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Home > Departments > Environment, Health & Safety > Training > Right-to-Know Training > Final Review Questions

Final Review Questions

The following ten questions assess your understanding of the Hazard Communication Standard and NYS Right-to-Know Law. Read each question carefully. Select the best response then review the answers here. Once you have finished the quiz, you will be required to print out and complete a confirmation form. This form allows you to demonstrate what you have learned about hazard communication and provides your supervisor/manager with documentation that you have taken the course. The confirmation form is to be maintained as stated in the Administration module of this course.

1) What measures can be taken to prevent hazardous products from being orally ingested?
A. Prohibit eating and smoking in areas where hazardous chemicals are present.
B. Wash hands thoroughly at the end of each work shift.
C. Wear a dust mask where toxic dusts are present.
D. All of the above.

2) The New York State Right-to-Know Law requires public employers to develop programs to inform employees of the potential hazards of chemicals found in the workplace. Employers have four areas of responsibility. Which of the following represent those four areas?
A. Notification, Information, Training, Record keeping.
B. Cost, Information, Training, Record keeping.
C. Notification, Quantity, Training, Record keeping.
D. Notification, Information, Record keeping, Recourse.

3) Which of the following is most likely NOT an example of a common workplace substance containing a hazardous material?
A. Cleaning fluid, including window cleaning fluid.
B. Specialty paper for printing color prints.
C. Photocopier toner, photo developing chemicals, toners, and developers.
D. Rubber cement and other glues.

4) You are about to use a cleaning product that you have received training on, but you would like to review the information on the recommended personal protective equipment. Which of the following is your BEST source for information?
A. OSHA website.
B. New York State Department of Health.
C. The package for the gloves.
D. The cleaner’s label and MSDS.

5) Material Safety Data Sheets must be:
A. Conspicuously posted in all work areas.
B. Available to employees at all times.
C. Consulted and reviewed prior to using any hazardous material.
D. Both A and C.

6) You are the procurement officer in your work unit, responsible for ordering and maintaining an inventory of materials, some of which may contain hazardous materials. Which of the following is NOT among your responsibilities?
A. Ensuring that all new procurements are accompanied, where appropriate, by MSDSs that meet the requirement of the Hazard Communication Standard.
B. Ensuring that all new MSDSs are included and maintained in the agency's library of MSDSs and that copies will be furnished to the health and safety manager immediately upon request.
C. Maintain training records.
D. Maintaining a central inventory of all hazardous chemicals used in the Agency.

7) In situations where employees are exposed at the worksite to chemicals that are not purchased, the employer typically will not have a formal MSDS. The employer must obtain chemical information from:

A. NIOSH
B. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
C. Internet databases, such as siri.org
D. Any of the above

8) An MSDS indicates that the most likely way for the chemical to enter the body is through absorption. In light of this you would want to be sure to wear:
A. Rubber gloves or a similar heavy-duty glove.
B. A hair net.
C. A dust mask.
D. A respirator.

9) Keeping employees informed of potentially hazardous materials is a mandatory regulation. Which of the following are among the New York State requirements to meet that regulation?
A. Monthly briefings on MSDSs.
B. Training for new employees.
C. Training for new employees, posters, annual training, and conspicuous posting of all MSDSs.
D. Annual training, information on the location of MSDSs and the display of informational posters in the workplace.

10) Which of the following is not required when training on MSDSs?
A. Physical and health hazards.
B. Procedures for handling the product.
C. Where the MSDSs are located.
D. Alternative materials that can be used if the employee refuses to attend training.

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