LATEST HAZWOPER 40-Exam 1 SOLUTIONS 2023//2024

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 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 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 HAZWOPER The HAZWOPER standard covers which three distint groups of people? - ANSWER Employees at TSD facilities, People who clean up Superfund sites, and Emergency Responders Which federal conservation program's regulations are found in 29 CFR 1910.120? - ANSWER HAZWOPER Which paragraph(s) of the HAZWOPER standard apply to all workers? - ANSWER Paragraph A Which paragraph(s) of the HAZWOPER standard apply only to TSD facility employees? - ANSWER Paragraphs B-P Which paragraph(s) of the HAZWOPER standard apply only to emergency responders? - ANSWER Paragraph Q List two examples of "public" emergency responders covered under the HAZWOPER standard. - ANSWER State police and fire fighters List an example of a "private" emergency responder covered under the HAZWOPER standard. - ANSWER Company response teams What are the five levels of emergency response as defined by the HAZWOPER standard? - ANSWER Level 1 First Responder Awareness Level Level 2 First Responder Operations Level Level 3 Hazardous materials technician Level 4 Hazardous materials specialist Level 5 On-scene incident commander How many hours of training does the level 1 HAZWOPER certification require? - ANSWER 0 Hours