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Hazardous Waste
HAZ-COM
Emergency Action Plan
ERG Guide Book
Misc.
100
What does the acronym RCRA stand for?
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
100
What are the three routes of entry for a chemical to enter the body?
1) Ingestion- Swallowing the chemical 2) Inhalation- Breathing the chemical 3) Absorption- The chemical soaks through the skin
100
What does the acronym PASS stand for with respect to fire extinguishers?
Pull the pin Aim at the base of the fire Squeeze the handle and sweep back and and forth
100
What color are the Guide pages in the Emergency Response Guide Book.
Orange
100
What hazard does the Yellow section of the NFPA Fire Diamond indicate?
Instability
200
Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-containing equipment and Pesticides.
Universal Waste
200
The lowest temperature that a flammable liquid can generate enough vapor to form a mixture with air that will ignite is referred to as?
Flash Point
200
When evacuating the building I need to get _________ before I leave
Nothing
200
In this section, the substances are listed in numerical order of their 4-digit ID Numbers.
Yellow Section
200
What are the Three Elements of the Fire Triangle?
Heat Fuel Oxygen
300
Accumulating materials that are potentially recyclable, but for which no feasible recycling market exists is referred to as?
Speculative Accumulation
300
Number of SDS sections
What is 16?
300
In the event of an emergency where should employees evacuate to?
This answer was discussed as we were discussing HASPs.
300
In this section of the Emergency response guide, the substances are listed in alphabetical order of their shipping names.
Blue Section
300
What does the acroynym LDR stand for?
Land Disposal Restriction
400
The required tracking system of hazardous waste from point of generation through disposal is commonly referred to as?
Cradel to Grave
400
What does the Acronym TLV stand for?
Threshold Limit Value (ACGIH)
400
HASP stands for
Health and Safety Plan
400
For substances in the Yellow or Blue sections, that are highlighted, where would you find the suggested isolation distance from a spill?
Green Section
400
This is the measure of how toxic a chemical is in a single dose over a short period of time.
Acute Toxicity
500
What are the four RCRA Hazardous Waste Characteristics?
1) Ignitability 2) Corrosivity 3) Reactivity 4) Toxicity
500
What are the (4) "Hierarchy of Controls" utilized in minimizing hazards?
1) Engineering Controls 2) Safety Work Practices and Procedures 3) Administrative Controls 4) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
500
What a forklift driver must do in an emergency.
Get off their vehicle with lowered forks, the emergency brake set, and engine turned off
500
This "zone" defines an area SURROUNDING the incident in which persons may be exposed to dangerous (upwind) and life threatening (downwind) concentrations of material.
Initial Isolation Zone
500
_____________ is used to determine if a waste exhibits the characteristic of toxicity.
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