Hazmat First Responder Awareness
(FRA) Level I
The HAZWOPER standard (29CFR 1910.120) recommends a Incident Command
System (ICS) as well as a Site Safety Plan and a Safety Officer. - ✔️✔️False (requires)
What type of hazardous material is known or reasonably expected to contain a
pathogen? - ✔️✔️Etiological
Awareness and Operational level responders take _____ actions. - ✔️✔️defensive
A Hazmat Incident involves the actual or potential unplanned/uncontrolled release of a
hazardous material. - ✔️✔️True
An __________ is a set of procedures for controlling and managing operations during
an emergency - ✔️✔️incident command system
All containers, including packages, vehicles, and rail cars, containing ________ are
required to carry a warning label or placard. - ✔️✔️radioactive material
First responders at the _______level are individuals who are likely to witness or
discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an
emergency response sequence by notifying the Incident Command System (ICS). -
✔️✔️awareness
More than ________tons of hazardous materials are transported annually in the United
States by air, highway, rail, and vessel. - ✔️✔️4 billion
More than ______ hazardous materials shipments occur every day - 365 days a year -
✔️✔️800,000
First Responders at the Awareness Level are expected to do the following upon arriving
the scene of a Hazmat incident EXCEPT: - ✔️✔️Initiate the clean-up
For large releases of flammable, explosive or toxic gases, the First responder must alert
inhabitants of the surrounding area. - ✔️✔️True
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hazardous waste is waste
that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous
wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludge's. They can be discarded commercial
(FRA) Level I
The HAZWOPER standard (29CFR 1910.120) recommends a Incident Command
System (ICS) as well as a Site Safety Plan and a Safety Officer. - ✔️✔️False (requires)
What type of hazardous material is known or reasonably expected to contain a
pathogen? - ✔️✔️Etiological
Awareness and Operational level responders take _____ actions. - ✔️✔️defensive
A Hazmat Incident involves the actual or potential unplanned/uncontrolled release of a
hazardous material. - ✔️✔️True
An __________ is a set of procedures for controlling and managing operations during
an emergency - ✔️✔️incident command system
All containers, including packages, vehicles, and rail cars, containing ________ are
required to carry a warning label or placard. - ✔️✔️radioactive material
First responders at the _______level are individuals who are likely to witness or
discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an
emergency response sequence by notifying the Incident Command System (ICS). -
✔️✔️awareness
More than ________tons of hazardous materials are transported annually in the United
States by air, highway, rail, and vessel. - ✔️✔️4 billion
More than ______ hazardous materials shipments occur every day - 365 days a year -
✔️✔️800,000
First Responders at the Awareness Level are expected to do the following upon arriving
the scene of a Hazmat incident EXCEPT: - ✔️✔️Initiate the clean-up
For large releases of flammable, explosive or toxic gases, the First responder must alert
inhabitants of the surrounding area. - ✔️✔️True
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hazardous waste is waste
that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous
wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludge's. They can be discarded commercial
