Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Asvab / Paragraph Comprehension 9


Hazardous waste is defined as any waste designated  by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous. If a worker is unclear whether  a particular item is hazardous, he or she should not  handle the item but should instead notify the supervisor  and ask for directions. 



A sanitation worker comes upon a container of cleaning solvent along with the regular garbage in front of a residence. The container does not list the contents of the cleaner. He should

Assume the solvent is safe and deposit it in the sanitation truck
Leave the container on the curb.
Leave a note for the residents, asking them to list the contents.
Contact the supervisor for directions.

Hazardous waste is

Not allowed with regular residential garbage.
Anything too dangerous for workers to handle.
Picked up by special trucks.
Defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.