Hazardous Materials: Knowledge Check (OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach)

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   10-hour General Industry Outreach

   • Name: ___
   • Date: ___
   • Knowledge Check: Hazardous Materials
   • 1. The most common route of entry by which hazardous materials are introduced into the body is ___.
   • a. inhalation
   • b. absorption
   • c. ingestion
   • d. injection
   • 2. Flammability is which type of hazard?
   • a. Carcinogenic
   • b. Health
   • c. Physical
   • d. Mutagenic
   • 3. Which of the following hazards is an example of a physical hazard?
   • a. Oxidizer
   • b. Exposure to carcinogen
   • c. Chronic toxicity
   • d. Acute toxicity
   • 4. Which of the following hazards is an example of a physical hazard?
   • a. Fire hazard
   • b. Acute toxicity
   • c. Explosive
   • d. High pressure
   • 5. Which of the following is the preferred order of controlling hazards, or “hierarchy of controls,” for hazardous materials?
   • a. PPE, Administrative Controls, Engineering Controls, Elimination
   • b. Administrative Controls, Engineering Controls, Elimination, PPE
   • c. Engineering Controls, Elimination, PPE, Administrative Controls
   • d. Elimination, Engineering Controls, Administrative Controls, PPE
   • Created by OTIEC Outreach Workgroup 03.01.2017
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   10-hour General Industry Outreach

   • 6. When transferring a flammable liquid from one container t o another, the containers should be ___ to prevent static electricity from creating a fire hazard.
   • a. ventilated or pressurized
   • b. ventilated and pressurized
   • c. bonded or grounded
   • d. bonded and grounded
   • 7. Which of the following hazard controls is an example of an engineering control?
   • a. Enclosing an operation to prevent contact with the hazardous material
   • b. Training employees on the proper handling and storage of a hazardous material
   • c. Implementing a procedure for the proper use of a hazardous material
   • d. Requiring personal protective equipment to be worn when working with a hazardous material
   • Knowledge Check: Hazardous Materials
   • Created by OTIEC Outreach Workgroup 03.01.2017