What is a common method used in Chemical Process Safety to identify hazards?
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA).
What is the lowest value on the response vs dose curve called?
Threshold Limit
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p.1
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Techniques

What is a common method used in Chemical Process Safety to identify hazards?

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA).

p.12
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the lowest value on the response vs dose curve called?

Threshold Limit

p.12
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is the lowest temperature that the vapors of a material will ignite when exposed to an ignition source?

Flash point

p.13
Fire and Explosion Safety

What are the essential elements for fire?

Fuel, an oxidizer, and an ignition source.

p.13
Fire and Explosion Safety

What does MIE stand for in the context of explosions?

Minimum Ignition Energy.

p.5
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Which risk assessment tool is used for the determination of spatial distribution of contaminants at the site?

Exposure assessment.

p.13
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is the process of adding inert gas to a combustible mixture called?

Inerting.

p.12
Fire and Explosion Safety

Fire is a rapid ______ of ignited fuel.

oxidation

p.11
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What does FAR stand for in the context of workplace safety?

Fatality Rate.

p.5
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Why does site history have to be considered for hazard identification?

To know the probable source and causes of contamination on site.

p.6
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What was the first known legal adoption of standards for allowable concentrations of chemicals in workplace air?

OSHA.

p.10
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What are the unit-specific technical requirements designed to prevent?

The release of hazardous waste (HW).

p.1
Safety Program Effectiveness Metrics

What is a key component of a safety program in chemical processes?

Safety Program Effectiveness Metrics.

p.13
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Techniques

What is the purpose of reliability analysis in the process industry?

To assess the reliability of systems and processes.

p.13
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does the Hazard Assessment process determine?

Whether exposure to a chemical can increase the incidence of adverse health effects.

p.15
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What represents a contact between a chemical agent and an object?

Exposure.

p.5
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What does hazard identification mainly focus on?

Chemical source and concentration.

p.11
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What is the pressure difference between the relief set pressure and the relief reseating pressure called?

Blowdown.

p.10
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How do toxicants enter organisms?

All of the above (Ingestion, Injection, Inhalation).

p.14
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What establishes the relationship between contaminants of concern and the receptor?

Risk assessment.

p.1
Emergency Response and Incident Management

What is the significance of emergency response in chemical process safety?

To effectively manage incidents and minimize harm.

p.11
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Which risk assessment tool is used for the determination of spatial distribution of contaminants at the site?

Exposure assessment.

p.11
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

For existing chemicals, what type of exposure assessment should be considered?

Reasonable worst case.

p.11
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What elements are included in a safe chemical storage program?

All of the above (Inventory of Chemicals, Labeling of Chemicals, Segregating Incompatibles).

p.14
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Is exposure effect more in adults than in children?

True.

p.15
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Under the OSH Act, employers are responsible for providing a __________.

Safe workplace.

p.12
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Indoor storage should not be available for which type of liquids?

Flammable liquids

p.14
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What are the steps involved in the evaluation of toxicity?

Analysis of dose and impact.

p.15
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What is the main purpose of hazard identification?

To minimize the probability of adverse consequences.

p.3
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What generates static electricity in processes?

When mists or sprays pass through orifices.

p.10
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is the lowest temperature at which the vapors of a material will ignite called?

Flash point.

p.15
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

Which valve is known as a safety valve?

Relief valve.

p.10
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Which of the following is a cause of overpressure?

Both ambient heat and valve failures.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does a high LD50 value generally indicate?

Low toxicity.

p.11
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What is the final stage of risk assessment?

Risk characterisation.

p.13
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

True or False: A hazard is defined as the probability of suffering harm or loss.

True.

p.14
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Eco-toxicology is based on what aspect of chemicals?

Chemical properties.

p.14
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

OSHA is part of which department of labor?

US Department of Labor.

p.14
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How do toxicants enter an organism?

Through dermal absorption, ingestion, and injection.

p.7
Safety Program Effectiveness Metrics

Which of the following is not a measure of effectiveness for a safety program?

HAZOP.

p.12
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Techniques

What does PHA stand for?

Process Hazard Analysis

p.5
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

For existing chemicals, what type of exposure assessment should be considered?

Reasonable worst case.

p.3
Fire and Explosion Safety

What type of explosion results from the sudden failure of a vessel containing high-pressure nonreactive gas?

Mechanical explosion.

p.8
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What occurs when a tank containing a liquid held above its atmospheric pressure boiling point ruptures?

Boiling-Liquid Expanding-Vapor Explosion.

p.8
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What is the term for a reaction front that propagates at a speed less than the speed of sound?

Deflagration.

p.2
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Identification, Evaluation, and Control are the phases of?

