HAZMAT OPERATIONS COMPREHENSIVE UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which of the following labels indicates the product is a gas?
-Orange background with EXPLOSIVES in the center
-White over red background with SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE in the center and
a 4 on bottom
-Red background with a 3 on bottom
-Red background with a 2 on bottom - ✔✔Red background with a 2 on bottom
✔✔On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the
following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the left? -
✔✔Blue
✔✔On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the
following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the top? -
✔✔Red
✔✔On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the
following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the right? -
✔✔Yellow
✔✔On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the
following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the bottom? -
✔✔White
✔✔In the NFPA 704 system of id, the diamond shaped placard used for fire hazard is
ALWAYS colored:
-blue
-yellow
-red
-white - ✔✔Red
✔✔The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) lists ______ as the standard for
identifying fire hazards of materials at fixed facilities.
-704
-1991
-472
-1910.120 - ✔✔704
✔✔In the NFPA 704 system, the quadrant dealing with reactivity is colored?
-blue
-yellow
-red
,-white - ✔✔Yellow
✔✔A hazard class of 3, within the U.N. labeling system indicates a ________ product.
-Flammable gas
-Flammable solid
-Flammable liquid
-Poisonous liquid - ✔✔Flammable Liquid
✔✔A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels, would be
labeled hazard class ______ under the U.N. Labeling system.
-3
-5
-7
-9 - ✔✔5
✔✔A container of flammable solids would receive a UN label or placard with a
hazardous classification number of:
-1
-2
-3
-4 - ✔✔4
✔✔Using the DOT labeling system, a flammable liquid would receive a hazard
classification of:
-1
-2
-3
-4 - ✔✔3
✔✔Within the UN system, a container labeled with a hazard class 4 contains a:
-Combustible liquid
-flammable gas
-flammable solid
-flammable liquid - ✔✔flammable solid
✔✔Of the references listed below, the MOST SPECIFIC source of information on a
hazardous material is/are:
-The DOT Emergency Response Guidebook
-The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
-DOT placards
-The NFPA 704 system - ✔✔The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
✔✔Physical data, chemical name, exposure limits, health hazard data, and special
precautions are all parts of the:
, -Dangerous Cargo Manifest
-Emergency Response Guidebook
-Material Safety Data Sheet
-UN ID system - ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet
✔✔The background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance hazard
and that contains a skull and crossbones is:
-Yellow
-Orange
-Red
-White - ✔✔White
✔✔Referring to the U.S. Military Marking System for Hazardous Materials, an octagon-
shaped placard with a #1 on it denotes a:
-Moderate fire hazard
-Chemical fire hazard
-Mass detonation
-Mass Escape - ✔✔Mass Detonation
✔✔Referring to the U.S. Military Marking system for hazardous materials, the symbol
for a mass fire hazard is:
-#3 in a triangle
-#1 in a square
-#2 in a square
-#4 in a circle - ✔✔#3 in a triangle
✔✔Given the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook, the hazard class number
assigned for Vinyl Chloride with the I.D. #1086 is:
-2
-4
-9
-1 - ✔✔2
✔✔An explosive with a fragment hazard is denoted by the U.S. Military Marking System
as a:
-#3 in an X
-#4 in an X
-#2 in an X
-#4 in a circle - ✔✔#2 in an X
✔✔When referring to the U.S. military marking system, if a circle with a symbol of a
person wearing a mask is seen, it is necessary to assume that:
-Protective mask or breathing apparatus must be used
-Fumigants are being used
-Turn-out clothing must be used
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which of the following labels indicates the product is a gas?
-Orange background with EXPLOSIVES in the center
-White over red background with SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE in the center and
a 4 on bottom
-Red background with a 3 on bottom
-Red background with a 2 on bottom - ✔✔Red background with a 2 on bottom
✔✔On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the
following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the left? -
✔✔Blue
✔✔On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the
following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the top? -
✔✔Red
✔✔On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the
following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the right? -
✔✔Yellow
✔✔On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the
following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the bottom? -
✔✔White
✔✔In the NFPA 704 system of id, the diamond shaped placard used for fire hazard is
ALWAYS colored:
-blue
-yellow
-red
-white - ✔✔Red
✔✔The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) lists ______ as the standard for
identifying fire hazards of materials at fixed facilities.
-704
-1991
-472
-1910.120 - ✔✔704
✔✔In the NFPA 704 system, the quadrant dealing with reactivity is colored?
-blue
-yellow
-red
,-white - ✔✔Yellow
✔✔A hazard class of 3, within the U.N. labeling system indicates a ________ product.
-Flammable gas
-Flammable solid
-Flammable liquid
-Poisonous liquid - ✔✔Flammable Liquid
✔✔A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels, would be
labeled hazard class ______ under the U.N. Labeling system.
-3
-5
-7
-9 - ✔✔5
✔✔A container of flammable solids would receive a UN label or placard with a
hazardous classification number of:
-1
-2
-3
-4 - ✔✔4
✔✔Using the DOT labeling system, a flammable liquid would receive a hazard
classification of:
-1
-2
-3
-4 - ✔✔3
✔✔Within the UN system, a container labeled with a hazard class 4 contains a:
-Combustible liquid
-flammable gas
-flammable solid
-flammable liquid - ✔✔flammable solid
✔✔Of the references listed below, the MOST SPECIFIC source of information on a
hazardous material is/are:
-The DOT Emergency Response Guidebook
-The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
-DOT placards
-The NFPA 704 system - ✔✔The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
✔✔Physical data, chemical name, exposure limits, health hazard data, and special
precautions are all parts of the:
, -Dangerous Cargo Manifest
-Emergency Response Guidebook
-Material Safety Data Sheet
-UN ID system - ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet
✔✔The background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance hazard
and that contains a skull and crossbones is:
-Yellow
-Orange
-Red
-White - ✔✔White
✔✔Referring to the U.S. Military Marking System for Hazardous Materials, an octagon-
shaped placard with a #1 on it denotes a:
-Moderate fire hazard
-Chemical fire hazard
-Mass detonation
-Mass Escape - ✔✔Mass Detonation
✔✔Referring to the U.S. Military Marking system for hazardous materials, the symbol
for a mass fire hazard is:
-#3 in a triangle
-#1 in a square
-#2 in a square
-#4 in a circle - ✔✔#3 in a triangle
✔✔Given the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook, the hazard class number
assigned for Vinyl Chloride with the I.D. #1086 is:
-2
-4
-9
-1 - ✔✔2
✔✔An explosive with a fragment hazard is denoted by the U.S. Military Marking System
as a:
-#3 in an X
-#4 in an X
-#2 in an X
-#4 in a circle - ✔✔#2 in an X
✔✔When referring to the U.S. military marking system, if a circle with a symbol of a
person wearing a mask is seen, it is necessary to assume that:
-Protective mask or breathing apparatus must be used
-Fumigants are being used
-Turn-out clothing must be used