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HAN 476: Midterm Flashcards

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What 3 agencies did the Occupational Safety and Health Act create?

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  • OSHA (DOL)
  • NIOSH
  • OSHRC
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What is the OSHRC and what is its function?

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The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is the judicial arm for contesting citations.

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What hazards do IHs evaluate?

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  • Chemical
  • Physical
  • Biological
  • Ergonomic/Biomechanic
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4
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What is the hierarchy of control?

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  • Elimination
  • Substitution
  • Engineering controls
  • Admin controls
  • PPE
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What are the most important things in IH?

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  • Documentation

- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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What is ALARA?

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As low as reasonably achievable.

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7
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What are the 4 T’s of training?

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  • Target group
  • Type of training
  • Timing
  • Training techniques
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What is IH responsible for monitoring?

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  • Chemical
  • Biological
  • Physical
  • Ergonomic/mechanical
  • Psychosocial
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What are the 4 scopes of IH?

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  • Anticipation
  • Recognition
  • Evaluation
  • Control
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What are the 4 different modes of entry for toxic materials?

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  • Absorption
  • Inhalation
  • Ingestion
  • Injected
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What do the colors on the NFPA 704 System Triangle represent?

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  • Red: Fire Hazard
  • White: Specific Hazard
  • Blue: Health Hazard
  • Yellow: Radioactivity
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Secondary containers must be labeled; when is this an exception?

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If the secondary container is used immediately by one person.

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What are the characteristics of acids upon contact?

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  • Proteinize upon skin contact

- Cause immediate pain

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What are the characteristics of bases upon contact?

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  • Do not proteinize upon skin contact

- Do not cause immediate pain

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What subpart of the 29 CFR Part 1910 do Hazardous Chemicals fall under?

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Subpart Z.

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What is the emergency procedure for chemical spills?

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  • Do not attempt to clean up or contain
  • Do not (Marchese says do) pull the building alarm
  • Immediately go to a safe area
  • Call emergency number for facility
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What are the 3 principles of Harmonization?

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  • Comprehensibility is key
  • All types of chemicals will be covered based on intrinsic properties
  • All systems will have to be changed
18
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What are the 2 GHS elements?

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  • Classification Criteria

- Hazard Communication

19
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What are the 3 components to Classification Criteria?

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  • Health and Environmental Hazards
  • Physical Hazards
  • Mixtures
20
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What are the 2 components to Hazard Communication?

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  • Labels

- SDSs

21
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Under what pH does corrosive waste fall under?

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  • Less than 2

- Greater than 12.5

22
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If the truth table is greater than 1, what does that mean?

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If it is greater than 1, the exposure is related to the disease and if it is less than 1, then it is not.

23
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What is section 8 on an SDS?

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What PPE you wear to handle hazmats.

24
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What is section 2 on an SDS?

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The pictograms for the hazmat.

25
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Is an oxidizer flammable?

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No.

26
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What is a non-recordable injury?

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First aid only.

27
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What is the highest risk hazard in the US?

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Tobacco.

28
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What is the right to know?

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What are the risks that are linked together with using the chemicals.

29
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What is risk?

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Severity x Probability.

30
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What is LD 50?

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The amount of the substance that kills 50 percent of a test sample.

31
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OSHA inspection hierarchy.

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  • Imminent danger
  • Recurring incidents
  • Personnel complaint/reports
  • Workplace targeted for inspection
  • Follow-up inspections
32
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What are the 3 origins of OSHA standards?

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  • Consensus
  • Propriety
  • Federal Law
33
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Define Compressed Gas.

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  • Non-flammable PSIA 40 at 70d or 104/104

- Flammable PSIA >40 at 100d

34
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Define Corrosive.

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Any chemical that can injure skin or erode metals.

35
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Define Oxidizer.

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A component that accelerates combustion.

36
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Define Work Area.

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A workplace where hazardous chemicals are produced or used where employees are present.

37
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What is TLV?

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Threshold Limit Value.

38
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What is PEL?

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Permissible Exposure Limit

39
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What is STEL?

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Short Term Exposure Limit

40
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Bioaccumulation.

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Small fish acquiring mercury get eaten by larger predators and the mercury “accumulates” in the organism.

41
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What are the 3 components of a label?

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  • Symbols
  • Signal word
  • Hazard statement

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