Industrial Hygiene

p.2
Fire and Explosion Safety

Fire is a rapid ________ of ignited fuel.

Exothermic oxidation

p.9
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

When did the Seveso accident occur?

1976.

p.12
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How do toxicants enter into an organism?

Ingestion

p.11
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What is the main goal of risk management?

Calculate probability of adverse effect on individual and population.

p.13
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is deflagration?

A reaction front that propagates at a speed less than the speed of sound.

p.12
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Which of the following causes of overpressure?

Both 1 & 2 (Ambient heat and Valve)

p.10
Safety Program Effectiveness Metrics

Which of the following is not a measure of effectiveness for a safety program?

HAZOP.

p.5
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What is the final stage of risk assessment?

Risk characterisation.

p.10
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is fire defined as?

Rapid exothermic oxidation of ignited fuel.

p.14
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Results from long-term exposure to lower doses of a chemical is known as?

Chronic toxicity.

p.10
Fire and Explosion Safety

What type of explosion occurs within a vessel or building?

Confined Explosion.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What type of curve illustrates acute toxicity in a dose-response relationship?

An S-shaped or sigmoidal curve.

p.3
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the toxicity equivalence factor?

Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another structurally related chemical chosen as a reference.

p.4
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is a major application of the dose-response curve?

To obtain the threshold.

p.4
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Which valve is known as a safety valve?

Pressure relief valve.

p.4
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

When did the Seveso accident occur?

1976.

p.9
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What LD50 concentration should a waste have to be called toxic?

Less than 2500 mg/kg.

p.6
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What violations are most commonly cited by OSHA?

Fall protection.

p.1
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Which regulation is crucial for ensuring workplace safety in chemical processes?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations.

p.14
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the toxicity equivalence factor?

Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another structurally related chemical.

p.13
Fire and Explosion Safety

What occurs when a tank containing a liquid held above its atmospheric pressure boiling point ruptures?

Boiling-Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion.

p.6
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

In what year was the first American state workers' compensation act passed?

1911.

p.7
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What must a container holding a hazardous material include as of June 15, 2014?

Identity of the hazardous chemical, instructions on how to use.

p.5
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Estimation of short-term and long-term exposure is usually in terms of what?

Doses by exposure rate.

p.15
Risk Assessment and Management

How is sensitivity analyzed in risk estimation?

By critical assumptions.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which health effect is NOT included in the ACGIH TLV-STELs definition?

Carcinogenicity.

p.7
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is fire defined as?

Rapid exothermic oxidation of ignited fuel.

p.15
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is a major application of the dose-response curve?

To obtain the threshold for toxins.

p.3
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What does MIE depend on?

All of the above: specific chemical or mixture, concentration, pressure, and temperature.

p.9
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

When can an incident be called hazardous?

When the stressor has the potential to cause harm to humans and ecological systems.

p.7
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Which of the following is a cause of overpressure?

Both ambient heat and valve failures.

p.9
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

On what basis are doses expressed?

Body-weight.

p.7
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Who is responsible for ensuring workers are provided with a safe working environment?

OSHA.

p.7
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Techniques

What does PHA stand for?

Process Hazard Analysis.

p.7
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is the process of adding inert gas to a combustible mixture to reduce oxygen concentration called?

Inerting.

p.10
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is acute toxicity?

Effects due to short-term exposure.

p.3
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

During which phase are existing control measures and their effectiveness studied?

Evaluation phase.

p.12
Safety Program Effectiveness Metrics

Which of the following is not a measure of effectiveness of a safety program?

HAZOP

p.12
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Identification, Evaluation, and Control are the phases of what?

Hygiene Program

p.15
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which chemical is responsible for acute lung disease from the Bhopal gas tragedy?

Methylisocyanate.

p.13
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

True or False: Static electricity is generated when mists or sprays pass through orifices.

True.

p.12
Fire and Explosion Safety

An explosion occurring within a vessel or a building is known as what?

Confined Explosion

p.7
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

When do you not need to comply with standard hazardous material labeling requirements after transferring chemicals?

When you don’t use the materials before the end of your work shift.

p.15
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What was the purpose of creating OSHA?

To develop safety standards and reduce hazards.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which of the following is likely to be the ceiling limit for chemical X?

1000 ppm.

p.7
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the lowest value on the response vs dose curve called?

Threshold Limit Value.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which agent is NOT set by ACGIH standards?

Ionizing radiation.

p.5
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What do the elements of a safe chemical storage program consist of?

All of the above (Inventory, Labeling, Segregating Incompatibles).

p.5
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What does FAR stand for in occupational safety?

