Regs
Hazard Recognition
PPE
Meters
Emergency Response: Ship Happens
100
You just gone through 40 hours of HAZWOPER training. How many days of supervised training on-the-site will you need?
3 or 24-hours
100
What is the route of exposure workers should be most concerned about?
Inhalation
100
What PPE level includes fully encapsulating suits with SCBA?
Level A
100
What oxygen range is "Safe for Workers"?
19.5-23.5%
100
What does IDLH stand for?
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
200
What does HAZWOPER stand for?
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
200
What is the health hazard rating?
3 - Extreme Danger
200
What method of control is last and considered least effective?
PPE
200
If your oxygen meter is reading 19% what does this value mean?
Oxygen deficient atmosphere
200
Which area does contamination belong in?
Exclusion zone, "hot" zone
300
What law led to the creation of OSHA's HAZWOPER standard?
SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
300
Where can you find information about chemical hazards that you work with?
Safety Data Sheet, Shipping papers, NFPA 704, Waste labels, DOT placards
300
What PPE level is most common for spill cleanup with known hazards?
Level C
300
What is the first gas you check for in a confined space?
Oxygen
300
Decontamination takes place in which area?
Contamination reduction zone, "warm zone"
400
Which law established State & Local Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know?
SARA Title 3
400
The content of a drum is unidentified, but you notice a crystallizing material on top. What should you do.
Move away from the work area. Don't move it! Treat as shock-sensitive
400
What method of control should be used if substitution is not effective?
Engineering controls
400
What instrument is required for making entry into an uncharacterized site?
Combustible Gas Indicator (CGI)
400
In order to wear respiratory protection, a worker must:
Have training on potential hazards; fit-tested
500
Which workplace exposure limit can be legally enforced by Cal/OSHA and Fed/OSHA?
PEL - Permissible Exposure Limit
500
OSHA requires employers to implement a hearing conservation program when employee noise exposures equal or exceed __ decibels (dBA) as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA)
85
500
Permeation and degradation of chemical protective clothing happen because ____?
Concentration of chemical, Contact time, Type of chemical
500
What are two items that must be in place if a worker is entering an IDLH space?
Atmosphere is monitored continuously, PPE and respiratory protection, and training for entering confined and enclosed spaces or other dangerous atmospheres
500
DAILY DOUBLE: Before anyone makes entry into the hot zone, what must be in place?
DECONTAMINATION