Hazard Communication Training and SDS Access questions for the CHST

Question 1

A utility contractor sends crews to several different job locations each shift. The employer keeps all safety data sheets (SDSs) in the binder at the main yard office. A crew leader asks what the employer must still ensure for crews working away from the yard. Which response is correct?

1. AEmployees must be able to immediately obtain the required information in an emergency
2. BSDSs are required only for chemicals used at the yard, not those used at job locations
3. CEmployees may request the SDSs from the yard office within one business day
4. DA copy of every SDS must be kept at each job location in paper form

Question 2

A coatings contractor sends a crew to three different job sites during a single shift. The company keeps all safety data sheets (SDSs) at its main shop. The office is staffed all shift, and the crew leader's phone can reach it immediately. Staff can send any SDS to the crew within minutes, and the crew has been told how to request one in an emergency. Which statement best describes whether this arrangement meets the Hazard Communication standard?

1. AIt does not comply, because a paper copy of every SDS must be physically kept at each job site where the chemicals are used.
2. BIt complies only if each employee has memorized the hazards of every chemical, since SDSs cannot be kept away from the work area.
3. CIt complies, because SDSs may be kept at the primary workplace when employees travel between locations, provided they can immediately obtain the information in an emergency.
4. DIt does not comply, because SDSs may be kept off-site only when they are stored electronically and never in paper form.

Question 3

A concrete-restoration contractor receives a pallet of containers of a epoxy sealer. The containers carry hazard labels, but no safety data sheet came with the shipment and none was sent ahead. The crew is scheduled to start using the product the next morning. What must the contractor do?

1. AHave the contractor's own safety staff write a safety data sheet from the label information, since the manufacturer is not obligated to supply one
2. BObtain a safety data sheet from the chemical manufacturer or importer as soon as possible
3. CWait for the manufacturer to send the safety data sheet with the next shipment, since it must be provided with the first shipment after an update
4. DUse the product as scheduled, since the hazard labels on the containers satisfy the safety data sheet requirement