Certified Safety Professional Exam Environmental Safety and Regulatory Compliance

Question 1

Which federal law in the U.S. requires facilities that store or release hazardous chemicals to report them to state and local emergency planning committees?

Accepted Answer

EPCRA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act)

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RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)

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CERCLA (Superfund)

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TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act)

Question 2

What does a Tier II report under EPCRA Section 312 require facilities to disclose?

Accepted Answer

Inventory of hazardous chemicals stored on-site above threshold quantities

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Annual greenhouse gas emissions

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List of all workplace injuries and illnesses

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Environmental audit findings

Question 3

Under RCRA, what distinguishes a 'characteristic hazardous waste' from a 'listed hazardous waste'?

Accepted Answer

Listed wastes are from specific industries; characteristic wastes exhibit ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity

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Characteristic wastes are more strictly regulated than listed wastes

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Listed wastes require no special disposal; characteristic wastes do

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There is no regulatory difference between the two categories

Question 4

What is the purpose of a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan under EPA regulations?

Accepted Answer

To prevent oil discharges to navigable waters and establish response procedures

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To document hazardous waste generation rates

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To train workers in emergency medical response

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To monitor groundwater contamination from underground storage tanks

Question 5

What is the regulatory significance of a substance being listed on the EPA's Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) list under EPCRA?

Accepted Answer

It requires facilities storing it above threshold planning quantities to notify local emergency planners

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It triggers mandatory evacuation of the surrounding community

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It bans the substance from industrial use

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It mandates federal facility inspection every 30 days

Question 6

Which EPA regulation governs the cleanup of contaminated sites (Superfund sites) by requiring polluters to pay for remediation?

Accepted Answer

CERCLA

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RCRA

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EPCRA

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TSCA