Hazardous Materials Incident, Surviving
the Initial Response
________________________________ are the ones who can set the
stage for the success or failure of the entire operation. -
ANSWER>>First Reponders
During hazardous materials incident, first responders can quickly
become part of the problem. This could include the following type of
events:
- Rear-end collision involving two passenger vehicles.
- EMS call at a residence for difficulty breathing.
- Garage or shed fire
- _______________ fire.
- Car fire. - ANSWER>>Trash
What is the rule that suggest when first responders can cover the
view of the incident with a thumb, they are far enough away? -
ANSWER>>Rule of Thumb
During a hazardous materials incident, moving beyond the Rule of
Thumb means that what the _______________________________ does
becomes as important as what he does not do. - ANSWER>>First
Responder
The first responder's success depends upon his level of planning
before an incident, his training and _____________________. It also
depends on the capabilities and limitations of any equipment
available to him, and his ability to use this equipment correctly. -
ANSWER>>Ingenuity
,Moving beyond the rule of thumb also means that first responders
should never feel obligated to have an _____________________ for
every occasion. - ANSWER>>ANSWER
A ___________________________ can be defined as anything that can
harm people, property, or the environment. - ANSWER>>Hazardous
Material
Undesirable releases from containers may be the result of accidents,
improper _______________________________, or intentional acts of
sabotage or even terrorism. - ANSWER>>Maintenance
There may be situations where first responders are faced with
containers that have not yet released their contents, but have the
potential to do so as a result of damage. This damage could be from
excessive heat, a blow by a foreign object, or a
______________________________ reaction inside the container that
threatens the container's integrity. - ANSWER>>Chemical
The persons responsible for the release of any material or those who
are in possession of the container from which the release originates
are usually referred to as the _________________________________. -
ANSWER>>Responsible Party
An ____________________ is a material or device created specifically
to explode on demand. - ANSWER>>Explosive
An __________________________ is a sudden, violent release of
mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy from a confined region.. -
ANSWER>>Explosion
Associated hazards of _____________________________ gases
include: being under pressure, flammable, unstable, toxic, corrosive,
and oxidizing agents. - ANSWER>>Compressed
,A ____________________ liquid has a flash point below 100 F. -
ANSWER>>Flammable
A ________________________ liquid has a flash point of 100 F or
higher. - ANSWER>>Combustible
____________________________ is the minimum temperature of the
liquid at which it gives off vapors sufficient to form and ignitable
mixture with the air near the surface of the liquid or container. -
ANSWER>>Flashpoint
The controlling factor in considering flashpoint is the
_________________________ of the liquid itself. -
ANSWER>>Temperature.
A flammable solid is any solid material, other than an explosive, that
is likely to cause fire through ______________________ or through
retained heat from manufacturing processing, or that can be easily
ignited. Some may be water reactive. - ANSWER>>Friction
An _______________________ agent is a substance containing
oxygen that gives it up readily. - ANSWER>>Oxidizing
Oxidizing agents readily decompose to yield _________________
when heated and therefore may react easily with other hazardous
materials. - ANSWER>>Oxygen
Because of oxidizing agents' ability to provide oxygen when heated,
their hazard is greatly _________________________ at higher
temperatures. - ANSWER>>Increased
There may be very violent reactions when oxidizer are intimately
mixed with ____________________ combustible materials. -
ANSWER>>Ordinary
, A _________________________ is any substance that cause injury,
illness, or death to living tissue by chemical activity. -
ANSWER>>Poison
Poisons can enter the body in one of four ways:
- Inhalation
- Ingestion
- _______________
- Entry through. Wound - ANSWER>>Absorption
The method of _____________________ may determine how rapidly
the poison produces its effects. - ANSWER>>Entry
_______________________ radiation involves particles traveling in
wavelike motions. - ANSWER>>Ionizing
When these particles collide with matter, the particles of that matters'
atoms with which they collide are the _______________________. -
ANSWER>>Electrons
When the particles collide with an electron, the tendency is to remove
that electron from the atom, thus leaving a particle that is now an
_________________. This is where the term ionizing radiation
originates. - ANSWER>>Ion
Whenever an ion is created, it must have another ion of electrically
________________ charge with which to react. - ANSWER>>Opposite
A ______________________________ is any material that will attack
and destroy by chemical action any living tissue with which it comes
in contact. - ANSWER>>Corrosive
49 CFR 171.8 - Defines a __________________________________ in
part as, "A substance or material that the Secretary of Transportation
the Initial Response
________________________________ are the ones who can set the
stage for the success or failure of the entire operation. -
ANSWER>>First Reponders
During hazardous materials incident, first responders can quickly
become part of the problem. This could include the following type of
events:
- Rear-end collision involving two passenger vehicles.
