Deck 12: Personal Protection and First Aid

Question 1

11.Worker comfort affects the amount of protection a worker will receive from personal protective equipment on the job.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

8.Use of personal protective equipment is

Answer 3

False

Question 4

16.Industrial safety lenses have different specifications than street safety lenses.

Question 5

5.How can a closed-circuit SCBA be more of a fire hazard than an open-circuit type?

Question 6

14.When "Swedish wool" becomes impregnated with wax,its effectiveness is decreased.

Question 7

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?

Question 8

12."Swedish wool" is effective in protecting workers from welding sparks.

Question 9

10.The employer is responsible for maintenance of employee-owned personal protective equipment.

Question 10

17.If the worker asks his doctor to fit him with prescription safety lenses,he will have no need for industrial safety glasses.

Question 11

3.What is the principal difference between a hose mask and an air line respirator?

Question 12

4.Explain the chemical process (name ingredients)that generates oxygen for closed circuit SCBA equipment.

Question 13

1.What is the advantage of closed-circuit SCBA equipment over open-circuit?

Question 14

20.Dust masks are not approved for systemic poisons.

Question 15

6.What alternative is permitted to qualify an air-purifying device to be approved for a toxic substance that has no warning properties?

Question 16

18.A gas mask is more effective than a cartridge respirator in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere.

Question 17

19.The employer is responsible for assuring proper use of employee-owned respiratory protection equipment.

Question 18

9.Providing personal protective equipment is a straightforward and simple solution to the problem of protecting workers from hazards.

Question 19

13.The skull bone structure can transmit noise vibrations.

Question 20

15.A good seal is more important to the effectiveness of noise attenuators than is the transmission properties of the attenuating material selected.

Question 21

22.Dust masks are frequently used improperly during hazardous welding operations.

Question 22

32.Welders may wear half-mask respirators beneath a special welding hood.

Question 23

29.Respirator cartridges,like vacuum cleaner bags,may be changed from manufacturer to manufacturer without affecting the approval status of the equipment.

Question 24

34.Court cases have confirmed the need for foot protection for dock workers on shipping and receiving docks.

Question 25

27.The gas mask has been made obsolete by modern-day self-contained breathing apparatus and is no longer used.

Question 26

31.Emergency respirators are required to be inspected monthly.

Question 27

24.Because they are likely to leak,dust masks are not as popular as other respirators.

Question 28

33.Snap-on lenses can make a full-face respirator safe for protection of a welder's eyes.

Question 29

36.Barrier creams are generally superior to gloves for protection against contact-irritants.

Question 30

39.Which of the following is of greatest concern with a superficial respirator program?

A)the respirators may have a short shelf life
B)most organic vapors do not have warning properties
C)employees may be lulled into a false sense of security
D)cartridges are not interchangeable

Question 31

35.Bacterial contamination is a problem with synthetic milky white oils.

Question 32

23.Dust masks are bad about leakage.

Question 33

37.The job should not require workers to place their bare hands in trichloroethylene to wash piece parts.

Question 34

28.The mouthpiece respirator utilizes a nose clip.

Question 35

26.Respirator canisters contain granular sorbents.

Question 36

25.The quarter mask can be approved for lead dusts.

Question 37

38.Standards require the plant First Aid station to have an emergency shower.

Question 38

21.Dust masks are not approved for particulates.

Question 39

30.A questionnaire can be used as a shortcut to screen employees who may have obvious problems with respirators.

Question 40

40.The principal advantage of dust masks is

A)absorption efficiency
B)low cost
C)fit
D)reliability

Question 41

58.Prior to 1993,what provision of the law usually used by OSHA to prosecute employers when confined space accidents resulted in multiple fatalities?

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

54.Pictured is

A)an open circuit SCBA
B)a closed circuit SCBA
C)SCUBA apparatus
D)none of the above

Question 46

A confined space is generally not designed for a continuos occupancy,

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

Since the operation is temporary,the temptation is to "get in and the

Question 50

47.The air line respirator derives its name from

A)its use by the airlines in emergency losses of cabin pressure
B)its ability to purify air in the air line
C)its ability to supply atmosphere through an air line
D)the fact that not only inhaled air but also exhaled air is transported through an air line

Question 51

59.What significant new standard,made effective in April,1993,was directed at a major source of multi-fatality accident?

Question 52

57.Discuss in general the characteristics of confined spaces that make them hazardous.

Question 53

56.Name the three principal flow modes for the respirators.

Question 54

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

Question 55

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

Question 56

48.Which of the following is not a mode of air delivery for air line respirators?
a.continuous demand
b.demand flow
c.pressure demand
d.continuous flow

Question 57

45.The purpose of the mouthpiece respirator is

A)first aid
B)escape
C)training
D)calibration

Question 58

44.Canister sorbents purify the air by all of the following except

A)adsorption
B)absorption
C)convection
D)chemical reaction

Question 59

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

Question 60

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

Question 61

79.Name five ways in which metalworking fluids are useful in metal machining operations.

Question 62

66.As far as OSHA is concerned,the responsibility for maintenance of employee-owned respiratory equipment

A)rests with the employer of the employee
B)rests with the employee who owns the equipment
C)depends upon the union agreement at the plant
D)rests with OSHA

Question 63

64.Which of the following respirator types would be best for oxygen deficiency?
a.cartridge type
b.canister type
c.filter type
d.SCBA

Question 64

67.Identify the term "SCBA" and explain the advantage of "closed-circuit" SCBA versus "open-circuit" SCBA in industrial safety applications.

Question 65

71.Certain personal protective equipment has been exempted from the requirement that the employer pay for all personal protective equipment.Name these exemptions:

Question 66

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 eyewear
B)logging boots
C)hearing protection
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 67

78.How can a worker readily determine what protection is required of safety shoe he or she is wearing?

Question 68

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.

Question 69

68.Explain the principle of "closed circuit" operation of SCBA units.

Question 70

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?

Question 71

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 eyewear
B)safety shoes
C)fall protection harnesses and lanyards
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 72

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

Question 73

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.

Question 74

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 devices
B)respirators
C)fall protection harnesses and lanyards
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 75

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

Question 76

80.Name the four basic types of metalworking fluids.

Question 77

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.

Question 78

77.What reason was given by OSHA for requiring employers to pay for personal protective equipment when needed?

Question 79

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.

Question 80

61.Which of the following is associated with the most fatalities with confined space entry?

A)engulfment
B)entrapment
C)oxygen deficiency
D)explosion