Test 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

HAZWOPER

Answer 1

the term used to describe the hazardous waste operations and emergency response regulation

Question 2

Title 29 or 29 CFR

Answer 2

the section of regulation where federal OSHA safety regulations are found

Question 3

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Answer 3

the branch of the federal government charged with developing regulations to promote health and safety in the workplace

Question 4

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Answer 4

the agency in the federal system that is used to conduct research and make recommendations to OSHA for the development of regulations to protect the nation’s workers

Question 5

State Plan State

Answer 5

a state or US territory that has its own OSHA programs

Question 6

Hazard Communication

Answer 6

the OSHA regulation sometimes called Employee Right-to-Know rule, which requires employers to make information available to employees on all of the hazardous substances in the workplace to which they may be exposed

Question 7

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Answer 7

the written information on a specific hazardous substance or material that includes information on the health and physical hazards, signs and symptoms of exposure, proper handling procedures, and personal procedures, and personal protective equipment necessary for the safe handling of the material

Question 8

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)

Answer 8

the law that began the process of regulating the handling of hazardous waste; it defines what is a hazardous waste and outlines the programs that must be followed to properly handle, store, and dispose of these materials

Question 9

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLA)

Answer 9

an early law that authorized the collection of taxes to pay for the cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites; sites covered by this law were called Superfund sites

Question 10

Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA)

Answer 10

a law enacted to add money to the Superfund cleanup program and to expand its scope in other key areas of hazardous materials safety

Question 11

general site worker

Answer 11

an employee who works at a cleanup site regulated by the HAZWOPER regulation and whose work exposes or potentially exposes him to high levels of hazardous substances

Question 12

treatment, storage, and disposal facilities

Answer 12

regulated sites where hazardous wastes are taken for final disposal or treatment

Question 13

HASP

Answer 13

a Health and Safety Plan that is written for a specific cleanup activity required under the HAZWOPER regulation; it is broad in its scope and very detailed, covering the specific operations that must be conducted

Question 14

personal protective equipment (PPE)

Answer 14

items worn by the individual to provide protection from a hazard in the workplace; examples include chemical resistive gloves, safety glasses, or some type of respirator

Question 15

Incident Action Plan

Answer 15

a specific Emergency Response Plan that is used to identify the specific hazards and operations that must be conducted in the even of an emergency hazardous materials incident; it is different from the Site Safety Plan in that it is less detailed and deals only with the emergency phase of the incident

Question 16

Immediately dangerous to life of health (IDLH)

Answer 16

the level of exposure that would pose a danger to the life of the person exposed, would result in significant and irreversible health effects, or would render the person exposed unable to escape without assistance

Question 17

Permissible Exposure Limit

Answer 17

the level of exposure established by OSHA that an employee can be exposed to on an average basis over an 8-hour work period; exposure above this limit would require the use of some type of respiratory protection

Question 18

Occasional Site Workers

Answer 18

those cleanup workers at a HAZWOPER-regulated site whose exposure to hazardous materials is below the established PEL for the material

Question 19

Waste Site Supervisor

Answer 19

an individual trained and certified under the HAZWOPER regulation whose job includes oversight of other certified HAZWOPER waste-site cleanup personnel

Question 20

HazMat team

Answer 20

those employees who are trained to respond to an emergency response involving hazardous substances and who will assume an aggressive role in stopping the release

Question 21

decontamination

Answer 21

the systematic process of removing hazardous materials from personnel and their equipment; it is necessary to reduce the potential for exposure to personnel and minimize the spread of contamination from the site

Question 22

Emergency Response Plan

Answer 22

a plan that is developed in advance of an emergency situation that identifies the actions to be taken by all employees at the site in the event of an emergency

Question 23

Incident Command System (ICS)

Answer 23

a standardized tool to help manage an emergency response; OSHA mandates the use of the ICS in handling emergency responses to hazardous materials incidents

Question 24

First Responder Awareness (FRA) level

Answer 24

the first of the five levels of responder found in the HAZWOPER regulation; employees certified to this level are trained to recognized hazardous materials emergency incidents and to activate the Emergency Response Plan for the site

Question 25

First Responder Operations (FRO) level

Answer 25

the second level of responder under the HAZWOPER regulation; it defines the training requirements for those personnel who respond to a release of hazardous substances an whose job involves the defensive containment of those materials; no contact with the hazardous substance is allowed with this level of training

Question 26

defensive

Answer 26

actions conducted from outside the hazardous areas and are limited to protecting nearby areas from the effects of a release of a hazardous substance

Question 27

Hazardous Materials Technician

Answer 27

an individual trained to the third level of HAZWOPER emergency response training and whose job function involves an aggressive/offensive response to a release of a hazardous material; personnel at this level are trained to select and use appropriate chemical protective equipment that will allow them to approach a release for the purpose of stopping the release

Question 28

offensive

Answer 28

actions allowed to be performed by Hazardous Materials Technicians include entering the hazardous areas with appropriate levels of protection, rescuing exposed personnel, and stopping the release of the hazardous substances

Question 29

Hazardous Materials Specialist

Answer 29

the fourth level of emergency response personnel in the HAZWOPER regulation; the Hazardous Materials Specialist’s actions are similar to those of the Technician level, but may also include training on the handling of specific materials and interaction with outside agencies

Question 30

On-scene Incident Commander

Answer 30

the fifth level of emergency responder under the HAZWOPER regulation; these individuals direct the activities of all emergency response personnel at the scene

Question 31

toxicology

Answer 31

the study of the adverse effects chemicals and other hazardous substances have on the human body

Question 32

carcinogenic

Answer 32

carcinogenic materials are capable of causing cancer

Question 33

hazard and risk assessment

Answer 33

the process of determining the hazards of a particular material and deciding action that will be taken

Question 34

hazard assessment

Answer 34

a process that identifies the potential harm a material presents

Question 35

risk assessment

Answer 35

the process used to determine how the hazards will potentially harm those involved in the operation

Question 36

controls

Answer 36

methods required by OSHA to eliminate the hazards or reduce the risk when working with hazardous materials

Question 37

engineering controls

Answer 37

the first level of controlling hazards in the workplace; includes the use of built-in safety systems such as guardrails, ventilation systems, and machine-guarding devices

Question 38

administrative controls

Answer 38

includes work rules, schedules, standard procedures, and other methods to limit the potential exposure of the worker

Question 39

near miss

Answer 39

an incident that could have resulted in an exposure or accident

Question 40

LD5O and LC5O

Answer 40

lethal dose 50% and lethal concentration 50%; these terms are used to identify the level of exposure to the material where death will occur 50% of the test poplulation

Question 41

lethality

Answer 41

the ability of the material to kill the exposed subject

Question 42

toxic materials

Answer 42

materials that have an LD50 less than 500mg/kg or an LC50 below 2000ppm

Question 43

highly toxic

Answer 43

material that has an LD50 of less than 50mg/kg or an LC50 below 200ppm

Question 44

LDlo

Answer 44

the level at which the animal in a given population with the lowest tolerance dies when exposed to a particular dose of the material

Question 45

LDhi

Answer 45

the dose level that would kill the strongest test animal in a given population

Question 46

LClo

Answer 46

airborne concentration that would kill the weakest test animal when it is exposed to a particular concentration

Question 47

LChi

Answer 47

the highest concentration of material in the air that would kill the strongest test animal in a given population