- EMS call at a residence for difficulty breathing.
- Garage or shed fire
- _______________ fire.
- Car fire. - ANSWER>>Trash
What is the rule that suggest when first responders can cover the
view of the incident with a thumb, they are far enough away? -
ANSWER>>Rule of Thumb
During a hazardous materials incident, moving beyond the Rule of
Thumb means that what the _______________________________ does
becomes as important as what he does not do. - ANSWER>>First
Responder
The first responder's success depends upon his level of planning
before an incident, his training and _____________________. It also
depends on the capabilities and limitations of any equipment
available to him, and his ability to use this equipment correctly. -
ANSWER>>Ingenuity
,Moving beyond the rule of thumb also means that first responders
should never feel obligated to have an _____________________ for
every occasion. - ANSWER>>ANSWER
A ___________________________ can be defined as anything that can
harm people, property, or the environment. - ANSWER>>Hazardous
Material
Undesirable releases from containers may be the result of accidents,
improper _______________________________, or intentional acts of
sabotage or even terrorism. - ANSWER>>Maintenance
There may be situations where first responders are faced with
containers that have not yet released their contents, but have the
potential to do so as a result of damage. This damage could be from
excessive heat, a blow by a foreign object, or a
______________________________ reaction inside the container that
threatens the container's integrity. - ANSWER>>Chemical
The persons responsible for the release of any material or those who
are in possession of the container from which the release originates
are usually referred to as the _________________________________. -
ANSWER>>Responsible Party
An ____________________ is a material or device created specifically
to explode on demand. - ANSWER>>Explosive
An __________________________ is a sudden, violent release of
mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy from a confined region.. -
ANSWER>>Explosion
Associated hazards of _____________________________ gases
include: being under pressure, flammable, unstable, toxic, corrosive,
and oxidizing agents. - ANSWER>>Compressed
,A ____________________ liquid has a flash point below 100 F. -
ANSWER>>Flammable
A ________________________ liquid has a flash point of 100 F or
higher. - ANSWER>>Combustible
____________________________ is the minimum temperature of the
liquid at which it gives off vapors sufficient to form and ignitable
mixture with the air near the surface of the liquid or container. -
ANSWER>>Flashpoint
The controlling factor in considering flashpoint is the
_________________________ of the liquid itself. -
ANSWER>>Temperature.
A flammable solid is any solid material, other than an explosive, that
is likely to cause fire through ______________________ or through
retained heat from manufacturing processing, or that can be easily
ignited. Some may be water reactive. - ANSWER>>Friction
An _______________________ agent is a substance containing
oxygen that gives it up readily. - ANSWER>>Oxidizing
Oxidizing agents readily decompose to yield _________________
when heated and therefore may react easily with other hazardous
materials. - ANSWER>>Oxygen
Because of oxidizing agents' ability to provide oxygen when heated,
their hazard is greatly _________________________ at higher
temperatures. - ANSWER>>Increased
There may be very violent reactions when oxidizer are intimately
mixed with ____________________ combustible materials. -
ANSWER>>Ordinary
, A _________________________ is any substance that cause injury,
illness, or death to living tissue by chemical activity. -
ANSWER>>Poison
Poisons can enter the body in one of four ways:
- Inhalation
- Ingestion
- _______________
- Entry through. Wound - ANSWER>>Absorption
The method of _____________________ may determine how rapidly
the poison produces its effects. - ANSWER>>Entry
_______________________ radiation involves particles traveling in
wavelike motions. - ANSWER>>Ionizing
When these particles collide with matter, the particles of that matters'
atoms with which they collide are the _______________________. -
ANSWER>>Electrons
When the particles collide with an electron, the tendency is to remove
that electron from the atom, thus leaving a particle that is now an
_________________. This is where the term ionizing radiation
originates. - ANSWER>>Ion
Whenever an ion is created, it must have another ion of electrically
________________ charge with which to react. - ANSWER>>Opposite
A ______________________________ is any material that will attack
and destroy by chemical action any living tissue with which it comes
in contact. - ANSWER>>Corrosive
49 CFR 171.8 - Defines a __________________________________ in
part as, "A substance or material that the Secretary of Transportation
