected from body fluids but its doesn't matter how
OSHA vocabulary - interpretation letters - Correct Answer -official responses to inquiries about
interpretation of regulations, becomes public when question asked
OSHA vocabulary - engineering controls - Correct Answer -physical set up or device that separates
workers exposures to a hazard - chemical fume hood
2
, OSHA vocabulary - work practice controls - Correct Answer -specifications to perform certain tasks in
certain ways to minimize or eliminate the hazards - way we perform to minimize the hazard, pour
acid near sink
OSHA vocabulary - administrative controls - Correct Answer -management techniques such as
employee scheduling that minimize places and times that workers are exposed to a hazard
acceptable - Correct Answer -personal protective equipment - gloves, goggles, gowns that prevent
hazard from reaching worker, require worker training and compliance to be effective and equipment
reliable
good - Correct Answer -work practice controls - work techniques that minimize exposure to hazards,
require worker training and compliance to be effective
better - Correct Answer -administrative controls - techniques that minimize times and places
workers encounter a hazard - staff scheduling , procedure timing
best - Correct Answer -engineering controls - permanent devices [air handlers, fume hoods,
containment devices] requiring no action by worker to be affective
1987 OSHA standard Hazard Communication Standard - Correct Answer -*right to know* standard -
must inform all employees of chemical hazards, training, safety data sheets [SDS] [MSDS]
1990 OSHA Standard Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories - Correct Answer -*lab standard* applies
to work places with small amounts of many chemicals, central requirement = *chemical hygiene
plan*
chemical hygiene plan - Correct Answer -who, what, where, when, why and how of chemicals,
requires: policy statement, objectives, medical consults/exams, safety committee, std. operation
procedures, training, haz. id, personnel, personal protective equip.m chemical hygiene officer,
waste, records, glossary, engineering controls
1991 OSHA blood born pathogens standard - Correct Answer -a *performance* standard, added to
provide protection against infectious agents in bold, AIDS - protect from blood and body fluids,
hepatitis B and C viruses, HIV, CJD, requires an *exposure control plan*
3
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026 – 2027 .
first rule of safety - Correct Answer -you are an individual must assume responsibility
you can: - Correct Answer -harm other lab workers, building occupants, members of the surrounding
community
compliance required - Correct Answer -organizations set safety rules, generally governmental bodies
- OSHA, EPA
compliance voluntary - Correct Answer -organizations recommend safety rules, professional
agencies, NIH, CDC
no one can anticipate every hazard for every situation so... - Correct Answer -everyone must be
proactive... the first and best strategy is to *eliminate the hazard*, and the second would be to
*minimize the hazard*
compulsory - Correct Answer -regulatory terminology - compliance required, Law, license, regulation
- could be for radioactive material, equivalency of reciprocity - federal not as strict as state so state is
granted reciprocity to do what they are doing
both compulsory and voluntary - Correct Answer -standard, inspection - verifying license
voluntary - Correct Answer -accreditation - salisbury = higher education, certification
Origin of OSHA - Correct Answer -1970 - occupational Safety and Health ACT - US dept. of labor
creates OSHA - *Occupational Safety and Health Administration*
general duty - Correct Answer -to promote a hazard free workplace for all *employees*, OSHA
publishes and enforces standards, heavy fines for noncompliance, expense is NOT accepted as a
reason for failure to implement appropriate safety protocols
1
,OSHA general duty clause - Correct Answer -each employer - [1] shall furnish to each of his
employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are
causing or are likely to chase death or serious physical harm to employees
cont. - Correct Answer -[2] shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated
under this act
cont. - Correct Answer -each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards
and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this act which are applicable to his own
actions and conduct, safety and health standards and all rules, regulations and orders issued
pursuant to this act are applicable to own actions
overview of OSHA - Correct Answer -states may form their own occupational safety regulatory
bodies, if state agencies are as strict or more strict than OSHA federal, state agency regulations
prevail
about _______ of states have their own OSHA body - Correct Answer -half - system of reciprocity -
MD has own equivalent - MOSH
general OSHA requirements - Correct Answer -informing workers of their rights, comprehensive
safety policy and required protective equipment, document employee training at correct
difficulty/language level and keep for 5 years, free medical care in event of incidents
general OSHA requirements continued - Correct Answer -maintain health and accident records
duration of employment plus 30 years, accident reporting to OSHA
OSHA vocabulary- performance standard - Correct Answer -result must be achieved but method is
not specified - must be protected from body fluids but its doesn't matter how
OSHA vocabulary - interpretation letters - Correct Answer -official responses to inquiries about
interpretation of regulations, becomes public when question asked
OSHA vocabulary - engineering controls - Correct Answer -physical set up or device that separates
workers exposures to a hazard - chemical fume hood
2
, OSHA vocabulary - work practice controls - Correct Answer -specifications to perform certain tasks in
certain ways to minimize or eliminate the hazards - way we perform to minimize the hazard, pour
acid near sink
OSHA vocabulary - administrative controls - Correct Answer -management techniques such as
employee scheduling that minimize places and times that workers are exposed to a hazard
acceptable - Correct Answer -personal protective equipment - gloves, goggles, gowns that prevent
hazard from reaching worker, require worker training and compliance to be effective and equipment
reliable
good - Correct Answer -work practice controls - work techniques that minimize exposure to hazards,
require worker training and compliance to be effective
better - Correct Answer -administrative controls - techniques that minimize times and places
workers encounter a hazard - staff scheduling , procedure timing
best - Correct Answer -engineering controls - permanent devices [air handlers, fume hoods,
containment devices] requiring no action by worker to be affective
1987 OSHA standard Hazard Communication Standard - Correct Answer -*right to know* standard -
must inform all employees of chemical hazards, training, safety data sheets [SDS] [MSDS]
1990 OSHA Standard Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories - Correct Answer -*lab standard* applies
to work places with small amounts of many chemicals, central requirement = *chemical hygiene
plan*
chemical hygiene plan - Correct Answer -who, what, where, when, why and how of chemicals,
requires: policy statement, objectives, medical consults/exams, safety committee, std. operation
procedures, training, haz. id, personnel, personal protective equip.m chemical hygiene officer,
waste, records, glossary, engineering controls
1991 OSHA blood born pathogens standard - Correct Answer -a *performance* standard, added to
provide protection against infectious agents in bold, AIDS - protect from blood and body fluids,
hepatitis B and C viruses, HIV, CJD, requires an *exposure control plan*
3
