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Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace

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Who is responsible for obtaining and maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for hazardous chemicals?

The Department supervisor

The City

The Training Unit supervisor (correct)

The Department employees

What should personnel do when handling identified or suspected hazardous materials?

Refer to all City and Department guidelines for assistance (correct)

Ignore them and continue working

Dispose of them immediately

Handle them without any precautions

What is included in the policies regarding hazardous chemicals?

Procedures for safe identification, handling, and disposition of hazardous chemicals (correct)

Procedures for customer service interactions

Procedures for employee salary negotiations

Procedures for team building activities

For how long is the Training Unit supervisor required to maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)?

30 years Signup and view all the answers

What is the responsibility of the person who receives a shipment of a substance that includes an MSDS?

Give the MSDS to the Training Unit supervisor Signup and view all the answers

What should new employees be instructed upon hire?

Adverse health effects of each hazardous chemical Signup and view all the answers

What should employees do if a large quantity of bio-hazardous or medical waste is found in the ocean or on the shore?

Notify Fire Rescue Services’ HAZMAT Team and the Department of Environmental Protection Signup and view all the answers

In what cases should syringes with needles be placed in safety containers?

Regardless of whether they contain hazardous substances or not Signup and view all the answers

Who should be informed about a puncture wound from a syringe or other sharp object?

Risk Management Signup and view all the answers

What should be done with items that include syringes with liquid or other containers with suspected body fluids?

Place them in the evidence refrigerator in a sharps container Signup and view all the answers

When are materials and items without fluids or those that have been in the water for a considerable period considered hazardous?

They are never considered hazardous Signup and view all the answers

What should employees do if an isolated instance of bio-hazardous waste e.g., sharp, hypodermic needle, etc. is found?

Pick it up and place it in the sharps container in the sally port Signup and view all the answers

What should employees do if they order a substance for the first time?

Ensure that an MSDS can be obtained and give it to the Training Unit supervisor Signup and view all the answers

What is instructed during hazmat training for all Department employees?

The adverse health effects of each hazardous chemical Signup and view all the answers