CORRECT ANSWERS
Adsorption is the process of:
Adhering the contaminant to a surface
A tank carrier designed to haul various chemicals whose pressures are less than
40 PSI would be a:
MC 306/DOT 406
The immediate concern when dealing with combustible liquid spills is to:
Prevent ignition of the fuel
The highest level of respiratory protection is needed but lesser chemical
protection is required for the skin best describes _______ protection.
Level B
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC) is able to provide
assistance to responders if:
The name of the shipper and manufacturer is known
Determining whether a vapor will rise or fall is commonly referred to as:
Vapor Density
,The maximum hose length allowed by NIOSH when using an airline hose
respirator is ______ feet.
300
If a product with a vapor density of 1.6 escaped from its container, you would
expect the product to:
Collect in low-lying areas
Which resources are available for determining the concentrations of a released
hazardous material in an endangered area?
Monitoring equipment should be utilized, keeping in mind that Haz-Mat
technicians are needed to operate this equipment.
Chemicals that ignite when combined create a(n) __________ reaction.
Exothermic
The eight-step process recommended for assessing a hazardous materials
incident includes:
Hazard and Risk evaluation
What would be the likely result of allowing a contaminated individual to leave
the hot zone without being decontaminated?
The contaminates would likely be transferred to other personal and equipment
resulting in secondary contamination.
, When dealing with a Level III incident, it is expected that evacuation of people
will cover an area of.
Large scale evacuation.
The minimum temperature to which a fuel in air must be heated to initiate self-
sustained combustion without initiation from an independent ignition source is
best described as:
Auto-ignition Temperature
Which DOT Hazard Class covers nerve agents used in chemical warfare?
DOT 6.1
At a hazardous materials incident, the assistant safety officer directly reports to
the:
Safety Officer
Symptoms of heat ______ include little or no sweating; hot, dry, red skin, deep
then shallow breathing; and rapid pulse.
Stroke