HazMat Endorsement Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
There are three lists that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is
regulated as hazardous. Which one of there choices is not one of those three lists? -
✔✔epa dangerous materials list
Drivers of placarded vehicles transporting hazardous materials must stop ____ to
____ feet from the nearest rail of a railroad. - ✔✔15 to 20 feet
How many identical placards is a vehicle hauling hazardous materials required to
display and where? - ✔✔Four (4), one on the front, one on the back, and one on each
side of the vehicle
How many different type placards are there showing dot specifications? - ✔✔31
At what time is it required for the driver to have an approved gas mask on hand? -
✔✔Any vehicle carrying chlorine
What is the shape and size of a placard? - ✔✔10 3/4 inch square or diamond
It is recommended that when hauling a load of explosives a or b to use the fussees
instead of the warning triangles if in an emergency or breakdown situation. -
✔✔false
Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fires unless you -
✔✔Can safely pass the fire without stopping
If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should: - ✔✔Keep all
people far away and upwind of the accident.
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, The hazardous waste manifest should be - ✔✔Tabbed differently and kept on top of
all other paperwork
If a materials class is the word "forbidden", what kinds of materials are you still
allowed to haul? - ✔✔nothing, You can't haul a forbidden cargo
The driver must also carry on his person at all times a dated certificate signed by the
employer. This certificate must also be updated every - ✔✔2 years
Cylinders containing compressed gases may only be loaded onto a vehicle without a
flat floor or platform if the cylinders are: - ✔✔In boxes that will keep them from
turning over, Loaded into racks attached to the vehicle, Loaded in an upright or
horizontal position
What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle? -
✔✔A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above
Who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous material
shipping papers for a common carrier? - ✔✔the shipper
If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle: -
✔✔Any more than safety required
Animals and human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicle with? -
✔✔poisons
The transport index of a radioactive material: - ✔✔Tells the degree of control needed
during transportation.
Class a explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle
includes: - ✔✔A placarded cargo tank.
Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting
class a or b explosives? - ✔✔the written route plan
Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank? - ✔✔A bulk
container permanently attached to a vehicle.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
There are three lists that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is
regulated as hazardous. Which one of there choices is not one of those three lists? -
✔✔epa dangerous materials list
Drivers of placarded vehicles transporting hazardous materials must stop ____ to
____ feet from the nearest rail of a railroad. - ✔✔15 to 20 feet
How many identical placards is a vehicle hauling hazardous materials required to
display and where? - ✔✔Four (4), one on the front, one on the back, and one on each
side of the vehicle
How many different type placards are there showing dot specifications? - ✔✔31
At what time is it required for the driver to have an approved gas mask on hand? -
✔✔Any vehicle carrying chlorine
What is the shape and size of a placard? - ✔✔10 3/4 inch square or diamond
It is recommended that when hauling a load of explosives a or b to use the fussees
instead of the warning triangles if in an emergency or breakdown situation. -
✔✔false
Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fires unless you -
✔✔Can safely pass the fire without stopping
If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should: - ✔✔Keep all
people far away and upwind of the accident.
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, The hazardous waste manifest should be - ✔✔Tabbed differently and kept on top of
all other paperwork
If a materials class is the word "forbidden", what kinds of materials are you still
allowed to haul? - ✔✔nothing, You can't haul a forbidden cargo
The driver must also carry on his person at all times a dated certificate signed by the
employer. This certificate must also be updated every - ✔✔2 years
Cylinders containing compressed gases may only be loaded onto a vehicle without a
flat floor or platform if the cylinders are: - ✔✔In boxes that will keep them from
turning over, Loaded into racks attached to the vehicle, Loaded in an upright or
horizontal position
What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle? -
✔✔A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above
Who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous material
shipping papers for a common carrier? - ✔✔the shipper
If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle: -
✔✔Any more than safety required
Animals and human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicle with? -
✔✔poisons
The transport index of a radioactive material: - ✔✔Tells the degree of control needed
during transportation.
Class a explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle
includes: - ✔✔A placarded cargo tank.
Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting
class a or b explosives? - ✔✔the written route plan
Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank? - ✔✔A bulk
container permanently attached to a vehicle.
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