HAZMAT OPERATIONS TEST PREP
EXAM WITH ALL ANSWERS CORRECT
What vword vwould vdescribe va vchemical's vability vto vremain vin vthe venvironment? v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vPersistence
vWhat vare vthe vcomponents vthat vmake vup vthe v"reactivity vtriangle"? v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vOxidizing vagent v(oxygen), vactivation venergy v(heat), vreducing vagent v(fuel)
vIn vthis vtype vof vbreach va vcontainer vbreaks vinto v2 vor vmore v(usually vlarge) vpieces.
v- v vcorrect vanswer- vRunway vCracking
vA vHazmat vPPE vthat vis vone vpiece vand vprotects vagainst vsplashes, vvapors, vand
vgases: v- v vcorrect vanswer- vEncapsulating vSuit
vNumbers vfor vHazmat vincidents v- v vcorrect vanswer- vWhite vpages v(back vof vERG)
, vThe vGeiger vCounters vare vactivated! vWhat vkind vof va vWMD vincident vare vyou
vdealing vwith? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vNuclear vAttack
vWhat vare vthe vtypes vof vWMD vincidents vor v"attacks"? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vCBRNE
(Chemical, vbiological, vradiological, vnuclear, vetiological)
vThe vmaximum vconcentration vto vwhich van vemployee vmay vbe vexposed vat vany
vtime, veven vinstantaneously, vas vestablished vby vOSHA vis: v- v vcorrect vanswer- vPEL-
C
Permissible vExposure vLimit/ceiling vlimit
vWhat vare vGeiger vCounters? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vMonitoring vdevices vused vto vdetect
vradiation
vWhat vtypes vof vcontainers vare vusually vassociated vwith vRunway vCracking? v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vClosed vcontainers vsuch vas vdrums, vtank vcars, vcylinders
vWhat vis vthe vterm vused vfor vwhen va vcontainer vsuffers va vgeneral vloss vof vintegrity
vsuch vas va vglass vbottle vshattering vor va vgrenade vexploding? v- v vcorrect vanswer-
vDisintegration
vWhen vmechanical vstress vcomes vinto vcontact vwith va vcontainer v(such vas vforklifts
vpuncturing vdrums) vit vis vwhat vtype vof vbreach? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vA vpuncture
vWhen va vseam vfails v(welded vseam von va vtank/ vdrum vor va vseam von va vbag vof
vfertilizer vrips) vit vis vthis vkind vof vbreach: v- v vcorrect vanswer- vA vsplit vor vtear
vWhat vis vit vcalled vwhen va vcontainer vis vstressed vbeyond vthe vlimits vof vits vdesign
vstrength vor vability vto vhold vits vcontents vand vit vopens vand vreleases vthose vcontents
v- v vcorrect vanswer- vA vbreach
vWhat vis vthe vterm vthat vexpresses vthe vpercentage vof vmaterial v(by vweight) vthat vwill
vdissolve vin vwater vat vambient vtemperature? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vSolubility
vWhat vdoes vsolubility vaffect? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vIf vor vhow vwell va vsubstance vmixes
vwith vwater
vWhat vterm vdescribes vthe vdegree/readiness vto vwhich v2 vor vmore vgases/liquids vare
vable vto vmix vwith/dissolve vinto veach vother? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vMiscibility
vWhat vare vthe vdegrees vof vsolubility? v- v vcorrect vanswer- v•Negligible v(insoluble-
v>0.1%) v
•Slight v(slightly vsoluble- v0.1 vto v1%) v
•Moderate v(moderately vsoluble- v1 vto v10%)
•Appreciable v(partly vsoluble- v10 vto v25%) v
EXAM WITH ALL ANSWERS CORRECT
What vword vwould vdescribe va vchemical's vability vto vremain vin vthe venvironment? v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vPersistence
vWhat vare vthe vcomponents vthat vmake vup vthe v"reactivity vtriangle"? v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vOxidizing vagent v(oxygen), vactivation venergy v(heat), vreducing vagent v(fuel)
vIn vthis vtype vof vbreach va vcontainer vbreaks vinto v2 vor vmore v(usually vlarge) vpieces.
v- v vcorrect vanswer- vRunway vCracking
vA vHazmat vPPE vthat vis vone vpiece vand vprotects vagainst vsplashes, vvapors, vand
vgases: v- v vcorrect vanswer- vEncapsulating vSuit
vNumbers vfor vHazmat vincidents v- v vcorrect vanswer- vWhite vpages v(back vof vERG)
, vThe vGeiger vCounters vare vactivated! vWhat vkind vof va vWMD vincident vare vyou
vdealing vwith? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vNuclear vAttack
vWhat vare vthe vtypes vof vWMD vincidents vor v"attacks"? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vCBRNE
(Chemical, vbiological, vradiological, vnuclear, vetiological)
vThe vmaximum vconcentration vto vwhich van vemployee vmay vbe vexposed vat vany
vtime, veven vinstantaneously, vas vestablished vby vOSHA vis: v- v vcorrect vanswer- vPEL-
C
Permissible vExposure vLimit/ceiling vlimit
vWhat vare vGeiger vCounters? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vMonitoring vdevices vused vto vdetect
vradiation
vWhat vtypes vof vcontainers vare vusually vassociated vwith vRunway vCracking? v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vClosed vcontainers vsuch vas vdrums, vtank vcars, vcylinders
vWhat vis vthe vterm vused vfor vwhen va vcontainer vsuffers va vgeneral vloss vof vintegrity
vsuch vas va vglass vbottle vshattering vor va vgrenade vexploding? v- v vcorrect vanswer-
vDisintegration
vWhen vmechanical vstress vcomes vinto vcontact vwith va vcontainer v(such vas vforklifts
vpuncturing vdrums) vit vis vwhat vtype vof vbreach? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vA vpuncture
vWhen va vseam vfails v(welded vseam von va vtank/ vdrum vor va vseam von va vbag vof
vfertilizer vrips) vit vis vthis vkind vof vbreach: v- v vcorrect vanswer- vA vsplit vor vtear
vWhat vis vit vcalled vwhen va vcontainer vis vstressed vbeyond vthe vlimits vof vits vdesign
vstrength vor vability vto vhold vits vcontents vand vit vopens vand vreleases vthose vcontents
v- v vcorrect vanswer- vA vbreach
vWhat vis vthe vterm vthat vexpresses vthe vpercentage vof vmaterial v(by vweight) vthat vwill
vdissolve vin vwater vat vambient vtemperature? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vSolubility
vWhat vdoes vsolubility vaffect? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vIf vor vhow vwell va vsubstance vmixes
vwith vwater
vWhat vterm vdescribes vthe vdegree/readiness vto vwhich v2 vor vmore vgases/liquids vare
vable vto vmix vwith/dissolve vinto veach vother? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vMiscibility
vWhat vare vthe vdegrees vof vsolubility? v- v vcorrect vanswer- v•Negligible v(insoluble-
v>0.1%) v
•Slight v(slightly vsoluble- v0.1 vto v1%) v
•Moderate v(moderately vsoluble- v1 vto v10%)
•Appreciable v(partly vsoluble- v10 vto v25%) v
