12. When working with solvents in an enclosed
space, you must take which of the following
precautions?
1. Wear an OBA at all times
2. Always use the buddy system
3. Ensure that the installed CO2 system is
operational
4. Have damage control personnel present to
assist with spills
13. When using solvents, you must make sure that
your personnel know the nearest escape route
in case of fire and the location of the
1. head
2. nearest fire alarm
3. roving patrol
4. gas free engineer
14. Before starting a job that involves working
with solvents, you should take which of the
following precautions?
1. Secure the roving patrol
2. Have the area checked by the gas free
engineer
3. Obtain the ventilation plan for the space
involved
4. Both 2 and 3 above
15. If you are told by the gas free engineer that
harmful vapors have increased to unsafe levels
in the area in which your detail is working,
you should take which of the following
actions?
1. Stop work immediately and clear the area
until it is safe to return
2. Notify damage control central and await
guidance
3. Evacuate the area after the second warning
4. Have each member of the detail don an
OBA
16. Solvents spilled on some types of tile may cause
what type of problem?
1. Radiation poisoning
2. Lung irritation
3. Skin disease
17. A spill must be reported if it presents a threat
to the ship, the health of the crew, or involves
more than what amount of solvent?
1. 1 quart
2. 1 gallon
3. 5 quarts
4. 5 gallons
18. A Sailor with a history of which of the
following medical problems should not be
permitted to work with paint, solvents, and
thinners?
1. Asthma
2. Allergies
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. Diabetes
19. If a solvent makes contact with a person’s
skin, the skin should be immediately flushed
with which of the following liquids?
1. Clear water
2. Hydrogen peroxide
3. Sodium chloride solution
4. Sodium hydroxide solution
20. If someone has breathed vapors from solvents,
which of the following actions should you
take?
1. Relieve the Sailor from the work detail
2. Get the Sailor to a doctor as soon as
possible
3. Place the Sailor on report for unsafe work
habits
4. Make the Sailor wear an OBA for the
remainder of the work detail
21. With reference to a self-contained breathing
apparatus (SCBA), which of the following
statements is correct?
1. It contains a cartridge that may contain a
chemical or carbon
2. It filters out spray mist and absorbs vapors
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. It is used in areas that lack oxygen
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