HAZWOPER Exam Questions and Answers
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• Antagonism -✓✓This occurs when the effect of two chemicals is less than
expected.
• Asphyxiants -✓✓These are chemicals that deprive the victim\'s body tissues of
oxygen. Examples include carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide.
• Carcinogens -✓✓These are known to cause cancer. This is a chronic effect and
symptoms are not immediate. Examples include benzene and asbestos fibers.
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) -✓✓This lists the general and permanent
rules of federal agencies.
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) -✓✓This regulates and enforces the cleanup of abandoned hazardous
waste sites and hazardous waste sites created prior to RCRA.
• Contamination Reduction Corridor (CRC) -✓✓This is the passageway between
the Exclusion Zone and the Support Zone used for the decontamination process.
OSHA letters and CPLs call the corridor a zone.
• Contamination Reduction Zone (CRZ) -✓✓This is a warm zone or transition
zone. Its purpose is to reduce the probability of contamination in the clean Support
Zone.
, • Contingency plan -✓✓This is a written document that sets forth policies and
procedures for responding to site emergencies.
• Corrosive material -✓✓A chemical that causes visible destruction of, or
irreversible alterations in, living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact.
• Decontamination (Decon) -✓✓This is the process of removing or neutralizing
contaminants that have accumulated on personnel and equipment.
• Ergonomics -✓✓This is the term that refers to arranging the work environment
for an individual\'s body requirements. It involves designing tasks, work stations,
controls, displays, safety devices, tools, and equipment to fit the worker.
• Excavation -✓✓Means any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an
earth surface, formed by earth removal.
• Exclusion zone -✓✓This is the contaminated area where the cleanup work is to
be performed.
• Geologic data -✓✓Information having to do with the geology of the earth; facts
about the structure of an area that contains rock and minerals; data used to describe
the physical structure of a specific land site.
• Hazard -✓✓This is any substance, situation, or condition that is capable of
harming human health, property, or the environment. It represents a potential for
harm.
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• Antagonism -✓✓This occurs when the effect of two chemicals is less than
expected.
• Asphyxiants -✓✓These are chemicals that deprive the victim\'s body tissues of
oxygen. Examples include carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide.
• Carcinogens -✓✓These are known to cause cancer. This is a chronic effect and
symptoms are not immediate. Examples include benzene and asbestos fibers.
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) -✓✓This lists the general and permanent
rules of federal agencies.
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) -✓✓This regulates and enforces the cleanup of abandoned hazardous
waste sites and hazardous waste sites created prior to RCRA.
• Contamination Reduction Corridor (CRC) -✓✓This is the passageway between
the Exclusion Zone and the Support Zone used for the decontamination process.
OSHA letters and CPLs call the corridor a zone.
• Contamination Reduction Zone (CRZ) -✓✓This is a warm zone or transition
zone. Its purpose is to reduce the probability of contamination in the clean Support
Zone.
, • Contingency plan -✓✓This is a written document that sets forth policies and
procedures for responding to site emergencies.
• Corrosive material -✓✓A chemical that causes visible destruction of, or
irreversible alterations in, living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact.
• Decontamination (Decon) -✓✓This is the process of removing or neutralizing
contaminants that have accumulated on personnel and equipment.
• Ergonomics -✓✓This is the term that refers to arranging the work environment
for an individual\'s body requirements. It involves designing tasks, work stations,
controls, displays, safety devices, tools, and equipment to fit the worker.
• Excavation -✓✓Means any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an
earth surface, formed by earth removal.
• Exclusion zone -✓✓This is the contaminated area where the cleanup work is to
be performed.
• Geologic data -✓✓Information having to do with the geology of the earth; facts
about the structure of an area that contains rock and minerals; data used to describe
the physical structure of a specific land site.
• Hazard -✓✓This is any substance, situation, or condition that is capable of
harming human health, property, or the environment. It represents a potential for
harm.
