3 - Unit review exercises

Question 1

53. (828) Which agency serves as the office of primary responsibility (OPR) for the installation respiratory protection (RP) program?
    a. Civil engineering (CE).
    b. Bioenvironmental engineering (BE).
    c. United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM).
    d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Answer 1

Bioenvironmental engineering (BE).

Question 2

54. (828) Who will provide resolution when there are inconsistencies for respiratory protection (RP) between technical orders (TO) and Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) standards?
    a. Workplace supervisor.
    b. Installation safety officer.
    c. Unit respiratory protection (RP) officer.
    d. Respiratory protection administrator.

Answer 2

Respiratory protection administrator.

Question 3

55. (828) Who is responsible for ensuring that approved respirators are used correctly and are properly maintained?
    a. Individual workers.
    b. Workplace supervisor.
    c. Bioenvironmental engineering (BE).
    d. Personnel issuing the respirators.

Answer 3

Workplace supervisor.

Question 4

56. (829) What series of filter cannot be used if aerosolized oil particles are present in the work environment?
    a. N.
    b. P.
    c. R.
    d. S.

Answer 4

a . N

Question 5

57. (829) What respirator remains dependent upon an air supply that is not carried by the wearer?
    a. Air-line.
    b. Air-purifying.
    c. Open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA).
    d. Closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA).

Answer 5

a. Air Line

Question 6

58. (830) At least how often are respirators used for emergency use only required to be inspected?
    a. Monthly.
    b. Quarterly.
    c. Annually.
    d. Bi-annually.

Answer 6

Monthly.

Question 7

59. (830) Why is it important to rinse a respirator in clean water after it has been immersed in a disinfecting solution?
    a. To remove dead pathogens.
    b. To maintain compliance with standards.
    c. Ensures the respirator can be used for emergency and rescue situations.
    d. Because traces of the disinfectant left on the mask can cause skin irritation.

Answer 7

Because traces of the disinfectant left on the mask can cause skin irritation.

Question 8

60. (831) Proper respirator selection is not based on which these criteria?
    a. Worker’s activities.
    b. Evaluation of respiratory hazards.
    c. Worker’s respirator brand preference.
    d. Time period that respirator must be worn.

Answer 8

Worker’s respirator brand preference.

Question 9

61. (831) Which respirator selection factors would be considered during the planning of emergency situations in which workers must escape?
    a. Exposure route.
    b. Worker’s activity.
    c. Period of time the respirator must be worn during the work shift.
    d. Location of hazardous area with respect to area with respirable air.

Answer 9

Location of hazardous area with respect to area with respirable air.

Question 10

62. (831) What is the highest contaminant concentration for which a respirator adequately protects the
    wearer?
    a. Fit factor.
    b. Hazard ratio.
    c. Maximum use concentration (MUC).
    d. Assigned protection factor (APF).

Answer 10

Maximum use concentration (MUC).

Question 11

63. (832) A fit factor can be calculated for what type of fit-test?
    a. Qualitative.
    b. Quantitative.
    c. Positive pressure.
    d. Expanded standards.

Answer 11

Quantitative.

Question 12

64. (832) What method of fit-testing must be used when specified by an Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) substance-specific standard?
    a. Qualitative.
    b. Quantitative.
    c. Positive pressure.
    d. Expanded standards.

Answer 12

Quantitative.

Question 13

65. (832) What method of fit-testing relies on the sensory response of the individual to the
    contaminant put into the air?
    a. Qualitative.
    b. Quantitative.
    c. Positive pressure.
    d. Expanded standards.

Answer 13

a. Qualitative.

Question 14

66. (833) Workers are required to be trained and fit-tested initially and every
    a. 6 months.
    b. 12 months.
    c. 18 months.
    d. 24 months.

Answer 14

12 months.

Question 14

67. (833) Supervisor training should be repeated when there is a
    a. change in worker positions.
    b. new worker in the workplace.
    c. permanent change of station (PCS).
    d. change in position in the workplace.

Answer 14

permanent change of station (PCS).

Question 15

68. (833) Personnel who issue respirators are briefed how often and by whom concerning the issue of
    respirator parts?
    a. Semi-annually; by respirator manufacturer.
    b. Annually; by respirator manufacturer.
    c. Semi-annually; by supervisor.
    d. Annually; by supervisor.

Answer 15

Annually; by supervisor.

Question 16

69. (834) To whom does bioenvironmental engineering (BE) report the findings of a respiratory program review?
    a. Aeromedical Council and the Combined Occupational Safety and Health Council.
    b. Installation respiratory protection (RP) administrator and Aeromedical Council.
    c. Installation Base safety office and Combined Occupational health working group.
    d. Occupational health working group and installation respiratory protection administrator.

Answer 16

Aeromedical Council and the Combined Occupational Safety and Health Council.