AWR-160-W WMD EXAMINATION SET TEST QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The acronym RAIN represents several action steps to help responders at a
Hazardous Material/Weapons of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD) incident. What are
these action steps? - ✔✔Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify
✔✔What is the primary consideration when encountering a Hazardous Material
(HazMat) or Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) release? - ✔✔Recognizing the hazard
or threat
✔✔The five phases of the Hazardous Materials (HazMat) life cycle are production,
transportation, storage, use, and: - ✔✔disposal
✔✔Hazzard Communications, 29 CFR § 1910.1200 defines __________ as any
chemicals that would be a risk to employees if employees are exposed to them in the
workplace. - ✔✔hazardous chemicals
✔✔Individuals trained to the awareness level are personnel who are likely to witness an
incident and have been trained to initiate emergency response by: - ✔✔notifying the
proper authorities.
✔✔If all you know is the name of the material, which section of the Emergency
Response Guidebook (ERG) would you look in first? - ✔✔
✔✔The __________-colored section of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
contains a list of chemicals organized by ID number and includes only the product name
and guide number. - ✔✔
✔✔Which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class contains organic peroxides
and oxidizers? - ✔✔Class 5
✔✔The Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazard Class 1 consists of: -
✔✔Explosives
✔✔The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings are
______-shaped signs. - ✔✔diamond
✔✔The type of shipping paper used in highway transportation is called a: - ✔✔bill of
lading
✔✔Which of the following is not usually found on a pipeline marker? - ✔✔National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) 704 diamond
, ✔✔On the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings, the
instability/reactivity hazard rating appears on the right side of the diamond and is what
color? - ✔✔Yellow
✔✔Labels and placards are one of the basic clues for identifying Hazardous Materials
(HazMat) incidents. __________ are defined as symbols affixed to the package being
shipped. __________ are defined as larger symbols that are applied to the sides and
end of a vehicle, railcar, freight container, or portable tank containing hazardous
materials. - ✔✔Labels, placecards
✔✔In detecting clues to the presence of Hazardous Materials (HazMat) at the scene of
an incident, using the sense of touch, taste, or __________ is not recommended. -
✔✔smell
✔✔When approaching an incident scene, awareness-level responders should
remember to apply what concept? - ✔✔RAIN
✔✔When responding to an incident, awareness-level responders should resist: - ✔✔
✔✔You respond to a highway incident in which a road trailer has turned onto its side
and is heard to be leaking. You can see the placard on the trailer. The identification
number on the placard is 1978. What is the chemical? - ✔✔Propane
✔✔What guide number is assigned to this chemical? - ✔✔115
✔✔Based on the potential hazards, will placing road flares around the incident scene be
an issue? - ✔✔yes
✔✔As an immediate precautionary measure, how far should you isolate the leak area in
all directions? - ✔✔
✔✔Which route of entry into the body consists of the breathing in of aerosols or gases?
- ✔✔Inhalation
✔✔What is the least reliable identification method and poses the highest risk for
exposure? - ✔✔Smell or Taste
✔✔The rate at which a substance evaporates is called: - ✔✔
✔✔A __________ is something observable and indicates the presence of an illness
(e.g., reddening of the skin). A __________ is a change from normal function,
sensation, or appearance, generally indicating disease. - ✔✔
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The acronym RAIN represents several action steps to help responders at a
Hazardous Material/Weapons of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD) incident. What are
these action steps? - ✔✔Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify
✔✔What is the primary consideration when encountering a Hazardous Material
(HazMat) or Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) release? - ✔✔Recognizing the hazard
or threat
✔✔The five phases of the Hazardous Materials (HazMat) life cycle are production,
transportation, storage, use, and: - ✔✔disposal
✔✔Hazzard Communications, 29 CFR § 1910.1200 defines __________ as any
chemicals that would be a risk to employees if employees are exposed to them in the
workplace. - ✔✔hazardous chemicals
✔✔Individuals trained to the awareness level are personnel who are likely to witness an
incident and have been trained to initiate emergency response by: - ✔✔notifying the
proper authorities.
✔✔If all you know is the name of the material, which section of the Emergency
Response Guidebook (ERG) would you look in first? - ✔✔
✔✔The __________-colored section of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
contains a list of chemicals organized by ID number and includes only the product name
and guide number. - ✔✔
✔✔Which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class contains organic peroxides
and oxidizers? - ✔✔Class 5
✔✔The Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazard Class 1 consists of: -
✔✔Explosives
✔✔The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings are
______-shaped signs. - ✔✔diamond
✔✔The type of shipping paper used in highway transportation is called a: - ✔✔bill of
lading
✔✔Which of the following is not usually found on a pipeline marker? - ✔✔National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) 704 diamond
, ✔✔On the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings, the
instability/reactivity hazard rating appears on the right side of the diamond and is what
color? - ✔✔Yellow
✔✔Labels and placards are one of the basic clues for identifying Hazardous Materials
(HazMat) incidents. __________ are defined as symbols affixed to the package being
shipped. __________ are defined as larger symbols that are applied to the sides and
end of a vehicle, railcar, freight container, or portable tank containing hazardous
materials. - ✔✔Labels, placecards
✔✔In detecting clues to the presence of Hazardous Materials (HazMat) at the scene of
an incident, using the sense of touch, taste, or __________ is not recommended. -
✔✔smell
✔✔When approaching an incident scene, awareness-level responders should
remember to apply what concept? - ✔✔RAIN
✔✔When responding to an incident, awareness-level responders should resist: - ✔✔
✔✔You respond to a highway incident in which a road trailer has turned onto its side
and is heard to be leaking. You can see the placard on the trailer. The identification
number on the placard is 1978. What is the chemical? - ✔✔Propane
✔✔What guide number is assigned to this chemical? - ✔✔115
✔✔Based on the potential hazards, will placing road flares around the incident scene be
an issue? - ✔✔yes
✔✔As an immediate precautionary measure, how far should you isolate the leak area in
all directions? - ✔✔
✔✔Which route of entry into the body consists of the breathing in of aerosols or gases?
- ✔✔Inhalation
✔✔What is the least reliable identification method and poses the highest risk for
exposure? - ✔✔Smell or Taste
✔✔The rate at which a substance evaporates is called: - ✔✔
✔✔A __________ is something observable and indicates the presence of an illness
(e.g., reddening of the skin). A __________ is a change from normal function,
sensation, or appearance, generally indicating disease. - ✔✔