Fatality Rate.

p.15
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

A waste is called toxic if its acute oral LD50 concentration is below what value?

2000 mg/kg.

p.10
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Who is responsible for ensuring workers are provided with a safe working environment?

OSHA.

p.5
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Which statement about relief and safety valves is incorrect?

The relief valve is primarily for liquid service.

p.5
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What is blowdown in the context of pressure relief?

The pressure difference between the relief set pressure and the relief reseating pressure.

p.3
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Which department is OSHA part of?

US Department of Labor.

p.4
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is chronic toxicity?

Effects due to long-term exposure.

p.8
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does ED stand for in toxicology?

Effective dose.

p.3
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What are the steps involved in the evaluation of toxicity?

Hazard identification and dose-response evaluation.

p.2
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Hazard evaluation consists of which elements?

All of the above

p.2
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Techniques

Which of the following is not a guide word of HAZOP?

NAND

p.1
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What is the primary focus of Chemical Process Safety?

To prevent accidents and manage risks associated with chemical processes.

p.11
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What should the toxicological end point for dose-response relationship be?

Definitive.

p.14
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does ED stand for in toxicology?

Effective dose.

p.15
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Heavy metals like Arsenic, Cadmium, and Cyanide primarily affect which system?

Respiratory system.

p.11
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does LD50 in a toxicity test represent?

A dose that will kill 50% of an exposed population.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which organization is known for establishing the most well-known Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs)?

ACGIH.

p.14
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

During which phase are existing control measures and their effectiveness studied?

Evaluation phase.

p.15
Emergency Response and Incident Management

An incident can be called hazardous only when it poses a threat to whom?

Humans and surrounding chemicals.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which organization sets exposure limits for ionizing radiation?

International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).

p.7
Fire and Explosion Safety

What type of explosion occurs within a vessel or building?

Confined Explosion.

p.9
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What is the main purpose of hazard identification?

To minimize the effect of a consequence.

p.7
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Which statement about material handling is incorrect?

Environmental risk assessments should not be available.

p.9
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the major application of a dose-response curve?

To obtain threshold.

p.9
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Which valve is known as a safety valve?

Pressure relief valve.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which workplace chemical can specifically damage the kidneys?

Lead salts.

p.7
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What process determines whether exposure to a chemical can increase the incidence of adverse health effects?

Exposure assessment.

p.5
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Who had a large influence on American OHS regulation in the early 20th century?

Dr. Alice Hamilton.

p.9
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Why are pressure relief systems required?

To protect personnel from the dangers of overpressurizing equipment and to minimize chemical losses during pressure upsets.

p.2
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Who is responsible for ensuring workers are provided with a safe working environment?

OSHA

p.8
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

During which phase are existing control measures and their effectiveness studied?

Evaluation phase.

p.8
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What are the steps involved in the evaluation of toxicity?

Hazard identification and dose-response evaluation.

p.13
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Which of the following is NOT a guide word of HAZOP?

NAND.

p.14
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What does OSHA ensure employees have been provided with?

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

p.12
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner called?

Explosion

p.11
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

Which statement about relief and safety valves is incorrect?

The relief valve is primarily for liquid service.

p.7
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

How often do rubber insulating gloves need to be tested?

Before first use and then every 6 months.

p.12
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Who is responsible for ensuring that workers are provided with safe working conditions?

OSHA

p.5
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

The toxicological end point for dose-response relationship should be what?

Definitive.

p.10
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner called?

Explosion.

p.5
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What is the main goal of risk management?

Calculate probability of adverse effect on individual and population.

p.9
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

How is sensitivity analyzed in risk estimation?

By critical assumptions.

p.4
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What is the main purpose of hazard identification?

To minimize the effect of a consequence.

p.10
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Which statement about material handling is incorrect?

Environmental risk assessments should not be available.

p.15
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is chronic toxicity?

Effects due to long-term exposure.

p.15
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What is the gauge pressure during normal service, usually 10% below the MAWP known as?

Operating pressure.

p.10
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Techniques

Which of the following is not a guide word of HAZOP?

NAND.

p.5
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the most common approach used to assess skin exposure to a contaminant?

Using pads or dosimeters to determine the amount of contaminant deposited on the skin.

p.3
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How do toxicants enter an organism?

Through ingestion, injection, and dermal absorption (all of the above).

p.9
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What is the gauge pressure during normal service known as?

Operating pressure.

p.2
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Which statement is wrong regarding material handling?

Environmental risk assessments should not be available.

p.9
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is deflagration?

A reaction front that propagates at a speed less than the speed of sound.

p.9
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is a mechanical explosion?

