BEN HIRST HAZMAT EXAM I-II QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Health and fire/explosion - Answers The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of
the Emergency Response Guidebook are?
Hazardous materials are used or stored on site - Answers Federal law requires that local
establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when?
United Nations (UN) product identification number - Answers The four-digit number appearing
on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the?
General hazard and degree of severity - Answers The National Fire Protection Association 704
System for identifying hazardous Materials gives?
White - Answers The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the _______
quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association 704 System
1001 lbs. - Answers For materials in Hazard Class 8 (corrosive), a Department of Transportation
(DOT) placard is required if the gross weight is in excess of?
Highway Truck - Answers 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?
The conductor's possession - Answers During an incident involving a train, where should you
look for shipping papers?
Unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe - Answers Using the human senses of smell or taste to
determine the presence of a hazardous material is?
During preincident planning - Answers Hazardous occupancies should be identified and
evaluated
Hazard class - Answers On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the
White over black - Answers The department of transportation placarding system requires a
vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive to display a _______ placard.
nonflamable gas - Answers The placard drawing represents which of the following hazard
classes
Poisonous Material - Answers Any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health
is known as a?
Flammable solids - Answers Which of the hazard classes is represented by the placard drawing?
Explosives - Answers The hazard class that is represented by the placard illustration is?
Poison Gases - Answers The hazard class that is represented by the placard drawing below is?
, Red - Answers In the National Fire Protection Association 704 System of Identification, the
diamond shaped placard used for fire hazard is always colored?
Flammable/combustible liquid - Answers A hazard class of 3 within the United Nations Labeling
System indicates a _______ product.
5 - Answers A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels, would be
labeled Hazard Class ______ under the United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT)
Labeling system.
3 - Answers Using the United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) Labeling System,
a flammable liquid would receive a hazard classification of?
Flammable Solid - Answers Within the United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT)
System, a container labeled with a Hazard Class 4 contains a
White - Answers The background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance
hazard and that contains a skull and crossbones is?
Mass Explosion - Answers Referring to the United States Military marking System for Hazardous
Materials, an octagon shaped placard with a #1 on it denotes a?
#2 in an X - Answers An explosive with a fragment hazard is denoted by the U.S. Military
Marking System as a?
general hazard information - Answers The National Fire Protection Association 704 System
provides the
Accelerate combustion - Answers The primary hazard of an oxidizer in a fire is its ability to?
Nonflammable gassess - Answers The Department of Transportation hazard Class 2 includes?
A remote government facility in a rural area - Answers The least likely location for terrorist
activity
4,4,2 - Answers According to the National Fire Protection Association 704 system, the most
dangerous chemical would have a placard showing which number sets?
A placard - Answers ________ is placed on highway transport vehicles to identify the contents
Flammability of the material - Answers During the size-up of a facility, the firefighter should
utilize the National Fire Protection Association 704 system to identify
Biological agents - Answers Substances that are living disease causing materials or are
obtained from living organisms are called?
Warning - Answers Which is a signal word found on pesticide labels?
Health and fire/explosion - Answers The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of
the Emergency Response Guidebook are?
Hazardous materials are used or stored on site - Answers Federal law requires that local
establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when?
United Nations (UN) product identification number - Answers The four-digit number appearing
on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the?
General hazard and degree of severity - Answers The National Fire Protection Association 704
System for identifying hazardous Materials gives?
White - Answers The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the _______
quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association 704 System
1001 lbs. - Answers For materials in Hazard Class 8 (corrosive), a Department of Transportation
(DOT) placard is required if the gross weight is in excess of?
Highway Truck - Answers 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?
The conductor's possession - Answers During an incident involving a train, where should you
look for shipping papers?
Unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe - Answers Using the human senses of smell or taste to
determine the presence of a hazardous material is?
During preincident planning - Answers Hazardous occupancies should be identified and
evaluated
Hazard class - Answers On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the
White over black - Answers The department of transportation placarding system requires a
vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive to display a _______ placard.
nonflamable gas - Answers The placard drawing represents which of the following hazard
classes
Poisonous Material - Answers Any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health
is known as a?
Flammable solids - Answers Which of the hazard classes is represented by the placard drawing?
Explosives - Answers The hazard class that is represented by the placard illustration is?
Poison Gases - Answers The hazard class that is represented by the placard drawing below is?
, Red - Answers In the National Fire Protection Association 704 System of Identification, the
diamond shaped placard used for fire hazard is always colored?
Flammable/combustible liquid - Answers A hazard class of 3 within the United Nations Labeling
System indicates a _______ product.
5 - Answers A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels, would be
labeled Hazard Class ______ under the United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT)
Labeling system.
3 - Answers Using the United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) Labeling System,
a flammable liquid would receive a hazard classification of?
Flammable Solid - Answers Within the United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT)
System, a container labeled with a Hazard Class 4 contains a
White - Answers The background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance
hazard and that contains a skull and crossbones is?
Mass Explosion - Answers Referring to the United States Military marking System for Hazardous
Materials, an octagon shaped placard with a #1 on it denotes a?
#2 in an X - Answers An explosive with a fragment hazard is denoted by the U.S. Military
Marking System as a?
general hazard information - Answers The National Fire Protection Association 704 System
provides the
Accelerate combustion - Answers The primary hazard of an oxidizer in a fire is its ability to?
Nonflammable gassess - Answers The Department of Transportation hazard Class 2 includes?
A remote government facility in a rural area - Answers The least likely location for terrorist
activity
4,4,2 - Answers According to the National Fire Protection Association 704 system, the most
dangerous chemical would have a placard showing which number sets?
A placard - Answers ________ is placed on highway transport vehicles to identify the contents
Flammability of the material - Answers During the size-up of a facility, the firefighter should
utilize the National Fire Protection Association 704 system to identify
Biological agents - Answers Substances that are living disease causing materials or are
obtained from living organisms are called?
Warning - Answers Which is a signal word found on pesticide labels?
