IFSAC HAZMAT! Exam Questions with 100% correct Answers

Awareness level - ANSWER Lowest level of training established by OSHA for personnel at hazardous materials incident. Recognize the presence for potential presence of hazardous material and recognize that type of container at a site and identify the material in it if possible. Transfer information to appropriate authority. Identify actions to protect themselves. Have seen control isolating the hazardous area the denying entry. Operations level - ANSWER Responders were trained and certified are individuals who respond to releases of hazardous materials as Part of their normal duties. This responders are expected to protect individuals, the environment, and property from the effects of the release the defensive manner. Mitigate - ANSWER To cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe, intense or painful. Hazard - ANSWER Condition, substance, or device that can directly caused injury Or loss. Oxidation - ANSWER Chemical process that occurs when a substance combines with oxygen. Polymerization - ANSWER Reactions in which two or more molecules chemically combined to form a larger molecule. Cryogen - ANSWER -130°F to change to a liquid this is also called refrigerated liquid. Oxidizer - ANSWER Any substance or material that yields oxygen readily may stimulate the combustion of organic or inorganic matter. Alpha radiation - ANSWER Stopped by the skim Beta radiation - ANSWER Stopped by clothing Gamma radiation - ANSWER Can pass completely through the human body or be absorbed by tissue. Neutron - ANSWER Ultra high energy particles that have a physical mass but no electrical charge. They are highly penetrating. Contamination - ANSWER Condition of impurity resulting from a mixture or contact with foreign substance. Exposure - ANSWER Contact with a substance by swallowing, breathing, or touching skin or eyes. Contaminant - ANSWER Any foreign substance that compromises the purity of a given substance. Asphyxiant's - ANSWER Any substance that prevents oxygen from combining in sufficient quantities with the blood or from being used by body tissues. Systemic effect - ANSWER Something that effects and the entire system rather than a single location or entity Irritants - ANSWER Toxins that cost temporary but sometime severe inflammation of the eyes skin or respiratory system. Convulsants - ANSWER Toxic material that can cause convulsions involving muscular contractions. Virus - ANSWER The simplest type of micro organisms that can only replicate themselves in living cells of their hosts. Bacteria - ANSWER Microscopic single cell organisms do not cause disease in people. But when they do they produce toxins and poisons. Rickettsias - ANSWER Specialized bacteria that live and multiply gastrointestinal tract. Infectious - ANSWER Transmittable and able to infect people. Contagious - ANSWER Capable of being transmitted from person-to-person via contact or close proximity. Routes of entry - ANSWER Inhalation, ingestion, skin contact, injection, and absorption. Seven clues to the presence of hazardous materials - ANSWER 1 occupancy type, location, preincident surveys. 2 container shapes. 3 transportation placards, labels, and markings. 4 other markings and colors. 5 written resources. 6 senses. 7 monitoring and detection devices Locations of most hazards - ANSWER Ports, docs or piers, railroad sightings, airplane hangers, truck terminals, and other places of material transfer (warehouses). Container shapes - ANSWER It is important for first responders to recognize the shape of the different types of packaging and containers in which hazardous materials are stored and transported. Bulk & non-bulk - ANSWER Refers to capacity as defined by the DOT Pressure & non-pressure - ANSWER Refers to the design of the container based on internal pressure. Bulk capacity & fixed facility containment systems - ANSWER Refers to the facility or mode. Bulk packaging - ANSWER Packaging other than a vessel or barge including transport vehicle are freight container in which hazardous materials or loaded what the maximum capacity greater than I119 gallons or 450 L the maximum neck mass of 882 pounds. And the maximum water capacity 1000 pounds. Novel packaging - ANSWER Package that