OSHA HAZWOPER 40-Hour (29 CFR 1910.120) course final exam
Medical surveillance: practice questions
Our HAZWOPER 40-Hour bank has 18 questions on this topic. Here are 4 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Employees injured or ill from possible overexposure in an emergency must receive an exam:
- Only if symptoms last six months
- At the next annual exam date for that worker
- Only if they file a written claim
- As soon as possible after the incident
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D. As soon as possible after the incident — 1910.120(f)(3)(ii)(A) requires an exam as soon as possible following the emergency incident.
Question 2
The medical exam must emphasize fitness for duty including:
- Ability to wear the required PPE
- Ability to run a marathon
- Typing speed
- Vision for reading small print only
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A. Ability to wear the required PPE — 1910.120(f)(4)(i) covers fitness for duty including ability to wear PPE in conditions like temperature extremes.
Question 3
The content of HAZWOPER medical exams is decided by:
- The employee's coworkers
- The site safety supervisor
- The client who hired the firm
- The attending physician
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D. The attending physician — 1910.120(f)(4)(ii) says the content is determined by the attending physician.
Question 4
The physician's written opinion given to the employer must NOT reveal:
- Findings unrelated to occupational exposure
- That the worker was informed of results
- Recommended work limitations
- Whether the worker can wear a respirator
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A. Findings unrelated to occupational exposure — 1910.120(f)(7)(ii) prohibits revealing specific findings or diagnoses unrelated to occupational exposures.