EXERCISES, LESSON 4
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the exercise, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the
answer in the space provided at the end of the exercise. After you have completed all
of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check
your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly, reread the material referenced
with the solution.
1. A goal of the Hazard Communication Standard is to reduce the incidence of injury
and illness caused by ______________________________________________ .
2. The Standard requires that a(n) ____________ be maintained for every
hazardous chemical maintained and/or stored.
3. The two main categories of chemical hazards are ___________ and __________.
4. The various routes that chemicals enter the body are called _________________.
5. Explosives are an example of a __________________ hazard.
6. Corrosives are an example of a __________________ hazard.
7. Isolation is a type of ___________________________ control.
8. Material Safety Data Sheets, warning labels, and the hazardous chemical
inventory are examples of ____________________________ controls.
9. The specific gravity of a chemical tells you if the chemical will
_________________________________________________.
10. Material Safety Data Sheets are required on all hazardous products in the
workplace but the _____________________________ is not required for
chemicals covered by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
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