FEMA Introduction to Haz Mat: Unit 1 questions and answers
A+ Grade 2026\2027
Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1986 (CERCLA)
- correct answer created to pay for Federal and State response actions when hazardous substances pose
an existing or potential threat to human health or the environment.
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
- correct answer makes more than 300 hazardous substances subject to routine reporting to designated
local, State, and Federal government agencies. It also requires local planning committees to use this
information to create effective plans for hazardous materials emergencies.
The National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)
- correct answer covers how to identify and investigate hazardous waste sites ~specifies how to analyze
costs and evaluate the best cleanup options,
~details roles and responsibilities for Federal, State, and local governments in carrying out these
requirements.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
- correct answer establishes program to provide comprehensive regulation of hazardous waste, which
includes certain materials held to pose a potential threat to public health and safety when they are
discarded. ~maintain a hazardous waste management system that covers the generation,
transportation, use, and disposal of such waste
~While RCRA primarily regulates safety precautions at hazardous waste facilities in operation today, it
also has strong provisions potentially relevant to cleanup if any part of a facility was in operation during
the 1980s.
The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA
- correct answer DOT's Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation (OHMT) issues regulations dealing
with the shipping and packaging of hazardous materials, including how they are classified and labeled
Only covers shipments that cross state lines
A+ Grade 2026\2027
Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1986 (CERCLA)
- correct answer created to pay for Federal and State response actions when hazardous substances pose
an existing or potential threat to human health or the environment.
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
- correct answer makes more than 300 hazardous substances subject to routine reporting to designated
local, State, and Federal government agencies. It also requires local planning committees to use this
information to create effective plans for hazardous materials emergencies.
The National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)
- correct answer covers how to identify and investigate hazardous waste sites ~specifies how to analyze
costs and evaluate the best cleanup options,
~details roles and responsibilities for Federal, State, and local governments in carrying out these
requirements.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
- correct answer establishes program to provide comprehensive regulation of hazardous waste, which
includes certain materials held to pose a potential threat to public health and safety when they are
discarded. ~maintain a hazardous waste management system that covers the generation,
transportation, use, and disposal of such waste
~While RCRA primarily regulates safety precautions at hazardous waste facilities in operation today, it
also has strong provisions potentially relevant to cleanup if any part of a facility was in operation during
the 1980s.
The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA
- correct answer DOT's Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation (OHMT) issues regulations dealing
with the shipping and packaging of hazardous materials, including how they are classified and labeled
Only covers shipments that cross state lines
