Hazard Communication Quiz-1

Workplace Safety > Hazard Communication Quiz

1. The Hazard Communication Standard is based SOLELY on the concept that employees

need to know about the hazards to which they are exposed.

(A) True

(B) False

2. A hazardous chemical is any chemical that is a

(A) Health hazard

(B) Physical hazard

(C) Both a and b

(D) None of the above

3. How can toxic chemicals enter your body?

(A) Ingestion

(B) Absorption

(C) Inhalation

(D) All of the above

4. All workplaces must have a written hazard communication plan for hazardous materials.

(A) True

(B) False

5. After the revision of the Hazard Communication Standard in 2012, what are MSDS

(Material Safety Data Sheets) called now?

(A) Safety Data Statistics

(B) Safety Data Sheets

(C) Scientific Data Statistics

(D) None of the above

6. The Safety Data Sheet must be in English, though it may be accompanied by sheets in

other languages.

(A) True

(B) False

7. When must your employer provide you information and training on hazardous

chemicals?

(A) Before your initial assignment

(B) At the time of your initial assignment

(C) Thirty days after your initial assignment

(D) Never

8. When must your employer retrain you?

(A) Whenever a new chemical is brought into your facility

(B) Every 6 months

(C) Whenever you will be working with a new chemical that has hazards on which

you haven’t already received training

(D) Every 12 months

9. Which of the following is a health hazard?

(A) Carcinogen materials

(B) Combustible liquid

(C) Flammable aerosol

(D) Compressed gas

(E) Organic peroxide

10. Which of the following information must a label of a container holding a hazardous

chemical include?

(A) Identity of the hazardous chemical(s)

(B) Appropriate hazard warnings

(C) Name and address of the chemical manufacturer or importer

(D) All of the above