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BCSP CSP Exam Questions

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161.

A safety data sheet (SDS) has how many sections?

  • 16

  • 12

  • 8

  • 20

Correct answer: 16

An SDS, required under OSHA's Hazard Communication standard (1910.1200), must contain the following 16 sections:

  • Section 1: Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking
  • Section 2: Hazards identification
  • Section 3: Composition/information on ingredients
  • Section 4: First aid measures
  • Section 5: Firefighting measures
  • Section 6: Accidental release measures
  • Section 7: Handling and storage
  • Section 8: Exposure controls/personal protection
  • Section 9: Physical and chemical properties
  • Section 10: Stability and reactivity
  • Section 11: Toxicological information
  • Section 12: Ecological information
  • Section 13: Disposal considerations
  • Section 14: Transport Information
  • Section 15: Regulatory information
  • Section 16: Other information 

Chemical manufacturers and importers are required to provide an SDS for every hazardous chemical they produce or import, and employers are required to have an SDS for each hazardous chemical in use in the workplace.

162.

TCLP is a test for determining whether a waste is hazardous. What does TCLP represent?

  • Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure

  • Toxic classification of lead paint

  • Toxins characteristic of lead paint

  • Toxicity capability leaching procedure

Correct answer: Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure

TCLP is a procedure used to determine if an extract of waste exhibits any hazardous waste toxicity characteristics. It was designed to mimic the decomposition of waste and leaching into groundwater. 

The chemical analysis procedure (Method 1311 of SW 846) essentially involves diluting a material 20 times its weight with acetic acid and tumbling the mixture for 18 hours. The leachate and acidic extract are combined (if compatible) and then analyzed for 40 different toxic constituents. If the leachate tests are greater than the established regulatory thresholds, the waste is determined to be hazardous.

163.

What hazard can result when working around electricity in addition to being shocked or electrocuted? 

  • Falls

  • Chemical burns

  • Foreign objects in the eyes

  • Strains

Correct answer: Falls

Falls can occur if a worker is on a ladder or working in the overhead as a result of being shocked and losing balance. One of the first steps to preventing electrical injuries and accidents is to plan your work and ensure that others you are working with or around are aware of your proposed activities. When working around electrical equipment, make sure you strictly follow the lockout/tagout program, remove all jewelry, and avoid wet conditions and overhead power lines.

Chemical burns are not associated with electricity, they are associated with handling chemicals. Foreign objects in the eyes can occur in various work environments but are not directly related to electrical work. Strains can happen due to improper lifting or overexertion but do not directly result from electrical hazards.  

164.

Which of the following is the BEST example of loss prevention?

  • Performing electrical safety training

  • Installing firewalls to reduce the spread of fire

  • Installing automatic fire sprinklers

  • Equipping a fire brigade

Correct answer: Performing electrical safety training

Loss prevention focuses on reducing the likelihood that a loss will occur. Training employees on electrical safety reduces the likelihood that an employee will be injured when working with or around electricity.

Loss reduction focuses on reducing the severity of loss after an incident has already taken place. Installing firewalls to reduce the spread of fire, installing automatic fire sprinklers, and equipping a fire brigade are all examples of loss reduction. 

OSHA's Safety Pays tool provides loss prevention and reduction strategies for exploring the value of implementing workplace safety and health practices while lowering costs due to work-related injuries and illnesses.

165.

All the following are reasons why a team rather than an individual might conduct an accident investigation EXCEPT:

  • To distribute the blame if the investigation does not result in any findings

  • To distribute tasks to different team members

  • To give team members the opportunity to discuss ideas and findings

  • To provide a variety of perspectives

Correct answer: To distribute the blame if the investigation does not result in any findings

When an accident investigation must be conducted, the lead investigator should select their team. This allows for a variety of tasks to be assigned to different team members, the opportunity to discuss ideas and findings, and the chance to provide a variety of perspectives on the incident(s). 

The purpose of establishing a team is not to distribute blame.

166.

If a construction company with an experience modification rate (EMR) of 1.0 pays $40,000 in premiums, what would the same company pay if its EMR went to 1.2?

  • $48,000

  • $32,000

  • $44,000

  • $36,000

Correct answer: $48,000

The EMR acts as a multiplier to the premium. A company that has an EMR of 1.0 is performing exactly as expected and will pay only the book rate for premiums. If it performs well, the EMR can go down, and the company will get a credit factor. For example, if a company pays $40,000 with an EMR of 1.0 and its EMR improves to 0.9, it will pay only $36,000.

