HAZWOPER EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
What does TSDF stand for - ANSWER -Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility
Does SET have a TSDF, if so where? - ANSWER -Yes, in Houston Texas
Emergency Response vs Incidental Release - ANSWER -Emergency Response:
released outside of facility and requires outside responders to respond and remediate
Internal Release: taken care of by employees of spill (internal personal clean/remediate
What is a Defensive Role in HAZWOPER response - ANSWER -Containing - mitigating
from spreading
What is a Offensive Role in HAZWOPER response - ANSWER -Stopping the lean (what
is as techs do)
EAP vs ERP - ANSWER -Emergency Action Plan = Defensive action (flight)
Emergency Response Plan =
Offensive response (fight)
What does NAERG stand for - ANSWER -North American Emergency Response
Guidebook
What is the NAERG (ERG) - ANSWER -A quick reference guide
How are yellow pages organized - ANSWER -By ID number
How are green pages organized - ANSWER -Alphabetical
What does TIH stand for? - ANSWER -Toxic Inhalation Hazard
What are the green pages used for - ANSWER -Table of Isolation & protective action
What does the ERG BLEVR chart stand for? - ANSWER -Boiling Liquid Expanding
Vapor Explosion
How many DOT classifications are there? - ANSWER -9 classes
, What two federal agencies have established regulatory oversight of HAZWOPER -
ANSWER -OSHA & EPA
What does HAZWOPER stand for? - ANSWER -Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response
What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER -Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
What does EPA stand for? - ANSWER -Environmental Protection Agency
What does NIOSH stand for? - ANSWER -National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
What does CFR stand for - ANSWER -Code of Federal Regulations
What are the CFRs for OSHA, EPA, and DOT - ANSWER -OSHA = 29
EPA = 40
DOT = 49
What are the 4 main characteristics of waste - ANSWER -Flammability
Corrosiveness
Reactivity
Toxicity
What are the training requirements for personnel in chemical spill response - ANSWER
-40 hr Initial Hazwoper instruction and 8 hr annual refresher
(3 days of supervised field experience)
What is ICS and what is its mission / objectives - ANSWER -Incident Command System
*Save lives
*Reduce duplication of efforts
*Increase jurisdictional flexibility
*Eliminate freelance operations
What are the 7 roles within an ICS - ANSWER -*Public Info
*Safety
*Liason
*Finances
*Logistics
*Operations
*Planning
FLOP - need all 4 to succeed
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
What does TSDF stand for - ANSWER -Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility
Does SET have a TSDF, if so where? - ANSWER -Yes, in Houston Texas
Emergency Response vs Incidental Release - ANSWER -Emergency Response:
released outside of facility and requires outside responders to respond and remediate
Internal Release: taken care of by employees of spill (internal personal clean/remediate
What is a Defensive Role in HAZWOPER response - ANSWER -Containing - mitigating
from spreading
What is a Offensive Role in HAZWOPER response - ANSWER -Stopping the lean (what
is as techs do)
EAP vs ERP - ANSWER -Emergency Action Plan = Defensive action (flight)
Emergency Response Plan =
Offensive response (fight)
What does NAERG stand for - ANSWER -North American Emergency Response
Guidebook
What is the NAERG (ERG) - ANSWER -A quick reference guide
How are yellow pages organized - ANSWER -By ID number
How are green pages organized - ANSWER -Alphabetical
What does TIH stand for? - ANSWER -Toxic Inhalation Hazard
What are the green pages used for - ANSWER -Table of Isolation & protective action
What does the ERG BLEVR chart stand for? - ANSWER -Boiling Liquid Expanding
Vapor Explosion
How many DOT classifications are there? - ANSWER -9 classes
, What two federal agencies have established regulatory oversight of HAZWOPER -
ANSWER -OSHA & EPA
What does HAZWOPER stand for? - ANSWER -Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response
What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER -Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
What does EPA stand for? - ANSWER -Environmental Protection Agency
What does NIOSH stand for? - ANSWER -National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
What does CFR stand for - ANSWER -Code of Federal Regulations
What are the CFRs for OSHA, EPA, and DOT - ANSWER -OSHA = 29
EPA = 40
DOT = 49
What are the 4 main characteristics of waste - ANSWER -Flammability
Corrosiveness
Reactivity
Toxicity
What are the training requirements for personnel in chemical spill response - ANSWER
-40 hr Initial Hazwoper instruction and 8 hr annual refresher
(3 days of supervised field experience)
What is ICS and what is its mission / objectives - ANSWER -Incident Command System
*Save lives
*Reduce duplication of efforts
*Increase jurisdictional flexibility
*Eliminate freelance operations
What are the 7 roles within an ICS - ANSWER -*Public Info
*Safety
*Liason
*Finances
*Logistics
*Operations
*Planning
FLOP - need all 4 to succeed
