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

Safety and health program: practice questions

Our HAZWOPER 40-Hour bank has 19 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

A spill containment program must be able to contain:

  1. One gallon at a time
  2. The entire volume being transferred
  3. Only what the supervisor estimates
  4. Half of the volume
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B. The entire volume being transferred — 1910.120(j)(1)(viii) requires containing and isolating the entire volume being transferred.

Question 2

Which item must the site safety and health plan address about monitoring?

  1. Where to buy meters cheaply
  2. The colour of monitoring equipment
  3. Who may borrow the meters
  4. Frequency and types of air monitoring
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D. Frequency and types of air monitoring — 1910.120(b)(4)(ii)(E) covers frequency and types of air monitoring and calibration of equipment.

Question 3

According to Appendix C, who is a good example of a professional to run the safety program?

  1. The client's receptionist
  2. Any new laborer
  3. A Certified Safety Professional
  4. The company's sales manager
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C. A Certified Safety Professional — Appendix C cites Certified Safety Professionals, Board Certified Industrial Hygienists or Registered Professional Safety Engineers.

Question 4

Excavations created during site work must be:

  1. Filled with water to keep the dust down
  2. Left open, with a warning sign only
  3. Shored or sloped per 29 CFR 1926 subpart P
  4. Covered only with plastic sheeting
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C. Shored or sloped per 29 CFR 1926 subpart P — 1910.120(b)(1)(iii) requires shoring or sloping per subpart P of part 1926.

Question 5

Which is a required part of the written safety and health program?

  1. A marketing plan for future cleanup bids
  2. A profit forecast for the project
  3. A list of past clients and references
  4. A site-specific safety and health plan
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D. A site-specific safety and health plan — 1910.120(b)(1)(ii) lists organizational structure, workplan, site-specific plan, training, medical surveillance, SOPs and interface.

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