Test your basic knowledge |

Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. EPCRA
Used to determine contamination that is introduced in the field or en route to the laboratory
Department of Transportation
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)
Established water quality criteria - requires assessment of watersheds - established the NPDES program - requires point source compliance with treatment technologies

2. Neurological
the primary health effect from lead
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)
limited access and/or toxic atmospheres the potential for an IDLH atmosphere makes it a 'permit required confined space'
Covers Haz Waste Operations - Cleanup - and ERs

3. What remediation technology is effective for removing high concentrations of low-solubility petroleum compounds from contaminated soil?
Required to prepare and implement a stormwater pollution prevention plan - form a pollution prevention team - create pollution prevention measures - and use Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Oil and grease
Minimum Technology Requirements (RCRA) - including liner requirements - leak detection and collection requirements - groundwater monitoring
Soil vapor extraction wells

4. SWPPPs
Approval - Conditional Approval - Disapproval
All chemical manufactured for sale LQG Large Quantity Generator - >1000 kg per month or > 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste per month SQG Small Quantity Generator - 100 kg < x < 1000 kg per month - AND accumulates <6000 kg at any time
Stormwater pollution prevention plans
Maximum Achievable Control Technology

5. 29CFR1910.132(h)(2)
RCRA Facility Investigation
Composite noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
Temporary storage for less than 30 days - impervious flooring - PCB marked - must be disposed of within one year - PCB cleanup spills to grazing land or vegetable gardens are subject to standards at the discretion of the regional office - limited to
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear

6. LEPC
Humic (the process is called on sorption and is based on relative affinity)
Department of Transportation
Carbon dioxide
Local Emergency Planning Committee

7. Life Safety Code hazards
Land Disposal Restriction (RCRA) - meant to minimize post-closure escape of waste - reduces the volume of haz waste disposal - encourages recycling
low - ordinary - high
A list of impaired waters
Threshold Limit Value

8. RCRA
Requires core elements such as a management review - policy - checking - and corrective actions
Apply to discharges from MS4s serving fewer than 10 -000 people
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (expanded RCRA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - covers generation of haz waste - transportation of haz waste - USTs - and non-haz solid waste

9. 10 CFR =?
Atomic Energy Act
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (requires EIS)
will float in water
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) - Dept of Energy

10. ISO 14000 registration outcomes
Approval - Conditional Approval - Disapproval
The removal of electrons from an electrically neutral atom
Required for the transportation of hazardous materials
Apply to discharges from MS4s serving fewer than 10 -000 people

11. EPCRA
70 years
Burns as ordinarily combustible and presents a minimum reactivity hazard
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Oil and grease - BOD - COD - and TSS

12. Egress
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1972)
EPA - OSHA - DOT
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC

13. COC
Chain of Custody - provides written documentation of the history of the sample
Threshold Limit Value
Required for the transportation of hazardous materials
Three year have elapsed since the last audit

14. NAAQS contaminants
Not considered a hazardous waste if the mixture no longer retains the characteristic that made it hazardous (i.e. ignitability)
the primary health effect from lead
A list of impaired waters
Particulates - Sulfur Dioxide - Nitrogen Dioxide - Carbon Monoxide - Ozone - Lead

15. Rulemaking process
1. Congress enacts a law 2. Agency establishes a rulemaking schedule 3. Agency establishes a docket 4. Develop a concept for regulation 5. Publish proposed regulation in Fed Reg 6. Public hearing 7. Withdraw - make minor revisions or publish final re
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
Oil and grease - BOD - COD - and TSS
Threshold Planning Quantity - two values are listed - the first applies to materials with higher hazard properties and the second applies to lower hazard properties (40CFR355.30) - the TPQ when equaled or exceeded subjects the facility to regulation

16. NOAEL
Threshold Planning Quantity - two values are listed - the first applies to materials with higher hazard properties and the second applies to lower hazard properties (40CFR355.30) - the TPQ when equaled or exceeded subjects the facility to regulation
No observable adverse effect level
Slowest - largest radioactive particle. Most destructive if inhaled or ingested. Can be stopped by paper/tyvek. Made up of a proton and neutron.
Accompanies the waste shipment to a TSDF and includes an analysis of the ability to meet treatment standards

17. Used Oil
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Chemical of Interest (CFATS)
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)
Environmental Auditing (EA) - Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Life cycle assessment (LCA)

