BPOC – HAZMAT || Quick-Test with A+ Verified
Answers!!
In dealing with hazardous occurrences, officers should..... correct answers Identify the
aspects of the incident or spill that could damage the environment
One of the primary safety steps in dealing with approach to a HAZMAT event is to.... correct
answers Stay upwind
In dealing with a suspected bomb, which of the following actions should an officer do first?
correct answers Isolate the object and effect a reasonable evacuation of the area
The overall objective in handling a hazardous materials incident is to.... correct answers
Contain the area and limit potential for contamination
Contain the area and limit potential for contamination correct answers Training in recognition
of hazardous materials
A hazmat incident is called a(n)..... correct answers Event
Where should the command post be established at a HAZMAT event? correct answers
Upwind position
_______ is a route of exposure to hazardous material by being cut or abraded by a
contaminated object. correct answers Injection
Black smoke at a fire scene indicates a..... correct answers Petroleum fire
A placard on a vehicle transporting hazardous material must be in the shape of a..... correct
answers Diamond
If hazardous materials are not inside a vehicle, the material can be identified by a ________
label similar in color and identically numbered as the vehicle placard. correct answers 4"x4"
(inch)
As a responded to a hazardous material incident, you should first.... correct answers
Recognize potentially hazardous materials incident
Authority for the management of the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance spill or
disaster is vested in the appropriate law enforcement agency...... correct answers Having
environmental control over the land that may be contaminated by the hazardous materials at
the spill
According to the Health and Safety Code, a flammable material, an explosive, a radioactive
material, a hazardous material, a toxic substance, or related material is the definition of....
correct answers Hazardous material
"A situation in which a hazardous material is or may be released into the environment" is the
definition of a hazardous materials..... correct answers Event
Answers!!
In dealing with hazardous occurrences, officers should..... correct answers Identify the
aspects of the incident or spill that could damage the environment
One of the primary safety steps in dealing with approach to a HAZMAT event is to.... correct
answers Stay upwind
In dealing with a suspected bomb, which of the following actions should an officer do first?
correct answers Isolate the object and effect a reasonable evacuation of the area
The overall objective in handling a hazardous materials incident is to.... correct answers
Contain the area and limit potential for contamination
Contain the area and limit potential for contamination correct answers Training in recognition
of hazardous materials
A hazmat incident is called a(n)..... correct answers Event
Where should the command post be established at a HAZMAT event? correct answers
Upwind position
_______ is a route of exposure to hazardous material by being cut or abraded by a
contaminated object. correct answers Injection
Black smoke at a fire scene indicates a..... correct answers Petroleum fire
A placard on a vehicle transporting hazardous material must be in the shape of a..... correct
answers Diamond
If hazardous materials are not inside a vehicle, the material can be identified by a ________
label similar in color and identically numbered as the vehicle placard. correct answers 4"x4"
(inch)
As a responded to a hazardous material incident, you should first.... correct answers
Recognize potentially hazardous materials incident
Authority for the management of the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance spill or
disaster is vested in the appropriate law enforcement agency...... correct answers Having
environmental control over the land that may be contaminated by the hazardous materials at
the spill
According to the Health and Safety Code, a flammable material, an explosive, a radioactive
material, a hazardous material, a toxic substance, or related material is the definition of....
correct answers Hazardous material
"A situation in which a hazardous material is or may be released into the environment" is the
definition of a hazardous materials..... correct answers Event
