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Food, drink or tobacco products can be consumed while working with mercury bearing materials?

(A) True
(B) False
False

Encl (1)
Para 1
What are the three routes of mercury contamination?
Ingested, Absorption through the skin, Inhalation

PAGE 1
Para 4
Dental amalgam scraps stored dry without vapor suppressant solution is considered what kind of waste?
Non-hazardous waste

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Para 4c
What kind of solution is used as a mercury vapor suppressant solution?
Unused film fixer

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Para 4b
How often should the amalgamator be inspected for mercury globules and cleaned?
Weekly

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Para Ca
What kind of disposal procedure is required for items contaminated with trace amounts of mercury?
Regular

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Para 3d
The permissible exposure limit to mercury exposure is?
0.05 milligrams per cubic meter of air

PAGE 2
Para 5a
What is the subject of BUMEDINST 6260.30?
Mercury Control Program for Dental Treatment Facilities
What type of technique shall be utilized for handling amalgam?
No-touch

Encl (1)
Para 3a
Who may disassemble an amalgamator for servicing?
Qualified dental repair technician

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Para 3c
Work surfaces shall be made of what type of material?
Impervious

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Para 2
HGX is what kind of mercury solution?
Decontaminant

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Para 2a
What instruction is the Mercury Control Program for Dental Treatment Facilities?
BUMEDINST 6260.30
Amalgam scraps can be stored dry without exceeding any personnel exposure level for mercury vapors in the breathing zone of dentist and technicians.

(A) True
(B) False
True

Encl (1)
Para 4b
Mercury vaporizes at what temp?
Room temp

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Para 4
Potential sources of mercury contamination in dental spaces have been limited to:
All are possible sources

PAGE 2
Para 5b
How is mercury-contaminated waste disposed of onboard ships?
All mercury-contaminated waste, including scrap amalgam, shall be collected, packaged with a double boundary of confinement using plastic bags, sealable drums, or polyethylene bottles, and labeled.
All dental scraps shall be transferred to the ______________in a tightly closed non-breakable container.
local DRMO
How do you label Dental Scrap for transfer?
Label container as “Non-Hazardous Dental Scrap Metal.”
Dental amalgam is an intermetallic compound comprised of ?
Various proportions of silver, copper, tin, and zinc alloy mixed with pure mercury.