CWLP Warehouse Safety & Hazardous Materials Handling 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which OSHA standard requires warehouses to maintain written emergency action plans (EAPs) when they have 10 or more employees?
- 29 CFR 1910.1200
- 29 CFR 1910.38 (Correct answer)
- 29 CFR 1910.119
- 29 CFR 1910.147
Correct answer: 29 CFR 1910.38
29 CFR 1910.38 mandates written Emergency Action Plans for workplaces with 10 or more employees, covering evacuation routes and procedures.
Question 2: A warehouse receives a shipment labeled with UN3077. What hazard class does this UN number represent?
- Flammable liquid
- Environmentally hazardous substance, solid (Correct answer)
- Toxic gas
- Oxidizer
Correct answer: Environmentally hazardous substance, solid
UN3077 is the UN number for Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Solid, n.o.s., indicating a material harmful to the aquatic environment.
Question 3: What is the correct action when a forklift operator notices a gas odor near a compressed gas cylinder storage area?
- Continue working and report at the end of the shift
- Immediately shut down the forklift and evacuate the area (Correct answer)
- Light a match to identify if gas is present
- Increase ventilation by opening all bay doors before investigating
Correct answer: Immediately shut down the forklift and evacuate the area
A gas odor indicates a potential leak; operators must shut down equipment (which can spark ignition) and evacuate immediately.
Question 4: Under the EPA's EPCRA Section 302, facilities must notify the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) when they store Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) above what threshold?
- Reportable Quantity (RQ)
- Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) (Correct answer)
- Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
- Time-Weighted Average (TWA)
Correct answer: Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ)
EPCRA Section 302 requires facilities to notify their LEPC when EHS quantities exceed the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) for that substance.
Question 5: Which label element is NOT required on a GHS-compliant workplace label under OSHA's HazCom 2012?
- Signal word
- Hazard statements
- Manufacturer's batch number (Correct answer)
- Precautionary statements
Correct answer: Manufacturer's batch number
GHS workplace labels require product identifier, signal word, hazard/precautionary statements, and pictograms, but not the batch number.
Question 6: What is the minimum aisle width required by OSHA for warehouses where forklifts are used to pick up loads from both sides?
- At least the width of the widest vehicle
- At least the width of the widest vehicle plus 3 feet on each side (Correct answer)
- A fixed minimum of 8 feet
- A fixed minimum of 12 feet
Correct answer: At least the width of the widest vehicle plus 3 feet on each side
OSHA requires aisles where forklifts operate to be at least the width of the widest vehicle plus 3 feet on each side for safe clearance.
Question 7: When using a chemical fume hood to handle volatile hazardous materials in a warehouse lab area, the face velocity should typically be maintained at:
- 25–50 linear feet per minute
- 60–100 linear feet per minute (Correct answer)
- 150–200 linear feet per minute
- Over 200 linear feet per minute
Correct answer: 60–100 linear feet per minute
A face velocity of 60–100 linear feet per minute is the standard range to contain chemical vapors without creating turbulence that reduces containment.
CWLP Warehouse Safety & Hazardous Materials Handling 4
Which OSHA standard requires warehouses to maintain written emergency action plans (EAPs) when they have 10 or more employees?