HAZMAT AWARENESS PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Which signal words indicates the material may cause severe eye
damage or skin irritation? Answer: Danger
◉ Which signal word indicates that the material is highly toxic by all
routes of entry? Answer: Danger- Poison
◉ What is the most common method for transporting hazardous
materials? Answer: Road
◉ What does the blue diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol indicate?
Answer: Health Hazard
◉ What does the red diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol indicate?
Answer: Flammability Hazard
◉ What does the yellow diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol indicate?
Answer: Reactivity
, ◉ What does the white diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol indicate?
Answer: Special Symbols
◉ The military hazardous materials/ WMD marking system is based
on? Answer: Detonation and Fire
◉ What is the term for shipping documents carried on a road and
highway? Answer: Bill of Lading
◉ What is the term for shipping documents carried on railway
transportation? Answer: Waybill
◉ What is the term for shipping documents carried on a marine
vessel? Answer: Manifest
◉ What is the term for shipping documents carried in air
transportation? Answer: Airbill
◉ If a firefighter locates a petri dish, microscope, and incubators
during a hazardous materials response, these items may be a sign
that ______________ are being used? Answer: Biological Agent
◉ Which section of the ERG is used when chemical ID number is
known? Answer: Yellow
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Which signal words indicates the material may cause severe eye
damage or skin irritation? Answer: Danger
◉ Which signal word indicates that the material is highly toxic by all
routes of entry? Answer: Danger- Poison
◉ What is the most common method for transporting hazardous
materials? Answer: Road
◉ What does the blue diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol indicate?
Answer: Health Hazard
◉ What does the red diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol indicate?
Answer: Flammability Hazard
◉ What does the yellow diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol indicate?
Answer: Reactivity
, ◉ What does the white diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol indicate?
Answer: Special Symbols
◉ The military hazardous materials/ WMD marking system is based
on? Answer: Detonation and Fire
◉ What is the term for shipping documents carried on a road and
highway? Answer: Bill of Lading
◉ What is the term for shipping documents carried on railway
transportation? Answer: Waybill
◉ What is the term for shipping documents carried on a marine
vessel? Answer: Manifest
◉ What is the term for shipping documents carried in air
transportation? Answer: Airbill
◉ If a firefighter locates a petri dish, microscope, and incubators
during a hazardous materials response, these items may be a sign
that ______________ are being used? Answer: Biological Agent
◉ Which section of the ERG is used when chemical ID number is
known? Answer: Yellow
