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Safety Standards & Environmental Compliance Flashcards

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  1. An engine rebuilder discovers that a customer's engine contains asbestos-containing gasket material. Under EPA and OSHA rules, the shop must:

    Answer: Follow OSHA's asbestos standard (29 CFR 1910.1001) for general industry

    OSHA's general industry asbestos standard (29 CFR 1910.1001) applies to automotive brake and clutch work as well as gaskets, requiring specific work practices and PPE.

  2. Which federal agency's regulations govern the underground storage tank (UST) system that holds the shop's fuel for engine testing?

    Answer: EPA under 40 CFR Part 280

    EPA's underground storage tank regulations at 40 CFR Part 280 govern UST systems, including release detection, corrosion protection, and spill/overfill prevention.

  3. The OSHA noise standard requires that a hearing conservation program be implemented when employee noise exposure reaches or exceeds:

    Answer: 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA

    OSHA's hearing conservation program under 29 CFR 1910.95 is triggered at an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA (the Action Level), though the PEL is 90 dBA.

  4. When an engine rebuilding shop generates spent coolant (antifreeze) containing glycol, the MOST environmentally compliant disposal method is:

    Answer: Recycle it through a licensed coolant recycler or antifreeze recycling program

    Recycling spent coolant through licensed programs is the preferred method; pouring glycol into sewers violates the Clean Water Act and burning may violate air regulations.

  5. A shop's right-to-know station must include all of the following EXCEPT:

    Answer: Customer vehicle inspection reports

    Customer vehicle inspection reports are not required at a right-to-know station; SDS, OSHA poster, and HazCom training documentation are core requirements.

  6. Under RCRA, the 90-day accumulation time limit for hazardous waste storage applies to which generator category?

    Answer: Large Quantity Generators (LQG)

    Large Quantity Generators (generating ≥1,000 kg/month of hazardous waste) may store waste on-site for no more than 90 days without a storage permit.

  7. Which safety color is OSHA's convention for marking physical hazards such as stumbling, falling, or striking hazards in a machine shop?

    Answer: Yellow

    OSHA's safety color code uses yellow to designate caution and physical hazards including those related to striking, tripping, and falling.