Practice

Question 1

TLV

Answer 1

Threshold Limit Value

Question 2

TWA

Answer 2

Time Weighted Average

Question 3

STEL

Answer 3

Short term exposure limit

Question 4

SDS

Answer 4

Safety Data Sheet

Question 5

HCS

Answer 5

Health Communication Standard

Question 6

HIV

Answer 6

Human immunodeficiency virus

Question 7

A federal standard was adopted to provide information to workers about the materials they are working with and the potential hazards these materials present. The standard is abbreviated:

Answer 7

HCS (Health Communication Standard)

Question 8

Difficult breathing, dead in minutes

Answer 8

6%

Question 9

Impaired judgement and breathing

Answer 9

16%

Question 10

Minimum for safe working

Answer 10

19.5%

Question 11

Faulty judgement rapid breathing

Answer 11

14%

Question 12

A __ contains detailed information on each chemical in a specific product

Answer 12

SDS (Safety Data Sheet)

Question 13

Type II

Answer 13

225 pounds

Question 14

Type I

Answer 14

250 pounds

Question 15

Type IAA

Answer 15

375 pounds

Question 16

Type IA

Answer 16

300 pounds

Question 17

Type III

Answer 17

200 pounds

Question 18

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Answer 18

1971

Question 19

Safe Drinking Water Act

Answer 19

1974

Question 20

Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer 20

1990

Question 21

When did plumbing as we know it in the US begin to develop

Answer 21

Mid 1800s

Question 22

True or False: New York City became the first city in the US to select cast iron for water mains

Answer 22

False

Question 23

True or False: PVC Pipe began to be practically manufactured during the 19th century

Answer 23

False

Question 24

In 1775, ___ of England patented the water closet that became the prototype for todays toilets

Answer 24

Alexander Cummings

Question 25

In 1906, ___ applied for a patent for the flush valve, which made possible the tankless toilet user in most public restrooms

Answer 25

William E Sloan

Question 26

What size pipe was first used to vent traps in New York City

Answer 26

1/2”

Question 27

The Greeks major contribution to plumbing was the development of bathtubs with ___

Answer 27

Drains

Question 28

True or False: the Roman’s used lead to make pipe and line sinks and other fixtures

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Evidence of ___ has been found in the ruins of Egyptian cities that date back to 1350 BCE

Answer 29

Showers

Question 30

Plumbum is the Latin word for

Answer 30

Lead

Question 31

The general idea of ___ drain/waste piping systems was first used in New York in 1874

Answer 31

Venting

Question 32

Disease traces to contaminated drinking water

Answer 32

Cholera

Question 33

400-1000 CE

Answer 33

Dark ages

Question 34

Caused the death of 25 million people

Answer 34

Black Plague

Question 35

True or False: in the mid-1800s Chicago’s water supply became contaminated from garbage that was being dumped into the Chicago river

Answer 35

False

Question 36

True or False: The Black Plague was directly connected to the lack of sanitary waste disposal

Answer 36

True

Question 37

True or False: London’s cholera epidemic in the early 1800s was traced to the lack of personal hygiene

Answer 37

False

Question 38

The ancient Roman’s were famous for their ___ and public baths

Answer 38

Aqueducts