HAZMAT State Test UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Question: NFPA 472
Correct Answer: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass
Destruction Incidents
Question: NFPA 473
Correct Answer: Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous
Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
Question: 3 government entities that regulate Hazardous Material
Correct Answer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) Department of Transportation (DOT)
Question: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Correct Answer: The US federal agency that ensures the safe manufacturing, use, transportation, and
disposal of hazardous materials
Question: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Correct Answer: regulates worker safety and responder safety and is part of the US Department of Labor
Question: Department of Transportation
Correct Answer: The US government agency that publicizes and enforces rules and regulations that relate
to the transportation of hazardous materials.
Question: 704 diamond
Correct Answer: red: flammability 4: materials rapidly vaporize at atmospheric pressure and normal
temperatures 3: Liquid and solid can ignite under almost all ambient temp conditions 2: Materials that must
be moderately heated or high temperatures 1: Materials that must be preheated before ignition
Question: 704 diamond
Correct Answer: blue: Health 4: very short exposure causes death or major injury 3: short exposure could
cause temporary or residual injury 2: intense or continuous exposure could cause incapacitation or residual
injury 1: exposure will cause irritation with minor residual injury
Question: 704 diamond
Correct Answer: yellow: Reactivity 4: capable of detonation at normal temp and pressures 3: capable of
detonation, explosive decomposition, or reaction with a strong initiation source 2: violent chemical change
at elevated temps and pressures. 1: Materials that are normally stable but can be unstable at elevated temps
and pressures.
Question: BULK storage container and capacities
Correct Answer: > 119 gallons Max net mass > 882 lbs water cap > 1000 lbs
Question: Intermodal container
Correct Answer: holds 5000-6000 gallons of product shipped to facility, stored and used at facility, and
returned to shipper for refill
, Question: Dewer container
Correct Answer: a container designed to preserve the temperatures of the cold liquid held inside
Question: Corrosive tank
Correct Answer: characteristics: reinforced rings, cargo smaller diameter than other cargo tanks capacity
of 6000 gallons hauls: sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and sodium hydroxide
Question: non-pressure liquid cargo tank
Correct Answer: characteristics: oval-shaped/wide cargo capacity: 6000-10,000 gals hauls: liquid
food-grade products, flammable liquids, and combustible liquids
Question: High-pressure cargo tank
Correct Answer: characteristics: rounded ends on the cargo capacity: 1,000-11,000 gals hauls: ammonia,
propane, Freon, and butane
Question: Mixed Cargo tank
Correct Answer: characteristics: rectangular shape hauls: chemicals, food products, store products
Question: Pressure tank car
Correct Answer: characteristics: dome on the top 100-500 psi hauls propane, ammonia, ethylene oxide,
and chlorine
Question: Hopper car
Correct Answer: characteristics: rectangular shape, bottom doors hauls: coal, ore, cement, and solid
granular materials
Question: non-pressure/low-pressure tank car
Correct Answer: characteristics: no dome on top capacity: 4,000-40,000 gals hauls industrial chemicals
and consumer goods
Question: Level A protective clothing
Correct Answer: A vapor-protective, fully encapsulating garment that envelops both the wearer and the
respiratory protection/SCBA. It is affective against vapors, gases, mists, and dust.
Question: Level B protective clothing
Correct Answer: A liquid-splash protective ensemble consisting of chemical protective clothing, boots,
gloves, and SCBA.
Question: Level C protective clothing
Correct Answer: Standard work clothes and chemical-protective clothing, chemical-resistant gloves, and
air-purifying respirator. Only used when the chemical is known
Question: Level D protective clothing
Correct Answer: lowest protection being standard work clothes such as coveralls, work shoes, hard hat,
and gloves. Only acceptable when atmosphere contains no known hazards.
