Hazmat Study Guide Examinable Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. 2023/2024.
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Hazmat Study Guide Examinable Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. 2023/2024.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's definition of hazardous materials specifies three entities against which a hazardous material poses an unreasonable risk. What is one of these entities? - -The environment
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Hazmat Study Guid e Examinable Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. 2023/2024. The U.S. Department of Transportation's definition of hazardous materials specifies three entities against which a hazardous material poses an unreasonable risk. What is one of these entities? - ✔✔-The environment Which NFPA standard addresses com petencies for hazardous materials/WMD responders? - ✔✔-472 What is the acronym for the OSHA federal document containing hazardous materials response competencies? - ✔✔-HAZWOPER What statement best describes the correct perspective to take at a hazardous materials/WMD incident? - ✔✔-Slow down and think before you act. What level of hazardous materials training enables first responders to recognize a potential hazardous materials emergency, protect themselves, isolate the area, and call for assistance? - ✔✔-Awareness In hazardous materials pre -incident planning, once the agency has identified the threats in its jurisdiction, what should the agency do next? - ✔✔-Determine how it will respond. What is it called when there is not enough fuel in a fuel/air mi xture? - ✔✔-Too lean __________ is to liquids as vapor density is to gases. - ✔✔-Specific gravity Corrosives can be broken down into: - ✔✔-Acids & bases When the letters LD or LC are followed by a number, what does that number indicate? - ✔✔-The percent age of test subjects that will die when exposed to a specified amount What is the temperature at which a liquid continuously gives off vapors? - ✔✔-Boiling point What is the temperature at which a flammable liquid will ignite without the need for an external ignition source? - ✔✔-Ignition temperature What quantity is the weight of a liquid as compared to an equal volume of water? - ✔✔-Specific gravity ________ id entifies the hazard as a liquid, solid, or gas. - ✔✔-State of matter What is the term for a catastrophic failure of a pressurized cylinder of liquid? - ✔✔-BLEVE What is the temperature at which a liquid fuel gives off sufficient vapor such that when an i gnition source is present the vapors will ignite? - ✔✔-Flash point What is the temperature at which sustained combustion will occur? - ✔✔-Fire point Which term refers to the concentration of a gas or vapor in air that will burn if provided with a source of ignition? - ✔✔-Flammable range What is the term for the pressure exerted by the vapor of a liquid until the vapor and the liquid are in equilibrium? - ✔✔-Vapor pressure What is the term for the ability of a substance to dissolve in water? - ✔✔-Water s olubility What is used as a measurement of the corrosive strength of a substance? - ✔✔-pH What is the term for the process by which people, animals, the environment, and equipment are subjected to contact with a hazardous material? - ✔✔-Exposure If a vi ctim is twitching, what agent would you suspect he or she has been exposed to? - ✔✔-Nerve What mnemonic is used to summarize the more common signs and symptoms of nerve agent exposure? - ✔✔-SLUDGEM What type of agent prevents the body from using oxygen? - ✔✔-Blood What is the process by which toxic substances are brought into the body through the respiratory system? - ✔✔-Inhalation What is the process by which hazardous materials enter the body by permeating the skin? - ✔✔-
Absorption What is the process by which chemicals enter the body through the gastrointestinal tract? - ✔✔-
Ingestion What is the term for the process by which chemicals are brought into the body through an open cut? - ✔✔-Injectio n A person develops asbestosis after repeated exposures to asbestos over 20 years. This is an example of what kind of health effect? - ✔✔-Chronic Damage to a person's skin, resulting from exposure to sulfuric acid, is an example of what kind of health effect? - ✔✔-Acute A responder has come in contact with a hazardous material by handling a tool that was used to stop a leak. This is an example of: - ✔✔-Secondary contamination
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