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CHAPTER 5 SAMPLE QUIZ QUESTIONS

5.1. The full name for the abbreviation MSDS is .

5.2. The right-to-know movement, instituted in the 1980s by a more conservative

political administration, resulted in a weakening in the OSHA law.

5.3. Explain the relation between the term “deep pocket” and the right-to-know

movement.

5.4. The hazard communication standard places responsibility upon which of the

following parties:

a. importers

b. manufacturers

c. employers

e. none of the above

ref. p. 116

5.5. The hazard communication standard exempts which of the following parties:

a. importers

b. manufacturers

c. employers

d. all of the above

ref. p. 116

5.6. An exception to the requirement for container labeling is

a. PVC bottles

b. EPA listed containers

d. 55 gal drums

ref. p. 115

5.7. An exception to the requirement for container labeling is

a. PVC bottles

b. EPA listed containers

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

ref. p. 115

5.8. An exception to the requirement for container labeling is

a. PVC bottles

b. EPA listed containers

c. 55 gal drums

d. all of the above

ref. p. 115

5.9. An exception to the requirement for container labeling is

b. EPA listed containers

c. reusable bottles

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

ref. p. 115

5.10. An exception to the requirement for container labeling is

a. PVC bottles

b. EPA listed containers

d. 55 gal drums

ref. p. 115

5.11. An exception to the requirement for container labeling is

a. PVC bottles

b. EPA listed containers

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

ref. p. 115

5.12. An exception to the requirement for container labeling is

b. EPA listed containers

c. reusable bottles

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

ref. p. 115

5.13. Which of the following items are exempted from labeling requirements of the

OSHA hazard communication standard?

a. pesticides

b. alcoholic beverages

c. tobacco

e. none of the above

ref. p. 115

5.14. Which of the following items are exempted from labeling requirements of the

hazard communication standard?

a. pesticides

b. cosmetics

c. tobacco

e. none of the above

ref. p. 115

5.15. Which of the following items is required to be labeled according to provisions of

the OSHA hazard communication standard?

a. pesticides

b. cosmetics

c. tobacco

d. all of the above

ref. p. 115

5.16. Substances covered by the labeling requirements of the CPSC are exempted

from the labeling requirements of the hazard communication standard.

5.17. Pesticides are exempted from the labeling requirements of the hazard

communication standard.

5.18. Cosmetics are exempted from the labeling requirements of the hazard

communication standard.

5.19. Drugs are exempted from the labeling requirements of the hazard communication

standard.

5.20. Alcoholic beverages are exempted from the labeling requirements of the hazard

communication standard.

5.21. What is the significance of the term “articles” as specified in the OSHA hazard

communication standard?

5.22. What delicate issue pertaining to MSDSs and the protection of employer rights is

addressed in the OSHA standard in detail?

5.23. Substances acquired prior to the enactment of “right-to-know” are grandfathered

in, i.e., exempt from requirement for MSDSs.

5.24. The record retention period for employee exposure to hazardous substances is

a. 6 months

b. 5 years

d. until NIOSH is notified in writing

ref. p. 121

5.25. The record retention period for employee medical records for employees

exposed to hazardous substances is

a. 5 years

b. duration of employment

c. 30 years

ref. p. 121

5.26. The record retention period for employee exposure to hazardous substances is

a. the duration of employment

b. until NIOSH is notified in writing

c. until the business is sold

d. any of the above, whichever is longest

ref. p. 121

5.27. Assistance to employers in writing MSDSs

a. can be obtained from the manufacturer

b. can be obtained from the state consultation agency

c. can be obtained from the distributor

e. none of the above; employers do not write MSDSs.

ref. p. 116-119

5.28. The text suggests sources of help to manufacturers in writing MSDSs. What are

these sources of help?

5.29. What is the full name represented by the abbreviation SARA?

5.30. The abbreviation SARA stands for

a. Superfund and Reauthorization Act of 1986

c. Superfund and Recycling Act of 1986

d. Superfund Amendments and Recycling Act of 1986

ref. p. 121

5.31. What is the full name represented by the abbreviation RCRA?

5.32. What is the full name represented by the abbreviation CERCLA?

5.33. Which of the following is the most recent legislation pertaining to the

environment?

a. OSHA

b. RCRA

d. CERCLA

ref. p. 121-122

5.34 Which of the following is the most recent legislation pertaining to the

environment?

a. CERCLA

b. RCRA

d. EPA

ref. p. 121-122

5.35. The Emergency Planning and Right-to-Know Act is

b. RCRA Title III

c. CERCLA Title III

d. none of the above

ref. p. 122

5.36. Another name for the Emergency Planning and Right-to-Know Act is

5.37 Another name for SARA Title III is

5.38. Medical surveillance programs are required for employees who

a. may be exposed to health hazards at or above Action Levels

b. may be exposed to health hazards at or above PELs

days or

more per year

d. none of the above

ref. p. 122

5.39. Briefly explain the function of a HAZMAT team.

5.40. What are the two principal purposes of a medical surveillance program for

persons that are exposed to hazardous materials?

