HAZARD COMMUNICATION
What should you do if you cannot find the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the chemical you are going to work with? 1. Read the label on the container and proceed with work 2. Ask your supervisor for and read the SDS before processing with work 3. Ask a new employee, who has recently been trained, about the hazardous chemical 4. Contact the Centers for Disease Control for a new SDS
Ask your supervisor for and read the SDS before processing with work
Which of the following information does the SDS communicate? A chemical's cost A chemicals physical and health hazards The Amount of chemical to be used for various purposes A material's chemical formula
A chemicals physical and health hazards
Among other elements, which of the following needs to be included in your company's hazard communication training? 1. An inventory of hazardous chemicals found in your workplace 2. Standard operating procedures for handling chemicals in your workplace 3. Instruction on how to read chemical labels (especially visual pictograms) 4. A description of where to find SDSs and how to read them
All of the above
Bob is reading a chemical manufacturer's label that shows a pictogram that includes a black graphic of a circle on fire over a white background within a red diamond. This pictogram indicates the chemical is. 1. A gas under pressure, and poses a hazard from the gas suddenly escaping 2. An oxidizer, and able to cause or contribute to the conbustion of other material 3. Corrosive and can cause skin corrosion, burns, and eye damage 4. A minimal health hazard, and able to withstand severe temperature changes
An oxidizer, and able to cause or contribute to the combustion of other material
A construction worker is diagnosed with mesothelioma five years after leaving his job in asbestos removal. What type of hazard did the asbesto present? 1. Physical hazard 2. Health hazard 3. Environmental hazard
Health Hazard
John is a hospital janitor and is overcome by toxic fumes when he mixes two cleaning solutions. What type of chemical exposure is this? 1. Inhalation 2. Absorption 3. Injection 4. Ingestion
Inhalation
The pictogram consisting of a black exclamation mark on a white background within a red diamond indicates a(n): 1. Environmental hazard 2. Explosive Hazard 3. Irritant 4. Corrosive hazard
Irritant
Your employer transfers cleaning chemicals from a 5-gallon container to spray bottles and affixes in-house labels to the spray bottles. What type of labels are these? 1 . Shipping labels 2. Manufacturer's label 3. Secondary labels 4. DOT labels and place cards
Secondary Labels
Which of the following is NOT a physical hazard category? 1. Flammables 2. Explosives 3. Toxics 4. Reactives 5. Corrosives
Toxics
Who is responsible for providing and maintaining Safety Data Sheets, or SDSs, for all hazardous chemicals in your workplace? 1. Your supervisor 2. Your Employer 3. The chemical supplier
Your employer is responsible for providing and maintaining Safety Data Sheets