An explosion resulting from the sudden failure of a vessel containing high-pressure nonreactive gas.

p.4
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the toxicity equivalence factor?

Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another structurally related chemical chosen as a reference.

p.3
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Under the OSH Act, what are employers responsible for providing?

A safe workplace.

p.9
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Eco-toxicology is based on what aspect of chemicals?

Toxicological.

p.4
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

OSHA is part of which department of labor?

US.

p.4
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

During which phase are existing control measures studied?

Evaluation phase.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What do ACGIH TLVs represent?

They are developed by consensus and are science-based.

p.7
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How can toxicants enter an organism?

All of the above (Ingestion, Injection, Inhalation).

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Who stated, 'It is the dose only that makes a thing not a poison'?

Paracelsus.

p.3
Fire and Explosion Safety

What are the essential elements for combustion?

Fuel, an oxidizer, and an ignition source (Fire triangle).

p.4
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

On what basis are doses expressed?

Body-weight.

p.8
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What does MIE stand for in relation to explosions?

Minimum Ignition Energy.

p.8
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What is an explosion resulting from the sudden failure of a vessel containing high-pressure nonreactive gas called?

Mechanical explosion.

p.2
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner called?

Explosion

p.2
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is the lowest temperature that the vapors of a material will ignite when exposed to an ignition source?

Flash point

p.8
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What does OSHA ensure for employees?

Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

p.3
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What do unit-specific technical requirements aim to prevent?

The release of hazardous waste.

p.9
Fire and Explosion Safety

What occurs when a tank containing a liquid held above its atmospheric pressure boiling point ruptures?

Boiling-Liquid Expanding-Vapor Explosion.

p.9
Fire and Explosion Safety

What does MIE depend on?

All of the above (specific chemical or mixture, concentration, pressure, and temperature).

p.9
Fire and Explosion Safety

What are the essential elements for fire?

Fuel, an oxidizer, and an ignition source.

p.3
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What represents a contact between a chemical agent and an object?

Exposure.

p.3
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What was OSHA created to do?

To reduce hazards.

p.3
Emergency Response and Incident Management

When can an incident be called hazardous?

When the stressor has the potential to cause harm to humans and ecological systems.

p.4
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is acute toxicity?

Effects due to short-term exposure.

p.10
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the lowest value on the response vs dose curve called?

Threshold Limit Value.

p.14
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Which of the following is not a characteristic of hazardous waste?

Leakage.

p.7
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner called?

Explosion.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What are the two main kinds of health effects caused by chemicals?

Local effects and poisoning.

p.2
Safety Program Effectiveness Metrics

Which of the following is not a measure of effectiveness for a safety program?

HAZOP

p.2
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How do toxicants enter into an organism?

All of the above

p.2
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the lowest value on the response vs dose curve called?

Threshold Limit Value

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which statement about ingestion as a route of entry for workplace chemicals is incorrect?

Ingestion is usually a significant way in which chemicals gain entry into the body.

p.6
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What are the two main categories of skin irritation caused by chemicals?

Inflammation and corrosion.

p.8
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

What are the essential elements for combustion?

Fuel, an oxidizer, and an ignition source.

p.6
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What is the leading cause of death on construction sites?

Falls.

p.10
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Why must site history be considered for hazard identification?

To know the probable source and causes of contamination on site.

p.4
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

Why are pressure relief systems required?

To protect personnel from the dangers of overpressurizing equipment.

p.8
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Which department is OSHA part of?

US Department of Labor.

p.2
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Techniques

PHA stands for?

Process Hazard Analysis

p.2
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

HAZAN study includes?

All of the above

p.4
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What does OSHA ensure for employees?

Provision of PPE.

p.4
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How do toxicants enter organisms?

All of the above (Ingestion, Injection, Dermal absorption).

p.15
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Doses are expressed on a _________ basis.

Body-weight basis.

p.7
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is the lowest temperature at which the vapors of a material will ignite called?

Flash point.

p.15
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

When did the Seveso accident occur?

1976.

p.5
Emergency Response and Incident Management

What is the last step of the accident process?

Termination.

p.5
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does LD50 in a toxicity test stand for?

A dose that will kill 50% of an exposed population.

p.10
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Techniques

What does PHA stand for?

Process Hazard Analysis.

p.15
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals

Why are pressure relief systems required?

To protect personnel from dangers of chemical losses.

p.10
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What does the hazard identification process determine?

Whether exposure to a chemical can increase the incidence of adverse health effects.

p.5
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Who is considered the father of occupational medicine?

Dr. Ramazzini.

p.4
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What is the gauge pressure during normal service known as?

