Chapter 29: Hazardous Materials Regulations, Standards, and Laws – Compliance, Safety, and
Emergency Response Study Guide
•Hazardous material
-Substance capable of posing unreasonable risk to human health, safety, or environment when?
- correct answer ✔✔•Transported in commerce
•Used incorrectly
•Not properly contained or stored
•Hazardous material -Referred to as ____________in UN Model Regulations - correct answer
✔✔dangerous goods
Weapons of Mass Destruction - Defined by the United States Code as: - correct answer ✔✔-
Destructive device, such as explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb, grenade, rocket having a
propellant charge of more than 4 oz (113 g), missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of
more than 0.25 oz (7 g), mine, or similar device
Weapons of Mass Destruction •Also known as CBRNE - correct answer ✔✔-Chemical
-Biological
-Radiological
-Nuclear
-Explosive
Hazardous Wastes - correct answer ✔✔•Unpure substances that remain after a manufacturing
process has used a substance
Hazardous Wastes Can be just as dangerous as? - correct answer ✔✔pure chemicals
, Hazardous wastes May comprise mixtures of several chemicals - correct answer ✔✔-Can make
it difficult to determine how the substance will react when released or if it encounters other
chemicals
•Regulations - correct answer ✔✔-Issued and enforced by governmental bodies
•Standards - correct answer ✔✔-Issued by nongovernmental entities
-Generally consensus-based
-May be voluntary
•National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):
-Issues voluntary consensus-based standards
-Technical committee is required to? - correct answer ✔✔•Meet regularly
•Revise, update, and possibly change a standard
•Review and act on any public comments during the revision process
NFPA -Once finalized, agencies may choose to _____ the standard? - correct answer ✔✔adopt
•Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials Response Personnel - correct answer ✔✔-
Responsible for NFPA standards governing hazardous materials/WMD
-Published standards important to responders
NFPA 472 - correct answer ✔✔Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous
Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
NFPA 1072 - correct answer ✔✔Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass
Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications
Emergency Response Study Guide
•Hazardous material
-Substance capable of posing unreasonable risk to human health, safety, or environment when?
- correct answer ✔✔•Transported in commerce
•Used incorrectly
•Not properly contained or stored
•Hazardous material -Referred to as ____________in UN Model Regulations - correct answer
✔✔dangerous goods
Weapons of Mass Destruction - Defined by the United States Code as: - correct answer ✔✔-
Destructive device, such as explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb, grenade, rocket having a
propellant charge of more than 4 oz (113 g), missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of
more than 0.25 oz (7 g), mine, or similar device
Weapons of Mass Destruction •Also known as CBRNE - correct answer ✔✔-Chemical
-Biological
-Radiological
-Nuclear
-Explosive
Hazardous Wastes - correct answer ✔✔•Unpure substances that remain after a manufacturing
process has used a substance
Hazardous Wastes Can be just as dangerous as? - correct answer ✔✔pure chemicals
, Hazardous wastes May comprise mixtures of several chemicals - correct answer ✔✔-Can make
it difficult to determine how the substance will react when released or if it encounters other
chemicals
•Regulations - correct answer ✔✔-Issued and enforced by governmental bodies
•Standards - correct answer ✔✔-Issued by nongovernmental entities
-Generally consensus-based
-May be voluntary
•National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):
-Issues voluntary consensus-based standards
-Technical committee is required to? - correct answer ✔✔•Meet regularly
•Revise, update, and possibly change a standard
•Review and act on any public comments during the revision process
NFPA -Once finalized, agencies may choose to _____ the standard? - correct answer ✔✔adopt
•Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials Response Personnel - correct answer ✔✔-
Responsible for NFPA standards governing hazardous materials/WMD
-Published standards important to responders
NFPA 472 - correct answer ✔✔Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous
Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
NFPA 1072 - correct answer ✔✔Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass
Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications
