Download HAZWOPER 40-Exam 1Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update | 12 Page and more Exercises Environmental Science in PDF only on Docsity! HAZWOPER 40-Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update | 12 Pages 1. Which federal conservation act was passed in response to catastropic environmental events like the Love Canal, and Times Beach Missouri incidents? - Correct answer RCRA 2. What does RCRA stand for? - Correct answer Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 3. What does HSWA stand for? - Correct answer Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments 4. What does TSD stand for? - Correct answer Treatment, storage, and disposal 5. What does MSWLF stand for? - Correct answer Municipal Solid Waste Landfill 6. What does CERCLA stand for? - Correct answer Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 7. What does FRAL stand for? - Correct answer First Responder Awareness Level 8. What does FROL stand for? - Correct answer First Responder Operations Level 9. What does ISO stand for? - Correct answer International Standards Organization 10.What does API stand for? - Correct answer American Petroleum Institute 11.What does ClI stand for? - Correct answer Chlorine Institute 12.What does CMA stand for? - Correct answer Chemical Manufactures Association 13.What does ACGIH stand for? - Correct answer American Coucil of Government Industrial Hygienists 14.What does NTP stand for? - Correct answer National Toxicology Program 15.What does IARC stand for? - Correct answer International Agency for Research on Cancer 16.What does RTECS stand for? - Correct answer Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances 17.Which federal conservation program's regulations can be found at 40 CFR 240- 282? - Correct answer RCRA 18.List the three major ammendments to RCRA. - Correct answer HSWA 19.Federal facilities compliance act 20.Land disposal program flexibility act 21.Which RCRA ammendment was inacted in response to citizen concern that the existing methods of hazardous waste disposal, particularly land disposal, were not safe? - Correct answer Hazardous and Solid Waste Ammendments 22.Which RCRA ammendment strengthed the EPAs authority to enforce RCRA regulations ad federal facilities? - Correct answer Federal facilities compliance act 44.List an example of a "private" emergency responder covered under the HAZWOPER standard. - Correct answer Company response teams 45.What are the five levels of emergency response as defined by the HAZWOPER standard? - Correct answer Level 1 First Responder Awareness Level 46.Level 2 First Responder Operations Level 47.Level 3 Hazardous materials technician 48.Level 4 Hazardous materials specialist 49.Level 5 On-scene incident commander 50.How many hours of training does the level 1 HAZWOPER certification require? - Correct answer 0 Hours 51.How many hours of training does the level 2 HAZWOPER certification require? - Correct answer 8 hours 52.How many hours of training does the level 3 HAZWOPER certification require? - Correct answer 24 hours 53.How many hours of training does the level 4 HAZWOPER certification require? - Correct answer 24 hours 54.How many hours of training does the level 5 HAZWOPER certification require? - Correct answer 24 hours 55.Which level of emergency response involves knowing who to call, how to react, and how to evacuate? - Correct answer Level 1 56.Which level of emergency response involves taking defensive action to limit the damage caused by an explosion or accidental release? - Correct answer Level 2 57.Shutting off valves or covering up drain pipes would fall under which level of HAZWOPER emergency response? - Correct answer Level 2 58.Which level of emergency response involves responding to a hazardous spill or explosion with aggressive action meant to control the hazardous incident? - Correct answer Level 3 59.Which level of emergency response involves having a specialized working knowledge of chemical information? - Correct answer Level 4 60.Which ISO standards are concerned mostly with system quality? - Correct answer ISO 9000 series 61.The ISO 9000 series regulations are concerned mostly with ____ quality. - Correct answer System 62.Which ISO standards are concerned mostly with environmental management? - Correct answer ISO 14001 Series 63.Even though ISO standards are not considered mandatory in the US, many companies require their business partners to be _____ certified before they will agree to work with them or purchase their product. - Correct answer ISO 14001 64.Which federal voluntary program allows companies to basically be exempt from OSHA investigations? - Correct answer OSHA Voluntary Protection Program 65.What are the two broad categories that OSHA divides hazardous materials into? - Correct answer Physical hazards and health hazards 66.List each of the ten types of health hazard for OSHA. (Curious health radiologists cant stop nervously doing nightly hearing investigations) - Correct answer Carcinogens 67.Reproductive Toxins 68.Hepatoxins 69.Neurotoxins 70.Nephrotoxins 71. Irritants 72.Corrosives 73.Sensitizers 74.Hemotoxins 75.Dermaltoxins 76.List the three differnt types of OSHA reproductive toxins. - Correct answer Sterilants, Mutagens, and Teratogens 77.This type of OSHA health hazard attacks the liver. - Correct answer Hepatoxins 78.This type of OSHA health hazard attacks the nervous system. - Correct answer Neurotoxins 79.This type of OSHA health hazard attacks the kidneys. - Correct answer Nephrotoxin 80.This type of OSHA health hazard attacks blood cells. - Correct answer Hemotoxins 81.This type of OSHA health hazard attacks the skin. - Correct answer Dermatoxins 108. Which federal agency enforces CERCLA regulations? - Correct answer EPA 109. Which federal agency enforces RCRA regulations? - Correct answer EPA 110. Which federal agency enforces CWA regulations? - Correct answer EPA 111. Which federal agency enforces CAA regulations? - Correct answer EPA 112. Which federal agency enforces TSCA regulations? - Correct answer EPA 113. The OSHA definition of a hazardous substance can be found under _____ and _____. - Correct answer Section 101(14) of CERCLA and 49 CFR 172.101(DOT) 114. The OSHA definition of a hazardous waste can be found under ____ and _____. - Correct answer 40 CFR 261.3 (RCRA) and 49 CFR 171.8 115. The EPA definition of a hazardous substance can be found under (A) which will lead you to (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) - Correct answer (A) Section 101(14) of CERCLA 116. (B) 40 CFR 261 (RCRA) 117. (C) 40 CFR 110, 112-114 (CWA) 118. (D) 40 CFR 116,117 (CWA) 119. (E) 40 CFR 61 (CAA) 120. (F) Section 7 of TSCA 121. Where can the list of hazardous air pollutants be found? - Correct answer Section 112 of the CAA 122. Where can the list of toxic pollutants be found? - Correct answer Section 307 of the CWA 123. Where can the EPA's definition of a hazardous waste be found? - Correct answer 40 CFR 261.3 (RCRA) 124. Where can the DOT's definition of a hazardous material be found? Where does it lead you? - Correct answer 49 CFR 171.8, 49 CFR 172.101-.102 and 49 CFR 171.173 125. Which federal agency uses RQ to define hazardous substances? - Correct answer DOT 126. Where can the DOT's RQ of a hazardous material be found? - Correct answer 49 CFR 172.101 App A 127. Where can the DOT's definition of a hazardous waste be found? - Correct answer 40 CFR Part 262 128. What specifies RQs? - Correct answer CERCLA 129. What are the four DOT shipping requirements of all hazardous materials? - Correct answer Shipping papers, mode of transportation, proper packaging, and proper labeling 130. Which federal agency establishes TLVs? - Correct answer ACGIH 131. Which federal agency establishes PELs? - Correct answer OSHA 132. Which federal agency establishes RELs? - Correct answer NIOSH 133. Which regulation would you use to find the proper MSDS (SDS) format? - Correct answer 29 CFR 1910.1200(g) 134. Which sections of the MSDS are not enforced by OSHA? - Correct answer 12-16, Ecological, Disposal, Transport, Regulatory, and Other