HAZWOPER Test Questions & Answers
Which laws and regulations should First Responders become familiar with then questions arise?
- ✔✔RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, HAZCOM, OPA 90 and HAZWOPER contain in the field
standards used by First Responders when working in hazardous sites.
What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)? – ✔✔Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin
cradle-to-grave tracking or hazardous waste and required the establishment of standards for
hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
What is the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act (CERCLA)? –
✔✔The Superfund law provides funds to the Coast Guard (through EPA) for emergency
response containment and cleanup of abandoned hazardous material releases.
What are the tasks that emergency responders are trained to perform? – ✔✔Awarness Level
Operations Level
Technician
Specialist
Incident Commander
Items that are documented in a Contingency Plan that directs First responders on what to do? –
✔✔Emergency Notifications
Emergency Response Procedures
Command Structure
Identification of Resources
Scenerios
What is the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)? – ✔✔An extension and
expansion of CERCLA required the EPA to issue regulations mandating compliance with the
OSHA HAZWOPER regulation in all area no under OSHA juridicion. SARA specifically
required the EPA to revise how it determines the risk posed to the public and evironment by
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. It also included a provision referred to as Community Right
to Know which requires all businessess to provide the government with detailed information
about the hazardous materials they work ith and have on site.
What is the Hazard Communication Right to Know (HAZCOM)? – ✔✔HAZCOM serves as the
foundation for unit’s Hazard Communication Program. HAZCOM specifically requires
employers to inform their employees about any hazardous materials they might encounter on the
job and to provide them with the resouces needed to handle
them appropriately.
What is the OPA 90? – ✔✔Specifies the following:
-The federal government will direct responses to spills
-Area committees (including the Coast Guard) must develop Area Contingency Plans for spills
-Owner/operators of facilities and vessels must prepare their own Response Plans.
The plans developed by each of these entities are valuable resources that will help you determine
what to do if you encounter an oil spill or hazardous materials release.
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)? – ✔✔The primary focus
is safeguarding you, your shipmates, and the public from the dangers of oil spills and hazardous
material releases while responding to incidents outside of your unit (29 CFR 1910.120)
Following is a list of authorities who should always be notified of a hazardous meterial release –
✔✔Sector Command Center
National Response Center (NRC)
District Response Advisory Team (DRAT)
Safety & Environment Health Officer
Nation Strike Force (NSF)
Chain of Command
Basic emergency response traning includes? – ✔✔Evacuation plans and reporting procedures
The evacuation and refuge procedures that are found in site safety plans? – ✔✔Evacuation,
Utilization of Safe Refuge Area and Accounting of Personnel
Types of information commonly provided when reporting a hazardous materials release? –
✔✔Location of the incident and Size of the release
Basic training required for an Emergency Response Team members are defined by . –
✔✔OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (q)
Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control (AREC) is __ ? – ✔✔the process
considered the foundation of hazard risk management. The pre planning and preparation needed
to properly respond to potential hazardous materials releases is built in to AREC.
An _____ is a document that is prepared jointly by local, state, and federal
agencies along with major stakeholders to prevent, mitigate, and prepare for an oil spill or
chemical release. – ✔✔Area Contigency Plan (ACP)
The Nationational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pocket Guide is
Chemical Hazards is a Center for Disease Control and Prevention publication that _.
- ✔✔contains key information and data in abbreviated tabular form for 677 chemicals or
substance groupings commonly found in the work in environment.
