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Additive |Chemical |Reaction |- |correct |answer |✔This |occurs |when |toxic |chemicals |add |their |effects |together |in |producing |a |biological |effect.
Antagonism |- |correct |answer |✔This |occurs |when |the |effect |of |two |chemicals |is |less |than |expected.
Asphyxiants |- |correct |answer |✔These |are |chemicals |that |deprive |the |victim's |body |tissues |of |oxygen. |Examples |include |carbon |monoxide |and |hydrogen |cyanide.
Carcinogens |- |correct |answer |✔These |are |known |to |cause |cancer. |This |is |a |chronic |effect |and |symptoms |are |not |immediate. |Examples |include |benzene |and |asbestos |fibers.
Code |of |Federal |Regulations |(CFR) |- |correct |answer |✔This |lists |the |general |and |permanent |rules |of |federal |agencies.
Comprehensive |Environmental |Response, |Compensation, |and |Liability |Act
|(CERCLA) |- |correct |answer |✔This |regulates |and |enforces |the |cleanup |of |abandoned |hazardous |waste |sites |and |hazardous |waste |sites |created |prior |to |RCRA.
Contamination |Reduction |Corridor |(CRC) |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |passageway |between |the |Exclusion |Zone |and |the |Support |Zone |used |for |the |decontamination |process. |OSHA |letters |and |CPLs |call |the |corridor |a |zone.
Contamination |Reduction |Zone |(CRZ) |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |a |warm |zone |or |transition |zone. |Its |purpose |is |to |reduce |the |probability |of |contamination |in |the |clean |Support |Zone.
Contingency |plan |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |a |written |document |that |sets |forth |policies |and |procedures |for |responding |to |site |emergencies.
Corrosive |material |- |correct |answer |✔A |chemical |that |causes |visible |destruction |of, |or |irreversible |alterations |in, |living |tissue |by |chemical |action |at |the |site |of |contact.
Decontamination |(Decon) |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |process |of |removing |or |neutralizing |contaminants |that |have |accumulated |on |personnel |and |equipment.
Ergonomics |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |term |that |refers |to |arranging |the |work |environment |for |an |individual's |body |requirements. |It |involves |designing |tasks, |work |stations, |controls, |displays, |safety |devices, |tools, |and |equipment |to |fit |the |worker.
Excavation |- |correct |answer |✔Means |any |man-made |cut, |cavity, |trench, |or |depression |in |an |earth |surface, |formed |by |earth |removal.
Irritants |- |correct |answer |✔A |chemical, |which |is |not |corrosive, |but |which |causes |a |reversible |inflammatory |effect |on |living |tissue |by |chemical |action |at |the |site |of |contact.
Lethal |dose |(Lethal |concentration) |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |specific |amount |of |a |particular |material |needed |to |cause |a |percentage |of |deaths |in |a |sample |group |of |lab |animals.
Lockout |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |process |of |blocking |the |flow |of |energy |from |a |power |source |to |a |piece |of |equipment |and |keeping |it |blocked |out.
Material |Safety |Data |Sheet |(MSDS) |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |a |written |form |containing |required |information |on |defined |hazardous |chemicals |and |their |potential |effects.
Mutagens |- |correct |answer |✔These |cause |alterations |in |the |genes |of |an |exposed |person. |Gene |damage |can |be |passed |on |to |children |if |the |mutation |occurred |in |either |the |sperm |or |the |egg |of |the |parents. |Examples |include |ethylene |oxide, |benzene, |and |hydrazine.
Oxidizer |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |term |that |refers |to |any |material |that |will |gain |electrons |during |a |chemical |reaction, |stimulating |the |combustion |of |organic |materials.
Pathogens |- |correct |answer |✔These |are |biological |organisms |capable |of |infecting |or |transmitting |diseases |to |humans.
Permissible |Exposure |Limits |(PEL) |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |an |enforceable |standard |of |exposure |promulgated |by |OSHA.
Potentiation |- |correct |answer |✔This |occurs |when |a |chemical |with |no |known |toxic |effects |acts |together |with |a |known |toxic |substance |to |make |the |toxic |substance |even |more |potent.
Recommended |Exposure |Limit |(REL) |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |term |that |refers |to |the |workplace |exposure |concentration |recommended |by |NIOSH |for |promulgation |by |OSHA |as |a |PEL.
Resource |Conservation |and |Recovery |Act |(RCRA) |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |term |that |regulates |an |industry's |management |of |its |hazardous |wastes |from |the |time |wastes |are |generated |to |the |time |they |are |disposed |of |on-site |or |off- site.
