Lesson 2 HAZWOPER Questions and Correct Answers
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Objectives for lesson 2
Ans: Learning Objectives
At the completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
•Name methods of on- and off-site characterization for potential site
hazards.
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•Illustrate how to create preliminary site maps.
•Discuss how to conduct on-site surveys and develop site safety plans.
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•Explain the importance of maintaining an on-going air monitoring
program.
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•Describe the fundamentals of maintaining a field logbook.
There are three distinct phases of the site characterization process:
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Ans: Off-site survey, on site survey, on going monitoring
Through which two methods can off site information be obtained?
Ans: •Interviews and research
•Perimeter reconnaissance
What information should be obtained during off site research?
Ans: Precise location of the site
Meteorological data
Detailed account of the activity that occurred at the site
Duration of the activity
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Geological and hydraulic data
Habitation and population centers; populations at risk
Accessibility by air and roadways
Pathways of dispersion
examples of sources for interviews and research:
Ans: Interview and Research
Here are some examples of sources for interviews and research:
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•Company records, receipts, logbooks, or ledgers
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•Records from state and federal pollution control regulatory and
enforcement agencies, state Attorney General's office, state occupational
safety and health agencies, state Fire Marshal's office, waste storage
inventories, and manifests or shipping paper
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•Interviews with past and present personnel and their families
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•Generator and transporter records
•Water department and sewage district records
•Interviews with nearby residents (note possible site-related medical
problems)
•Local fire and police department records
•Court records
•Utility company records
•Media reports
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