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TCFP HAZMAT AWARENESS/OPS TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and
abandoned hazardous waste sites.
Statement 2: A trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible party could be identified
was established by CERCLA
Statement 3: CERCLA is part of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120
Radioactive Yellow-III
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard?
hazardous materials are used or stored on site
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when:
can be more complex
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of emergencies is the
fact that hazmat incidents:
pressurized
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous material it
contains, because the contents are:
United Nations (UN) product identification number
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the:
general hazard and degree of severity
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials gives:
severe
A number 4 in the blue quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association 704 System
indicates that there is ______ risk in this category from the chemical involved
special hazards
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate:
blue
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the fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of the
NFPA 704 system
giving the UN hazard class number
United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general hazard
recognition by:
highway truck
a bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product and is the type of
shipping paper used when transporting a product via:
1001 lbs
for materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight is in
excess of:
train crew
care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the:
cab of the truck
the normal location for the bill of lading is in the:
the conductor's possession
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers?
unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is:
during preincident planning
hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated:
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is utilized in
preincident planning
the hazardous classification according to DOT regulations
Shipping papers are required to contain:
hazard class of the material
When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain:
hazard class
TCFP HAZMAT AWARENESS/OPS TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and
abandoned hazardous waste sites.
Statement 2: A trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible party could be identified
was established by CERCLA
Statement 3: CERCLA is part of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120
Radioactive Yellow-III
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard?
hazardous materials are used or stored on site
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when:
can be more complex
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of emergencies is the
fact that hazmat incidents:
pressurized
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous material it
contains, because the contents are:
United Nations (UN) product identification number
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the:
general hazard and degree of severity
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials gives:
severe
A number 4 in the blue quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association 704 System
indicates that there is ______ risk in this category from the chemical involved
special hazards
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate:
blue
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the fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of the
NFPA 704 system
giving the UN hazard class number
United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general hazard
recognition by:
highway truck
a bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product and is the type of
shipping paper used when transporting a product via:
1001 lbs
for materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight is in
excess of:
train crew
care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the:
cab of the truck
the normal location for the bill of lading is in the:
the conductor's possession
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers?
unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is:
during preincident planning
hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated:
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is utilized in
preincident planning
the hazardous classification according to DOT regulations
Shipping papers are required to contain:
hazard class of the material
When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain:
hazard class
