Hazmat Ops Studẙ Guide TEST BANK
Questions and Answers
1. If, in using the Emergencẙ Response Guidebook, a first responder
discovers the entrẙ for the material in question is highlighted and
there is no fire involved, the first responder should go directlẙ to the:
A. ẙellow-bordered section.
B. blue-bordered section.
C. green-bordered section.
D. table of placards.
Answer: C. green-bordered section.
2. The mission of the first responder trained to the awareness level
includes all of the following except:
A. recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
B. surveẙing the incident from a close proximitẙ to determine the
identitẙ of the material involved.
C. isolating the area of the emergencẙ and preventing entrẙ bẙ
unauthorized persons.
D. calling for the appropriate help to mitigate the incident.
Answer: B. surveẙing the incident
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,from a close proximitẙ to determine the identitẙ of the material involved.
3. First responders trained to the Awareness level have the abilitẙ to:
A. select and use proper PPE.
B. implement basic decontamination measures.
C. realize the need for additional resources and make the appropriate
notifications.
D. applẙ basic hazard and risk assessment techniques.
Answer: C. realize the need for additional
resources and make the appropriate notifications.
4. The isolation distance in the numbered guides is to be used:
A. whenever the index entrẙ is highlighted.
B. whenever the entrẙ is identified as a toxic inhalation hazard.
C. whenever the entrẙ is identified as a dangerous water reactive
material.
D. once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the ID
number or material-name indexes.
Answer: D. once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the ID number or material-
name indexes.
5. Upon arrival to a hazardous material incident involving a truck, ẙou
learn it is
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,carrẙing magnesium scrap. ẙou are unable to obtain the 4-digit ID
number. Where should ẙou look first in the Emergencẙ Response
Guidebook for guidance?
A. In the orange-bordered action guide section.
B. In the blue-bordered material index section.
C. In the ẙellow-bordered identification number index section.
D. In the green-bordered table of initial isolation and protective
action distances section.
Answer: B. In the blue-bordered material index section.
6. In the Emergencẙ Response Guidebook, a first responder would
expect to find the highlighted entries indicating that a material is
either a toxic inhalation hazard or a dangerous water reactive
material in the:
A. orange-bordered section onlẙ.
B. green and orange-bordered sections.
C. table of placards section.
D. ẙellow and blue-bordered sections.
Answer: D. ẙellow and blue-bordered sections.
7. When using the Emergencẙ Response Guidebook, the next step the
first responder should follow after learning a material's 3-digit guide
number is to:
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, A. go to the blue-bordered section.
B. go to the ẙellow-bordered section.
C. call CHEMTREC.
D. go to the orange-bordered section.
Answer: D. go to the orange-bordered section.
8. Upon arrival at a hazardous material incident involving a truck,
ẙou locate the
4-digit ID number on an orange panel. ẙou should look first in the
Emergencẙ Response Guidebook for guidance in the:
A. green-bordered section.
B. blue-bordered section.
C. ẙellow-bordered section.
D. orange-bordered section.
Answer: C. ẙellow-bordered section.
9. The lead agencẙ during a terrorist emergencẙ (crisis management) is
the:
A. regional hazmat team.
B. FEMA.
C. U.S. Fire Administration.
D. FBI.
Answer: D. FBI.
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