A ___ is a document produced by the manufacturer of a hazardous material that
contains information including, but not limited to, first aid, fire – fighting and accidental release
measures. – ✔✔Material Safetly Data Sheet (MSDS)
The ___ lists specific chemical, physical, and biological data. – ✔✔Chemical
Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS) Manual
HAZWOPER Module 1-10 Quizzes
Questions and Answers
Define HAZWOPER – ✔✔Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HAZWOPER regulations apply to emergency response operations only for releases and not for
threats of releases – ✔✔False
The primary components of the OSHA regulation applicable to the proper management of
hazardous materials are… – ✔✔29 CFR Part 1910
Define RCRA – ✔✔Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
What is the regulatory citation for the HAZCOM standard? – ✔✔OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200
Material Safety Data Sheets are now known as… – ✔✔Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
HAZCOM training must be done when… – ✔✔All of the above
Define GHS – ✔✔Global Harmonization System
_ convey health, physical, and environmental hazard information, assigned to a GHS hazard class and category – ✔✔Symbols (hazard pictograms) Each must be labeled tagged or marked – ✔✔Container
If a chemical has a GHS rating of 4 it is… – ✔✔Least hazardous
If a chemical has a GHS rating of 1 it is… – ✔✔Most hazardous
How many sections are there on a SDS? – ✔✔16
A(n) must be on hand for each hazardous chemical used. – ✔✔SDS
How many mandatory sections are there on an SDS? – ✔✔12
SDS’s must be accessible to employees during their work shift – ✔✔Readily
The __ should specifically identify the names and organizational relationships among key
personnel – ✔✔HASP
How has responsibility for overall management of the project? – ✔✔Project manager
HAZWOPER 40 – Final Exam
Chronic responses to chemical exposures occurs only a short time after exposure. – ✔✔False
Which of the following is NOT on the “to-do” list for solvents? – ✔✔Keep solvents in a nonventilated area.
A corrosive is a substance, usually a liquid, which is capable of completely dissolving another
substance. – ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT a way to protect yourself from toxins? – ✔✔Conduct all
activities with the maximum amount of PPE possible.
Which class of helmets has no resistance to electrical voltage? – ✔✔Class C
Toxic dose is the same for every living thing – ✔✔False
Which of the following is NOT a step that should be covered in an emergency response
procedure? – ✔✔Clarification
An OSHA standard dealing with general slip and fall protection would be an example of __.
- ✔✔Horizontal
A change in season, weather, or changes in job tasks are examples of reassessment indicators for
a site. – ✔✔True
The contingency plan should include _ personnel. – ✔✔Both on and off-site A decontamination plan should be developed any operations begin with any hazardous
substances. – ✔✔Before
When the exposure of two different toxic chemicals produces a more severe effect than either
one alone is called _ interaction. – ✔✔Synergisitic
Where are titles representing broad areas that are subject to Federal regulation found? – ✔✔Code
of Federal Regulations
Which one of the following is a step in treatment for solvent exposure? – ✔✔Both A and C
In the Code of Federal Regulations, which section explains who is subject to the regulation and
under what circumstances? – ✔✔Scope and application paragraph
The entry team and reserves should always consist of how many persons? – ✔✔[X] 3
All Hazwoper Quiz Questions
Define HAZWOPER – ✔✔Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HAZWOPER regulations apply to emergency response operations only for releases and not for
threats of releases – ✔✔False
The primary components of the OSHA regulation applicable to the proper management of
hazardous materials are… – ✔✔29 CFR Part 1910
Define RCRA – ✔✔Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
What is the regulatory citation for the HAZCOM standard? – ✔✔OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200
Material Safety Data Sheets are now known as… – ✔✔Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
HAZCOM training must be done when… – ✔✔All of the above
Define GHS – ✔✔Global Harmonization System
_ convey health, physical, and environmental hazard information, assigned to a GHS hazard
class and category – ✔✔Symbols (hazard pictograms)
Each _ must be labeled tagged or marked – ✔✔Container If a chemical has a GHS rating of 4 it is… – ✔✔Least hazardous If a chemical has a GHS rating of 1 it is… – ✔✔Most hazardous How many sections are there on a SDS? – ✔✔16 A(n) must be on hand for each hazardous chemical used. – ✔✔SDS
How many mandatory sections are there on an SDS? – ✔✔12
SDS’s must be accessible to employees during their work shift – ✔✔Readily
The should specifically identify the names and organizational relationships among key
personnel – ✔✔HASP
How has responsibility for overall management of the project? – ✔✔Project manager
