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OSHA HAZWOPER 40-Hour (29 CFR 1910.120) course final exam

Emergency response: practice questions

Our HAZWOPER 40-Hour bank has 34 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

First responders at the operations level need at least how much training?

  1. 8 hours
  2. 24 hours
  3. 2 hours
  4. 40 hours
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A. 8 hours — 1910.120(q)(6)(ii) requires at least eight hours or demonstrated competency.

Question 2

Specialist employees who advise the incident commander must:

  1. Train every 5 years
  2. Never train after the first course
  3. Train only once, when hired
  4. Train or show competency annually
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D. Train or show competency annually — 1910.120(q)(5) requires annual training or demonstrated competency.

Question 3

First responders at the awareness level:

  1. Plug and patch the leak from close range
  2. Enter the hot zone
  3. Command the incident
  4. Notify authorities, nothing more
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D. Notify authorities, nothing more — 1910.120(q)(6)(i) says awareness-level responders initiate a response by notifying authorities and take no further action.

Question 4

Hazardous materials technicians need at least how much training?

  1. 4 hours
  2. 8 hours at awareness level
  3. 24 hours at operations level
  4. 40 hours
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C. 24 hours at operations level — 1910.120(q)(6)(iii) requires at least 24 hours equal to the operations level plus competencies.

Question 5

How often should the site emergency response plan be rehearsed?

  1. Never, it is kept on file
  2. Regularly, as part of training
  3. Only after an emergency
  4. Once every 10 years
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B. Regularly, as part of training — 1910.120(l)(3)(iv) requires regular rehearsal as part of training.

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