ALL HAZWOPER TEST QUESTIONS AND
ASNWERS
Material Safety Data Sheets are now known as... - ANSWER -Safety Data Sheets
(SDS)
HAZCOM training must be done when... - ANSWER -All of the above
Define GHS - ANSWER -Global Harmonization System
_____ convey health, physical, and environmental hazard information, assigned to a
GHS hazard class and category - ANSWER -Symbols (hazard pictograms)
Each _____ must be labeled tagged or marked - ANSWER -Container
If a chemical has a GHS rating of 4 it is... - ANSWER -Least hazardous
If a chemical has a GHS rating of 1 it is... - ANSWER -Most hazardous
How many sections are there on a SDS? - ANSWER -16
A(n) ______ must be on hand for each hazardous chemical used. - ANSWER -SDS
How many mandatory sections are there on an SDS? - ANSWER -12
SDS's must be _____ accessible to employees during their work shift - ANSWER -
Readily
Define HAZWOPER - ANSWER -Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response
HAZWOPER regulations apply to emergency response operations only for releases and
not for threats of releases - ANSWER -False
The primary components of the OSHA regulation applicable to the proper management
of hazardous materials are... - ANSWER -29 CFR Part 1910
Define RCRA - ANSWER -Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
What is the regulatory citation for the HAZCOM standard? - ANSWER -OSHA 29 CFR
1910.1200
The ______ should specifically identify the names and organizational relationships
among key personnel - ANSWER -HASP
,How has responsibility for overall management of the project? - ANSWER -Project
manager
The Site Safety and Health Officer is responsible for _____ - ANSWER -Managing the
health and safety program for the site
Who is responsible for maintaining line-of-site at a HAZWOPER site? - ANSWER -
Command post supervisor
The security officer is responsible for... - ANSWER -Controlling facility access and
egress
The ______ is responsible for planning and mobilization of the facilities - ANSWER -
Logistics officer
______ consisting of field team members who complete the onsite tasks required to
fulfill the work plan - ANSWER -Specialty teams
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
The purpose of a site control program is to... - ANSWER -All of the above
Site control zones at a hazardous materials incident are established primarily... -
ANSWER -All of the above
The level of site control needed depends on... - ANSWER -All of the above
The ______ serves as a central source of information about the site and can help
personnel plan and organize activities - ANSWER -Site map
The Safety Officer is normally found in the _____ - ANSWER -Contamination Reduction
Zone or Support Zone
The support zone typically has the following - ANSWER -All of the above
What is a Hot Line? - ANSWER -A place that divides the contaminated area from all
other zones
The boundary between the support zone and the CRZ is called the ____ - ANSWER -
Contamination control line
Which of the following is not true about the support zone? - ANSWER -Should be as
close to the exclusion zone as possible
, An external communication system between onsite and offsite personnel is _____ -
ANSWER -Necessary
Verbal communication at a site can be _______ by onsite background noise and the
use of PPE - ANSWER -Impeded
Two sets of communication systems should be established: ______ and ______ -
ANSWER -Internal and external
Which of the following is true about the exclusion zone? - ANSWER -Eating is
prohibited
What must be posted conspicuously at the entrance access control points into the CRZ
and/or exclusion zone? - ANSWER -Health and safety procedures
In order to prevent injuries at the work site, people should be trained on ____ -
ANSWER -Proper operating procedures
Keep cabs free of all _____ and secure all ____ - ANSWER -Non-essential items, loose
items
The primary purpose of a medical surveillance program is to ____ - ANSWER -Assess
and monitor a worker's health before employment as well as during the course of
employment
The integrity of the eardrum should be established since perforated eardrums can
provide a ____ for chemicals into the body and may preclude respirator use - ANSWER
-Route of entry
Medical program management should encourage employees to... - ANSWER -All of the
above
How often should a team member be examined, according to federal regulations? -
ANSWER -Upon entering, on a periodic basis; following appearance of symptoms that
indicate exposure; and upon termination from a Hazardous Materials Team
Following the OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard, the employer must maintain and
preserve medical records of a worker's exposure to hazardous materials for what period
of time? - ANSWER -For the term of employment, plus 30 years
Workers enrolled in medical surveillance programs must have medical examinations at
the following times: - ANSWER -All of the above
Who is required to pay for work-related medical surveillance exams? - ANSWER -The