The Site Safety and Health Officer is responsible for __ – ✔✔Managing the health and safety
program for the site
Who is responsible for maintaining line-of-site at a HAZWOPER site? – ✔✔Command post
supervisor
The security officer is responsible for… – ✔✔Controlling facility access and egress
The _ is responsible for planning and mobilization of the facilities – ✔✔Logistics officer consisting of field team members who complete the onsite tasks required to fulfill the
work plan – ✔✔Specialty teams
The specific responsibilities of the _ should be stated (e.g. providing advice on methods
of handling explosive materials and assisting in safely detonating or disposing of explosive
materials) – ✔✔Bomb squad expert
The purpose of a site control program is to… – ✔✔All of the above
Site control zones at a hazardous materials incident are established primarily… – ✔✔All of the
above
The level of site control needed depends on… – ✔✔All of the above
The _ serves as a central source of information about the site and can help personnel plan and organize activities – ✔✔Site map The Safety Officer is normally found in the – ✔✔Contamination Reduction Zone or
Support Zone
The support zone typically has the following – ✔✔All of the above
What is a Hot Line? – ✔✔A place that divides the contaminated area from all other zones
The boundary between the support zone and the CRZ is called the _ – ✔✔Contamination control line Which of the following is not true about the support zone? – ✔✔Should be as close to the exclusion zone as possible An external communication system between onsite and offsite personnel is _ –
✔✔Necessary
Verbal communication at a site can be by onsite background noise and the use of PPE –
✔✔Impeded
HAZWOPER 40 – Lesson 1: Regulation
Overview
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 – ✔✔A family who
is exposed to hazardous waste buried under their house
When did hazardous waste legislation first start to go into effect? – ✔✔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 – ✔✔Work standard developed by the
individual company
What lists the general and permanent rules of federal agencies? - The Federal Register
HAZWOPER Final Exam Questions
Which of the following is not an employee right under OSHA?
a. Upon your request, to see copies of the results of any air testing performed on you
b. To shut down a job you believe is unsafe
c. To receive training about the hazards of the job
d. To be provided approved PPE at no cost when your employer requires you to wear it – ✔✔To
shut down a job you believe is unsafe
A Safety Data Sheet (SDS)…
a. Must be provided for chemicals used at a facility
b. Need not present information on chronic health effects
c. Must be provided for each hazardous was drum
d. Contains exactly the same information as the container label – ✔✔Must be provided for
chemicals used at a facility
The term “Superfund” is another name for which of the following?
a. CERCLA
b. RCRA
c. EPCRA
d. TSCA – ✔✔CERCLA
(comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act)
To protect the worker from exposure, which does OSHA indicate should happen first?
a. Use common sense
b. Engineering controls
c. Decontamination of exposed areas before eating, drinking, or smoking
d. Proper selection and utilization of PPE – ✔✔Engineering controls
Operations that employ workers who must comply with the 29 CFR 1910.120 regulations do not
include which of the following?
a. Risk analysis of hazardous chemical releases
b. Emergency response involving the spill or release of hazardous substances
c. Treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities at RCRA hazardous waste sites
d. Cleanup at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites – ✔✔Risk analysis of hazardous chemical
releases
Which governmental body is responsible for safety at a hazardous waste site?
a. OSHA
b. EPA
c. USCG
d. NIOSH
e. DOT – ✔✔OSHA
Complete enclosure of a sandblast operation is an example of …..
a. PPE
b. Administration
c. Work Practices
d. Engineering controls – ✔✔Engineering controls
Is the use of “common sense” a good practice to protect a worker from exposure to hazards?
True
False – ✔✔False
Using steam cleaning instead of solvent-based cleaning is an example of….
a. PPE
b. Common sense
c. Engineering
d. Work practice – ✔✔c. Engineering
Wearing a respirator to remove toxic vapors from your breathing air is an example of which of
the following?
a. Common sense
b. Work practice
c. PPE
d. Engineering – ✔✔PPE
Which of the following is not an element of the Hazard Communication Standard?
a. Respirator training
b. Employee training about hazards and proper use of chemicals
c. Chemical inventory
d. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) – ✔✔Respirator training
Which Act has the primary responsibility for hazardous waste?
a. Clean Water Act (CWA)
b. Clean Air Act (CAA)
c. Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
d. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) – ✔✔RCRA
(resource conservation and recovery act)
A vertical standard is specific to a particular industry?
