Hazwoper 40 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
There are three major provisions specified in OSHA's Hazwoper
Standard. What are they? -
correct answer ✅Hazwoper for Cleanup Operations
Hazwoper for Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities
Hazwoper for emergency response operations
A TSD facility emergency response plant is a major provision of
Hazwoper for TIme-Sensitive Disposal operations -
correct answer ✅False
The requirement for a safety and health program is a major
provision of Hazwoper for cleanup operations -
correct answer ✅True
Which of the following does Hazwoper cover? -
correct answer ✅Hazardous waste cleanup operations, hazardous
waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, hazardous waste
emergency response operations
Which of the following is a Hazwoper standard that covers
employees involved with hazardous waste operations and
,Hazwoper 40 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
emergency response? -
correct answer ✅OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120
OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.165
Approximately how many major provisions does Hazwoper have for
cleanup operations? -
correct answer ✅15
What does this icon represent? -
correct answer ✅Biohazard
A generator of hazardous waste who in a calendar month generates
no more than 1,000 kilos of waste? -
correct answer ✅Small quantity generator
Where can the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
responds standard be found? -
correct answer ✅OSHA's Title 29 of the Code of Federal
Regulations
The individual responsible to the employer and with authority and
knowledge necessary to implement the site safety and health plan
,Hazwoper 40 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
and verify compliance with safety and health requirements? -
correct answer ✅Site safety supervisor
What are the three elements of confined space? -
correct answer ✅It has limited or restricted means for entry or exit
It is not designed for continuous human occupancy
Large enough/configured to enter and preform assigned work
Approximately how many drums were removed from the Valley of
the Drums waste site? -
correct answer ✅17,000
When were Hazwoper regulations put into effect? -
correct answer ✅1989
OSHA -
correct answer ✅Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
What is OSHA's mission? -
correct answer ✅To save lives, prevent injuries and protect the
health of America's workers.
, Hazwoper 40 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
How does OSHA carry out their mission? -
correct answer ✅Developing job safety and health standards and
enforcing them
Maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system
Providing training programs
OSHA State Plans -
correct answer ✅programs operated by individual states that are
OSHA approved
Covers: private sector employees, state and local government
workers
Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? -
correct answer ✅Public workers who are employed by state
agencies and self employed workers
Employers covered by OSHA's standards must display an "It's the
Law" poster. What does this poster address? -
correct answer ✅Safety and health information
Answers (Grade A+)
There are three major provisions specified in OSHA's Hazwoper
Standard. What are they? -
correct answer ✅Hazwoper for Cleanup Operations
Hazwoper for Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities
Hazwoper for emergency response operations
A TSD facility emergency response plant is a major provision of
Hazwoper for TIme-Sensitive Disposal operations -
correct answer ✅False
The requirement for a safety and health program is a major
provision of Hazwoper for cleanup operations -
correct answer ✅True
Which of the following does Hazwoper cover? -
correct answer ✅Hazardous waste cleanup operations, hazardous
waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, hazardous waste
emergency response operations
Which of the following is a Hazwoper standard that covers
employees involved with hazardous waste operations and
,Hazwoper 40 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
emergency response? -
correct answer ✅OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120
OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.165
Approximately how many major provisions does Hazwoper have for
cleanup operations? -
correct answer ✅15
What does this icon represent? -
correct answer ✅Biohazard
A generator of hazardous waste who in a calendar month generates
no more than 1,000 kilos of waste? -
correct answer ✅Small quantity generator
Where can the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
responds standard be found? -
correct answer ✅OSHA's Title 29 of the Code of Federal
Regulations
The individual responsible to the employer and with authority and
knowledge necessary to implement the site safety and health plan
,Hazwoper 40 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
and verify compliance with safety and health requirements? -
correct answer ✅Site safety supervisor
What are the three elements of confined space? -
correct answer ✅It has limited or restricted means for entry or exit
It is not designed for continuous human occupancy
Large enough/configured to enter and preform assigned work
Approximately how many drums were removed from the Valley of
the Drums waste site? -
correct answer ✅17,000
When were Hazwoper regulations put into effect? -
correct answer ✅1989
OSHA -
correct answer ✅Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
What is OSHA's mission? -
correct answer ✅To save lives, prevent injuries and protect the
health of America's workers.
, Hazwoper 40 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
How does OSHA carry out their mission? -
correct answer ✅Developing job safety and health standards and
enforcing them
Maintaining a reporting and recordkeeping system
Providing training programs
OSHA State Plans -
correct answer ✅programs operated by individual states that are
OSHA approved
Covers: private sector employees, state and local government
workers
Which groups do NOT come under OSHA's coverage? -
correct answer ✅Public workers who are employed by state
agencies and self employed workers
Employers covered by OSHA's standards must display an "It's the
Law" poster. What does this poster address? -
correct answer ✅Safety and health information
