HAZWOPER 40 - LESSON 1:
REGULATION OVERVIEW QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS (RATED A+)
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 -
ANSWERA family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their house
When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect? - ANSWER1970s
(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 - ANSWERWork 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 - ANSWERThe 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 - ANSWERD. 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 - ANSWEROSHA went into effect in 1971
The HazCom program must be written and available to employees.
REGULATION OVERVIEW QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS (RATED A+)
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 -
ANSWERA family who is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their house
When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect? - ANSWER1970s
(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 - ANSWERWork 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 - ANSWERThe 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 - ANSWERD. 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 - ANSWEROSHA went into effect in 1971
The HazCom program must be written and available to employees.
