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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 |
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What are the three routes of mercury contamination?
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Ingested, Absorption through the skin, Inhalation
PAGE 1 Para 4 |
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Dental amalgam scraps stored dry without vapor suppressant solution is considered what kind of waste?
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Non-hazardous waste
Encl (1) Para 4c |
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What kind of solution is used as a mercury vapor suppressant solution?
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Unused film fixer
Encl (1) Para 4b |
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How often should the amalgamator be inspected for mercury globules and cleaned?
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Weekly
Encl (1) Para Ca |
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What kind of disposal procedure is required for items contaminated with trace amounts of mercury?
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Regular
Encl (2) Para 3d |
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The permissible exposure limit to mercury exposure is?
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0.05 milligrams per cubic meter of air
PAGE 2 Para 5a |
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What is the subject of BUMEDINST 6260.30?
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Mercury Control Program for Dental Treatment Facilities
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What type of technique shall be utilized for handling amalgam?
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No-touch
Encl (1) Para 3a |
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Who may disassemble an amalgamator for servicing?
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Qualified dental repair technician
Encl (1) Para 3c |
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Work surfaces shall be made of what type of material?
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Impervious
Encl (1) Para 2 |
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HGX is what kind of mercury solution?
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Decontaminant
Encl (2) Para 2a |
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What instruction is the Mercury Control Program for Dental Treatment Facilities?
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BUMEDINST 6260.30
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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 |
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Mercury vaporizes at what temp?
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Room temp
PAGE 1 Para 4 |
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Potential sources of mercury contamination in dental spaces have been limited to:
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All are possible sources
PAGE 2 Para 5b |
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How is mercury-contaminated waste disposed of onboard ships?
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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.
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All dental scraps shall be transferred to the ______________in a tightly closed non-breakable container.
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local DRMO
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How do you label Dental Scrap for transfer?
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Label container as “Non-Hazardous Dental Scrap Metal.”
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Dental amalgam is an intermetallic compound comprised of ?
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Various proportions of silver, copper, tin, and zinc alloy mixed with pure mercury.
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