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Exam of 27 pages for the course OSHA 24 Hazwoper at OSHA 24 Hazwoper (HAZWOPER training)
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HAZWOPER trainingHow does OSHA enforce job safety and health standards? - answer Worksite
Inspections
In addition to having employee rights, employees also have - answer responsibilities
What is the first step in resolving safety and health issues or concerns in the workplace?
- answer Talking to your employer
This training applies to which of the following groups of HAZWOPER workers? - answer
All phases of cleanup operations of hazardous waste sites
How many sections are in the HAZWOPER regulation? - answer17
What are the two types of chemical spills or releases according to the HAZWOPER
regulation? - answer incidental releases and uncontrolled releases
Per OSHA's definition, HAZMAT “team members perform responses to releases or
potential releases of hazardous substances for the purpose of control or ______ of the
incident" - answer stabilization
Oxygen Deficient Atmosphere (ODA)
Oxygen Enriched Atmosphere (OEA) - answer<19.5%
>23.5%
Which section of the HAZWOPER regulation covers training? – answer E, P, Q (all of
the above)
40-hour HAZWOPER workers
24-hour HAZWOPER workers - answer receive more training on PPE
receive less training on PPE
How many additional hours of training are required for managers and supervisors
directly responsible for, or who supervise employees engaged in hazardous waste
operations? - answer8
,TSDF workers shall receive ___ hours of initial training and ___ hours of refresher
training annually - answer24/8
How are first responders at the operations level trained? - answer they are trained to
respond in a defensive fashion
How many hours of training must HAZMAT technicians have? - answer24
How many hours of refresher training must an emergency responder have? - answer
There is no minimum number of hours required
Law (the what)
Regulation (the how) - answer statute or act written by a legislative body
contains the details and procedures for implementing or complying with, and enforcing
laws
What law authorized the EPA to begin the cradle to grave tracking of hazardous waste?
– answer RCRA
Which law promulgated the HAZWOPER regulation? – answer SARA- superfund
amendments and reauthorization act
The EPA complies the TRI data every year and makes it available through several data
access tools. What does TRI stand for? - answer Toxics release inventory
OSHA regulations concerning employees are found in which CFR? - answer29 CFR
DOT regulations concerning employees are found in which CFR? - answer49 CFR
PHMSA
pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration
Employers DO NOT need to have a HAZWOPER safety and health program developed
and implemented if they have a similar program that covers, or is modified to cover, the
topics required in the HAZWOPER regulation. - answer True
The site safety and health plan must be kept - answer on the site
In the absence of the site safety and health supervisor, another individual who is
knowledgeable in occupational safety and health may act on behalf of the employer to
determine the effectiveness of the site safety and health plan - answer true
SOPs
, SOGs - answer used where this is no room for deviation
used where choices are needed to ensure the safety and health of workers
To whom must the written safety and health program be made available? - answer any
contractor involved
employees
any subcontractor involved
What are the objectives of pre-employment screening? - answer Determine an
employee's level of fitness
AND
Establish a baseline against which to compare future examinations
Workers may be medically disqualified for specific HAZWOPER work if they are clearly
unable to perform certain tasks based on their medical history and physical exam -
answer true
Employers may opt to have employees pay for their own medical examinations and
require them to have them done on their own time - answer false
At a minimum who should know the way to the nearest emergency medical facility? -
answer all managers and individuals involved in medical response
Medical and exposure records for each employee are kept for - answer the duration of
employment plus 30 years
It is the ______ that makes something poisonous - answer dosage
In general, which portion of the population is exposed to chemicals at a higher rate than
normal? - answer Workers
Acute
Chronic - answer short term
long term
Which of the following isn't considered a toxic agent? - answer virus
which of the following could be toxic in the right dose? - answer all of the above
everything
What are the primary factors that affect the toxic effects of a dose? - answer weight or
exposed
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