HAZWOPER Exam Questions and Answers
(2026) | Comprehensive Review with Detailed
Rationales | A+ Verified
• Which laws and regulations should First Responders become familar with then
questions arise? -✓✓RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, HAZCOM, OPA 90 and HAZWOPER
contain in the field standards used by First Responders when working in hazardous
sites.
• What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)? -✓✓Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) required the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to begin cradle-to-grave tracking or hazardous waste and required the
establishment of standards for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities.
• What is the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act
(CERCLA)? -✓✓The Superfund law provides funds to the Coast Guard (through EPA)
for emergency response containment and cleanup of abandoned hazardous material
releases.
• What are the tasks that emergency responders are trained to perform? -✓✓Awarness
Level
Operations Level
Technician
Specialist
Incident Commander
• Items that are documented in a Contingency Plan that directs First responders on what
to do? -✓✓Emergency Notifications
Emergency Response Procedures
Command Structure
Identification of Resources
Scenerios
• What is the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)? -✓✓An
extension and expansion of CERCLA required the EPA to issue regulations mandating
compliance with the OSHA HAZWOPER regulation in all area no under OSHA
juridicion. SARA specifically required the EPA to revise how it determines the risk posed
to the public and evironment by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. It also included a
provision referred to as Community Right to Know which requires all businessess to
provide the government with detailed information about the hazardous materials they
work ith and have on site.
,• What is the Hazard Communication Right to Know (HAZCOM)? -✓✓HAZCOM serves
as the foundation for unit's Hazard Communication Program. HAZCOM specifically
requires employers to inform their employees about any hazardous materials they might
encounter on the job and to provide them with the resouces needed to handle
them appropriately.
• What is the OPA 90? -✓✓Specifies the following:
-The federal government will direct responses to spills
-Area committees (including the Coast Guard) must develop Area Contingency Plans
for spills
-Owner/operators of facilities and vessels must prepare their own Response Plans.
The plans developed by each of these entities are valuable resources that will help you
determine what to do if you encounter an oil spill or hazardous materials release.
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)? -✓✓The
primary focus is safeguarding you, your shipmates, and the public from the dangers of
oil spills and hazardous material releases while responding to incidents outside of your
unit (29 CFR 1910.120)
• Following is a list of authorities who should always be notified of a hazardous meterial
release -✓✓Sector Command Center
National Response Center (NRC)
District Response Advisory Team (DRAT)
Safety & Environment Health Officer
Nation Strike Force (NSF)
Chain of Command
• Basic emergency response traning includes? -✓✓Evacuation plans and reporting
procedures
• The evacuation and refuge procedures that are found in site safety plans? -
✓✓Evacuation, Utilization of Safe Refuge Area and Accounting of Personnel
• Types of information commonly provided when reporting a hazardous materials
release? -✓✓Location of the incident and Size of the release
• Basic training required for an Emergency Response Team members are defined by
_________ . -✓✓OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (q)
• Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control (AREC) is ___________ ? -✓✓the
process considered the foundation of hazard risk management. The pre planning and
preparation needed to properly respond to potential hazardous materials releases is
built in to AREC.
, • An _________________ is a document that is prepared jointly by local, state, and
federal agencies along with major stakeholders to prevent, mitigate, and prepare for an
oil spill or chemical release. -✓✓Area Contigency Plan (ACP)
• The Nationational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pocket Guide
is Chemical Hazards is a Center for Disease Control and Prevention publication that
___________. -✓✓contains key information and data in abbreviated tabular form for
677 chemicals or substance groupings commonly found in the work in environment.
• A _______________ is a document produced by the manufacturer of a hazardous
material that contains information including, but not limited to, first aid, fire - fighting and
accidental release measures. -✓✓Material Safetly Data Sheet (MSDS)
• The _______________ lists specific chemical, physical, and biological data. -
✓✓Chemical Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS) Manual
• The ____________ stores data on marine accidental and deliberate pollution and
other shipping and port accidents in U.S. territorial waters as well as specific vessel
information regarding cargo and general construction and capacities. -✓✓Marine
Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE)
• _______ are documents that are prepared by facility managers to prevent, mitigate,
and prepare for a chemical release which are not limited to evecuation routes,
decontamination procedures, and notification procedures. -✓✓Facility plans
• ________ and equipment are used for mission parameters to protect personnel and
public safety. -✓✓Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• What are the 7 pre-panning essential elements for managing an emergency
effectively? -✓✓Personnel (Always Ready), Equipment, Training, Communications,
Environment, Unknown Varables (Limit), Planned Evacuation Routes.
• Air monitoring items used during field activities and emergency response? -✓✓Multi-
Gas Detector (e.g., GAMIC - 4), Radiation Detector (e.g., PM3702 Pager), Emergency
Escape Breathing Device (EEBD).
• What are Risk Assessment Models used during an emergency response? -
✓✓Severity, Probability, Exposure (SPE) Model and the Green, Amber Red (GAR)
Model
• What is the purpose of anticipation / pre-mission planning? -✓✓To protect personnel,
the environment, and the public's health and safety.
