HAZWOPER 40 - Lesson 1: Regulation Overview
Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update
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
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• Someone responding to emergencies involving hazardous material
releases
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Ans: A family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their
house
When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect?
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Ans: 1970s (October 21, 1976 - The Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA))
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Which is NOT a source for OSHA standards?
• Consensus standards
• Propriety standards
• Some federal worker protection laws
• Work standard developed by the individual company
Ans: Work standard developed by the individual company
What lists the general and permanent rules of federal agencies?
• The Federal Register
• The OSHA CD-ROM