HAZMAT FAMILIARIZATION AND SAFETY
IN TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL
COMPLIANCE PREP QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What do columns 1 though 5 of the HMT contain
Answer: Basic Hazmat descriptions
●● What do columns 6 though 10 of the HMT contain
Answer: Special Information
●● When are shipping papers required for a hazardous material?
Answer: Whenever hazardous materials are transported.
●● How will you know if a material is hazardous for transportation?
Answer: The material will be listed on the Hazardous Materials Table.
●● Anyone who transports or offers to transport a hazardous material
uses the Hazardous Materials Table. Who else uses the HMT?
Answer: Anyone involved in providing hazmat packaging.
●● DOT Hazmat General Awareness
,Answer:
●● What is the D.O.T.
Answer: The US Department of Transportation oversees federal
highway, air, railroad, and maritime transportation administration
functions.
●● What is the D.O.T.'s responsibility?
Answer: The D.O.T.'s responsibility is to ensure the safety of US citizens
from all potential transportation hazards.
●● Which Code of federal Regulations deal with Hazardous Material
Regulation, or HMR?
Answer: Federal Regulations Title 49 parts 100 to 185.
●● What topics does part 172 include?
Answer: Hazardous Materials Tables, hazardous materials
communication, emergency response information and training
requirements.
●● What is H.M.R.?
Answer: The Hazardous Materials Regulations, H.M.R. addresses the
transportation of all hazardous materials by highway, rail, vessel and air.
,●● Who issues the H.M.R. .
Answer: These regulations are issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration or P.H.M.S.A.
●● What is the P.H.M.S.A.
Answer: The P.H.M.S.A. is one of the D.O.T.'s administrative
components.
●● Who needs to learn the regulations?
Answer: Anyone involved in the preparation or transportation of
hazardous materials
●● Other than drivers and manufacturers, who else must be included?
Answer: Anyone who manufactures, repairs, or reconditions containers
used to transport hazardous materials.
●● What does a complete DOT Hazmat transportation training include?
Answer: 1. General awareness, 2. Function-specific, 3. Safety, 4.
Security, 5. In-depth security, and 6. training specific to mode of
transportation.
●● Where can a complete DOT Hazmat transportation training be
found?
, Answer: The training requirements for these areas can be found in Part
172 Subpart H of the HMR.
●● Does everyone need training?
Answer: Not everyone needs all aspects of the training, such as clerical
workers who fill out the shipping papers.
●● If your work place does not have a security plant is In-depth security
training required.
Answer: no
●● What are some examples of human error?
Answer: 1. Lack of awareness that a hazmat is present, 2. Failure to
follow established safety procedures, and 3. Lack of understanding of
one's role during a incident
●● When is Hazmat training required?
Answer: Within the first 90 days of your employment.
●● How often must the training be repeated?
Answer: At least every 3 years, unless you are an air carrier, in which the
retraining must occur every 2 years as required by CFR 14
●● What is the employers responsibility for training?
IN TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL
COMPLIANCE PREP QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What do columns 1 though 5 of the HMT contain
Answer: Basic Hazmat descriptions
●● What do columns 6 though 10 of the HMT contain
Answer: Special Information
●● When are shipping papers required for a hazardous material?
Answer: Whenever hazardous materials are transported.
●● How will you know if a material is hazardous for transportation?
Answer: The material will be listed on the Hazardous Materials Table.
●● Anyone who transports or offers to transport a hazardous material
uses the Hazardous Materials Table. Who else uses the HMT?
Answer: Anyone involved in providing hazmat packaging.
●● DOT Hazmat General Awareness
,Answer:
●● What is the D.O.T.
Answer: The US Department of Transportation oversees federal
highway, air, railroad, and maritime transportation administration
functions.
●● What is the D.O.T.'s responsibility?
Answer: The D.O.T.'s responsibility is to ensure the safety of US citizens
from all potential transportation hazards.
●● Which Code of federal Regulations deal with Hazardous Material
Regulation, or HMR?
Answer: Federal Regulations Title 49 parts 100 to 185.
●● What topics does part 172 include?
Answer: Hazardous Materials Tables, hazardous materials
communication, emergency response information and training
requirements.
●● What is H.M.R.?
Answer: The Hazardous Materials Regulations, H.M.R. addresses the
transportation of all hazardous materials by highway, rail, vessel and air.
,●● Who issues the H.M.R. .
Answer: These regulations are issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration or P.H.M.S.A.
●● What is the P.H.M.S.A.
Answer: The P.H.M.S.A. is one of the D.O.T.'s administrative
components.
●● Who needs to learn the regulations?
Answer: Anyone involved in the preparation or transportation of
hazardous materials
●● Other than drivers and manufacturers, who else must be included?
Answer: Anyone who manufactures, repairs, or reconditions containers
used to transport hazardous materials.
●● What does a complete DOT Hazmat transportation training include?
Answer: 1. General awareness, 2. Function-specific, 3. Safety, 4.
Security, 5. In-depth security, and 6. training specific to mode of
transportation.
●● Where can a complete DOT Hazmat transportation training be
found?
, Answer: The training requirements for these areas can be found in Part
172 Subpart H of the HMR.
●● Does everyone need training?
Answer: Not everyone needs all aspects of the training, such as clerical
workers who fill out the shipping papers.
●● If your work place does not have a security plant is In-depth security
training required.
Answer: no
●● What are some examples of human error?
Answer: 1. Lack of awareness that a hazmat is present, 2. Failure to
follow established safety procedures, and 3. Lack of understanding of
one's role during a incident
●● When is Hazmat training required?
Answer: Within the first 90 days of your employment.
●● How often must the training be repeated?
Answer: At least every 3 years, unless you are an air carrier, in which the
retraining must occur every 2 years as required by CFR 14
●● What is the employers responsibility for training?