employer
ASNWERS
Material Safety Data Sheets are now known as... - ANSWER -Safety Data Sheets
(SDS)
HAZCOM training must be done when... - ANSWER -All of the above
Define GHS - ANSWER -Global Harmonization System
_____ convey health, physical, and environmental hazard information, assigned to a
GHS hazard class and category - ANSWER -Symbols (hazard pictograms)
Each _____ must be labeled tagged or marked - ANSWER -Container
If a chemical has a GHS rating of 4 it is... - ANSWER -Least hazardous
If a chemical has a GHS rating of 1 it is... - ANSWER -Most hazardous
How many sections are there on a SDS? - ANSWER -16
A(n) ______ must be on hand for each hazardous chemical used. - ANSWER -SDS
How many mandatory sections are there on an SDS? - ANSWER -12
SDS's must be _____ accessible to employees during their work shift - ANSWER -
Readily
Define HAZWOPER - ANSWER -Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response
HAZWOPER regulations apply to emergency response operations only for releases and
not for threats of releases - ANSWER -False
The primary components of the OSHA regulation applicable to the proper management
of hazardous materials are... - ANSWER -29 CFR Part 1910
Define RCRA - ANSWER -Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
What is the regulatory citation for the HAZCOM standard? - ANSWER -OSHA 29 CFR
1910.1200
The ______ should specifically identify the names and organizational relationships
among key personnel - ANSWER -HASP
,How has responsibility for overall management of the project? - ANSWER -Project
manager
The Site Safety and Health Officer is responsible for _____ - ANSWER -Managing the
health and safety program for the site
Who is responsible for maintaining line-of-site at a HAZWOPER site? - ANSWER -
Command post supervisor
The security officer is responsible for... - ANSWER -Controlling facility access and
egress
The ______ is responsible for planning and mobilization of the facilities - ANSWER -
Logistics officer
______ consisting of field team members who complete the onsite tasks required to
fulfill the work plan - ANSWER -Specialty teams
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
The purpose of a site control program is to... - ANSWER -All of the above
Site control zones at a hazardous materials incident are established primarily... -
ANSWER -All of the above
The level of site control needed depends on... - ANSWER -All of the above
The ______ serves as a central source of information about the site and can help
personnel plan and organize activities - ANSWER -Site map
The Safety Officer is normally found in the _____ - ANSWER -Contamination Reduction
Zone or Support Zone
The support zone typically has the following - ANSWER -All of the above
What is a Hot Line? - ANSWER -A place that divides the contaminated area from all
other zones
The boundary between the support zone and the CRZ is called the ____ - ANSWER -
Contamination control line
Which of the following is not true about the support zone? - ANSWER -Should be as
close to the exclusion zone as possible
, An external communication system between onsite and offsite personnel is _____ -
ANSWER -Necessary
Verbal communication at a site can be _______ by onsite background noise and the
use of PPE - ANSWER -Impeded
Two sets of communication systems should be established: ______ and ______ -
ANSWER -Internal and external
Which of the following is true about the exclusion zone? - ANSWER -Eating is
prohibited
What must be posted conspicuously at the entrance access control points into the CRZ
and/or exclusion zone? - ANSWER -Health and safety procedures
In order to prevent injuries at the work site, people should be trained on ____ -
ANSWER -Proper operating procedures
Keep cabs free of all _____ and secure all ____ - ANSWER -Non-essential items, loose
items
The primary purpose of a medical surveillance program is to ____ - ANSWER -Assess
and monitor a worker's health before employment as well as during the course of
employment
The integrity of the eardrum should be established since perforated eardrums can
provide a ____ for chemicals into the body and may preclude respirator use - ANSWER
-Route of entry
Medical program management should encourage employees to... - ANSWER -All of the
above
How often should a team member be examined, according to federal regulations? -
ANSWER -Upon entering, on a periodic basis; following appearance of symptoms that
indicate exposure; and upon termination from a Hazardous Materials Team
Following the OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard, the employer must maintain and
preserve medical records of a worker's exposure to hazardous materials for what period
of time? - ANSWER -For the term of employment, plus 30 years
Workers enrolled in medical surveillance programs must have medical examinations at
the following times: - ANSWER -All of the above
Who is required to pay for work-related medical surveillance exams? - ANSWER -The
employer
