CDL -HazMat Questions & Answers for
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practice
Shippers package in order to ____ hazardous materials. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› Contain |\ |\ |\ |\
Shippers package hazardous materials in a way that is
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meant to completely contain the materials. Vehicles
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should be placarded to communicate the risk of the
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cargo.
How often are hazardous materials employees required to
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be trained and tested? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› Once
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every three years |\ |\ |\
All drivers must be trained in the security risks of
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hazardous materials transportation. This training must |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
include how to recognize and respond to possible security
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threats. Hazardous materials employees must be trained
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and tested at least once every three years.
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When applying for an original or renewed HazMat
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endorsement, you must undergo a background check |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
through which agency? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› The
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Transportation Security Administration |\ |\ |\
,When applying for an original or renewed HazMat
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endorsement, you must undergo a federal security threat |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
assessment done by the Transportation Security |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Administration (TSA). |\
If a driver is given a leaking package or shipment, they
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should: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› Refuse it. It is a driver's
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responsibility to refuse packages or shipments of
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hazardous materials if they contain leaks |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A material's hazard class reflects: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔› The risks associated with the material.
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A hazardous material will be placed into one of nine
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classes to explain the type of risks associated with the
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material.
How do you label a package if the hazardous materials
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label will not fit onto the package? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔› Place the label on a tag securely attached to the
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item. |\
Shippers should place applicable diamond-shaped hazard
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warning labels on hazardous materials packages. If a
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label will not fit entirely onto a package, shippers may
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, instead place the label on a tag that is securely attached
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to the package.
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If "Inhalation Hazard" appears on a shipping paper, the
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shipper should provide which placard? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔› Poison Gas or Poison Inhalation Hazard |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If the words "Inhalation Hazard" appear on the shipping
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paper or package, you must display the "Poison Inhalation
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Hazard" or "Poison Gas" placards, as appropriate.
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If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-
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hazardous materials, the hazardous materials may need |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to be: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› Highlighted in a
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contrasting color. |\ |\
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-
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hazardous materials, the hazardous materials must be |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
distinguished in one of three ways. They must be entered |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
first on the shipping paper, highlighted in a contrasting
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color, or properly marked with an "X" in a column titled
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"HM."
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Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs ____
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to accept a package. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› The
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shipper's certification |\ |\
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practice
Shippers package in order to ____ hazardous materials. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› Contain |\ |\ |\ |\
Shippers package hazardous materials in a way that is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
meant to completely contain the materials. Vehicles
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should be placarded to communicate the risk of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cargo.
How often are hazardous materials employees required to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
be trained and tested? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› Once
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
every three years |\ |\ |\
All drivers must be trained in the security risks of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hazardous materials transportation. This training must |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
include how to recognize and respond to possible security
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
threats. Hazardous materials employees must be trained
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and tested at least once every three years.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When applying for an original or renewed HazMat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
endorsement, you must undergo a background check |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
through which agency? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Transportation Security Administration |\ |\ |\
,When applying for an original or renewed HazMat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
endorsement, you must undergo a federal security threat |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
assessment done by the Transportation Security |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Administration (TSA). |\
If a driver is given a leaking package or shipment, they
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› Refuse it. It is a driver's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
responsibility to refuse packages or shipments of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hazardous materials if they contain leaks |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A material's hazard class reflects: - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔› The risks associated with the material.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A hazardous material will be placed into one of nine
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
classes to explain the type of risks associated with the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
material.
How do you label a package if the hazardous materials
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
label will not fit onto the package? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔› Place the label on a tag securely attached to the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
item. |\
Shippers should place applicable diamond-shaped hazard
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
warning labels on hazardous materials packages. If a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
label will not fit entirely onto a package, shippers may
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, instead place the label on a tag that is securely attached
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to the package.
|\ |\
If "Inhalation Hazard" appears on a shipping paper, the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
shipper should provide which placard? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔› Poison Gas or Poison Inhalation Hazard |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If the words "Inhalation Hazard" appear on the shipping
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
paper or package, you must display the "Poison Inhalation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Hazard" or "Poison Gas" placards, as appropriate.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hazardous materials, the hazardous materials may need |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to be: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› Highlighted in a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
contrasting color. |\ |\
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hazardous materials, the hazardous materials must be |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
distinguished in one of three ways. They must be entered |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
first on the shipping paper, highlighted in a contrasting
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
color, or properly marked with an "X" in a column titled
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"HM."
|\
Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs ____
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to accept a package. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔› The
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shipper's certification |\ |\
