CDL HAZMAT – Questions & Verified Solutions
Identify HAZMAT, safely load shipments, properly placard your vehicle,
safely transport shipments. ✔️Ans - To pass the mandatory HAZMAT
endorsement test you must know.
90 days after training and must be re-done every 3 years. ✔️Ans - How
long must employers keep a record of an employees hazardous materials
training?
49 CFR 100-185 ✔️Ans - Where are the HAZMAT regulations found?
Containment rules ✔️Ans - Instructions on how to handle and transport
HAZMAT
proper shipping name, hazard class, I'D numer, packaging group, correct
packaging/labels/ placards. ✔️Ans - SHIPPER RESPONSIBILITY
• Takes the shipment from the shipper to its destination.
• Prior to transportation, checks that the shipper correctly described,
marked, labeled, and otherwise prepared the shipment for transportation.
• Refuses improper shipments.
• Reports accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials to the
proper government agency. ✔️Ans - CARRIER RESPONSIBILITY
• Makes sure the shipper has identified, marked, and labeled the hazardous
materials properly.
• Refuses leaking packages and shipments.
• Placards his vehicle when loading, if required. ✔️Ans - DRIVER
RESPONSIBILITY
Drivers to keep hazardous materials shipping papers: — In a pouch on the
driver's door, or
— In clear view within immediate reach when the seat belt
is fastened while driving, or
— On the driver's seat when out of the vehicle. ✔️Ans - Where to keep
shipping papers in case of emergency
, A placarded vehicle must have at least four identical placards. They are put
on the front, rear, and both sides of the vehicle. See Figure 9.3.Placards
must be readable from all four directions. They are at least 10 3/4 inches
square, square-on-point, in a diamond shape ✔️Ans - How must placards
be placed on truck?
Cargo tanks and other bulk packaging display the identification number of
their contents on placards or orange panels or white square-on-point
displays that are the same size as placards. ✔️Ans - How must labels be
placed on a cargo tank?
Identification numbers are a four-digit code used by first responders to
identify hazardous materials. An identification number may be used to
identify more than one chemical. ✔️Ans - What is an identification
number used for
The letters "NA or "UN"
willprecedetheidentificationnumber.TheUnitedStates Department of
Transportation's Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) lists the chemicals
and the identification numbers assigned to them. ✔️Ans - Where can you
find the classification letters UN or NA and why are they different.
There are three main lists used by shippers, carriers, and drivers when
trying to identify hazardous materials. Before transporting a material, look
for its name on three lists. Some materials are on all lists, others on only
one. ✔️Ans - How many hazmat list are there?
Section 172.101, the Hazardous Materials Table.
• Appendix A to Section 172.101, the List of Hazardous Substances and
Reportable Quantities.
• Appendix B to Section 172.101, the List of Marine Pollutants. ✔️Ans -
What are the 3 Hazmat list?
Six (6) ✔️Ans - How many shipping symbols/ modes are there on the
hazardous materials table?
Shows the proper shipping name, hazard class, and packing group to use,
even if the material doesn't meet the hazard class definition. ✔️Ans - (+)
plus symbol
Identify HAZMAT, safely load shipments, properly placard your vehicle,
safely transport shipments. ✔️Ans - To pass the mandatory HAZMAT
endorsement test you must know.
90 days after training and must be re-done every 3 years. ✔️Ans - How
long must employers keep a record of an employees hazardous materials
training?
49 CFR 100-185 ✔️Ans - Where are the HAZMAT regulations found?
Containment rules ✔️Ans - Instructions on how to handle and transport
HAZMAT
proper shipping name, hazard class, I'D numer, packaging group, correct
packaging/labels/ placards. ✔️Ans - SHIPPER RESPONSIBILITY
• Takes the shipment from the shipper to its destination.
• Prior to transportation, checks that the shipper correctly described,
marked, labeled, and otherwise prepared the shipment for transportation.
• Refuses improper shipments.
• Reports accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials to the
proper government agency. ✔️Ans - CARRIER RESPONSIBILITY
• Makes sure the shipper has identified, marked, and labeled the hazardous
materials properly.
• Refuses leaking packages and shipments.
• Placards his vehicle when loading, if required. ✔️Ans - DRIVER
RESPONSIBILITY
Drivers to keep hazardous materials shipping papers: — In a pouch on the
driver's door, or
— In clear view within immediate reach when the seat belt
is fastened while driving, or
— On the driver's seat when out of the vehicle. ✔️Ans - Where to keep
shipping papers in case of emergency
, A placarded vehicle must have at least four identical placards. They are put
on the front, rear, and both sides of the vehicle. See Figure 9.3.Placards
must be readable from all four directions. They are at least 10 3/4 inches
square, square-on-point, in a diamond shape ✔️Ans - How must placards
be placed on truck?
Cargo tanks and other bulk packaging display the identification number of
their contents on placards or orange panels or white square-on-point
displays that are the same size as placards. ✔️Ans - How must labels be
placed on a cargo tank?
Identification numbers are a four-digit code used by first responders to
identify hazardous materials. An identification number may be used to
identify more than one chemical. ✔️Ans - What is an identification
number used for
The letters "NA or "UN"
willprecedetheidentificationnumber.TheUnitedStates Department of
Transportation's Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) lists the chemicals
and the identification numbers assigned to them. ✔️Ans - Where can you
find the classification letters UN or NA and why are they different.
There are three main lists used by shippers, carriers, and drivers when
trying to identify hazardous materials. Before transporting a material, look
for its name on three lists. Some materials are on all lists, others on only
one. ✔️Ans - How many hazmat list are there?
Section 172.101, the Hazardous Materials Table.
• Appendix A to Section 172.101, the List of Hazardous Substances and
Reportable Quantities.
• Appendix B to Section 172.101, the List of Marine Pollutants. ✔️Ans -
What are the 3 Hazmat list?
Six (6) ✔️Ans - How many shipping symbols/ modes are there on the
hazardous materials table?
Shows the proper shipping name, hazard class, and packing group to use,
even if the material doesn't meet the hazard class definition. ✔️Ans - (+)
plus symbol
