TCFP & GFD HAZMAT AWARENESS/OPS TEST |
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Substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to
health, safety, or property when transported, stored, or used in commerce is a definition
for a: - Answer: hazardous material
When dealing with a radiological incident involving a leak or spill, what exposure
guidelines should the hazmat first responder use to minimize radioactive
contamination? - Answer: Time, distance, shielding
A reference book intended as a guide to aid emergency responders to guide quickly and
identify specific hazards during the initial phase is the: - Answer: DOT, Emergency
Response Guidebook
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response
Guidebook are: - Answer: health and fire/explosion
The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders
and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called: -
Answer: protective actions
The most important part of assessment is: - Answer: recognizing the presence of
hazardous materials
Which information should be provided during the notifications? - Answer: Container
type
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed
and abandoned hazardous waste sites.
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,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 - Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard? -
Answer: Radioactive Yellow-III
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file
when: - Answer: hazardous materials are used or stored on site
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of
emergencies is the fact that hazmat incidents: - Answer: can be more complex
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous
material it contains, because the contents are: - Answer: pressurized
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the: -
Answer: United Nations (UN) product identification number
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials
gives: - Answer: general hazard and degree of severity
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 - Answer:
severe
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate: -
Answer: special hazards
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,The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of
the NFPA 704 system - Answer: blue
United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general
hazard recognition by: - Answer: giving the UN hazard class number
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: - Answer: highway truck
For materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight
is in excess of: - Answer: 1001 lbs
Care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the: - Answer: train crew
The normal location for the bill of lading is in the: - Answer: cab of the truck
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers? -
Answer: the conductor's possession
Using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous
material is: - Answer: unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
Hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated: - Answer: during
preincident planning
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is
utilized in preincident planning - Answer: Local Emergency Planning Committee
Shipping papers are required to contain: - Answer: the hazardous classification
according to DOT regulations
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, When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain: - Answer:
hazard class of the material
On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the: - Answer: hazard
class
The DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive
display a _________ placard - Answer: white over black
The DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying a nonflammable compressed
gas to display a placard colored: - Answer: green
A type of material that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a
hazardous material is a - Answer: poison
Any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health is known as: - Answer:
poisionous material
In the NFPA 704 system of identification, the diamond-shaped placard used for fire
hazard is colored: - Answer: red
The NFPA lists ______ as the standard for identifying chemical hazards of materials at
fixed facilities - Answer: 704
The the NFPA 704 system, the quadrant dealing with reactivity is colored - Answer:
yellow
A hazard class of 3, within the UN labeling system indicates a ____________ product -
Answer: flammable/combustible liquid
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Substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to
health, safety, or property when transported, stored, or used in commerce is a definition
for a: - Answer: hazardous material
When dealing with a radiological incident involving a leak or spill, what exposure
guidelines should the hazmat first responder use to minimize radioactive
contamination? - Answer: Time, distance, shielding
A reference book intended as a guide to aid emergency responders to guide quickly and
identify specific hazards during the initial phase is the: - Answer: DOT, Emergency
Response Guidebook
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response
Guidebook are: - Answer: health and fire/explosion
The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders
and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called: -
Answer: protective actions
The most important part of assessment is: - Answer: recognizing the presence of
hazardous materials
Which information should be provided during the notifications? - Answer: Container
type
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed
and abandoned hazardous waste sites.
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,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 - Answer:
Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard? -
Answer: Radioactive Yellow-III
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file
when: - Answer: hazardous materials are used or stored on site
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of
emergencies is the fact that hazmat incidents: - Answer: can be more complex
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous
material it contains, because the contents are: - Answer: pressurized
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the: -
Answer: United Nations (UN) product identification number
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials
gives: - Answer: general hazard and degree of severity
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 - Answer:
severe
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate: -
Answer: special hazards
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,The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of
the NFPA 704 system - Answer: blue
United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general
hazard recognition by: - Answer: giving the UN hazard class number
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: - Answer: highway truck
For materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight
is in excess of: - Answer: 1001 lbs
Care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the: - Answer: train crew
The normal location for the bill of lading is in the: - Answer: cab of the truck
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers? -
Answer: the conductor's possession
Using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous
material is: - Answer: unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
Hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated: - Answer: during
preincident planning
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is
utilized in preincident planning - Answer: Local Emergency Planning Committee
Shipping papers are required to contain: - Answer: the hazardous classification
according to DOT regulations
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, When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain: - Answer:
hazard class of the material
On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the: - Answer: hazard
class
The DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive
display a _________ placard - Answer: white over black
The DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying a nonflammable compressed
gas to display a placard colored: - Answer: green
A type of material that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a
hazardous material is a - Answer: poison
Any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health is known as: - Answer:
poisionous material
In the NFPA 704 system of identification, the diamond-shaped placard used for fire
hazard is colored: - Answer: red
The NFPA lists ______ as the standard for identifying chemical hazards of materials at
fixed facilities - Answer: 704
The the NFPA 704 system, the quadrant dealing with reactivity is colored - Answer:
yellow
A hazard class of 3, within the UN labeling system indicates a ____________ product -
Answer: flammable/combustible liquid
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