CPWM - Certified Professional in Waste Management Regulatory Compliance and Safety Questions and Answers

Question 1

An employee at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) must clear a jam inside a large baler.
To comply with OSHA standards, what is the most critical procedure to perform before the employee enters the machine?

Accepted Answer

Implement Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures on the baler's energy sources.

Answer

Conduct a pre-task safety briefing with a supervisor.

Answer

Ensure a coworker is standing by as an attendant.

Answer

Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Question 2

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), a party that arranged for the disposal or treatment of hazardous substances at a facility is known as what type of Potentially Responsible Party (PRP)?

Accepted Answer

Arranger or Generator

Answer

Current Owner or Operator

Answer

Transporter

Answer

Successor-in-interest

Question 3

A large municipal solid waste landfill is subject to the Clean Air Act's New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). Which of the following is the primary regulatory requirement for such a facility once its non-methane organic compound (NMOC) emissions reach the specified threshold?

Accepted Answer

Obtain a Title V operating permit and install a gas collection and control system (GCCS).

Answer

Implement an enhanced leachate recirculation program to promote methane generation.

Answer

Cease accepting waste until emissions fall below the regulatory threshold.

Answer

Install a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) for carbon dioxide.

Question 4

A truck is transporting a 2,000-pound (approx. 907 kg) shipment of a solid hazardous waste identified as "Corrosive, Class 8". According to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, what must be displayed on the exterior of the vehicle?

Accepted Answer

A placard corresponding to the material's hazard class (Class 8 - Corrosive).

Answer

A "Waste" placard and the material's UN identification number.

Answer

The generator's EPA ID number and company logo.

Answer

No placard is required as it is a solid, not a liquid.

Question 5

In solid waste management, employees may be exposed to discarded needles and other medical sharps. The OSHA standard that specifically addresses the risk of exposure to viruses like HBV and HIV from such items is the:

Accepted Answer

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)

Answer

Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200)

Answer

Personal Protective Equipment Standard (29 CFR 1910.132)

Answer

Confined Spaces Standard (29 CFR 1910.146)

Question 6

A permitted municipal solid waste landfill has a system for collecting and treating contaminated stormwater that has come into contact with waste. Before this water can be discharged into a nearby river, the facility must comply with the provisions of which federal regulation?

Accepted Answer

Clean Water Act (CWA) through a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

Answer

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle D

Answer

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

An employee at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) must clear a jam inside a large baler.To comply with OSHA standards, what is the most critical procedure to perform before the employee enters the machine?

An employee at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) must clear a jam inside a large baler.
To comply with OSHA standards, what is the most critical procedure to perform before the employee enters the machine?