QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Identify the THREE items that an Operations level responder must
protect when responding to a release or potential release of a
hazardous material. - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Nearby people
2. Environment
3. Reports about the incident
Industrial packages are designed to transport radioactive materials
with: - CORRECT ANSWERS Low concentrations, that are
considered to be a limited threat to the public, and packaged in glass
or concrete.
You're driving alongside the railroad tracks and see a tank car with a
white body and two red vertical bands. A label on the tank reads
"HIGHLY TOXIC." You have just seen a: - CORRECT ANSWERS
Pressure railway tank car
Strong, tight packages are designed to transport radioactive materials
with: - CORRECT ANSWERS Low radioactivity such as
natural uranium and rubble from nuclear reactors and packaged in
steel, wood, or fiberboard
Intermodal equipment, including tank containers will have all of the
markings below EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWERS A three-
letter abbreviation for the owner, followed by an "X" and numbers
, As you survey an incident, you DO NOT need to consider: -
CORRECT ANSWERS Drainage capacity
CHEMTREC has access to all of the following resources EXCEPT
the: - CORRECT ANSWERS Chemical Mixers Association
Information about the role of local, state, and Federal authorities
during hazardous materials emergencies can be found: - CORRECT
ANSWERS In the local emergency response plan
You are at a HazMat incident that you suspect involves criminal or
terrorist activity. There are munitions involved and you need an
Explosives Ordinance Disposal team to respond to the scene. The
agency that can help you with this is the: - CORRECT ANSWERS
U.S. Army Operations Center
A material's flash point is the primary characteristic used to determine
its relative degree of: - CORRECT ANSWERS Flammability
When radioactive contamination occurs and the person is removed
from the endangered area: - CORRECT ANSWERS The
contaminated material ingested or inhaled continues to emit radiation
A chemical inside a container has come into contact with an
incompatible substance and is now degrading its own container. When
Responder Watson describes the situation to CHEMTREC, Watson
refers to: - CORRECT ANSWERS Chemical Stress