MSSC CLT TRAINING STUDY SHEET 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉Freight forwarders. Answer: The 'middle man' between the carrier
and the organization shipping the product. Often combines smaller
shipments to take advantage of lower bulk costs.
◉Full truckload (FTL). Answer: When the load from one customer
fills up the whole truck.
◉Grounding. Answer: A special form of bonding in which conductive
equipment is connected to an earthing electrode or to the building
grounding system in order to prevent sparking between conductive
equipment and grounded structures.
◉Hazard Communication (HAZCOM). Answer: Also known as the
Right-to-Know law. HAZCOM is based on the idea that every worker
has the right to know the dangers of the materials they are exposed
to at work. The law requires employers to tell employees about the
dangers of hazmats and what they can do to protect themselves—
before they begin working.
, ◉Hazardous material (hazmat). Answer: Hazardous material
defined by environmental laws and legal precedents. A product has
been defined as hazardous by regulations that impose stiff fines if
the regulations are ignored.
◉Hazmat employee. Answer: Any worker who directly affects the
safe transportation of hazardous materials.
◉High density storage. Answer: Storage system which allows pallets
to be stored more than one unit deep or high.
◉Import quota. Answer: A limit on the quantity of a good that can
be produced abroad and sold domestically.
◉Inventory turnover. Answer: The number of times that an
inventory cycles, or "turns over," during the year. A frequently used
method to compute inventory turnover is to divide the average
inventory level into the annual cost of sales.
◉Item. Answer: Any unique manufactured or purchased part,
material, intermediate, subassembly, or product.
◉Kitting. Answer: The process through which individual items are
grouped or packaged to create a single shipment.
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉Freight forwarders. Answer: The 'middle man' between the carrier
and the organization shipping the product. Often combines smaller
shipments to take advantage of lower bulk costs.
◉Full truckload (FTL). Answer: When the load from one customer
fills up the whole truck.
◉Grounding. Answer: A special form of bonding in which conductive
equipment is connected to an earthing electrode or to the building
grounding system in order to prevent sparking between conductive
equipment and grounded structures.
◉Hazard Communication (HAZCOM). Answer: Also known as the
Right-to-Know law. HAZCOM is based on the idea that every worker
has the right to know the dangers of the materials they are exposed
to at work. The law requires employers to tell employees about the
dangers of hazmats and what they can do to protect themselves—
before they begin working.
, ◉Hazardous material (hazmat). Answer: Hazardous material
defined by environmental laws and legal precedents. A product has
been defined as hazardous by regulations that impose stiff fines if
the regulations are ignored.
◉Hazmat employee. Answer: Any worker who directly affects the
safe transportation of hazardous materials.
◉High density storage. Answer: Storage system which allows pallets
to be stored more than one unit deep or high.
◉Import quota. Answer: A limit on the quantity of a good that can
be produced abroad and sold domestically.
◉Inventory turnover. Answer: The number of times that an
inventory cycles, or "turns over," during the year. A frequently used
method to compute inventory turnover is to divide the average
inventory level into the annual cost of sales.
◉Item. Answer: Any unique manufactured or purchased part,
material, intermediate, subassembly, or product.
◉Kitting. Answer: The process through which individual items are
grouped or packaged to create a single shipment.