True
False – ✔✔True
By identifying lines of authority, communication, and coordination among personnel and
managers, the __ is being defined according to the general Health and Safety Program
(HASP)
a. Medical surveillance program
b. Organizational structure
c. General Health and Safety Programs
d. Coordination Procedures – ✔✔Organizational structure
The OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard requires that new employees at hazardous waste sites
receive which of the following training?
a. Five days of on-the-job training by an experience supervisor
b. 40-hr training course on health and safety
c. A 24-hour course on respirator maintenance and repair
d. Eight hours of supervisor training – ✔✔40-hour training course on health and safety
Through planning, potential hazards may be anticipated and steps may be taken to reduce the risk
of harm to workers, the public, and the environment using which of the following?
a. SDS program
b. Post-site characterization activities plan
c. Decontamination plan
d. Safety and Health Program – ✔✔Safety and Health Program
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training is required for a person working
at a hazardous waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal Facility
True
False – ✔✔True
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of chemicals is associated with
which of the following?
a. Laboratory inventory of hazardous chemicals
HAZWOPER Module 41-50 Quizzes
Questions and Answers
One should never enter a permit-requiring confined space without a safety attendant on duty and
adequate air testing – ✔✔True
If the confined space has contained hazardous substances, it is important for the confined space
to be _ before entry – ✔✔Emptied and purged Air in the confined space should be tested for – ✔✔Oxygen content, flammability, and
toxicity
What are the OSHA acceptable limits for oxygen in a confined space? – ✔✔19.5%-23.5%
What must you have prior to entering a confined space? – ✔✔Confined Space Entry Permit
Other than a confined space entry permit, what else must you have prior to entry? –
✔✔Communications
Training _ be provided for all personnel associated with a confined space entry – ✔✔Must
For rescue operations, the rescue line should pass a – ✔✔2,000 pound test
If the meter reading is still above _ of the LEL, the confined space must be cleaned before entry is permitted – ✔✔10% Two factors that can cause an atmosphere to become flammable are _ – ✔✔Oxygen and
flammable components
Define LEL – ✔✔Lower Explosive Limit
devices permit employees to work safely on de-energized equipment without fear that the
devices will be accidentally moved – ✔✔Lockout/Tagout
Portable electric tools used in a confined space must be protected by a _ – ✔✔Ground
fault circuit interrupter
Along with other equipment, a must be worn when making a top entry into a
confined space – ✔✔Safety harness
__ is required before entry to ensure the atmosphere is acceptable before an entry permit is
issued – ✔✔Ventilation
HAZWOPER Final Exam Study Guide
Which of the following is not an employee right under OSHA? – ✔✔To shut down a job you
believe is unsafe
A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) . – ✔✔Must be provided for chemicals used at a facility The term “Superfund” is another name for which of the following? – ✔✔CERCLA To protect the worker from exposure, which does OSHA indicate should occur first? – ✔✔Engineering controls Operations that employ workers who must comply with the 29 CFR 1910.120 regulations do not include which of the following? Correct – ✔✔Risk analysis of hazardous chemical releases Which governmental body is responsible for safety at a hazardous waste site? – ✔✔OSHA Complete enclosure of a sandblast operation is an example of _. – ✔✔Engineering controls
Is the use of “common sense” a good practice to protect a worker from exposure to hazards? –
✔✔False
Using steam cleaning instead of solvent-based cleaning is an example of . – ✔✔Engineering Wearing a respirator to remove toxic vapors from your breathing air is an example of which of the following? – ✔✔PPE Which of the following is not an element of the Hazard Communication Standard? – ✔✔Respirator training Which Act has the primary responsibility for hazardous waste? – ✔✔Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) A vertical standard is specific to a particular industry – ✔✔True By identifying lines of authority, communication, and coordination among personnel and managers, the is being defined according to the General Health and Safety Program
(HASP). – ✔✔Organizational Structure
The OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard requires that new employees at hazardous waste sites
receive which of the following training? – ✔✔40-hour training course on health and safety
Through planning, potential hazards may be anticipated and steps may be taken to reduce the risk
of harm to workers, the public, and the environment using which of the following? – ✔✔Safety
and Health Program