5.41. What are the federally prescribed times for REGULAR medical examinations for

employees exposed to hazardous materials? HINT: There are three regular

times.

3. Upon termination of exposure to such duty

(Full credit if the student lists the above responses; other federally prescribed

time for medical examination are: 1. When an employee develops symptoms of

possible overexposure, 2. When an unprotected employee is exposed in an

emergency, and 3. When a doctor recommends it.)

ref. p. 122-123

5.42. During assignment to duty that may expose the employee to hazardous materials

(above the PEL for at least 30 days per year) the federally prescribed interval

between regular medical examinations is

a. one month

b. six months

d. none of the above

ref. p. 122

5.43. What is the “use threshold” for manufacturing industries that use EPA listed

extremely hazardous materials? (Explain what it is and specify the threshold

level in pounds.)

5.44. What is the “threshold” for manufacturing industries that manufacture or process

EPA listed extremely hazardous materials? (Explain what it is and specify the

threshold level in pounds.)

5.45. What is the full name represented by the abbreviation SIC?

5.46. The abbreviation SIC stands for

a. State Industry Code

b. Standard Industry Code

d. Standard Industrial Code

ref. p. 123

5.47. For manufacturing industries, what are the federally prescribed reporting

thresholds for the following activities with EPA listed hazardous materials?

a. manufacture: 25,000 pounds

b. process: 25,000 pounds

c. use: 10,000 pounds

d. stockpile: no reporting threshold

ref. p. 124-125

5.48. Toxic chemical releases to the environment in excess of the reportable quantity

for the given substance must be reported

a. in writing, not by telephone

b. by telephone, not in writing

d. none of the above

ref. p. 125

5.49. What name is given to computer systems that give advice based upon a

knowledge base of logic rules?

5.50. Expert systems contain a preprogrammed exhaustive list of answers to specific

questions.

5.51. What is an “intelligent frontend?”

5.52. What is the full name represented by the abbreviation ICHD?

5.53. In a chemical hazards database each chemical is typically keyed to what

identifier to relate the chemical name to various commonly encountered

synonyms?

5.54. One of the exempted items on the container labeling exemption list is wood.

5.55. Which of the following items are exempted from container labeling requirements

of the Hazard Communication standard?

a. pesticides

b. wood

c. manufactured articles, such as a wood desk.

e. none of the above

ref. p. 115

5.56. In nonemergency situations regarding the disclosure of information in an MSDS,

what is the manufacturer permitted to require?

5.57. The cost in the 1970s and 1980s for cleaning up the environment in the United

States has been estimated to be:

a. $850 thousand

b. $850 million

d. $850 trillion

ref. p. 121

5.58 The OSHA Hazard Communication standard requires container labeling for

hazardous wastes.

5.59 Which of the following items are exempt from the container labeling requirements

of OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard?

a. drugs

b. alcoholic beverages

c. tobacco

e. none of the above

ref. p. 115

5.60 Drugs, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco are all subject to the requirements for

container labeling as the specified in OSHA’ hazard communication standard.

5.61 Explain the principal reason why items are exempted from container labeling

requirements in OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard.

5.62 Explain why it is sometimes critically important to establish that a firm

manufactures “articles” rather than “materials”?

5.63. What are the three criteria, all three of which must be satisfied, for an ordinary

manufactured product item to be classified as an exempt “article” under OSHA’s

Hazard Communication standard?

1. The item must be formed to a specific shape or design during manufacture.

2. The item must have end use dependent on that shape or design.

3. The item must not result in hazardous chemical exposures during normal use.

ref. p. 116

5.64. For a manufactured item to qualify as an “article” under OSHA’s Hazard

Communication standard, it must have end use that is dependent upon the

material of its manufacture.

5.65. What does the term HAZWOPER represent?

5.66. Explain the concept of “Community Right-to-Know.”

5.67. Under the container labeling provisions of the OSHA Hazard Communications

standard:

a. pesticides are covered unless they are contained wholly within pipes.

b. pesticides require container labels, but not MSDSs.

c. pesticides require both container labels and MSDSs on file.

ref. p. 115

5.68. The powerful knowledge made possible by the Internet has changed the ways

that people are willing or not willing to work in certain jobs and has changed the way

that employers do business.

5.69. OSHA mandates that all chemicals be appropriately labeled even if they will be

immediately used.

5.70. OSHA mandates the use of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification

and Labeling as the standard for all material labeling.

5.71. A hazard communication program must have instructor-led training in the use

of MSDS and other hazard communication tools.

5.72. Community Right to Know requires notification of chemicals in use at a facility

to emergency responders. Why would emergency responders need such

information?