SSP Environmental Health & Safety 3

Question 1

Under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (HAZWOPER), employees performing emergency response to hazardous substance releases must complete how many hours of initial training for the 'first responder operations' level?

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

HAZWOPER requires first responders at the operations level to complete a minimum of 8 hours of training before responding to hazardous substance incidents defensively.

Question 2

Which air pollutant is most commonly used as an indicator for overall air quality in the EPA's Air Quality Index (AQI)?

Accepted Answer

Ground-level ozone

Answer

Ground-level ozone is one of the six criteria pollutants tracked by the AQI and is among the most common indicators of poor urban air quality.

Question 3

A confined space is classified as 'permit-required' under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 if it:

Accepted Answer

Contains or has the potential to contain a serious safety or health hazard

Answer

A permit-required confined space contains or has potential to contain a serious hazard such as a hazardous atmosphere, engulfment potential, converging walls, or other recognized serious safety or health hazard.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)?

Accepted Answer

Identify hazards associated with each step of a job and determine controls

Answer

A JHA breaks a job into individual steps, identifies potential hazards at each step, and recommends controls to eliminate or reduce risk.

Question 5

Under EPA's Clean Water Act, which permit program regulates point source discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States?

Accepted Answer

NPDES

Answer

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulates point source discharges of pollutants to US waters under the Clean Water Act.

(SSP) Safety and Security Practitioner Certification Practice Test

(SSP) Safety and Security Practitioner Certification Practice Test

SSP Environmental Health & Safety 3