HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Shippers package in order to ____________ the material. - Answers - contain/safely
ship
Drivers placard their vehicle to ______________ the risk. - Answers - communicate
What three things do you need to know to decide which placards, if any, you need? -
Answers - 1. the materials hazard class
2. the amount being shipped
3. the amount of hazardous materials of all classes on your vehicle
A hazardous material's ID number must appear on the __________________ and
_______________. The ID number must also appear on cargo tanks and other bulk
packaging. - Answers - shipping paper as part of the shipping description
on the package
The floors must be tight and the liner must be either material or non-ferrous metal.
Name a hazard class that uses transport indexes to determine the amount that can be
loaded in a single vehicle. - Answers - Class 7 radioactive materials
At the shipper's dock you are given a paper for 100 cartons of battery acid. You already
have 100 pounds of dry Silver Cyanide on board. What precautions do you have to
take? - Answers - Do not load Division 6.1 (cyanides or cyanide mixtures) in the same
vehicle with acids, corrosive materials, or other acidic materials which could release
hydrocyanic acid from cyanides.
What are cargo tanks? - Answers - Bulk packaging permanently attached to a vehicle
How is a portable tank different from a cargo tank? - Answers - They are not
permanently attached to a vehicle
Your engine runs a pump used during delivery of compressed gas. Should you turn off
the engine before or after unhooking hoses after delivery? - Answers - If you must turn
off the engine, turn it off after product transfer and before you unhook the hose.
If your placarded trailer has dual tires, how often should you check the tires? - Answers
- Check B placarded vehicles with dual tires at the start of every trip and when you park.
You must stop and check the tires every 2 hours or 100 miles, whichever is less.
What is a safe haven? - Answers - An approved place to park unattended vehicles
loaded with explosives
Shippers package in order to ____________ the material. - Answers - contain/safely
ship
Drivers placard their vehicle to ______________ the risk. - Answers - communicate
What three things do you need to know to decide which placards, if any, you need? -
Answers - 1. the materials hazard class
2. the amount being shipped
3. the amount of hazardous materials of all classes on your vehicle
A hazardous material's ID number must appear on the __________________ and
_______________. The ID number must also appear on cargo tanks and other bulk
packaging. - Answers - shipping paper as part of the shipping description
on the package
The floors must be tight and the liner must be either material or non-ferrous metal.
Name a hazard class that uses transport indexes to determine the amount that can be
loaded in a single vehicle. - Answers - Class 7 radioactive materials
At the shipper's dock you are given a paper for 100 cartons of battery acid. You already
have 100 pounds of dry Silver Cyanide on board. What precautions do you have to
take? - Answers - Do not load Division 6.1 (cyanides or cyanide mixtures) in the same
vehicle with acids, corrosive materials, or other acidic materials which could release
hydrocyanic acid from cyanides.
What are cargo tanks? - Answers - Bulk packaging permanently attached to a vehicle
How is a portable tank different from a cargo tank? - Answers - They are not
permanently attached to a vehicle
Your engine runs a pump used during delivery of compressed gas. Should you turn off
the engine before or after unhooking hoses after delivery? - Answers - If you must turn
off the engine, turn it off after product transfer and before you unhook the hose.
If your placarded trailer has dual tires, how often should you check the tires? - Answers
- Check B placarded vehicles with dual tires at the start of every trip and when you park.
You must stop and check the tires every 2 hours or 100 miles, whichever is less.
What is a safe haven? - Answers - An approved place to park unattended vehicles
loaded with explosives
