Knowledge assessment

Training: Environmental Awareness

Employee name: ___________________________________

Company: _________________________________________

Date: _____________________________

Please complete the questionnaire at the end of the presentation and give it to the trainer.

1. Which one of these wastes is considered dangerous for the environment if buried?

Wooden pallets Barrel which had contained paint

Pieces of non-ferrous metals

2. For each of the following waste, indicate if it is hazardous or not.

Waste Hazardous Non-hazardous

Oily ragx

Paper / cardboard xMotor oil xUncleaned paint container xGlass xConcrete x

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3. Do you have to fill out an incident report when a spill occurs?

Yes

No

Only if a worker was injured

4. What are the potential consequences from a spill of hazardous waste?

Water contamination None. The soil regenerates itself within few months.

5. How do you dispose of an empty aerosol container?

Bury the container in the soil

Burn the container

Make sure the container is empty and then store it.

The container can be filled again and reused.

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6. Here is a vehicle refuelling situation occurring on a site. Identify the two errors in the image below?

There is no respiratory protection for the workers and a hazardous material sign is missing on the truck and on the barrels.

There is no container or membrane under the tank and a hazardous material sign is missing on the truck and on the barrels.

There is no container or membrane under the tank and cones are missing around both vehicles.

Both engines must be turned on while refuelling and there is no respiratory protection for the workers.

7. Which of the following security equipment must be present in vehicles while refuelling occurs?

First-aid

kit

Extinguisher

Cones

Radio

transmitter

Spill kit

8. Which action can you take to improve the air quality on the site?

Use a truck dust suppression

Burn tires far away in the desert Keep vehicle’s engine running

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9. Complete the following sentence :

Waste water produced on site must … be stored into hazardous waste barrels

be discharged directly on site

be brought to a sceptic tank

be used as potable water

10. Which one of these site wastes may be distributed to local people if it does not present any risks?

Container with

residual quantity of corrosive material

Used oil filters

Wooden pallets Spill kit items once used

11. True or false :

True FalseEvery contractor is responsible for its waste disposal. xSome waste can be burned xWhen storing waste, it is not required to fill a storage log. xA potable water sign should identify every water source that workers can drink.

x

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