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1.Substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to health,
safety, or property when transported, stored, or used in commerce is a definition for a: -✅✅
hazardous material
2.When dealing with a radiological incident involving a leak or spill, what exposure guidelines
should the hazmat first responder use to minimize radioactive contamination? -✅✅ Time,
distance, shielding
3.A reference book intended as a guide to aid emergency responders to guide quickly and
identify specific hazards during the initial phase is the: -✅✅ DOT, Emergency Response
Guidebook
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook
4.are: -✅✅ health and fire/explosion
5.The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the
public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called: -✅✅ protective
actions
6.The most important part of assessment is: -✅✅ recognizing the presence of hazardous
materials
7.Which information should be provided during the notifications? -✅✅ Container type
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and
abandoned hazardous waste sites.
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Statement 2: A trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible party could be identified
was established by CERCLA
Statement 3: CERCLA is part of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 -✅✅ Statements
1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
8.Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard? -✅✅
Radioactive Yellow-III
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when: -
✅✅ hazardous materials are used or stored on site
9.A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of emergencies is
the fact that hazmat incidents: -✅✅ can be more complex
10.All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous material
it contains, because the contents are: -✅✅ pressurized
11.The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the: -✅✅
United Nations (UN) product identification number
12.The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials
gives: -✅✅ general hazard and degree of severity
13.A number 4 in the blue quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association 704 System
indicates that there is ______ risk in this category from the chemical involved -✅✅ severe
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14.A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate: -
✅✅ special hazards
15.the fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of the
NFPA 704 system -✅✅ blue
16.United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general hazard
recognition by: -✅✅ giving the UN hazard class number
17.a bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product and is the type
of shipping paper used when transporting a product via: -✅✅ highway truck
18.for materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight is in
excess of: -✅✅ 1001 lbs
19.care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the: -✅✅ train crew
20the normal location for the bill of lading is in the: -✅✅ cab of the truck
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers? -✅✅ the
conductor's possession
using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is: -
✅✅ unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated: -✅✅ during preincident planning
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Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is utilized in
preincident planning -✅✅ Local Emergency Planning Committee
Shipping papers are required to contain: -✅✅ the hazardous classification according to DOT
regulations
When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain: -✅✅ hazard
class of the material
on a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the: -✅✅ hazard class
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive display a
_________ placard -✅✅ white over black
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying a nonflammable compressed gas to
display a placard colored: -✅✅ green
a type of material that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a hazardous
material is a -✅✅ poison
any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health is known as: -✅✅
poisionous material
in the NFPA 704 system of identification, the diamond-shaped placard used for fire hazard is
colored: -✅✅ red
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