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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 (Correct Answer: 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 (Correct Answer: 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 Correct/Answer: 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. USCG d. NIOSH e. DOT Correct’Answer: OSHA Complete enclosure of a sandblast operation is an example of ..... a. PPE b. Administration c. Work Practices d. Engineering controls (Correct Answer: Engineering controls Is the use of "common sense" a good practice to protect a worker from exposure to hazards? True False Correct’Answer: False Using steam cleaning instead of solvent-based cleaning is an example of... a. PPE b. Common sense c. Engineering d. Work practice CorrectAnswer: 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 ESM ea OE ee ONE eR OE SE Cs ee ee CorrectAnswer: RCRA (resource conservation and recovery act) A vertical standard is specific to a particular industry? True False Correct Answer: 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 (Correct Answer: 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 (Correct Answer: 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 The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulates an industry's management of its hazardous wastes from generation to off-site disposal. True False Correct’Answer: True HAZWOPER is the acronym for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response and is in the 29 CFR 1910.120. True False Correct Answer: True Using LD50 as the measure of toxicity, which chemical is the most toxic? a. Lactic Acid LD50 of 4875 mg/kg b. Gramoxone LD50 of 30 mg/kg c. Arsenic LD50 of 20 mg/kg 10 d. Cyanide LD50 of 3 mg/kg (Correct Answer: Cyanide LD50 of 3 mg/kg ACGIH defines Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL) as a 15-minute TWA exposure that should not be exceeded at any time during the workday without the proper protective measures. A waste-site worker uses the STEL to protect himself/herself by a. Realizing high STEL values represent more toxic chemicals b. Realizing high STEL values represent chemicals that are flammable c. Realizing low STEL values represent more toxic chemicals d. Realizing low STEL values represent chemicals that are normally liquids (Correct Answer: Realizing low STEL values represet more toxic chemcials An IDLH atmosphere is an atmosphere that poses an immediate threat to life, would cause irreversible adverse health effects, or would impair an individual's ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere. TRUE 11 d. Temperature limit value (Correct Answer: Threshold limit value The most common route of entry for exposure to toxic materials in the work place is? a. Injection b. Dermal contact c. Ingestion d. Inhalation Correct Answer: Inhalation Which of the factors listed, that affect the response of humans and living organisms to toxic chemicals, is time dependent? a. The chemical itself b. Individual sensitivity c. Dose 13 d. Type of contact Correct/Answer: Dose Acute exposure symptoms may include which of the following? a. Rashes b. Nausea c. Irritation to eyes, nose, and throat d. All of the above (Correct Answer: A\l the above A toxic effect described as a severe injury by a one-time short exposure to a harmful chemical is known as a. Chronic b. Acute c. Latent 14 b. In some cases a chemical without any known toxic effect may act together with a known toxic substance to make the toxic substance even more potent and more dangerous c. The addition of toxic chemical effects in producing a biological effect d. The exposure to two different toxic chemicals that produces a more severe effect than simply doubling the dose of either one alone (Correct Answer: The exposure to two different toxic chemicals that produces a more severe effect than simply doubling the dose of either one alone. A Potentiation Effect is defined as which of the following? a. The interaction of two toxic chemicals may be such that the effect produced is actually less than would be expected b. In some cases a chemical without any known toxic effect may act together with a known toxic substance to make the toxic substance even more potent and more dangerous c. The addition of toxic chemical effects in producing a biological effect 16 d. The exposure to two different toxic chemicals that produces a more severe effect than simply doubling the dose of either one alone (Correct Answer: In some cases a chemical without any known toxic effect may act together with a known toxic substance to make the toxic substance even more potent and dangerous An Antagonism Effect is defined as which of the following? a. The interaction of two toxic chemicals may be such that the effect produced is actually less than would be expected b. In some cases a chemical without any known toxic effect may act together with a known toxic substance to make the toxic substance even more potent and more dangerous c. The addition of toxic chemical effects in producing a biological effect d. The exposure to two different toxic chemicals that produces a more severe effect than simply doubling the dose of either one alone (Correct Answer: The interaction of two toxic chemicals may be such that the effect produced is actually less than would be expected Which of the following is common to airborne hazards? 17 a. Skin contact b. Inhalation c. Proximity d. Ingestion CorrectAnswer: Ingestion Ceiling Limit (C) is the level that should never be exceeded in the workplace without correct procedures and protective equipment. True False Correct/Answer: True How can chemicals enter your bloodstream? a. Ingestion b. Inhalation 19 c. Skin absorption d. All of the above Correct Answer: A\l the above (ingestion, inhalation, skin absorption) How much a worker is affected by an exposure to a chemical may depend upon a. The worker's age and gender b. Use of PPE c. The dose received (concentration x time) d. All the above Correct Answer: All the above Which type of airborne hazard probably results from grinding clean, dry metal parts? a. Dust 20 
