Teamsters Hazardous Waste Worker Training Initial Hazardous Waste Site Worker Course Pre-Test Test Booklet International Brotherhood of Teamsters Worker Training Program
a. How many weeks did you work during the last twelve months? b. During the last twelve months, how many weeks did you work on a hazardous waste site? (This could be, for example, a Superfund site, or a construction site contaminated with hazardous waste.) c. During the last twelve months, how many weeks did you work at a DOE site? (Department of Energy site.) d. During the last twelve months, how many weeks did you work as a driver transporting hazardous materials, hazardous waste or radioactive waste? During your last twelve months, how often did any of these activities at work: e. Work with hazardous chemicals or hazardous waste: f. Work with radioactive materials: g. Wear a respirator: h. Work in a confined space: i. Encounter a hazmat spill IBT Worker Training Program Page 2 40 Hr HAZWOPER Pre-Test
1. We often use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) at Hazardous Waste Sites because: A. It is the best method of control B. Other controls are too expensive C. Better control methods are not possible D. It is the first choice in the hierarchy of controls 2. A chronic effect: A. Happens later B. Is always mild C. Happens right away D. Is always severe 3. You believe a task endangers your life. The employer has been notified and asked to correct the problem. It hasn t been fixed. Now you want to refuse the task. You should contact your union representative and then: A. Leave the job B. Begin the task with caution C. Quit your job D. Offer to do another task 4. This is where a person must always work with a buddy: A. Support zone B. Contamination Reduction zone C. Exclusion zone D. Contamination Reduction Corridor 5. Which of the following is not an atmosphere supplying respirator? A. SAR B. SCBA C. APR D. SAR with escape bottle IBT Worker Training Program Page 3 40 Hr HAZWOPER Pre-Test
6. The SDS must be available to: A. Only supervisors B. All employees C. Only HAZMAT teams or fire fighters D. OSHA does not have regulations concerning SDS 7. Repacking of leaking hazardous waste drums is done in the: A. Support zone B. Contamination Reduction zone C. Exclusion zone D. Contamination Reduction Corridor 8. An acute effect: A. Happens later B. Is always mild C. Happens right away D. Is always severe 9. Emergency alarms and signals must: A. Be changed regularly to protect trade secrets B. Be exactly the same at all companies C. Only be activated by the supervisor D. Be easy to understand and remember 10. Grounding and bonding of containers is used to protect against: A. Lightning strikes B. Fuel leaking C. Sparks D. Electrical shock IBT Worker Training Program Page 4 40 Hr HAZWOPER Pre-Test
11. The latency period is the: A. Time from exposure to death B. Time from hiring on until an exposure C. Time from exposure until first signs of illness D. None of the above 12. You are in the exclusion zone. Your low air alarm goes off. You should: A. Notify your buddy and head back to the decon line alone B. Notify your buddy and head back to the decon line together C. Notify the command post and wait for instructions D. Go straight to the decon line without notifying your buddy 13. We are receiving radiation: A. Only when receiving X-Rays B. Only if we work at a nuclear area C. Everyday D. Virtually never 14. An APR: A. Provides fresh air through an airline B. Is recommended in IDLH atmospheres C. Filters the dirty air before you breathe it D. Provides fresh air from a tank or bottle 15. An air-purifying respirator for fumes uses: A. Particulate filters B. Vapor cartridges C. Organic cartridges D. Nuisance dust filters IBT Worker Training Program Page 5 40 Hr HAZWOPER Pre-Test
16. An employer must have a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for: A. Most used chemicals B. Every chemical made C. Only dangerous chemicals stored in one-gallon containers or greater D. Every hazardous chemical used in the workplace 17. Which four measurements are commonly made to find out the safety of an environment? A. %LEL, PEL, toxics, ionizing radiation B. %LEL, %UEL, toxics, PEL C. Oxygen level, PEL, STEL, ionizing radiation D. Oxygen level, %LEL, toxics, ionizing radiation 18. Which level suit offers vapors, gases or particulates protection for skin: A. Level A B. Level B C. Level C D. Level D 19. According to OSHA standards, air is oxygen-deficient unless it has at least what percentage of oxygen: A. 17.5% B. 18.5% C. 19.5% D. 21.5% 20. Workers move through the decontamination line: A. From the support area to the hot zone B. From the clean area to the contaminated area C. From the downwind direction to the clean D. From the contaminated area to the clean area IBT Worker Training Program Page 6 40 Hr HAZWOPER Pre-Test
21. A worker inside a confined space is stuck and unable to exit. You are the stand-by person. You should: A. Consult the site plan before taking any action B. Lower an SCBA and safety line to the worker inside C. Go into the space to rescue the worker D. Call the rescue team by phone or radio 22. Chronic hearing loss from long term exposure to noise: A. Develops suddenly without warning. B. Destroys nerve cells in the ear, causing permanent damage. C. Is largely unpreventable because it develops over time. D. Hearing goes back to normal when noise exposure stops 23. You are working with flammable material. Enough of it evaporates to reach its LEL in the work space. What is needed to cause a fire or explosion? A. More fuel B. A spark C. More oxygen D. Nothing 24. If a hazardous material requires placards, then the vehicle must have at least: A. Six placards B. Four placards C. Three placards D. One placard 25. Your safest level of exposure to a hazardous chemical is: A. At or near the PEL B. Above the PEL C. Near the STEL or ceiling limit D. As far below the PEL as possible End of the Pre-Test IBT Worker Training Program Page 7 40 Hr HAZWOPER Pre-Test