Question: 5 pieces of info in the Material Safety Data Sheet
Correct Answer: company of the chemical - its properties - health effects - the proper PPE - what to do if it
were on fire
Answers
Question: NFPA 472
Correct Answer: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass
Destruction Incidents
Question: NFPA 473
Correct Answer: Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous
Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
Question: 3 government entities that regulate Hazardous Material
Correct Answer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) Department of Transportation (DOT)
Question: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Correct Answer: The US federal agency that ensures the safe manufacturing, use, transportation, and
disposal of hazardous materials
Question: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Correct Answer: regulates worker safety and responder safety and is part of the US Department of Labor
Question: Department of Transportation
Correct Answer: The US government agency that publicizes and enforces rules and regulations that relate
to the transportation of hazardous materials.
Question: 704 diamond
Correct Answer: red: flammability 4: materials rapidly vaporize at atmospheric pressure and normal
temperatures 3: Liquid and solid can ignite under almost all ambient temp conditions 2: Materials that must
be moderately heated or high temperatures 1: Materials that must be preheated before ignition
Question: 704 diamond
Correct Answer: blue: Health 4: very short exposure causes death or major injury 3: short exposure could
cause temporary or residual injury 2: intense or continuous exposure could cause incapacitation or residual
injury 1: exposure will cause irritation with minor residual injury
Question: 704 diamond
Correct Answer: yellow: Reactivity 4: capable of detonation at normal temp and pressures 3: capable of
detonation, explosive decomposition, or reaction with a strong initiation source 2: violent chemical change
at elevated temps and pressures. 1: Materials that are normally stable but can be unstable at elevated temps
and pressures.
Question: BULK storage container and capacities
Correct Answer: > 119 gallons Max net mass > 882 lbs water cap > 1000 lbs
Question: Intermodal container
Correct Answer: holds 5000-6000 gallons of product shipped to facility, stored and used at facility, and
returned to shipper for refill
, Question: Dewer container
Correct Answer: a container designed to preserve the temperatures of the cold liquid held inside
Question: Corrosive tank
Correct Answer: characteristics: reinforced rings, cargo smaller diameter than other cargo tanks capacity
of 6000 gallons hauls: sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and sodium hydroxide
Question: non-pressure liquid cargo tank
Correct Answer: characteristics: oval-shaped/wide cargo capacity: 6000-10,000 gals hauls: liquid
food-grade products, flammable liquids, and combustible liquids
Question: High-pressure cargo tank
Correct Answer: characteristics: rounded ends on the cargo capacity: 1,000-11,000 gals hauls: ammonia,
propane, Freon, and butane
Question: Mixed Cargo tank
Correct Answer: characteristics: rectangular shape hauls: chemicals, food products, store products
Question: Pressure tank car
Correct Answer: characteristics: dome on the top 100-500 psi hauls propane, ammonia, ethylene oxide,
and chlorine
Question: Hopper car
Correct Answer: characteristics: rectangular shape, bottom doors hauls: coal, ore, cement, and solid
granular materials
Question: non-pressure/low-pressure tank car
Correct Answer: characteristics: no dome on top capacity: 4,000-40,000 gals hauls industrial chemicals
and consumer goods
Question: Level A protective clothing
Correct Answer: A vapor-protective, fully encapsulating garment that envelops both the wearer and the
respiratory protection/SCBA. It is affective against vapors, gases, mists, and dust.
Question: Level B protective clothing
Correct Answer: A liquid-splash protective ensemble consisting of chemical protective clothing, boots,
gloves, and SCBA.
Question: Level C protective clothing
Correct Answer: Standard work clothes and chemical-protective clothing, chemical-resistant gloves, and
air-purifying respirator. Only used when the chemical is known
Question: Level D protective clothing
Correct Answer: lowest protection being standard work clothes such as coveralls, work shoes, hard hat,
and gloves. Only acceptable when atmosphere contains no known hazards.
Question: 5 pieces of info in the Material Safety Data Sheet
Correct Answer: company of the chemical - its properties - health effects - the proper PPE - what to do if it
were on fire