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training is required for a person working
at a hazardous waste at a Treatment, Storage, Disposal Facility. – ✔✔True
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is associated with
which of the following? – ✔✔Safety data sheets
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulates an industry’s management of
its hazardous wastes from generation to off-site disposal! – ✔✔True
HAZWOPER is the acronym for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response and is
in the 29 CFR 1910.120. – ✔✔True
Site characterization is performed in order to accomplish which of the following?! – ✔✔Assess
hazards at the waste site
How many members should the initial site entry team consist of including backup entry
personnel? – ✔✔At least four
Off-site characterization hazard assessment might include which of the following? – ✔✔All
answers are correct
Emergency personnel should be on standby only after the initial entry team encounters problems
on the site. – ✔✔False
When should monitoring be conducted at a hazardous waste site? – ✔✔Upon initial entry to
identify and IDLH conditions
Atmospheric monitoring is only required after the workers have entered the site. – ✔✔False
A change in weather will not affect the hazards at a work site. – ✔✔False
When locating a Command post, which of the following can have the greatest impact on
employee safety? – ✔✔Wind direction
The Site Health and Safety Plan should contain contingency plans for unpredictable events such
as fire or physical injury. – ✔✔True
After the plan for a hazardous waste site is implemented, it should be periodically examined to
reflect any site condition changes. – ✔✔True
HAZWOPER 40 Exam 1 Questions
Which federal conservation act was passed in response to catastropic environmental events like
the Love Canal, and Times Beach Missouri incidents? – ✔✔RCRA
What does RCRA stand for? – ✔✔Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
What does HSWA stand for? – ✔✔Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments
What does TSD stand for? – ✔✔Treatment, storage, and disposal
What does MSWLF stand for? – ✔✔Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
What does CERCLA stand for? – ✔✔Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act
What does FRAL stand for? – ✔✔First Responder Awareness Level
What does FROL stand for? – ✔✔First Responder Operations Level
What does ISO stand for? – ✔✔International Standards Organization
What does API stand for? – ✔✔American Petroleum Institute
What does ClI stand for? – ✔✔Chlorine Institute
What does CMA stand for? – ✔✔Chemical Manufactures Association
What does ACGIH stand for? – ✔✔American Coucil of Government Industrial Hygienists
What does NTP stand for? – ✔✔National Toxicology Program
What does IARC stand for? – ✔✔International Agency for Research on Cancer
What does RTECS stand for? – ✔✔Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
Which federal conservation program’s regulations can be found at 40 CFR 240-282? – ✔✔RCRA
List the three major ammendments to RCRA. – ✔✔HSWA
Federal facilities compliance act
Land disposal program flexibility act
Hazwoper 8 Hour Refresher Test
Which of the following is NOT a likely cause of a hazardous substance accident?
A
Broken or rusted pipes
B
Following standard operating procedures
C
Faulty valves or transfer hoses
D
Leaking tank – ✔✔b
What is a hazardous substance?
A
Any substance defined under section 101(14) of CERCLA
B
Any biological agent and other disease-causing agent that could cause death, disease, behavioral
abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutation, physiological malfunctions (including malfunctions in
reproduction), or physical deformations in exposed people or their offspring
C
Any substance listed by the U.S. Department of Transportation as a hazardous material under 49
CFR 172.101 and its appendices
D
Hazardous waste
E
All of the above – ✔✔e
All hazardous substances are hazardous wastes.
A
True
B
False – ✔✔b
The floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina were polluted with which of the following hazardous
substances?
A
Petroleum
B
Dioxin
C
Mercury
D
Pesticides
E
All of the above – ✔✔e
The law that requires employers to provide a workplace that is “free from recognized hazards
likely to cause death or serious physical harm” is known as:
A
OSH Act
B
RCRA
C
HSWA
D
SARA – ✔✔a
Which of the following acts was passed in 1976 to protect human health and the environment
from the potential hazards of waste disposal?
A
HSWA
B
RCRA
C
OSH Act
D
CERCLA – ✔✔b
Which regulation deals with cleaning up inactive and abandoned hazardous waste sites?
A
Solid Waste Disposal Act
B
Clean Air Act
C
CERCLA
D
Clean Water Act – ✔✔c
The U.S. EPA enforces the HAZWOPER Standard.
A
True
B
False – ✔✔b
Which of the following standards does not usually apply to HAZWOPER situations?
A
Subpart O – Machinery and Machine Guarding
B
Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
C
Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment
D