18. CAMU
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)
Slowest - largest radioactive particle. Most destructive if inhaled or ingested. Can be stopped by paper/tyvek. Made up of a proton and neutron.
Corrective Action Management Unit (RCRA) - needs to assess environmental and health risks - if it will enhance the timeliness of remediation - will minimize the land utilized for final disposal - will provide expeditious implementation of site remedi
Threshold Limit Value

19. Receiving water quality criteria
Department of Transportation
Record of Decision
CDI = (Concentration)(daily intake)(exposure frequency)(exposure duration - typ 70 years)/(body weight - typ 70 kg)(average exposure time (day)
TMDLs - Turbidity - pH - Bioassay

20. Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. A rapid pressure increase in a confined vessel that results in a sudden release of pressure as the vessel ruptures
chemiluminescence
Includes the EPA ID number - the name of the primary transporter - the names of backup transporters - an ER number that must be answered 24/7 - the name and address of the generator - the signature of the generator or an agent
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)

21. CMS
Corrective Measures Study (RCRA)
Clean Water Act
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC
Suitable for NFPA Class A and Class B fires

22. FRP Facility response plan
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
Apply to discharges from MS4s serving fewer than 10 -000 people
The top priority for OSHA inspections are imminent danger situations.
Necessary for facility with oil storage in excess of 1 -000 -000 gallons - requires drills and tabletop exercises - plans for Worst Case Discharges (WCDs) - and training for employees on the FRP

23. SARA
A list of impaired waters
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - covers generation of haz waste - transportation of haz waste - USTs - and non-haz solid waste
Should only be available to those who 'need to know' (CFATS)
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act

24. RCRA
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) - Dept of Energy
Plan - Do - Check - Act (P2)
Coast Guard - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

25. Sample blanks
CAA - Clean Air Act
1) Duty of the defendant to the plaintiff 2) Breach of that duty 3) Damage to the plaintiff 4) Breach was the proximate cause of the damage
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
Used to determine contamination that is introduced in the field or en route to the laboratory

26. RI/FS
corrosive/highly toxic - flammable - non-flammable
Only pesticides registered with the USEPA can be distributed - sold or placed into commerce
will sink. All flammable liquids and most gases have a vapor density greater than 1.0
Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study

27. AEA
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
Atomic Energy Act
The dose expected to cause the death of 50% of an exposed population within 30 minutes
low - ordinary - high

28. TPQ
Burns as ordinarily combustible and presents a minimum reactivity hazard
Required for facilities manufacturing - mining - and utilities that manufacture or process over 25 -000 pounds or 'otherwise use' over the threshold planning quantity of extremely hazardous substances
Threshold Planning Quantity - two values are listed - the first applies to materials with higher hazard properties and the second applies to lower hazard properties (40CFR355.30) - the TPQ when equaled or exceeded subjects the facility to regulation
Required for a new facility or a modified existing facility (>10%)

29. MCL
Oil and grease - BOD - COD - and TSS
Department of Transportation
Three. 100 (one) 50 (two) 25 (three) 12.5
Maximum Contaminate Level - legally enforceable public health goal

30. LAER
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (1986)
Spill Prevention - Control - and Countermeasure Plans - required for facilities with more than 1320 gallons of above ground oil storage or 40 -000 gallons of below ground storage - must be reviewed every five years - must be sealed by a PE unless it
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
Noise exposure forecast - a noise rating associated with airports

31. ISO 14000 standards
Two general categories: Organizational evaluation standards and Product and Process evaluation standards
Have the full effect of the law and can be enforced civilly and criminally
Requires 40-hours off-site safety training - 3 days of supervised field experience. Supervisors require 8 hours of additional training.
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure

32. TDS
Time - Distance - Shielding (ways to reduce exposure to radiation)
Chronic Daily Intake
Noise exposure forecast - a noise rating associated with airports
low - ordinary - high

33. TSCA inventory list requirements
Oil - gasoline - paint
All chemical manufactured for sale LQG Large Quantity Generator - >1000 kg per month or > 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste per month SQG Small Quantity Generator - 100 kg < x < 1000 kg per month - AND accumulates <6000 kg at any time
Staircase dimensional criteria for egress are covered under the Life Safety Code and UBC
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. A rapid pressure increase in a confined vessel that results in a sudden release of pressure as the vessel ruptures

34. RACT
Chemical Security Assessment Tool - which assesses security risks
Reasonable Achievable Control Technology
Arsenic (5 ppm max) - Cadmium (2 ppm max) - Chromium (10ppm max) - Lead (100 ppm max) - Total Halogens (4000 ppm max) - Flash point (100oF minimum)
mass per unit volume of a given vapor/gas relative to that of air