Risk |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |a |measure |of |the |probability |and |severity |of |a |hazard |to |harm |human |health, |property, |or |the |environment.
Safety |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |a |judgment |of |the |acceptability |of |risk.
SARA |(Superfund |Amendments |and |Reauthorization |Act) |- |correct |answer |✔This |addresses |the |risk |of |exposure |and |the |need |to |protect |employees |exposed |to |hazardous |wastes.
Sensitizers |- |correct |answer |✔These |are |also |known |as |allergens. |They |cause |an |allergic |type |reaction |due |to |sensitivity |from |prior |exposure. |They |may |cause
Unstable |materials |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |the |term |that |refers |to |any |substances |that |will |spontaneously |decompose, |polymerize, |or |self-react |under |conditions |of |shock, |temperature, |or |pressure.
If |OSHA |considers |a |worksite |response |activity |a |"HAZWOPER |Emergency |Response," |then |employers |and |employees |at |the |worksite |performing |emergency |response |must |comply |with:
A) |HAZWOPER |paragraph |(q) |and |all |other |General |Industry |(1910) |or |Construction |Industry |(1926) |standards.
B) |All |other |applicable |General |Industry |(1910) |or |Construction |(1926) |standards.
C) |HAZWOPER |paragraphs |(b)-(o) |and |other |applicable |General |Industry |(1910) |or |Construction |Industry |(1926) |standards.
D) |All |the |above. |- |correct |answer |✔A. |If |OSHA |considers |a |worksite |response |activity |a |"HAZWOPER |Emergency |Response," |then |employers |and |employees |at |the |worksite |performing |emergency |response |must |comply |with |HAZWOPER |paragraph |(q) |and |all |other |General |Industry |(1910) |or |Construction |Industry |(1926) |standards.
A |hazardous |waste |is:
A) |Toxic
B) |Corrosive
C) |Reactive
D) |All |of |the |above |- |correct |answer |✔D. |A |hazardous |waste |is |ignitable, |corrosive, |reactive, |or |toxic.
The |employer |must |try |to |eliminate |the |hazards |to |which |employees |are |exposed |by |sequentially |following |these |methods:
A) |Following |work |practices, |providing |PPE, |using |engineering |controls
B) |Providing |PPE, |following |work |practices, |using |engineering |controls
C) |Using |engineering |controls, |following |work |practices, |providing |PPE
D) |None |of |the |above |- |correct |answer |✔C. |The |employer |must |try |to |eliminate |the |hazards |to |which |the |employees |are |exposed |by |sequentially |following |these |methods: |Using |engineering |controls, |following |work |practices, |providing |PPE. |PPE |can |only |be |used |when |it |is |not |feasible |to |eliminate |the |hazard |using |the |first |two |methods.
Risks |to |consider |include |but |are |not |limited |to:
A) |Exposures |exceeding |the |permissible |exposure |limits |and |published |exposure |levels
B) |Explosion |Sensitivity |and |Flammability |Ranges
C) |Oxygen |deficiency
D) |All |of |the |above |- |correct |answer |✔D. |Risks |to |consider |include |but |are |not |limited |to |all |of |these.
Which |of |the |following |Code |of |Federal |Regulations |are |applicable |the |hazardous |waste |site |work?
A) |Title | 29
B) |Title | 40
C) |Title | 49
Does |the |OSHA |HAZWOPER |standard |apply? |True |or |False. |To |any |emergency |response, |even |if |other |provisions |provide |more |protection |to |worker |health. |-
|correct |answer |✔False. |If |HAZWOPER |conflicts |or |overlaps |with |any |other |OSHA |standard, |the |provision |that |is |more |protective |of |employee |health |takes |precedence.
Does |the |OSHA |HAZWOPER |standard |apply? |True |or |False. |To |all |states, |regardless |of |whether |they |have |OSHA-approved |state |plans. |- |correct |answer
|✔False. |Only | 26 |states |and |territories |operate |their |own |OSHA-approved |safety |and |health |programs. |EPA |(not |OSHA) |HAZWOPER |regulations |cover |employees |in |states |without |OSHA-approved |plans.
There |are |three |distinct |phases |of |the |site |characterization |process |(Off-site |characterization, |on-site |survey, |and |ongoing |monitoring) |each |critically |important |to |the |safety |of |the |team. |Select |the |most |appropriate |- |correct
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