HAZWOPER 40-EXAM #1 Q&A
What does FRAL stand for? - ANSWER -First Responder Awareness Level
What does FROL stand for? - ANSWER -First Responder Operations Level
What does ISO stand for? - ANSWER -International Standards Organization
What does API stand for? - ANSWER -American Petroleum Institute
What does ClI stand for? - ANSWER -Chlorine Institute
What does CMA stand for? - ANSWER -Chemical Manufactures Association
What does ACGIH stand for? - ANSWER -American Coucil of Government Industrial
Hygienists
What does NTP stand for? - ANSWER -National Toxicology Program
What does IARC stand for? - ANSWER -International Agency for Research on Cancer
What does RTECS stand for? - ANSWER -Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical
Substances
Which federal conservation act was passed in response to catastropic environmental
events like the Love Canal, and Times Beach Missouri incidents? - ANSWER -RCRA
What does RCRA stand for? - ANSWER -Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
What does HSWA stand for? - ANSWER -Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments
What does TSD stand for? - ANSWER -Treatment, storage, and disposal
What does MSWLF stand for? - ANSWER -Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
What does CERCLA stand for? - ANSWER -Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
Which federal conservation program's regulations can be found at 40 CFR 240-282? -
ANSWER -RCRA
List the three major ammendments to RCRA. - ANSWER -HSWA
Federal facilities compliance act
Land disposal program flexibility act
, Which RCRA ammendment was inacted in response to citizen concern that the existing
methods of hazardous waste disposal, particularly land disposal, were not safe? -
ANSWER -Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments
Which RCRA ammendment strengthed the EPAs authority to enforce RCRA regulations
ad federal facilities? - ANSWER -Federal facilities compliance act
Which RCRA ammendment was enacted to provide regulatory flexibility in the land
disposal of certain wastes? - ANSWER -Land disposal program flexibility act
List the three major programs that make up RCRA. - ANSWER -Hazardous Waste
(Subtitle C)
Solid Waste (Subtitle D)
Underground Storage Tanks (Subtitle I)
The _____ RCRA program was established to manage hazardous wastes from the
_____ ___ ____ ____ ____ (a phrase) - ANSWER -Hazardous Waste, cradle to grave
and beyond
Which RCRA subtitle contains regulations for the generation, transportation, treatment,
storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes? - ANSWER -Subtitle C
Which RCRA subtitle contains regulations for the generation, transportation, treatment,
storage, and disposal of solid wastes? - ANSWER -Subtitle D
Which subtitle of RCRA would a TSD facility be most concerned with? - ANSWER -
Subtitle C
Household garbage is regulated under which RCRA subtitle? - ANSWER -Subtitle D
Industrial nonhazardous waste is regulated under which RCRA subtite? - ANSWER -
Subtitle D
Which RCRA subtitle specifies the responsibilities of the state and local government? -
ANSWER -Subtitle D
RCRA subtitle I regulates USTs that contain ___ and other hazardous substances? -
ANSWER -Petroleum
Which subtitle of RCRA regulates USTs? - ANSWER -Subtitle I
What defines a RCRA hazardous waste? - ANSWER -CERCLA
Which federal conservation act was a result of RCRA and CERCLA? - ANSWER -
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What does FRAL stand for? - ANSWER -First Responder Awareness Level
What does FROL stand for? - ANSWER -First Responder Operations Level
What does ISO stand for? - ANSWER -International Standards Organization
What does API stand for? - ANSWER -American Petroleum Institute
What does ClI stand for? - ANSWER -Chlorine Institute
What does CMA stand for? - ANSWER -Chemical Manufactures Association
What does ACGIH stand for? - ANSWER -American Coucil of Government Industrial
Hygienists
What does NTP stand for? - ANSWER -National Toxicology Program
What does IARC stand for? - ANSWER -International Agency for Research on Cancer
What does RTECS stand for? - ANSWER -Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical
Substances
Which federal conservation act was passed in response to catastropic environmental
events like the Love Canal, and Times Beach Missouri incidents? - ANSWER -RCRA
What does RCRA stand for? - ANSWER -Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
What does HSWA stand for? - ANSWER -Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments
What does TSD stand for? - ANSWER -Treatment, storage, and disposal
What does MSWLF stand for? - ANSWER -Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
What does CERCLA stand for? - ANSWER -Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
Which federal conservation program's regulations can be found at 40 CFR 240-282? -
ANSWER -RCRA
List the three major ammendments to RCRA. - ANSWER -HSWA
Federal facilities compliance act
Land disposal program flexibility act
, Which RCRA ammendment was inacted in response to citizen concern that the existing
methods of hazardous waste disposal, particularly land disposal, were not safe? -
ANSWER -Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments
Which RCRA ammendment strengthed the EPAs authority to enforce RCRA regulations
ad federal facilities? - ANSWER -Federal facilities compliance act
Which RCRA ammendment was enacted to provide regulatory flexibility in the land
disposal of certain wastes? - ANSWER -Land disposal program flexibility act
List the three major programs that make up RCRA. - ANSWER -Hazardous Waste
(Subtitle C)
Solid Waste (Subtitle D)
Underground Storage Tanks (Subtitle I)
The _____ RCRA program was established to manage hazardous wastes from the
_____ ___ ____ ____ ____ (a phrase) - ANSWER -Hazardous Waste, cradle to grave
and beyond
Which RCRA subtitle contains regulations for the generation, transportation, treatment,
storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes? - ANSWER -Subtitle C
Which RCRA subtitle contains regulations for the generation, transportation, treatment,
storage, and disposal of solid wastes? - ANSWER -Subtitle D
Which subtitle of RCRA would a TSD facility be most concerned with? - ANSWER -
Subtitle C
Household garbage is regulated under which RCRA subtitle? - ANSWER -Subtitle D
Industrial nonhazardous waste is regulated under which RCRA subtite? - ANSWER -
Subtitle D
Which RCRA subtitle specifies the responsibilities of the state and local government? -
ANSWER -Subtitle D
RCRA subtitle I regulates USTs that contain ___ and other hazardous substances? -
ANSWER -Petroleum
Which subtitle of RCRA regulates USTs? - ANSWER -Subtitle I
What defines a RCRA hazardous waste? - ANSWER -CERCLA
Which federal conservation act was a result of RCRA and CERCLA? - ANSWER -
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