HazMat Ops Test Bank #1
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update.
Which of the following agencies regulates pipelines that carry hazardous
materials across state borders, navigable waterways, and federal lands?
a. EPA (Environmental Protection Association)
b. CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation & Liability
Act)
c. DOT (Department of Transportation)
d. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Association) - Ans✔✔-c. DOT
(Department of Transportation)
Of the following, which is the quickest available source of MSDS for first
responders at a hazmat emergency?
a. the supplier of the material
b. the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
c. CHEMTRAC
d. OSHA - Ans✔✔-c. CHEMTRAC
,Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: If placards are clearly displayed on the transportation mode,
shipping papers are not required.
Statement 2: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous materials,
there is no requirement for specific information to be provided on shipping
papers.
Statement 3: Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the chemical or
its hazard class.
a. all three statements are true
b. statement 1 is true; statement 2 and 3 are false
c. statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false
d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false - Ans✔✔-d. statements
2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: When carrying hazardous materials, transportation mode must
carry shipping papers.
Statement 2: Shipping papers may include a packing group number listed as I,
II, or III.
Statement: The higher the packing group number, the more dangerous the
chemical is.
a. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
c. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false
,d. all three statements are true - Ans✔✔-b. statements 1 and 2 are true;
statement 3 is false
Who is responsible for care and control of a bill of lading?
a. conductor/crew
b. driver
c. Captain or Master
d. pilot - Ans✔✔-b. driver
Who is responsible for care and control of dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - Ans✔✔-a. Captain or Master
Who is responsible for care and control of an air bill?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - Ans✔✔-c. pilot
Where would a first responder expect to find a dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Bridge or pilot house
b. engine or caboose
c. cockpit
, cab of the vehicle - Ans✔✔-a. Bridge or pilot house
Where would a first responder expect to find a waybill or consist?
a. cab of truck
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - Ans✔✔-d. engine or caboose
Where would a first responder expect to find an airbill?
a. cab of the vehicle
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - Ans✔✔-b. cockpit
Which of the following is not an indication of a physical action?
a. activated pressure-relief devices
b. pinging or popping of heat-exposed vessels
c. wavy vapors over the surface of liquid puddle
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces - Ans✔✔-d. wavy vapors over water
surfaces
Direction: Read the following statements regarding hazmat recognition and
identification and select your answer from alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: There are numerous informal ways to recognize the presence of
hazardous materials.
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update.
Which of the following agencies regulates pipelines that carry hazardous
materials across state borders, navigable waterways, and federal lands?
a. EPA (Environmental Protection Association)
b. CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation & Liability
Act)
c. DOT (Department of Transportation)
d. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Association) - Ans✔✔-c. DOT
(Department of Transportation)
Of the following, which is the quickest available source of MSDS for first
responders at a hazmat emergency?
a. the supplier of the material
b. the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
c. CHEMTRAC
d. OSHA - Ans✔✔-c. CHEMTRAC
,Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: If placards are clearly displayed on the transportation mode,
shipping papers are not required.
Statement 2: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous materials,
there is no requirement for specific information to be provided on shipping
papers.
Statement 3: Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the chemical or
its hazard class.
a. all three statements are true
b. statement 1 is true; statement 2 and 3 are false
c. statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false
d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false - Ans✔✔-d. statements
2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: When carrying hazardous materials, transportation mode must
carry shipping papers.
Statement 2: Shipping papers may include a packing group number listed as I,
II, or III.
Statement: The higher the packing group number, the more dangerous the
chemical is.
a. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
c. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false
,d. all three statements are true - Ans✔✔-b. statements 1 and 2 are true;
statement 3 is false
Who is responsible for care and control of a bill of lading?
a. conductor/crew
b. driver
c. Captain or Master
d. pilot - Ans✔✔-b. driver
Who is responsible for care and control of dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - Ans✔✔-a. Captain or Master
Who is responsible for care and control of an air bill?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - Ans✔✔-c. pilot
Where would a first responder expect to find a dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Bridge or pilot house
b. engine or caboose
c. cockpit
, cab of the vehicle - Ans✔✔-a. Bridge or pilot house
Where would a first responder expect to find a waybill or consist?
a. cab of truck
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - Ans✔✔-d. engine or caboose
Where would a first responder expect to find an airbill?
a. cab of the vehicle
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - Ans✔✔-b. cockpit
Which of the following is not an indication of a physical action?
a. activated pressure-relief devices
b. pinging or popping of heat-exposed vessels
c. wavy vapors over the surface of liquid puddle
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces - Ans✔✔-d. wavy vapors over water
surfaces
Direction: Read the following statements regarding hazmat recognition and
identification and select your answer from alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: There are numerous informal ways to recognize the presence of
hazardous materials.