Operating pressure.

p.8
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Eco-toxicology is based on which aspect of chemicals?

Toxicological.

p.4
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is deflagration?

A reaction front propagating at a speed less than the speed of sound.

p.4
Fire and Explosion Safety

What is a mechanical explosion?

An explosion resulting from the sudden failure of a vessel containing high-pressure nonreactive gas.

p.3
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Heavy metals like Arsenic and Cadmium affect which system?

Nervous system.

p.8
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Which of the following is not a characteristic of hazardous waste?

Leakage.

p.4
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Eco-toxicology is based on what aspect of chemicals?

Toxicological.

p.9
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How do toxicants enter organisms?

Through ingestion, injection, and dermal absorption.

p.3
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What does OSHA ensure for employees?

That they have been provided with PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

p.3
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does ED stand for in toxicology?

Effective dose.

p.3
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Eco-toxicology is based on which aspect of chemicals?

Toxicological.

p.4
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What LD50 concentration classifies a waste as toxic?

Less than 2500 mg/kg.

p.9
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is chronic toxicity?

Effects due to long-term exposure.

p.2
Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Which of the following causes overpressure?

Both 1 & 2

p.8
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

How do toxicants enter organisms?

Through ingestion, injection, and dermal absorption.

p.8
Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What do unit-specific technical requirements aim to prevent?

The release of hazardous waste.

p.9
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the toxicity equivalence factor?

Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another structurally related chemical chosen as a reference.

p.9
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does ED stand for?

Effective dose.

p.9
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

OSHA is part of which department of labor?

US.

p.8
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

Under the OSH Act, what are employers responsible for providing?

A safe workplace.

p.8
Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is the toxicity equivalence factor?

Ratio of the toxicity of a chemical to that of another structurally related chemical chosen as a reference.

p.2
Fire and Explosion Safety

An explosion occurring within a vessel or a building is known as?

Confined Explosion

p.5
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

In what year did the US federal government first pass a workers compensation act for some civil employees?

1908.

p.4
Fire and Explosion Safety

What does MIE depend on?

All of the above (specific chemical or mixture, concentration, pressure and temperature).

p.4
Fire and Explosion Safety

What are the essential elements for combustion?

Fuel, an oxidizer, and an ignition source.

p.8
Environmental Risk Assessment

What establishes the relationship between contaminants of concern and the receptor?

Exposure assessment.

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What results from long-term exposure to lower doses of a chemical?

Chronic toxicity.

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which chemical is responsible for acute lung disease from the Bhopal gas tragedy?

Methylisocyanate.

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Heavy metals like Arsenic and Cadmium affect which system?

Nervous system.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What was OSHA created to do?

To reduce hazards.

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Hazard Identification and Risk Management

What does hazard identification mainly focus on?

Chemical source and concentration.

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Fire and Explosion Safety

What occurs when a tank ruptures above its atmospheric pressure boiling point?

Boiling-Liquid Expanding-Vapor Explosion.

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Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Which of the following is not a characteristic of hazardous waste?

Leakage.

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

Which chemical is responsible for acute lung disease from the Bhopal gas tragedy?

Methylisocyanate.

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Fire and Explosion Safety

What is the process of adding inert gas to a combustible mixture to reduce oxygen concentration called?

Inerting

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

The ____________ process determines whether exposure to a chemical can increase the incidence of adverse health effects.

Hazard identification

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Hazard Identification and Risk Management

Hazard is defined as the probability of suffering harm or loss.

Accident

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Fire and Explosion Safety

What occurs when a tank containing a liquid held above its atmospheric pressure boiling point ruptures?

Boiling-Liquid Expanding-Vapor Explosion

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Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

What are unit-specific technical requirements designed to do?

Prevent the release of hazardous waste.

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What is usually estimated in terms of doses by exposure rate?

Short-term and long-term exposure.

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Exposure Assessment

What establishes the relationship between contaminants and receptors?

Exposure assessment.

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What results from long-term exposure to lower doses of a chemical?

Chronic toxicity.

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Chemical Storage and Handling Practices

Vessels can be pressure-purged by adding inert gas?

Above Atmospheric pressure

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Fire and Explosion Safety

For ________, the reaction front propagates at a speed less than the speed of sound.

Deflagration

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What does ED stand for?

Effective dose.

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Hazard Identification and Risk Management

During which phase are existing control measures and their effectiveness studied?

Evaluation phase.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations

What does OSHA ensure for employees?

That they have been provided with PPE.

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Hazard Identification and Risk Management

How is sensitivity analyzed in risk estimation?

By critical assumptions.

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Toxicology and Exposure Assessment

What represents a contact between a chemical agent and an object?

Exposure.

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