HAZWOPER CHAPTERS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
Acronyms Used in This Module -
correct answer ✅ANSI America National Standards Institute
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DOT Department of Transportation
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
HASP Health and Safety Program
HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HCS Hazard Communication Standard
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NESHAP National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
,HAZWOPER CHAPTERS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
RQ Reportable Quantity
SARA Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
TSCA Toxic Substance Control Act
TSDF Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility
VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
The General Duty Clause
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
Section 5:
(a)
Each employer -
correct answer ✅Shall furnish to each of his employees
employment and a place of
employment which are free from
recognized hazards t
hat are causing or
are likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to his employees.
(2) Shall comply with occupational safety
, HAZWOPER CHAPTERS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
and health standards promulgated
under this Act
OSHA standards fall into four major categories -
correct answer ✅General Industry, Maritime, Construction and
Agriculture.
Code of Federal Regulations -
correct answer ✅CFR
How many are emergency responders -
correct answer ✅they are five
1. clean-up operations -- required by a governmental body,
whether federal, state, local, or other involving hazardous
substances -- that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste
sites;
2. corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered
by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as
amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
3. voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by federal,
state, local, or other governmental body as uncontrolled hazardous
waste sites;
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
Acronyms Used in This Module -
correct answer ✅ANSI America National Standards Institute
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DOT Department of Transportation
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
HASP Health and Safety Program
HAZWOPER Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HCS Hazard Communication Standard
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NESHAP National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
,HAZWOPER CHAPTERS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
RQ Reportable Quantity
SARA Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
TSCA Toxic Substance Control Act
TSDF Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility
VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
The General Duty Clause
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
Section 5:
(a)
Each employer -
correct answer ✅Shall furnish to each of his employees
employment and a place of
employment which are free from
recognized hazards t
hat are causing or
are likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to his employees.
(2) Shall comply with occupational safety
, HAZWOPER CHAPTERS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
and health standards promulgated
under this Act
OSHA standards fall into four major categories -
correct answer ✅General Industry, Maritime, Construction and
Agriculture.
Code of Federal Regulations -
correct answer ✅CFR
How many are emergency responders -
correct answer ✅they are five
1. clean-up operations -- required by a governmental body,
whether federal, state, local, or other involving hazardous
substances -- that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste
sites;
2. corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered
by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as
amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
3. voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by federal,
state, local, or other governmental body as uncontrolled hazardous
waste sites;
