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1. Shippers package
in order to haz- Shippers package hazardous materials in a way that is meant to
ardous materials. completely contain the materials. Vehicles should be placarded to
› Contain communicate the risk of the cargo.
2. How often are haz-
ardous materials
em- All drivers must be trained in the security risks of hazardous
materials transportation. This training must include how to
recognize and respond
ployees required to be to possible security threats. Hazardous materials employees
must be
trained and tested? trained and tested at least once every three years.
› Once every three
years
3. When applying for
an original or re- When applying for an original or renewed HazMat endorsement,
newed HazMat en- you must undergo a federal security threat assessment done by
dorsement, you the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
must undergo a
back-
ground check
through which
agency?
› The
Transportation
Security
Administra- tion
4. If a driver is giv-
en a leaking It is a driver's responsibility to refuse packages or shipments of
pack-
hazardous materials if they contain leaks.
age or shipment,
they should:
› Refuse it.
5. A material's
hazard class
A hazardous material will be placed into one of nine classes to
reflects:
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explain the type of risks associated
with the material.
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› The risks
associated with the
material.
Shippers should place applicable diamond-shaped hazard
6. How do you label a
package if the haz- warning labels on hazardous materials packages. If a label will
ardous materials not fit entirely onto a package, shippers may instead place the
label will not fit onto label on a tag that is securely attached to the package.
the package?
› Place the label on
a tag securely
attached to the
item.
7. If "Inhalation
Hazard" appears on If the words "Inhalation Hazard" appear on the shipping paper or
a ship- ping paper, pack- age, you must display the "Poison Inhalation Hazard" or
the ship- per should
provide which "Poison Gas" placards, as appropriate.
placard?
› Poison Gas or
Poison Inhalation
Hazard
8. If a shipping paper
describes both haz- If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous
ardous and non-haz-
ardous materials, ma- terials, the hazardous materials must be distinguished in
the hazardous one of three ways. They must be entered first on the shipping
materials may paper, highlighted in a contrasting color, or properly marked with
need to be:
› Highlighted in a an "X" in a column titled "HM."
con- trasting color.
9. Unless the package
is
When a shipper packages hazardous materials, they certify that
the pack-
clearly unsafe, a driver age has been prepared according to Hazardous Materials
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Regulations
needs to accept (HMR). Unless a package is clearly unsafe or noncomplying with
a package. HMR, you