HAZWOPER 40 - Lesson 1: Regulation Overview
Questions With 100% Verified Solutions
What sec. of OSHA covers hazardous waste operations and emergency response?
• 49 CFR 1910. 120
• 29 CFR 1910.120
• 50 CFR 2020.13
• 17 CFR 1910.130 - ANSWER 29 CFR 1910.120
Which of the following is an employee right?
• Be informed of your rights and responsibilities - ANSWER
If OSHA considers a worksite response activity a "HAZWOPER Emergency Response"
then employers and employees at the worksite performing emergency response must
comply with: - ANSWER HAZWOPER paragraph (q) and all other General Industry
(1910) or Construction Industry (1926) standards
Who is NOT covered under the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response section of OSHA?
• A worker cleaning up hazardous waste sites
• A family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their house
• Anyone working with hazardous waste at TDS's
• Someone responding to emergencies involving hazardous material releases -
ANSWER A family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their house
When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect? - ANSWER 1970s
(October 21, 1976 - The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA))
Which is NOT a source for OSHA standards?
• Consensus standards
• Propriety standards
• Some federal worker protection laws
• Work standard developed by the individual company - ANSWER Work standard
developed by the individual company
What lists the general and permanent rules of federal agencies?
• The Federal Register
• The OSHA CD-ROM
• The OSHA Manual
• The Code of Federal Regulations - ANSWER The Code of Federal Regulations
, The Hazard Communication Standard:
• A. Is a broad general guideline suggesting how companies should handle chemicals
• B. Was created in response to the need to protect workers from chemicals in the
workplace
• C. Requires employers to evaluate chemical hazards in their facilities and to
communicate the hazard information to employees
• D. B and C - ANSWER D. B and C
True how which one of these statements is NOT true?
• OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• The OSHA act resulted in the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration or OSHA
• Employers take all responsibility under the OSH Act
• OSHA went into effect in 1971 - ANSWER ..
Which of the following is not an employer responsibility?
• Cooperate with OSHA compliance officer
• Post work-related injuries
• Follow SOP's and where required PPE
• Post OSHA poster in a prominent place - ANSWER
The HazCom program must be written and available to employees.
• True
• False - ANSWER True
The employer must try to eliminate the hazards to which employees are exposed by
sequentially following these methods - ANSWER Using engineering controls, following
work practices, providing PPE
A hazardous waste
is____
toxic
corrosive
reactive
all the above - ANSWER
All the above
Risks to consider include but are not limited to:
-exposures exceeding the permissible exposure limits and published exposure levels
Questions With 100% Verified Solutions
What sec. of OSHA covers hazardous waste operations and emergency response?
• 49 CFR 1910. 120
• 29 CFR 1910.120
• 50 CFR 2020.13
• 17 CFR 1910.130 - ANSWER 29 CFR 1910.120
Which of the following is an employee right?
• Be informed of your rights and responsibilities - ANSWER
If OSHA considers a worksite response activity a "HAZWOPER Emergency Response"
then employers and employees at the worksite performing emergency response must
comply with: - ANSWER HAZWOPER paragraph (q) and all other General Industry
(1910) or Construction Industry (1926) standards
Who is NOT covered under the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response section of OSHA?
• A worker cleaning up hazardous waste sites
• A family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their house
• Anyone working with hazardous waste at TDS's
• Someone responding to emergencies involving hazardous material releases -
ANSWER A family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their house
When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect? - ANSWER 1970s
(October 21, 1976 - The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA))
Which is NOT a source for OSHA standards?
• Consensus standards
• Propriety standards
• Some federal worker protection laws
• Work standard developed by the individual company - ANSWER Work standard
developed by the individual company
What lists the general and permanent rules of federal agencies?
• The Federal Register
• The OSHA CD-ROM
• The OSHA Manual
• The Code of Federal Regulations - ANSWER The Code of Federal Regulations
, The Hazard Communication Standard:
• A. Is a broad general guideline suggesting how companies should handle chemicals
• B. Was created in response to the need to protect workers from chemicals in the
workplace
• C. Requires employers to evaluate chemical hazards in their facilities and to
communicate the hazard information to employees
• D. B and C - ANSWER D. B and C
True how which one of these statements is NOT true?
• OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• The OSHA act resulted in the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration or OSHA
• Employers take all responsibility under the OSH Act
• OSHA went into effect in 1971 - ANSWER ..
Which of the following is not an employer responsibility?
• Cooperate with OSHA compliance officer
• Post work-related injuries
• Follow SOP's and where required PPE
• Post OSHA poster in a prominent place - ANSWER
The HazCom program must be written and available to employees.
• True
• False - ANSWER True
The employer must try to eliminate the hazards to which employees are exposed by
sequentially following these methods - ANSWER Using engineering controls, following
work practices, providing PPE
A hazardous waste
is____
toxic
corrosive
reactive
all the above - ANSWER
All the above
Risks to consider include but are not limited to:
-exposures exceeding the permissible exposure limits and published exposure levels
