Hazmat Awareness Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Hazmat Awareness Exam Questions With
Correct Answers

A reference book intended to be carried in every emergency vehicle in the United
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States is the:
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A. IFSTA First Responder Manual.
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B. NIOSH Handbook of Hazardous Materials.
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C. DOT Emergency Response Guidebook.
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D. NFPA Fire Protection Handbook. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency
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Response Guidebook are: | | |




A. reactivity and solubility.
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B. spill and leak.
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C. corrosive and flammable.
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D. health and fire / explosion. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency
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responders and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous
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materials are called: | | |




A. protective actions.
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B. isolating the hazard area and denying entry.
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C. evacuation procedures.
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,D. protect in place procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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To protect themselves and others, first responders must be able to make a proper
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assessment. The most important part of assessment is:
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A. calling for the appropriate help to mitigate the incident.
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B. recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
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C. determining the appropriate actions to be taken recommended by the ERG.
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D. securing the area of the emergency. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard?
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A. Radioactive White -I
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B. Radioactive Yellow - II
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C. Radioactive Yellow - III
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D. Radioactive Blue - lll - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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Federal OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 and several states have required that local
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establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when:
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A. at a multi-use building.
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B. personnel have not received specialized hazardous materials training.
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C. hazardous materials are used or stored on site.
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D. backup emergency power is not available. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of
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emergencies is the fact that hazardous materials incidents:
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,A. can be more complex.
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B. occur less frequently.
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C. occur more frequently.
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D. occur in specific locations. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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Care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the:
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A. truck driver.
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B. train conductor/engineer.
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C. ship captain or master.
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D. aircraft pilot. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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The normal location for the bill of lading is in the:
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A. wheelhouse.
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B. cockpit.
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C. locomotive.
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D. cab of the truck. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is
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utilized in pre-incident planning.
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A. ERG
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B. MSDS
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C. shipping paper
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D. bill of lading - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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, When transporting hazardous material, the shipping papers should contain:
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A. emergency contact information.
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B. the proper name of the shipped materials.
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C. the hazard class of the shipment.
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D. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the:
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A. UN hazard class.
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B. guide number from the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook to be used.
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C. UN product identification number.
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D. relative risk. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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The DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of
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corrosive to display a _____ placard. | | | | | |




A. yellow
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B. white-over-black
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C. white
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D. black and yellow - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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A type of gas that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a
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hazardous material is a/an: | | | |




A. poison gas.
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B. pressurized gas.
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C. inorganic gas.
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