• What is the resource used during the pre-planning process of an emergency? -
✓✓Chemical, Hazard, Response Information System (CHRIS) Manual
(2026) | Comprehensive Review with Detailed
Rationales | A+ Verified
• Which laws and regulations should First Responders become familar with then
questions arise? -✓✓RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, HAZCOM, OPA 90 and HAZWOPER
contain in the field standards used by First Responders when working in hazardous
sites.
• What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)? -✓✓Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) required the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to begin cradle-to-grave tracking or hazardous waste and required the
establishment of standards for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities.
• What is the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act
(CERCLA)? -✓✓The Superfund law provides funds to the Coast Guard (through EPA)
for emergency response containment and cleanup of abandoned hazardous material
releases.
• What are the tasks that emergency responders are trained to perform? -✓✓Awarness
Level
Operations Level
Technician
Specialist
Incident Commander
• Items that are documented in a Contingency Plan that directs First responders on what
to do? -✓✓Emergency Notifications
Emergency Response Procedures
Command Structure
Identification of Resources
Scenerios
• What is the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)? -✓✓An
extension and expansion of CERCLA required the EPA to issue regulations mandating
compliance with the OSHA HAZWOPER regulation in all area no under OSHA
juridicion. SARA specifically required the EPA to revise how it determines the risk posed
to the public and evironment by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. It also included a
provision referred to as Community Right to Know which requires all businessess to
provide the government with detailed information about the hazardous materials they
work ith and have on site.
,• What is the Hazard Communication Right to Know (HAZCOM)? -✓✓HAZCOM serves
as the foundation for unit's Hazard Communication Program. HAZCOM specifically
requires employers to inform their employees about any hazardous materials they might
encounter on the job and to provide them with the resouces needed to handle
them appropriately.
• What is the OPA 90? -✓✓Specifies the following:
-The federal government will direct responses to spills
-Area committees (including the Coast Guard) must develop Area Contingency Plans
for spills
-Owner/operators of facilities and vessels must prepare their own Response Plans.
The plans developed by each of these entities are valuable resources that will help you
determine what to do if you encounter an oil spill or hazardous materials release.
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)? -✓✓The
primary focus is safeguarding you, your shipmates, and the public from the dangers of
oil spills and hazardous material releases while responding to incidents outside of your
unit (29 CFR 1910.120)
• Following is a list of authorities who should always be notified of a hazardous meterial
release -✓✓Sector Command Center
National Response Center (NRC)
District Response Advisory Team (DRAT)
Safety & Environment Health Officer
Nation Strike Force (NSF)
Chain of Command
• Basic emergency response traning includes? -✓✓Evacuation plans and reporting
procedures
• The evacuation and refuge procedures that are found in site safety plans? -
✓✓Evacuation, Utilization of Safe Refuge Area and Accounting of Personnel
• Types of information commonly provided when reporting a hazardous materials
release? -✓✓Location of the incident and Size of the release
• Basic training required for an Emergency Response Team members are defined by
_________ . -✓✓OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (q)
• Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control (AREC) is ___________ ? -✓✓the
process considered the foundation of hazard risk management. The pre planning and
preparation needed to properly respond to potential hazardous materials releases is
built in to AREC.
, • An _________________ is a document that is prepared jointly by local, state, and
federal agencies along with major stakeholders to prevent, mitigate, and prepare for an
oil spill or chemical release. -✓✓Area Contigency Plan (ACP)
• The Nationational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pocket Guide
is Chemical Hazards is a Center for Disease Control and Prevention publication that
___________. -✓✓contains key information and data in abbreviated tabular form for
677 chemicals or substance groupings commonly found in the work in environment.
• A _______________ is a document produced by the manufacturer of a hazardous
material that contains information including, but not limited to, first aid, fire - fighting and
accidental release measures. -✓✓Material Safetly Data Sheet (MSDS)
• The _______________ lists specific chemical, physical, and biological data. -
✓✓Chemical Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS) Manual
• The ____________ stores data on marine accidental and deliberate pollution and
other shipping and port accidents in U.S. territorial waters as well as specific vessel
information regarding cargo and general construction and capacities. -✓✓Marine
Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE)
• _______ are documents that are prepared by facility managers to prevent, mitigate,
and prepare for a chemical release which are not limited to evecuation routes,
decontamination procedures, and notification procedures. -✓✓Facility plans
• ________ and equipment are used for mission parameters to protect personnel and
public safety. -✓✓Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• What are the 7 pre-panning essential elements for managing an emergency
effectively? -✓✓Personnel (Always Ready), Equipment, Training, Communications,
Environment, Unknown Varables (Limit), Planned Evacuation Routes.
• Air monitoring items used during field activities and emergency response? -✓✓Multi-
Gas Detector (e.g., GAMIC - 4), Radiation Detector (e.g., PM3702 Pager), Emergency
Escape Breathing Device (EEBD).
• What are Risk Assessment Models used during an emergency response? -
✓✓Severity, Probability, Exposure (SPE) Model and the Green, Amber Red (GAR)
Model
• What is the purpose of anticipation / pre-mission planning? -✓✓To protect personnel,
the environment, and the public's health and safety.
• What is the resource used during the pre-planning process of an emergency? -
✓✓Chemical, Hazard, Response Information System (CHRIS) Manual
