hazmat awareness practice test Exam (2025 updated)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (DETAILED &
ELABORATED) fully solved
compared to other types of incidents to which first responders are commonly
called, hazardous material incidents typically___________.
A. are shorter in duration
B. are more complicated
C. produce a higher rate of false alarms
D. results in more injuries - (ANSWER)are more complicated
by which acronym are the federal regulations detailing hazardous materials
response competencies collectively known______.
A. HAZEL
B. HAZWOPER
C. SARA
D. HSC/HHC - (ANSWER)B. HAZWOPER
the DOT definition of hazardous materials focuses on those materials that
are_______.
A. intrinsically harmful
,B. not properly controlled
C. transport in bulk
D. in the process of transport - (ANSWER)B. not properly controlled
which of the following actions is permitted for operations-level hazardous
materials responders?
A. closing a remote value
B. product transfer
C. overpackaging
D. rescue - (ANSWER)A. closing a remote valve
which federal agency enforces and publicizes laws and regulations governing
transportation of hazardous materials?
A. Environmental Protection Agency
B. Department of Transportation
C. Interstate Commerce Commission
D. Department of Energy - (ANSWER)B. Department of Transportation
Are above-ground storage tanks pressurized or nonpressurized?
,A. pressurized only
B. nonpressurized only
C. either
D. neither - (ANSWER)C. either
which NFPA standard deals with various aspects of hazardous materials
emergency response?
A. 1901
B. 1002
C. 473
D. 10 - (ANSWER)C. 473
which group within the NFPA produces the hazardous materials response
standards?
A. technical committee on hazardous materials response personnel
B. special task force on hazardous materials substances, responses, and disposal
C. scientific and technical committee for field applications
D. study group on the integration of applicable hazardous materials -
(ANSWER)A. technical committee on hazardous materials response personnel
, what is the minimum level of hazardous materials training for hazardous
materials?
A. operations
B. awareness
C. specialist
D. technician - (ANSWER)A. operations
which law requires businesses that handle chemicals to report the type, quantity,
and storage methods for these chemicals to the local fire department?
A. local emergency planning act
B. hazardous waste operations and emergency response act
C. superfund amendment and reauthorization act
D. emergency planning and community right to know act - (ANSWER)D.
emergency planning and community right to know act
What does HAZWOPER stand for? - (ANSWER)Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response
The bulk of the new chemicals introduced each year fall into one of three
categories. Which of the following is one of them?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (DETAILED &
ELABORATED) fully solved
compared to other types of incidents to which first responders are commonly
called, hazardous material incidents typically___________.
A. are shorter in duration
B. are more complicated
C. produce a higher rate of false alarms
D. results in more injuries - (ANSWER)are more complicated
by which acronym are the federal regulations detailing hazardous materials
response competencies collectively known______.
A. HAZEL
B. HAZWOPER
C. SARA
D. HSC/HHC - (ANSWER)B. HAZWOPER
the DOT definition of hazardous materials focuses on those materials that
are_______.
A. intrinsically harmful
,B. not properly controlled
C. transport in bulk
D. in the process of transport - (ANSWER)B. not properly controlled
which of the following actions is permitted for operations-level hazardous
materials responders?
A. closing a remote value
B. product transfer
C. overpackaging
D. rescue - (ANSWER)A. closing a remote valve
which federal agency enforces and publicizes laws and regulations governing
transportation of hazardous materials?
A. Environmental Protection Agency
B. Department of Transportation
C. Interstate Commerce Commission
D. Department of Energy - (ANSWER)B. Department of Transportation
Are above-ground storage tanks pressurized or nonpressurized?
,A. pressurized only
B. nonpressurized only
C. either
D. neither - (ANSWER)C. either
which NFPA standard deals with various aspects of hazardous materials
emergency response?
A. 1901
B. 1002
C. 473
D. 10 - (ANSWER)C. 473
which group within the NFPA produces the hazardous materials response
standards?
A. technical committee on hazardous materials response personnel
B. special task force on hazardous materials substances, responses, and disposal
C. scientific and technical committee for field applications
D. study group on the integration of applicable hazardous materials -
(ANSWER)A. technical committee on hazardous materials response personnel
, what is the minimum level of hazardous materials training for hazardous
materials?
A. operations
B. awareness
C. specialist
D. technician - (ANSWER)A. operations
which law requires businesses that handle chemicals to report the type, quantity,
and storage methods for these chemicals to the local fire department?
A. local emergency planning act
B. hazardous waste operations and emergency response act
C. superfund amendment and reauthorization act
D. emergency planning and community right to know act - (ANSWER)D.
emergency planning and community right to know act
What does HAZWOPER stand for? - (ANSWER)Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response
The bulk of the new chemicals introduced each year fall into one of three
categories. Which of the following is one of them?
