Hazmat Operations Questions and
answers, VERIFIED.
What is the CAS? - ✔✔-Chemical Abstract System
What is the NRC? - ✔✔-U.S. National Response Center
What are the 4 major things hazardous materials can cause harm to? - ✔✔-1. Life (Human Life)
2. Critical Systems
3. Property
4. Environment
What is the best means of protecting life, critical systems, property, and the environment? - ✔✔-
Preventing Hazmat incidents from responding
What does SARA stand for? - ✔✔-Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
What are the three subchapters to the SARA Regulation? - ✔✔-Title I- Emergency Planning and
Notification
Title II- Reporting Requirements
Title III- General Provisions
What subchapter of SARA has the greatest impact on first responders. - ✔✔-Title III
SARA requires the establishment of a LEPC. What is an LEPC? - ✔✔-Local Emergency Planning
Committee
What is CERCLA - ✔✔-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
, What are the major functions and assignments of the first responder? - ✔✔-1. Must be able to IDENTIFY
a potential chemical problem.
2. Must BE FAMILIAR with there local emergency plans.
3. Must be able to ANALYZE a chemical response and PREDICT what events may occur.
4. Must be able to SUPPORT other Hazmat team functions.
OSHA definition of Hazardous Chemical - ✔✔-"Any chemical which is a physical hazard or health hazard"
DOT definition of Hazardous Materials - ✔✔-"A substance or material, which has been determined to be
capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce"
Definition of gas - ✔✔-Any material with a boiling point of less than 68 degrees
Definition of Liquid - ✔✔-Any material with a boiling point greater than 68 degrees
Definition of a Solid - ✔✔-Any material that has a melting point above ambient temperature
The _______________________ of a liquid is defined as the temperature at which a liquid changes into
a gas or vapor - ✔✔-boiling point
The ________________________ of liquid is the pressure the vapor of a liquid exerts on its container -
✔✔-vapor pressure
Materials with _____________ vapor pressure will have a ___________ boiling point - ✔✔-high ; low
___________ mmHg = _________ psi = _________ atmosphere(s) - ✔✔-760 = 14.7 = 1
Vapor pressure is usually expressed in what two measurements? - ✔✔-mmHg, psi
answers, VERIFIED.
What is the CAS? - ✔✔-Chemical Abstract System
What is the NRC? - ✔✔-U.S. National Response Center
What are the 4 major things hazardous materials can cause harm to? - ✔✔-1. Life (Human Life)
2. Critical Systems
3. Property
4. Environment
What is the best means of protecting life, critical systems, property, and the environment? - ✔✔-
Preventing Hazmat incidents from responding
What does SARA stand for? - ✔✔-Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
What are the three subchapters to the SARA Regulation? - ✔✔-Title I- Emergency Planning and
Notification
Title II- Reporting Requirements
Title III- General Provisions
What subchapter of SARA has the greatest impact on first responders. - ✔✔-Title III
SARA requires the establishment of a LEPC. What is an LEPC? - ✔✔-Local Emergency Planning
Committee
What is CERCLA - ✔✔-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
, What are the major functions and assignments of the first responder? - ✔✔-1. Must be able to IDENTIFY
a potential chemical problem.
2. Must BE FAMILIAR with there local emergency plans.
3. Must be able to ANALYZE a chemical response and PREDICT what events may occur.
4. Must be able to SUPPORT other Hazmat team functions.
OSHA definition of Hazardous Chemical - ✔✔-"Any chemical which is a physical hazard or health hazard"
DOT definition of Hazardous Materials - ✔✔-"A substance or material, which has been determined to be
capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce"
Definition of gas - ✔✔-Any material with a boiling point of less than 68 degrees
Definition of Liquid - ✔✔-Any material with a boiling point greater than 68 degrees
Definition of a Solid - ✔✔-Any material that has a melting point above ambient temperature
The _______________________ of a liquid is defined as the temperature at which a liquid changes into
a gas or vapor - ✔✔-boiling point
The ________________________ of liquid is the pressure the vapor of a liquid exerts on its container -
✔✔-vapor pressure
Materials with _____________ vapor pressure will have a ___________ boiling point - ✔✔-high ; low
___________ mmHg = _________ psi = _________ atmosphere(s) - ✔✔-760 = 14.7 = 1
Vapor pressure is usually expressed in what two measurements? - ✔✔-mmHg, psi
