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Q: 77. What reason was given by OSHA for requiring employers to pay for personal protective equipment when needed?
Q: 76. Which of the following types of personal protective equipment is the employer always required to pay for when needed for the job?a. hearing protective devicesb. respiratorsc. fall protection harnesses and lanyardsd. all of the abovee. none of the above
Q: 75. Which of the following types of personal protective equipment is the employer always required to pay for when needed for the job?a. prescription safety eyewearb. safety shoesc. fall protection harnesses and lanyardsd. all of the abovee. none of the above
Q: 74. Which of the following types of personal protective equipment is the employer always required to pay for when needed for the job?a. prescription safety eyewearb. logging bootsc. hearing protectiond. all of the abovee. none of the above
Q: 73. Which of the following types of personal protective equipment is the employer always required to pay for when needed for the job? a. prescription safety eyewear b. logging boots c. SCBA d. all of the above e. none of the above
Q: 72. Which of the following personal protective equipment is exempted from the requirement that the employer pay for the PPE? a. Prescription safety eyewear b. Respirators c. Ear protection devices d. Safety harnesses and lanyards
Q: 71. Certain personal protective equipment has been exempted from the requirement that the employer pay for all personal protective equipment. Name these exemptions:
Q: 70. In 2007 which of the following responsibilities were added to employers' duties with regard to personal protective equipment? a. Provision of personal protective equipment when needed. b. Requirement of employees to use personal protective equipment when needed. c. Maintenance of personal protective equipment when needed. d. Pay for personal protective equipment when needed. e. All of the above.
Q: 69. Which of the following is considered by OSHA to be a responsibility of the employer? a. Provision of personal protective equipment when needed. b. Require employees to use personal protective equipment when needed. c. Maintenance of personal protective equipment when needed. d. Pay for personal protective equipment when needed. e. All of the above.
Q: 68. Explain the principle of "closed circuit" operation of SCBA units.
Q: 67. Identify the term "SCBA" and explain the advantage of "closed-circuit" SCBA versus "open-circuit" SCBA in industrial safety applications.
Q: 66. As far as OSHA is concerned, the responsibility for maintenance of employee-owned respiratory equipmenta. rests with the employer of the employeeb. rests with the employee who owns the equipmentc. depends upon the union agreement at the plantd. rests with OSHA
Q: 65. Describe the situation that is known to frequently result in a series of multiple fatalities, i.e., victim, then rescuer, then rescuer of the rescuer, etc. What standard (general name only) does OSHA cite in these situations(a) prior to 1993 and (b) after 1993?
Q: 64. Which of the following respirator types would be best for oxygen deficiency? a. cartridge type b. canister type c. filter type d. SCBA
Q: 63. Which of the following is required if the respirator is to be used for protection against a substance that has no warning properties? a. the respirator must have an end-of-service-life indicator. b. the atmosphere must not be IDLH. c. the respirator must not be used in confined spaces. d. the flow mode must be demand flow.
Q: 62 Name at least three products recommended to positively prohibit the transfer of dangerous materials from a tank or other source to a confined space that must be entered.
Q: 61. Which of the following is associated with the most fatalities with confined space entry? a. engulfment b. entrapment c. oxygen deficiency d. explosion
Q: 60. Fill in the blanks to name two hazard mechanisms that lead to suffocation of a worker in a confined space even when the atmosphere is not oxygen deficient and contains no toxic contaminants.
Q: 59. What significant new standard, made effective in April, 1993, was directed at a major source of multi-fatality accident?
Q: 58. Prior to 1993, what provision of the law usually used by OSHA to prosecute employers when confined space accidents resulted in multiple fatalities?
Q: 57. Discuss in general the characteristics of confined spaces that make them hazardous.
Q: 56. Name the three principal flow modes for the respirators.
