TWAC Protectant, Installation Manual

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TWAC Installation Manual Ver: 0118 CodeMark™ CMA-CM40036
CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT
NAME: DATE:
1. Which of the following statements are true?
a)
When involved in a process utilising the Protectant™ Termite Barrier System materials,
Installers must make a point of being aware of what others are doing around them. What
you are doing may not be a problem in itself, but in conjunction with another procedure
being performed in your vicinity a potential hazard may arise.
TRUE / FALSE
b) The human factor can contribute to chemical accidents or incidents. TRUE / FALSE
c) Only management is responsible for Installer safety. TRUE / FALSE
2. Which of the following statements are applicable to exposure?
a) Dose refers to the amount of substance administered or that you are exposed to.
b) Changing any one of the exposure aspects, (that is, dose, duration, frequency and route of
exposure) may change the effect. (Remember the water in the bucket example.)
c) Exposure is a concept that demonstrates that the same chemical can be both harmful and
harmless.
d) All of the above.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
a) As a generalisation, increase the dose, decrease the time it takes for the nominated hazard
to occur. TRUE / FALSE
b) Some chemicals cause immediate injury after only one exposure ( Acute Toxicity ); whilst
others cause injury after long-term exposure ( Chronic Toxicity ). TRUE / FALSE
c) It is generally considered that chemicals can enter the body by four different pathways; that
is, by Ingestion (Swallowed), Inhalation, Absorption or through the Eyes.
TRUE / FALSE
4. Which of the following statements in regards to Workplace Exposure are applicable?
a) Exposure standards apply to long-term exposure to a substance over an eight-hour day, for
a five-day working week, over an entire working life. This is known as the TWA.
b) Exposure standards represent airborne concentrations of individual chemical substances,
which according to current knowledge, should neither impair the health nor cause undue
discomfort to nearly all workers.
c) Exposure levels for any of the ingredients found in any of the Protectant™ Termite Barrier
System Components are recorded in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet.
d) All of the above.