Hazmat A&O STUDY GUIDE
Container marking that is used for vehicles or containers: correct answer-DOT placard
How many feet of hose is the max with a Supplied-Air-Respirator (SAR)? correct answer-300ft
Is the isolation perimeter fixed or dynamic? correct answer-dynamic, starting at 100ft away while
adjusting to conditions of the scene
What are the sections of the Orange Pages in the Emergency Response GuideBook (ERG) and what do
they do? correct answer-information on hazards: left page, contains safety information
-emergency response actions: right page, outlines actions that should be taken in event of an emergency
When does Chronic Health effects and Acute Health effects appear? correct answer-chronic appears in
years
-acute appears in hours or days
Where are Radiological sources found? correct answer-research facilities
-medical centers
-power plants
What type of hazards are Corrosives, Toxins, and Poisons? correct answer-chemical hazards
What type of hazards results from explosions or reactivity of a hazardous material? correct answer-
mechanical hazards
What are the three routes of entry? correct answer-uphill
-upwind
-upstream
, What is the primary indicator of a meth lab? correct answer-chemical precursors
-chemical reagents
-lab equipment
What radiation type can be blocked by clothing or aluminum? correct answer-beta particles
What are the types of radiation? correct answer-alpha
-beta
-gamma
-neutron
What dispersion patter is ball shaped? correct answer-cloud
What are the 6 dispersion patterns and their shapes? correct answer-hemispheric: semicircular or dome
-cloud: ball shaped
-plume: irregular shape affected by topography and wind
-cone: triangular
-stream: flowing like stream
-pool: fills up lower spots makes pool of chemical
-irregular: indiscriminate shape
What is the contaminated area called? correct answer-hot zone
-red zone
-exclusion zone
What is the decontamination area called? correct answer-warm zone
-yellow zone
-contamination reduction zone
Container marking that is used for vehicles or containers: correct answer-DOT placard
How many feet of hose is the max with a Supplied-Air-Respirator (SAR)? correct answer-300ft
Is the isolation perimeter fixed or dynamic? correct answer-dynamic, starting at 100ft away while
adjusting to conditions of the scene
What are the sections of the Orange Pages in the Emergency Response GuideBook (ERG) and what do
they do? correct answer-information on hazards: left page, contains safety information
-emergency response actions: right page, outlines actions that should be taken in event of an emergency
When does Chronic Health effects and Acute Health effects appear? correct answer-chronic appears in
years
-acute appears in hours or days
Where are Radiological sources found? correct answer-research facilities
-medical centers
-power plants
What type of hazards are Corrosives, Toxins, and Poisons? correct answer-chemical hazards
What type of hazards results from explosions or reactivity of a hazardous material? correct answer-
mechanical hazards
What are the three routes of entry? correct answer-uphill
-upwind
-upstream
, What is the primary indicator of a meth lab? correct answer-chemical precursors
-chemical reagents
-lab equipment
What radiation type can be blocked by clothing or aluminum? correct answer-beta particles
What are the types of radiation? correct answer-alpha
-beta
-gamma
-neutron
What dispersion patter is ball shaped? correct answer-cloud
What are the 6 dispersion patterns and their shapes? correct answer-hemispheric: semicircular or dome
-cloud: ball shaped
-plume: irregular shape affected by topography and wind
-cone: triangular
-stream: flowing like stream
-pool: fills up lower spots makes pool of chemical
-irregular: indiscriminate shape
What is the contaminated area called? correct answer-hot zone
-red zone
-exclusion zone
What is the decontamination area called? correct answer-warm zone
-yellow zone
-contamination reduction zone
