Category A Practice Questions -- Part II

1. Instructions for the proper equipment and protective clothing needed for mixing pesticides are found:

    On the label of the pesticide container.

    In EPA directives, which must be posted in all storage areas.

    In the Federal Register, under FIFRA.

    In the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

2. If a person shows evidence of pesticide poisoning, the very first thing you should do is:

    Call the police or other law enforcement agency.

    Remove the person from the pesticide exposure.

    Hose down the person with a solvent.

    Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

3. If a person you are working with becomes contaminated with a toxic pesticide, but is breathing, you should immediately:

    Call the FBI.

    Flush clothing and skin with water to removed the chemical.

    Rush the person to the nearest building with a shower.

    Give artificial respiration.

4. If a person has been poisoned by the inhalation route, the very first thing you should do is:

    Prevent chillling by wrapping in a blanket.

    Have the person drink large quantities of water.

    Take your respirator off and place it on the person.

    Get the person away from the poison and into fresh air.

5. In any type of pesticide poisoning, it is critical that you:

    Call the police or the fire department.

    Call 911 and request immediate medical assistance.

    Report the incident with full details.

    Submit a blood sample for cholinesterase testing.

6. If there are employees working with pesticides, the following information must be posted at all work sites:

    Address of physician or clinic that provides care for poisoning victims.

    Telephone number for physician or clinic that provides care for poisoning victims.

    Name of physician or clinic that provides care for poisoning victims.

    All of the above.

7. Pesticides are best transported:

    In beds of trucks.

    In the passenger compartment of trucks.

    In trailers pulled by trucks.

    In fully-insulated rail cars.

8. Agencies that store significant amounts of pesticides should have:

    Storage facilities no closer than 1,000 feet from any occupied building.

    Areas that are completely air-tight and water-tight.

    A designated pesticide storage facility.

    A special license for pesticide storage and handling.

9. If possible, pesticide should be mixed:

    In-doors, at night.

    Out-of-doors, at night.

    In-doors, during daylight hours.

    Out-of-doors, during daylight hours.

10. When handling highly toxic pesticides:

    You must wait until wind speeds are less than 15 mph.

    You should not work alone.

    You should work in a gloved incubator box.

    You should work at night when the public is less at risk.

11. The best way to avoid waste pesticides that must be disposed of is to:

    Have a large sump or waste pond where they can be dumped.

    Pour un-used pesticide back into their original container.

    Completly spray them out in a legal application.

    Transport them to the nearest landfill.

12. Reporting of spills of public health pesticides:

    Is required under the health and safety code.

    Is required only if the amount spilled is more than one liter (about a quart).

    Can be reported to the nearest state safety office.

    Is required by the US Bureau of Land Management.

13. Goggles are especially important:

    When spraying from aircraft.

    When dispersing dusts, wettable powders, or granules.

    When spraying emulsifiable concentrates.

    When fogging with non-air conditioned trucks.

14. SCBA means:

    Self-calibrating blood-level assesor.

    Self-contained breathing apparatus.

    Simple constant breathing apparatus.

    Simple cartridge breathing apparatus.

15. Chemical cartridge respirators are primarily intended to protect against:

    Category I pesticides.

    Herbicides that are highly toxic.

    Pesticides that are formulated as solids.

    Pesticides that present inhalation hazards.

16. Chemical cartridge respirators:

    Are negative pressure devices.

    Mostly consist of half-face masks

    Ordinarily do not protect the eyes.

    All of the above.

17. PAPR stands for:

    Primary air powered respirator.

    Powered air pressure respirator.

    Powered air pump respirator.

    Primary air pump respirator.

18. The primary means of adjusting negative pressure respirators by:

    Adjusting the headbands.

    Using a calibrated pressure gauge.

    Taking it to the distributor of the device.

    Installing the next larger or smaller filter cartridge.