CITB Managers Hazardous Substances and COSHH 2

Question 1

What does a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) provide for a hazardous substance?

Accepted Answer

Comprehensive information on hazard properties, safe handling, storage, and emergency measures

Answer

Safety Data Sheets contain 16 mandatory sections covering identification, hazards, composition, first aid, firefighting, handling, storage, exposure controls, and emergency procedures.

Question 2

Silica dust generated from cutting concrete, stone, or brick on construction sites is classified as:

Accepted Answer

A hazardous substance capable of causing silicosis, lung cancer, and COPD

Answer

Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is a Group 1 human carcinogen that can cause silicosis, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; it requires robust controls under COSHH.

Question 3

What is the purpose of biological monitoring under COSHH?

Accepted Answer

To measure the amount of a hazardous substance or its metabolites in workers' bodies

Answer

Biological monitoring measures substances or their breakdown products in biological samples such as blood or urine, indicating the actual amount that has been absorbed into the body regardless of the route of entry.

Question 4

Which of the following substances is most commonly associated with occupational asthma in construction?

Accepted Answer

Isocyanates found in spray paints, lacquers, and adhesives

Answer

Isocyanates are the leading cause of occupational asthma in the UK, requiring strict exposure controls including supplied-air respirators when spraying.

Question 5

Under COSHH Regulations, health surveillance is required when:

Accepted Answer

There is a valid technique to detect the disease and exposure creates a reasonably foreseeable risk of that disease

Answer

Health surveillance is required where there is an identifiable occupational disease or adverse health condition linked to the work and a valid, reliable means of detecting it exists.

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CITB Managers Hazardous Substances and COSHH 2