ASP Hazardous Materials & Chemical Safety 2

Question 1

OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard (29 CFR 1910.119) is triggered when a covered highly hazardous chemical is present at or above its:

Accepted Answer

Threshold Quantity (TQ)

Answer

Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

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IDLH value

Answer

Reportable Quantity (RQ)

Question 2

A flammable liquid with a flash point below 73°F (23°C) and a boiling point at or below 95°F (35°C) falls into which GHS/OSHA category?

Accepted Answer

Flammable liquid Category 1

Answer

Combustible liquid

Answer

Flammable liquid Category 2

Answer

Flammable gas

Question 3

SARA Title III (EPCRA) Section 302 requires facilities to notify the State Emergency Response Commission when they hold Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) above their:

Accepted Answer

Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ)

Answer

Reportable Quantity (RQ)

Answer

Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

Answer

Action Level (AL)

Question 4

HazCom 2012 aligned the U.S. Hazard Communication Standard with GHS primarily by replacing:

Accepted Answer

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) with standardized SDSs

Answer

NFPA 704 diamonds

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HMIS labels

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DOT shipping placards

Question 5

CERCLA (Superfund) liability for cleanup costs is legally characterized as:

Accepted Answer

Strict, joint, and several

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Negligence-based and limited to current owners

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Capped at $1 million per responsible party

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Limited to generators who actively disposed of waste

Question 6

Which type of ventilation control captures chemical contaminants at their point of generation before they disperse into the work area?

Accepted Answer

Local exhaust ventilation (LEV)

Answer

Dilution ventilation

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General exhaust ventilation

Answer

Makeup air supply system

Question 7

The Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) concentration represents the level at which exposure could:

Accepted Answer

Cause irreversible harm or impair escape within 30 minutes

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Cause minor irritation after an 8-hour shift

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Trigger mandatory medical monitoring after one exposure

Answer

Require use of supplied-air respirators