has the following characteristics; maximum capacity of 119 gallons or 450 L or less than the maximum net mass of 882 pounds are less than the water capacity of 1000 pounds. Non-pressure tanks - ANSWER Normally have a small amount of pressure up to 0.5 PSI inside. Pressure tanks - ANSWER Low pressure tanks that have pressure between 0.5 psi and 15 psi. Atmospheric/non-pressure storage tanks - ANSWER Horizontal tank, cone roof tank, open top floating roof tank, cover top floating roof tank. Lifter roof tank, vapordome roof tank, atmospheric underground storage tank Bulk transportation containers - ANSWER Take cars (railroad), cargo trucks (highway). Low-pressure storage tanks and pressure vessels - ANSWER Dome roof tank, spheroid tank, noted spheroid tank horizontal pressure vessel, spherical pressure vessel, and tank/vessel type. Low pressure tank car - ANSWER Transport hazardous and non-hazardous materials of vapor pressure below 25 psi at 105 to 115°F. Thank test pressure for low pressure tank cars are 60 to 100 psi you have capacity ranges from 4k-45,000 gallons. These have one manway for access on the tanks interior. Pressure tank car - ANSWER Pressure greater than 25 psi at 68°F they also transport flammable liquids and liquefied compressed gases. Take test pressure register 100 to 600 psi. The pressure tank capacity of 4k to 45,000 gallons. These tank cars are cylindrical, tanks with rounded edges. Cargo tanks - ANSWER Highway vehicles that transfer hazardous materials and drivable containers, compressed gas tube trailers and mix load containers. Non-pressure liquid cargo tank - ANSWER Pressure less than 4 PSI, maximum capacity of 9,000 gallons, oval-shaped carries gasoline fuel oil and alcohol and other flammable/Combustible liquids. Low pressure Chemical cargo tank - ANSWER Pressure under 40 PSI, maximum capacity of 7,000 gallons, typically double shell, rubber liner steel, common poisons. High pressure cargo tank - ANSWER Pressure above 100 psi, maximum capacity 11,500 gallons, bolted manway at front or rear, carries pressurized gases I'm a liquid, ammonia, propane butane. Cryogenic liquid cargo tank - ANSWER Pressure less than 22 PSI, well insulated steel tank, rounds tank with flat ends, carries liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid carbon dioxide and other gases that have been liquefied. Compressed gas tube trailer - ANSWER Pressure at 3000 to 5000 PSI, individual steel cylinder stacked on banded together, container looks like hot dogs, carries helium, hydrogen, methane, oxygen other gases. Dry-bulk cargo trailer - ANSWER Pressure lesson 22 PSI, typically not under pressure, bottom valve, top manway assemblies, carries calcium carbide, oxidizers, corrosive solids, cement, plastic pallets and fertilizers. Freight containers - ANSWER Transport a wide range of products, from foodstuffs, to dry goods, common sizes are; 20, 40, 45, 48, and 53-foot lengths. Tank containers - ANSWER Also called intermodal tanks ,three general classifications are: low-pressure, pressure intermodal, and specialized intermodal tanks (cryogenic). Low-pressure container - ANSWER This is the most common intermodal container uses today. These are often called non-pressure, pressure as high as 100PSI. non-pressure intermodal tank - ANSWER IM-101: 25.4-100PSI and IM-102: 14.5-24.5PSI. These carry liquids or solids. Pressure intermodal tank - ANSWER 100 - 500PSI. Carries liquid gases, liquefied petroleum, ammonia, and other liquids. Tube module intermodal tank - ANSWER Gases in high-pressure cylinders, 3,000-5,000PSI, mounted in the frames. Cryogenic intermodal tank - ANSWER Refrigerated liquid gases, argon, oxygen, and helium. Vessel cargo - ANSWER 90% of cargo worldwide is transported by marine vessel, oil spills happens the most on unloading and loading docks. Tanker vessel - ANSWER Vessel the exclusively carries liquid products in bulk Petroleum tanker vessel - ANSWER Transports crude oil or finished petroleum products. They range in size from 200ft. Chemical vessel - ANSWER Transports multiple commodities; these carriers are sometimes nicknamed floating drugstores. They carry oils, solvents, gasoline, sulfur etc. Liquefied flammable vessel - ANSWER Transports liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - propane