1. Only supervisors of the sanitation department are qualified to handle hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is defined as any waste designated hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. If a sanitation worker is unclear as to whether a particular item is hazardous, he or she should not handle the item but instead should notify the supervisor for directions.
Sanitation Worker Wong comes upon a container of cleaning solvent that has been set out along with the regular garbage in front of a residence. The container does not list the contents of the cleaner. Wong should

2. Use this map to answer: The arrows indicate traffic flow; one arrow indicates a one-way street going in the direction of the arrow; two arrows represent a two-way street. You are not allowed to go the wrong way on a one-way street.

Sanitation Worker Kenney has just finished lunch at Jim's Deli and is heading west on Pine Avenue to continue her route. She turns left on Lee Lane and then left again onto Pecan Avenue. She turns left on Main Street and finally turns right on Palmer Avenue. What direction is she facing?

3. Sanitation Shift Supervisor Richfield is driving west on Bortz Road. She makes a right onto James Avenue, then a left onto Linda Lane, then a right onto Livingston Avenue, and then a right onto Barcelona Boulevard. What direction is she facing?

4. Choose the word or phrase that means the same or nearly the same as the underlined word:The corporation's habit of placing toxic materials in unmarked containers aroused anger in many sanitation workers.

5. Use this map to answer: The arrows indicate traffic flow; one arrow indicates a one-way street going in the direction of the arrow; two arrows represent a two-way street. You are not allowed to go the wrong way on a one-way street.

Sanitation Worker Tennyson is eastbound on Kent Avenue at Lee Lane. He receives a call about assistance needed for a pick-up at a residence located at the northeast corner of Lynch Road and Mill Road. What is the quickest route for Sanitation Worker Tennyson to take?

6. Sanitation Worker Green earns $26,000 a year. If she receives a 4.5% salary increase, how much will she earn?

7. One rainy afternoon you are picking up trash in a residential neighborhood. You have just gotten back into your truck to drive to the next pick-up point, when you see an elderly woman about half a block away, walking toward you, struggling to carry a small bag of trash. What should you do?

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Jean is standing at the intersection of the two lines shown above. If she travels north for two blocks, then west for three blocks, then south for four blocks, and then east for five blocks, in which quadrant will she end up?

9. You've just come from a meeting where employees were told to report on-the-job injuries to the supervisor as soon as they happen. As you hook up a snow plow to a truck, you cut your right thumb. The cut is fairly deep but only hurts a little. What should you do?

10. The city ordinance reads, Sanitation workers will not collect garbage in containers weighing more than fifty pounds. Workers are expected to use their best judgment in determining when a container weighs more than fifty pounds. If a container is too heavy, workers should attach one of the pre-printed warning messages (which are carried in all trucks) to the container, informing the household that the container weighs more than fifty pounds and cannot be collected.
According to the passage, if a sanitation worker believes that a container weighs more than fifty pounds, he or she should

11. Sanitation Workers Martini and Schmid are southbound on Canyon Drive and have just crossed Edward Street. They receive a call that a city collection truck has broken down, leaving one pick-up to be made near a bus stop located at Livingston Avenue and Bortz Road. They are asked to make the unscheduled pick-up. What is the quickest route for Sanitation Workers Martini and Schmid to take to the bus stop?

12. Only supervisors of the sanitation department are qualified to handle hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is defined as any waste designated hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. If a sanitation worker is unclear as to whether a particular item is hazardous, he or she should not handle the item but instead should notify the supervisor for directions.
On the basis of the passage, which of the following is the best definition of hazardous waste?

13. What is the approximate total weight of four sanitation workers who weigh 152 pounds, 168 pounds, 182 pounds, and 201 pounds?

14. While driving a sweeper, you see smoke billowing out of a window at 3939 Walking Stick Lane. What is the first thing you should do?

15. During a major snowstorm, Sanitation Worker O'Neal is driving a truck with a quick hitch plow along the 1200 block of Arden Drive, one of the city's main snow routes. When the snow is over two inches deep, residents are restricted from parking on streets that are designated snow routes. The snow on this day is already four inches deep. Suddenly, O'Neal sees a parked car on the left side of the street and barely manages to drive the truck around it. At the first opportunity, she phones in a request to have the car towed. Which of the following statements most clearly and accurately describes the situation?

16. Sanitation Worker Roth is loading a collection truck with trash in the alley behind the apartment building at 4498 Cahill Avenue when she hears someone calling for help. She looks up and sees an older man at the window on the third floor. The man shouts that his wife may have had a heart attack and his phone is out of order. Roth goes into the building and calls 911 from the superintendent's phone. Which of the following statements reports the emergency most clearly and accurately?

17. A street sign affixed below a stop sign reads Opposing traffic does not stop. What is the meaning of the sign?

18. Departmental policy instructs all sanitation workers to fill out a Leave Request Form when they want to take time off. The leave forms have to be turned in no later than 48 hours before the worker's vacation starts and must be signed by a supervisor before being turned in to the department office.
Sanitation Worker Purnelli wants Saturday off to take his son to a baseball game. He asks his supervisor on Wednesday and is told to fill out a Leave Request Form. After he fills out the form, he should

19. At certain times of day, drivers of collection trucks should be particularly careful to look for pedestrians before starting up again after a collection stop. Drivers should look most carefully for pedestrians in the street at

20. It's raining heavily and you can't see the street in front of the collection truck even with the windshield wipers on their fastest setting. What should you do?

21. Sanitation Worker Davis is driving east on First Avenue when a large dog runs in front of his truck. Davis slams on his brakes but is unable to keep from hitting the dog. Hearing the screeching of the brakes, the dog's owner, James Ramsey, runs out of his house on the corner of First Avenue and Highland Court and discovers that his dog's leg is injured. Davis helps put the dog into Ramsey's car so that Ramsey can take the animal to the vet. Later, Davis files a report. Which of the following reports describes the incident most clearly and accurately?

22. The city has distributed standardized recycling containers to all households, with directions that read: We would prefer that you use this new container as your primary recycling container. Additional recycling containers may be purchased from the city.
According to the directions, each household

23. You are driving a collection truck northbound on a residential street. A school bus on the south side of the street is letting children off and has on its flashing red lights. What should you do?

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If each of the objects to the left weighs approximately 40 pounds, which would be easiest for one sanitation worker alone to carry to the collection truck?

25. The arrows indicate traffic flow;one arrow indicates a one-way street going in the direction of the arrow; two arrows represent a two-way street. You are not allowed to go the wrong way on a one-way street.
Sanitation Workers Kazinski and Benning are completing a routine pick-up at the Livingston Avenue Mall at the southeast corner of the building. Dispatch notifies them of a special pick-up at a residence located at the northwest corner of Canyon Drive and Linda Lane. What is the quickest route for Kazinski and Benning to take to the residence?