Q: 55. Which of the masks shown is approved for oxygen-deficiency?(a)(b)(c)none of these(d)(e)
Q: 54. Pictured is a. an open circuit SCBA b. a closed circuit SCBA c. SCUBA apparatus d. none of the above
Q: 53. Which of the following types of respirators is best for a gas which has no warning properties? a. cartridge type b. canister type c. filter type d. supplied air type
Q: 49. Which of the following modes of air line respirator would be least appropriate to be supplied from tanks? a. continuous demand b. demand flow c. pressure demand d. continuous flow
Q: 50. Which of the following modes of air line respirator would use the least amount of supplied air? a. continuous demand b. demand flow c. pressure demand d. continuous flow
Q: 51. Which of the following modes of air line respirator is most dependent upon fit for its effectiveness? a. continuous demand b. demand flow c. pressure demand d. continuous flow
Q: 52. Which of the following types of supplied air respirators might explode if immersed in water? a. pressure demand b. sulfur dioxide reactor unit c. chemical oxygen generating unit d. demand flow
Q: 37. The job should not require workers to place their bare hands in trichloroethylene to wash piece parts.a. trueb. false
Q: 38. Standards require the plant First Aid station to have an emergency shower.a. trueb. false
Q: 39. Which of the following is of greatest concern with a superficial respirator program?a. the respirators may have a short shelf lifeb. most organic vapors do not have warning propertiesc. employees may be lulled into a false sense of securityd. cartridges are not interchangeable
Q: 40. The principal advantage of dust masks is a. absorption efficiency b. low cost c. fit d. reliability
Q: 41. The principal disadvantage of dust masks is a. they cannot be re-used b. they are not approved for systemic poisons c. they leak d. they are not approved for particulates
Q: 42. Which of the following is capable of being approved for toxic lead dust? a. dust mask b. quarter mask c. full face mask d. all of the above
Q: 43. The unique advantage of the gas mask is a. it is easier to clean b. it uses changeable cartridges c. it accommodates heavier canisters d. it supplies air from a self-contained tank
Q: 27. The gas mask has been made obsolete by modern-day self-contained breathing apparatus and is no longer used.a. trueb. false
Q: 44. Canister sorbents purify the air by all of the following except a. adsorption b. absorption c. convection d. chemical reaction
Q: 28. The mouthpiece respirator utilizes a nose clip.a. trueb. false
Q: 45. The purpose of the mouthpiece respirator is a. first aid b. escape c. training d. calibration
Q: 30. A questionnaire can be used as a shortcut to screen employees who may have obvious problems with respirators.a. trueb. false
Q: 46. The mouthpiece respirator a. is worn over the mouth area b. is worn over the lips c. has a stem which is held inside the mouth d. none of the above
Q: 31. Emergency respirators are required to be inspected monthly.a. trueb. false
Q: 47. The air line respirator derives its name froma. its use by the airlines in emergency losses of cabin pressureb. its ability to purify air in the air linec. its ability to supply atmosphere through an air lined. the fact that not only inhaled air but also exhaled air is transported through an air line
Q: 32. Welders may wear half-mask respirators beneath a special welding hood.a. trueb. false
Q: 48. Which of the following is not a mode of air delivery for air line respirators?a. continuous demandb. demand flowc. pressure demandd. continuous flow
Q: 33. Snap-on lenses can make a full-face respirator safe for protection of a welder's eyes.a. trueb. false
Q: 34. Court cases have confirmed the need for foot protection for dock workers on shipping and receiving docks.a. trueb. false
Q: 35. Bacterial contamination is a problem with synthetic milky white oils.a. trueb. false
Q: 36. Barrier creams are generally superior to gloves for protection against contact-irritants.a. trueb. false
Q: 20. Dust masks are not approved for systemic poisons.a. trueb. false
Q: 21. Dust masks are not approved for particulates.a. trueb. false
Q: 22. Dust masks are frequently used improperly during hazardous welding operations.a. trueb. false
Q: 23. Dust masks are bad about leakage.a. trueb. false
Q: 24. Because they are likely to leak, dust masks are not as popular as other respirators.a. trueb. false
Q: 25. The quarter mask can be approved for lead dusts.a. trueb. false
Q: 26. Respirator canisters contain granular sorbents.a. trueb. false
Q: 18. A gas mask is more effective than a cartridge respirator in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere.a. trueb. false
Q: 19. The employer is responsible for assuring proper use of employee-owned respiratory protection equipment.a. trueb. false
Q: 4. Explain the chemical process (name ingredients) that generates oxygen for closed circuit SCBA equipment.
Q: 5. How can a closed-circuit SCBA be more of a fire hazard than an open-circuit type?
Q: 6. What alternative is permitted to qualify an air-purifying device to be approved for a toxic substance that has no warning properties?
Q: 7. A respirator with an end-of-service life indicator (Type N) is approved for which of the following air contaminants? a. hydrogen sulfide b. sulfur dioxide c. carbon monoxide d. phosgene
Q: 8. Use of personal protective equipment is preferred over the use of engineering controls.a. trueb. false
Q: 9. Providing personal protective equipment is a straightforward and simple solution to the problem of protecting workers from hazards.a. trueb. false
Q: 10. The employer is responsible for maintenance of employee-owned personal protective equipment.a. trueb. false
Q: 11. Worker comfort affects the amount of protection a worker will receive from personal protective equipment on the job.a. trueb. false
Q: 12. "Swedish wool" is effective in protecting workers from welding sparks.a. trueb. false
Q: 79. Name five ways in which metalworking fluids are useful in metal machining operations.
Q: 13. The skull bone structure can transmit noise vibrations.a. trueb. false
Q: 80. Name the four basic types of metalworking fluids.
Q: 14. When "Swedish wool" becomes impregnated with wax, its effectiveness is decreased.a. trueb. false
Q: 81. Which of the following types of metalworking fluids is most often responsible for oil folliculitis?a. natural oilsb. soluble oilsc. semi-synthetic oilsd. synthetic oils
Q: 15. A good seal is more important to the effectiveness of noise attenuators than is the transmission properties of the attenuating material selected.a. trueb. false
Q: 82. Which of the following types of metalworking fluids is most often responsible for skin infections?a. natural oilsb. soluble oilsc. semi-synthetic oilsd. synthetic oils
Q: 16. Industrial safety lenses have different specifications than street safety lenses.a. trueb. false
Q: 1. What is the advantage of closed-circuit SCBA equipment over open-circuit?
Q: 17. If the worker asks his doctor to fit him with prescription safety lenses, he will have no need for industrial safety glasses.a. trueb. false
Q: 2. Suppose an operation requires SCBA equipment but workers complain that ordinary SCBA equipment is too heavy to be carried around on the job. What type of SCBA equipment can be recommended that is lighter weight than ordinary SCBA equipment?
Q: 3. What is the principal difference between a hose mask and an air line respirator?
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