35. Stormwater discharge application
Part A- Who and what Part B- Where and how much
Confined space - HAZWOPER - respirator training
gaining electrons
Trespass - Nuisance - Negligence - Strict Liability

36. Agencies that regulate asbestos
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
EPA - OSHA - DOT
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (1986)
Reactive - Corrosive - Ignitable - Toxic

37. New major air emissions in an attainment area
corrosive/highly toxic - flammable - non-flammable
Federal Insecticide - Fungicide - and Rodenticide Act
Secure site assets - Deter - Detect - Delay - Screen and control access.
Requires New Source Performance Standards - BACT - Title V Operating Permit

38. Foam agents
Department of Homeland Security (US Coast Guard - US Secret Service - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Immediate (acute) health hazards - delayed (chronic) health hazards - and sudden releases of pressure
Suitable for NFPA Class A and Class B fires
Safe Drinking Water Act (est MCLs)

39. NFPA Diamond
Red=Flammability - Yellow=Reactivity - Blue=Health - White=Special Precautions - 1 is lowest hazard - 4 is extremely hazardous
Prevention of Serious Deterioration
An absolute value which cannot be exceeded (no TWA)
Sound Pressure Level - unweighted SPL(total) = 10 log [ sum 10 (SPL/10)] or weighted SPL (total) = 10 log [sum 10 (SPL/10) (t(partial)/t(total)]

40. SWMU
Lists 'Hazardous Substances'
Non-attainment
risk = slope factor (SF) x CDI
Solid Waste Management Unit (RCRA)

41. Specific Gravity < 1
will float in water
will float
Sound is characterized by pressure - power - and intensity
Pollution Prevention - the highest priority is source reduction - the most effective P2 activity is product modification to avoid solvent use

42. CERCLA

43. How do you calculate radioactive attenuation?
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (RCRA) included hazardous waste used as fuel - financial responsibility - Minimum Technology Requirements (MTRs) - and air emissions from TSDFs
I(2) = I(1) (r(1)/r(2))^2 I= intensity r= distance from the source
Required under EPCRA for a facility that has 10 -000 pounds of any hazardous chemical
A material used in PPE - very effective against hydrocarbons but dissolves in water

44. What is the description of a Class IV organic peroxide?
Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act
Burns as ordinarily combustible and presents a minimum reactivity hazard
Red=Flammability - Yellow=Reactivity - Blue=Health - White=Special Precautions - 1 is lowest hazard - 4 is extremely hazardous
Used to determine contamination that is introduced in the field or en route to the laboratory

45. HVL Half Value (radiation)
as needed - but at least every 3 yrs
Environmental policy - planning - Implementation and operation - Checking and Corrective Action - Management Review
if the HVL of lead is 0.33 cm and you double the thickness you reduce the exposure to 1/4 of the original exposure
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (expanded RCRA)

46. TLV
Chemical of Interest (CFATS)
Threshold Limit Value
Systematic discovery - voluntary discovery (sampling/auditing) - prompt disclosure (within 21 days) - independent discovery and disclosure - correction and remediation within 60 days - prevent recurrence of the violation - repeat violations are ineli
Department of Transportation

47. Homogeneous
SO2 - SO3 - and SO4(-2)
Uniform mixture
Requires New Source Performance Standards - BACT - Title V Operating Permit
Does NOT require an employer to pay for non-specialty safety toe footwear

48. Grab samples for wastewater 24-hour composite sampling event
Oil and grease
Federal Facilities Compliance Act (1992) - provided a statutory basis for pursuing monetary penalties against Federal Facilities
Confined space - HAZWOPER - respirator training
Includes the EPA ID number - the name of the primary transporter - the names of backup transporters - an ER number that must be answered 24/7 - the name and address of the generator - the signature of the generator or an agent

49. AAI
All Appropriate Inquiries - must update government records or visual inspections after 180 days - requires that the environmental professional sign the report - provide an opinion regarding site conditions - review historical records - and provide pr
Limit of Detection - Should be at least 25% of the TLV for a air monitoring device to be acceptable for use
Safe Water Drinking Act (1980) - established public notifications for violations - increased civil penalties - recalled all water coolers with lead lined tanks and banned lead containing pipes
Threshold Limit Value

50. PNL
Perceived noise level - a noise rating associated with airports
Total Maximum Daily Load - CWA Section 303
Hazardous occupancy
Established water quality criteria - requires assessment of watersheds - established the NPDES program - requires point source compliance with treatment technologies