HazCom

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Placed at a high point to be visible to all workers, this safety tool provides visual indication of wind direction and wind speed to help direct workers to a muster point upwind of chemical spill emergency incidents. Wind sock  
For which reason would you need to refer to an SDS? A. To find out how to manage a spill of the material; B. To select appropriate PPE; C. To know how to store the material; D. To recognize exposure symptoms; E. All of the above E. All of the above  
True or false: It is OK to work in an area that is above the UEL of a gas because it cannot explode. False  
True or false: Safety Data Sheets must be made available to all workers. True  
True or false: Paper copies of SDS are required to be located with the chemical being used.

False

 

  
Name five of the six items required on a GHS label. Pictograms; product identifier; signal word; hazard statement; precautionary statement; supplier information  
True or false: According to the MSHA HazCom Standard, temporary, portable containers must be labeled. False  
Which of the following is not part of the HazCom standard? A. Safety Data Sheet; B. Specific chemical storage building; C. Container labels; D. Written program B. Specific chemical storage building  
Which is not a labeling requirement for hazardous materials? A. Signal word; B. Hazard statement; C. Supplier information; D. Three pictograms D. Three pictograms Labels are required to have at least one pictogram, not three.
What signal word would you find on a GHS compliant container label? A. Corrosive; B. Warning; C. Hazard; D. Flammable B. Warning  
Which of the following would not be found on a Safety Data Sheet? A. Personal protection; B. Chemical lot number; C. Fire fighting measures; D. Proper storage B. Chemical lot number  
Workers have the right to ______ and to _____ under the HazCom Standard. A. use, reject; B. discovery, resign; C. know, understand; D. work, choose C. know, understand  
True or false: Items intended for personal use must be included on your hazardous chemical list. False  
The HazCom standard covers which hazard groups? A. Safety, Health, and Environmental; B. Toxic, Flammable, and Physical; C. Gaseous, Liquid, and Solid; D. Physical, Health, and Environmental D. Physical, Health, and Environmental  
How often does MSHA require HazCom training to be completed after initial training? A. Every year; B. Only upon initial assignment; C. Whenever a new chemical is introduced in the work area; D. Quarterly C. Whenever a new chemical is introduced in the work area  
True or false: According to the MSHA HazCom Standard, temporary, portable containers must be labeled. False  
What must be included in a HazCom program? A. Hazard determination, written program, labels, SDSs, miner training; B. Labels, SDSs, chemical inventory, miner training, computer; C. Hazard database, chemical inventory, labels, SDSs, PPE; D. PPE, labels, SDSs, written program, miner training A. Hazard determination, written program, labels, SDSs, miner training  
True or false: Under the new GHS, labels are required only when shipping a chemical. False  
Your supervisor asks you clean up a bottle of acetone that fell off a shelf. What should you consult first before starting to clean? The Safety Data Sheet An SDS provides proper cleaning and disposal methods for the chemical.