and butane for example. Ton containers - ANSWER Tanks that have capacity of 1 short ton or 2,000lbs. Typically stored on their sides, They heads of the containers are convex on concave. Non-bulk packaging - ANSWER Containers used to transport smaller quantities, such as, bags, carboys, cylinders, drums, and dewar flasks. Type A packages - ANSWER Transport materials with relatively high specific activity levels such as radioactive materials for medical use and certain industrial products. Type B packages - ANSWER Designed to withstand several accident conditions. Contain high level of radioactive material that would present a radiation hazard the the public or environment if released. Type C packages - ANSWER Designed to withstand severe accident conditions with air transport. These are very rare, first responders are unlikely to encounter them. NFPA 704 - ANSWER Standard system for identifying hazardous materials for emergency response. UN hazard Cass 1 - ANSWER Explosives UN hazard Class 2 - ANSWER Gases UN hazard Class 3 - ANSWER Flammable Liquids UN hazard Class 4 - ANSWER Flammable Solids UN hazard Class 5 - ANSWER Oxidizers UN hazard Class 6 - ANSWER Toxic poisons UN hazard Class 7 - ANSWER Radioactive Materials UN hazard Class 8 - ANSWER Corrosive Substances UN hazard Class 9 - ANSWER Miscellaneous dangerous substances UN ID Number - ANSWER This is the number that identifies products, it is the orange panel on the bottom. The top number is the hazard ID number or code. DOT placards - ANSWER Diamond shape, color coded design, provided by shippers to identify materials transported. Orange placard - ANSWER Explosive Yellow placard - ANSWER Oxidxer/reactive Red placard - ANSWER Flammable White placard - ANSWER Health hazard (poison/ corrosive) Blue placard - ANSWER Water reactive Green placard - ANSWER Non-flammable gas Explosive DOT divisions - ANSWER There are six divisions of DOT explosives. 1 - Mass explosion. 2- Projection hazard but not mass explosion. 3- Fire hazard. 4- No significant hazard beyond the package. 5- Very intensive substance with a mass explosion hazard. 6- Extremely intensive articles no mass explosion. Dangerous placard - ANSWER When 2,205lbs or more of one category of material is loaded at one loading facility. Report markings - ANSWER Also called initials and numbers, get information about the car's contents from railroads. They are stenciled on the sides (to the left when facing the car). NFPA 704 limitations (4 levels) - ANSWER Health 0-4, Flammability 0-4, and Instability 0-4. 0 is minimal, 1 is slight, 2 is moderate, 3 is serious, 4 is severe. Manufactures' labels and signs - ANSWER CAUTION (may have minor health effects), WARNING (has moderate health effects), DANGER (highest degree of hazard), POISON (Required in addition to "danger" on labels of high toxic materials). Military symbols for Explosive - ANSWER Total of 4 division symbols. #1 Mass Explosion. #2 Explosion with Flammable Hazard. #3 Mass Fire #4 Moderate Fire - No blast Safety color codes - ANSWER RED = Danger. ORANGE = Warning. YELLOW = Caution. GREEN = Mark safety equipment like first aid stations. BLUE = Markings requiring PPE Exothermic - ANSWER Chemical reaction causing heat, flames, and toxic smoke Endothermic - ANSWER Chemical reaction involving the absorption of heat energy. Biological attacks - ANSWER Utilizes viruses, bacteria, rickettsia and biological toxins. Awareness-Level - ANSWER Persons trained to this level may not be emergency responders. Rather, any industrial personnel, public or private utility workers, or other personnel who work with hazardous materials or working areas were hazardous materials are used or transported. ERG Yellow pages - ANSWER The Yellow pages of the ERG provide index list of hazardous materials in numerical order of ID number. ERG Blue pages - ANSWER The blue pages of the ERG provide an index of dangerous goods and alphabetical order by material name ERG Orange pages - ANSWER The orange pages is the section of the book that is most important because it provides safety recommendations in general has misinformation. ERG Green pages - ANSWER This section of the ERG gives you a table of initial isolation a protective action distance.