CDL HAZMAT Test Prep – Questions/Answers
1) How to identify Hazardous Material
2) How to safely load hazardous shipments
3) How to properly placard your vehicle in accordance with the rules
4) How to safely transport these materials - ✔️ 4 things an
applicant needs to know to pass the hazardous material endorsement test.
The driver's responsibilities in transporting hazardous materials.
- ✔️ What is meant by "Hazard Class"?
1. Class code, which indicates the type and level of danger in an emergency
or a spill.
2. In case of an accident in which the driver may be injured and cannot
communicate the information to the first responders. - ✔️ 1.
Shipping papers list what?
2. Why?
Within easy reach of emergency personnel.
The 3 options are;
- In clear view within immediate reach while the seat belt is fastened while
driving.
- In a pouch on the driver's door.
- On the driver's seat when out of the vehicle. - ✔️ Where are
drivers required to store shipping papers while a hazardous load is in
transit?
Yes, shippers will mark each package with a diamond shaped label that
gives hazardous class information.
If a label will not fit on a package, then a securely attached tag may be used.
- ✔️ Are individual packages required to be marked with hazardous
material information?
Yes, diamond shaped placards that indicate the hazardous class code of the
cargo are required.
Both sides, as well as the front and rear of the vehicle, must have identical
placards. The placards must be readable from all four directions.
, - ✔️ Are vehicles required to be placarded with hazardous material
information?
10 3/4-inches square, square-on-point, in a diamond shape. Cargo tanks
and other bulk packaging also display the ID number of their contents on
placards,
or orange panels or white square-on-point displays that are the same size
as placards, and placed near the placards. - ✔️ Describe placards
1. Hazard class
2. proper shipping name
3. lists or give reference for requirements pertaining to labeling, packaging
and quantity limits aboard aircraft and stowage on vessels. - ✔️
What is the hazardous material table used for?
• An entry with a proper shipping name, hazard class, and ID number
• A highlighted entry or one with an X or RQ in the hazardous materials
column
• What business the shipper is in (e.g., paint dealer, chemical supply,
scientific supply house, pest control or agricultural supplier, explosives,
munitions or fireworks dealer)
• Tanks with diamond labels or placards on the premises
• Type of package being shipped. Cylinders and drums often are used for
hazardous materials shipments
• Hazard class label, proper shipping name, or ID number on a package
• Handling precautions noted - ✔️ How can a driver tell if a
shipment has hazardous material by looking at the shipping papers?
• The hazard class of materials
• The amount of hazardous materials shipped
• The total weight of all classes of hazardous materials in your vehicle
- ✔️ What do you need to know in order to determine which placards to use
on the vehicle?
You may park a placarded vehicle (not laden with explosives) within 5 feet
of the traveled part of the road only if your work requires it. Do so only
briefly.
Someone must always watch the vehicle when parked on a public roadway
or shoulder.
1) How to identify Hazardous Material
2) How to safely load hazardous shipments
3) How to properly placard your vehicle in accordance with the rules
4) How to safely transport these materials - ✔️ 4 things an
applicant needs to know to pass the hazardous material endorsement test.
The driver's responsibilities in transporting hazardous materials.
- ✔️ What is meant by "Hazard Class"?
1. Class code, which indicates the type and level of danger in an emergency
or a spill.
2. In case of an accident in which the driver may be injured and cannot
communicate the information to the first responders. - ✔️ 1.
Shipping papers list what?
2. Why?
Within easy reach of emergency personnel.
The 3 options are;
- In clear view within immediate reach while the seat belt is fastened while
driving.
- In a pouch on the driver's door.
- On the driver's seat when out of the vehicle. - ✔️ Where are
drivers required to store shipping papers while a hazardous load is in
transit?
Yes, shippers will mark each package with a diamond shaped label that
gives hazardous class information.
If a label will not fit on a package, then a securely attached tag may be used.
- ✔️ Are individual packages required to be marked with hazardous
material information?
Yes, diamond shaped placards that indicate the hazardous class code of the
cargo are required.
Both sides, as well as the front and rear of the vehicle, must have identical
placards. The placards must be readable from all four directions.
, - ✔️ Are vehicles required to be placarded with hazardous material
information?
10 3/4-inches square, square-on-point, in a diamond shape. Cargo tanks
and other bulk packaging also display the ID number of their contents on
placards,
or orange panels or white square-on-point displays that are the same size
as placards, and placed near the placards. - ✔️ Describe placards
1. Hazard class
2. proper shipping name
3. lists or give reference for requirements pertaining to labeling, packaging
and quantity limits aboard aircraft and stowage on vessels. - ✔️
What is the hazardous material table used for?
• An entry with a proper shipping name, hazard class, and ID number
• A highlighted entry or one with an X or RQ in the hazardous materials
column
• What business the shipper is in (e.g., paint dealer, chemical supply,
scientific supply house, pest control or agricultural supplier, explosives,
munitions or fireworks dealer)
• Tanks with diamond labels or placards on the premises
• Type of package being shipped. Cylinders and drums often are used for
hazardous materials shipments
• Hazard class label, proper shipping name, or ID number on a package
• Handling precautions noted - ✔️ How can a driver tell if a
shipment has hazardous material by looking at the shipping papers?
• The hazard class of materials
• The amount of hazardous materials shipped
• The total weight of all classes of hazardous materials in your vehicle
- ✔️ What do you need to know in order to determine which placards to use
on the vehicle?
You may park a placarded vehicle (not laden with explosives) within 5 feet
of the traveled part of the road only if your work requires it. Do so only
briefly.
Someone must always watch the vehicle when parked on a public roadway
or shoulder.
