Hazwoper 8 hour Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
hazardous material - CORRECT ANSWER a term generally acknowledged as DOT
terminology identifying generically those products that present hazards in transport such as
explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids, spontaneously
combustible materials, and materials that are dangerous when wet. also included are oxidizer
and organic peroxides, poisons and etiologic materials, radioactive materials, corrosives, and
miscellaneous hazardous materials.
hazardous substances - CORRECT ANSWER defined by the federal water pollution
control act as an element or compound other than oil which when discharged into or upon the
navigable waters of the US, adjoining shorelines, or the waters of the contiguous zone,
present an imminent and substantial danger to the public health welfare, including but not
limited to fish, wildlife, shell fish, shorelines, and beaches
hazardous substance - CORRECT ANSWER defined by CFR as any substance that is a
biological agent and other disease causing agents as defined in CERCLA, any substances
listed in the US Dept of Transportation of hazardous materials
deflagration - CORRECT ANSWER propagation of fire from burning gases less than
the speed of sound
combustibility - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to act as a fuel - need fuel, oxygen,
heat
detonation - CORRECT ANSWER shock wave from burning that moves at speeds
faster than the speed of sound
flash point - CORRECT ANSWER the minimum temperature at which sufficient vapor
is present to form a combustible mixture with air
ignition temperature - CORRECT ANSWER the minimum temperature at which rapid
combustion becomes independent of external heat supplies
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
hazardous material - CORRECT ANSWER a term generally acknowledged as DOT
terminology identifying generically those products that present hazards in transport such as
explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids, spontaneously
combustible materials, and materials that are dangerous when wet. also included are oxidizer
and organic peroxides, poisons and etiologic materials, radioactive materials, corrosives, and
miscellaneous hazardous materials.
hazardous substances - CORRECT ANSWER defined by the federal water pollution
control act as an element or compound other than oil which when discharged into or upon the
navigable waters of the US, adjoining shorelines, or the waters of the contiguous zone,
present an imminent and substantial danger to the public health welfare, including but not
limited to fish, wildlife, shell fish, shorelines, and beaches
hazardous substance - CORRECT ANSWER defined by CFR as any substance that is a
biological agent and other disease causing agents as defined in CERCLA, any substances
listed in the US Dept of Transportation of hazardous materials
deflagration - CORRECT ANSWER propagation of fire from burning gases less than
the speed of sound
combustibility - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to act as a fuel - need fuel, oxygen,
heat
detonation - CORRECT ANSWER shock wave from burning that moves at speeds
faster than the speed of sound
flash point - CORRECT ANSWER the minimum temperature at which sufficient vapor
is present to form a combustible mixture with air
ignition temperature - CORRECT ANSWER the minimum temperature at which rapid
combustion becomes independent of external heat supplies