However, if a company performs worse than the book rate, the EMR will increase, and the company will have a penalty factor. The company paying $40,000 with an EMR of 1.0 would be required to pay $48,000 if the EMR increased to 1.2.

If the EMR was 1.1, then the premium collected would be $44,000.

167.

During a flammable liquid cleanup, what is the FIRST step?

  • Isolate any ignition sources

  • Isolate any intrinsically safe devices

  • Notify the EPA or NRC

  • Don level A ensemble PPE

Correct answer: Isolate any ignition sources

Flammable liquid spills can turn from a small problem to a catastrophe if they are ignited. With any flammable liquid spill, the first step is to ensure that it will not catch fire; this is best accomplished by isolating any potential ignition sources (see OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response [HAZWOPER]).

While ensuring intrinsically safe devices are isolated is important, the first and most critical step is to eliminate any immediate ignition sources to prevent fire or explosion.

While notification of appropriate authorities is necessary, it should be done after ensuring immediate safety measures, such as isolating ignition sources, are in place.

Proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is important, but isolating ignition sources must be prioritized to prevent fire or explosion hazards first.

168.

OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program recognizes that effective management of health and safety programs does all the following EXCEPT:

  • Decreases organizations' insurance premiums

  • Reduces the extent and severity of work-related injuries and illnesses

  • Improves employee morale and productivity

  • Reduces workers' compensation costs

Correct answer: Decreases organizations' insurance premiums

OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program promotes worksite-based safety and health through a collaborative effort between management and labor. Key points include:

  • reducing the extent and severity of work-related injuries and illnesses
  • improving employee morale and productivity
  • reducing workers' compensation costs

OSHA makes no claim that effective management of health and safety programs decreases organizations' insurance premiums.

169.

A worker is working under a moderate workload in an environment of 31.1 °C (88 °F). For every 15 minutes of work, how long should the worker be able to rest?

  • 45 minutes

  • 30 minutes

  • 15 minutes

  • 5 minutes

Correct answer: 45 minutes

Threshold limit values (TVLs) apply to physically fit and acclimatized individuals wearing light summer clothing. According to the US Department of Labor's permissible heat exposure TVLs, a worker performing a moderate workload, in conditions of 31.1 °C (88 °F), should be permitted a work/rest regimen of 25% work/75% rest each hour. Since 15 minutes is 25% of one hour, 45 minutes is 75% of one hour.

170.

Manually moving or handling things by lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, holding, or restraining is referred to as what? 

  • Manual Materials Handling (MMH)

  • Crane operations

  • Lifting and handling

  • Load-bearing work

Correct answer: Manual Materials Handling (MMH)

Material handling represents over a third of all reported worker injuries. In many operations, MMH can be packing product boxes, palletizing them, and using a forklift for their transport or storage. In other operations, massive movement of large containers, such as shipping containers, may be required, making the methods far more complicated. When considering the problems associated with manual material handling, one typically thinks of ergonomic injuries that can result. However, other injuries include lacerations, amputations, crushing injuries, and fractures.

Crane operations involve lifting and moving heavy materials, but do not include manual handling.

Lifting and handling are part of manual materials handling.

Load-bearing work does not encompass the full range of activities involved in Manual Materials Handling. 

171.

Which of the following occurs when powerful, high-amperage currents arc through the air?

  • Arc blast

  • Ground faults

  • Fault current

  • Static discharge

Correct answer: Arc blast

Arcing is the luminous electrical discharge that occurs when high voltages exist across a gap between conductors and current travels through the air. This phenomenon can result in an arc blast, which is a dangerous release of energy causing extreme temperatures, pressure waves, and flying debris. This situation is often caused by equipment failure due to abuse or fatigue.

The remaining options are not associated with arcing.

172.

Which of the following is NOT an acute symptom of copper exposure?

  • Change in skin or hair color

  • Metal fume fever

  • Eye irritation

  • Metal taste in mouth

Correct answer: Change in skin or hair color

Long-term, not acute, exposure to copper fumes owing to repeated exposure may cause a person's skin and hair to change color.

Irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, and metal fume fever are associated with short-term exposure to copper fumes. Symptoms of metal fume fever include common flu-like symptoms such as fevers, muscle aches, nausea, chills, a dry throat, coughing, and weakness. A metallic or sweet taste in the mouth is another symptom reported by those who have been exposed.

173.

On the NFPA diamond, what does the color blue depict?

