Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards Exam, Safety and Personal Protective Equipment: all 36 questions

All questions from the Safety and Personal Protective Equipment section for Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards Exam, each with the correct answer.

2001Which of the following is the most common route of pesticide exposure for applicators?
2003Which statement describes acute toxicity?
2004A pesticide's risk is a function of which two factors?
2005Which of these is a symptom of mild organophosphate or carbamate poisoning?
2006Which description matches the way organophosphate insecticides act on the body?
2007What is the first priority when someone has swallowed a pesticide and is conscious?
2008What is the national poison help line number in the United States?
2009A pesticide splashes into a handler's eye. What is the correct first aid?
2010A handler's clothing is soaked with a concentrate. What should the handler do first?
2011Why should heavily contaminated clothing be discarded rather than washed?
2012When washing pesticide contaminated work clothes at home, what is recommended?
2013Which glove material is most generally recommended for handling a wide variety of pesticides?
2014Why should you avoid wearing lined gloves when handling pesticides?
2015Where should pant legs be worn when handling pesticides with chemical resistant gloves and boots?
2016Why are leather boots a poor choice when a label requires chemical resistant footwear?
2017What is the minimum requirement for a respirator when the label calls for one?
2018A respirator seems to fit loosely on a handler who has a beard. What is correct?
2019What is the typical purpose of chemical cartridges in an air purifying respirator?
2020What should an applicator do if a respirator cartridge begins to smell like the pesticide when worn?
2021What is the best practice when storing a respirator after use?
2022What are the three Cs of a pesticide spill response?
2023What is the first step when a pesticide container is leaking during transport?
2024Which material is commonly used to absorb a liquid pesticide spill on a hard surface?
2027Why should pesticides be kept in original containers?
2028What is triple rinsing?
2029When should a container be triple rinsed?
2030Where should rinse water from container rinsing normally go?
2031What is a safe way to dispose of empty, triple rinsed plastic pesticide containers?
2032Which weather condition increases the risk of heat illness for applicators wearing PPE?
2034Which action is part of good personal hygiene for pesticide applicators?
2035Which statement describes chronic toxicity?
2036What does the decontamination supply requirement of the Worker Protection Standard include for workers?
2037How often must an agricultural worker covered by the WPS receive pesticide safety training?
2038What is an application exclusion zone (AEZ) for sprayed pesticides applied by aerial or air blast methods?
2039What should a handler do if an unprotected worker walks into the application exclusion zone during an outdoor spray application?
2040Which factor is most important when choosing PPE for a pesticide application?

Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards Exam, Safety and Personal Protective Equipment: all 36 questions

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