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

PSM requirements apply when listed highly hazardous chemicals are present in a process at or above the specific threshold quantities defined in Appendix A.

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

Category 1 flammable liquids have the lowest flash points and boiling points, making them the most volatile and highest-priority hazard class.

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

The Threshold Planning Quantity triggers emergency planning notification under EPCRA Section 302 so local planners know hazardous facilities are present.

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

HazCom 2012 replaced the variable-format MSDS with a standardized 16-section SDS and adopted GHS label elements.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Strict, joint, and several

Answer

CERCLA imposes strict liability (no need to prove fault) that is joint and several, meaning any one potentially responsible party (PRP) can be held for the entire cleanup cost.

ASP - Safety Fundamentals Practice Test

ASP - Safety Fundamentals Practice Test

ASP Hazardous Materials & Chemical Safety 2