  • Health hazard

  • Special precautions

  • Firefighting measures

  • Reactivity hazard

Correct answer: Health hazard

NFPA diamonds have 4 colors that indicate 4 different hazard types:

  • Red - flammability
  • Blue - health hazard
  • Yellow - reactivity hazard
  • White - special precautions

The NFPA 704 diamond provides information for fire and emergency responders to use for a fire, a spill, or another emergency response. The use and markings of the NFPA diamond are distinct from the requirements for labeling of hazardous chemicals under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, which went into effect in 2016. As noted, the two approaches are intended for different purposes, and safety practitioners should be aware of them. 

OSHA and NFPA have developed a comparison tool (NFPA OSHA Quick Card), which can be found online.

174.

What does the acronym BLEVE represent? 

  • Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion

  • Boiling liquids exploding vapor expansion

  • Boiling liquids erode very efficiently

  • Boiling liquids evaporate very expansively

Correct answer: Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion

BLEVE occurs when a gas that is pressurized to the point of a liquid (e.g., liquid propane) is overheated. The heat causes the liquid to boil and expand; eventually, the container fails, and the liquid instantly turns into vapor and explodes. The results can be catastrophic, and foreknowledge of this hazard is important for any emergency responders.

175.

Which of the following is NOT one of the US Department of Transportation's nine hazardous materials classifications?

  • Flammable explosives

  • Flammable gases

  • Oxidizers

  • Corrosives

Correct answer: Flammable explosives

The US Department of Transportation classifies hazardous materials into nine different groups:

  1. explosives
  2. flammable gases
  3. flammable liquids
  4. flammable solids
  5. oxidizers
  6. toxic substances
  7. radioactive
  8. corrosives
  9. miscellaneous hazardous materials

176.

Benzene has a permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 1 ppm for an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA). What is the modified PEL for an employee working a 12-hour shift?

  • 0.667 ppm

  • 1.667 ppm

  • 0.067 ppm

  • 0.007 ppm

Correct answer: 0.667 ppm 

If an 8-hour PEL or TLV needs to be modified for a work shift longer than 8 hours, use the following equation:

PEL n hours = (PEL(or TLV)*8 hrs)/(shift duration in hours)                   

PEL n hours = (1 ppm x 8 hrs)/(12 hrs) = 0.667 ppm

The modified PEL for benzene for a 12-hour shift is 0.667 ppm.

177.

What class of extinguisher would need to be used for a magnesium fire?

  • Class D

  • Class A

  • Class C

  • Class K

Correct answer: Class D

Class D extinguishers are designed for flammable metal fires.  

Class A extinguishers are for ordinary combustible materials (wood, paper, etc). Class C extinguishers are for electrical fires. Class K extinguishers are for commercial kitchen fires.  

178.

When performing a quantitative risk analysis, the factors to consider when rating the degree of the hazard include the likelihood, the frequency, and what other element?

  • Severity

  • Cost

  • Limitations

  • Mitigation

Correct answer: Severity

When conducting a quantitative risk analysis, numerical values are placed on variables, such as the likelihood of occurrence, the frequency of exposure, the degree of potential harm or severity, and the number of persons at risk.

The remaining answers are not considerations when performing a quantitative risk analysis.  

179.

A dragster is traveling at 25 m/s and then accelerates at a rate of 30 m/s2 for 6 seconds. How fast is the dragster traveling after these 6 seconds?

Use the formula v = vo + at, where v = velocity, vo = original velocity at the start of the acceleration, a = acceleration, and t = time (s).

  • 205 m/s

  • 95 m/s

  • 180 m/s

  • 305 m/s

Correct answer: 205 m/s

Solve the equation.

v = vo + at

v = 25 m/s + (30 m/s2)(6 s)

v = 25 m/s + 180 m/s = 205 m/s

180.

In a fall protection program, what is a fall arrest lanyard?

  • Deceleration device

  • Leading edge

  • Body harness

  • Lifeline

Correct answer: Deceleration device

In a fall prevention safety program, lanyards are an example of deceleration devices. A deceleration device is any mechanism, such as a rope grab or lanyard, that serves to dissipate a substantial amount of energy during a fall arrest to limit the energy imposed on the worker.

A leading edge is an unprotected edge of the workspace. During construction, the leading edge will change.

A body harness is constructed with straps secured around an employee and distributes the fall force over the thighs, waist, chest, and shoulders. A lifeline is a part of a fall arrest system, typically a flexible line connected to an anchorage at one end to hang vertically or stretch horizontally, to which other parts of a personal fall arrest are connected. Lifelines are often used to keep employees away from the leading edge rather than arrest the fall.

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