IL OSFM HAZMAT OPS STATE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Cryogenic Hazard - Answers - Extreme cold, oxygen displacement, fog/clouds
Ton Container - Answers - Chlorine and compressed gases
Carboy - Answers - Large glass/plastic bottle for corrosives
Dewar - Answers - Insulated container for cryogenic liquids
ALERT - Answers - Alone, Loose clothing, Exposed wires, Rigid midsection, Tightened
hands
IED - Answers - Improvised Explosive Device
PBIED - Answers - Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device
Chemical Suicide - Answers - Taped openings, warning signs, containers, odors
Illicit Lab Action - Answers - Stop, get out, report/isolate/deny entry
Incident Priorities - Answers - Life safety, incident stabilization, property/environment
protection
IAP - Answers - Incident Action Plan
SSP - Answers - Site Safety Plan
Strategy vs Tactic - Answers - Strategy is overall plan; tactic is specific action
NIMS - Answers - National Incident Management System
ICS - Answers - Incident Command System
Unified Command - Answers - Multiple agencies coordinating through common
objectives
Span of Control - Answers - 1 supervisor for 3-7 personnel, ideally 5
Buddy System - Answers - Two responders work together so nobody works alone
ANSWERS
Cryogenic Hazard - Answers - Extreme cold, oxygen displacement, fog/clouds
Ton Container - Answers - Chlorine and compressed gases
Carboy - Answers - Large glass/plastic bottle for corrosives
Dewar - Answers - Insulated container for cryogenic liquids
ALERT - Answers - Alone, Loose clothing, Exposed wires, Rigid midsection, Tightened
hands
IED - Answers - Improvised Explosive Device
PBIED - Answers - Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device
Chemical Suicide - Answers - Taped openings, warning signs, containers, odors
Illicit Lab Action - Answers - Stop, get out, report/isolate/deny entry
Incident Priorities - Answers - Life safety, incident stabilization, property/environment
protection
IAP - Answers - Incident Action Plan
SSP - Answers - Site Safety Plan
Strategy vs Tactic - Answers - Strategy is overall plan; tactic is specific action
NIMS - Answers - National Incident Management System
ICS - Answers - Incident Command System
Unified Command - Answers - Multiple agencies coordinating through common
objectives
Span of Control - Answers - 1 supervisor for 3-7 personnel, ideally 5
Buddy System - Answers - Two responders work together so nobody works alone