HAZMAT OPERATIONS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔At a hazardous materials incident, the assistant safety officer directly reports to the:
- ✔✔Safety Officer
✔✔Symptoms of heat ______ include little or no sweating; hot, dry, red skin, deep then
shallow breathing; and rapid pulse. - ✔✔Stroke
✔✔To protect against radiological exposures a responder should: - ✔✔Limit the time
spent in a radiation hazard area
✔✔A person who is repeatedly exposed to a chemical over a long period of time may
develop - ✔✔Chronic health hazard
✔✔The first step or most important thing to accomplish upon arrival at a hazardous
materials or suspected hazardous materials incident is: - ✔✔Isolation of the area and
prevention of entry
✔✔Control of the scene begins by isolating the site. The process for establishing initial
isolation distances can be found: - ✔✔In the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
✔✔Beta particles can be described as: - ✔✔Ionizing radiation like x-rays
✔✔What type of container is used to ship materials of radioactivity by air? - ✔✔Type A
✔✔The amount of an ingested substance that results in the death of 50 percent of the
test population best defines: - ✔✔LD50
✔✔An MC 307/DOT 407 low-pressure chemical carrier is designed to carry chemicals
with pressures not to exceed _______ psi. - ✔✔35-40
✔✔caustic sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide are examples of: - ✔✔Bases
✔✔The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas is best described as: - ✔✔The
Boiling Point
✔✔The process by which a chemical enter a protective suit through openings in the
garment best describes: - ✔✔Penetration
✔✔The highest level of respiratory protection is needed but lesser chemical protection
is required for the skin best defines Environmental Protection Agency _______
Protection - ✔✔Level B
, ✔✔when sheltering people in place, the citizens should be directed to: - ✔✔Close all
heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems
✔✔The remote shut off valve on a MC 306/DOT 406 will be located at the: - ✔✔Left
Front Corner
✔✔Cracking, charring, and discoloration are examples of ___________ to a chemical
garment. - ✔✔Degradation
✔✔A Level A suit will protect the responder from ill effects from: - ✔✔All hazardous
materials
✔✔Vapor Pressure of a substance at 100F - ✔✔Will be lwer than the same substance
at 68F
✔✔what single item makes a level B ensemble different from the lower levels of PPE? -
✔✔Self-contained Breathing Apparatus
✔✔___________ interfere with oxygen exchange during normal respiration. -
✔✔Asphyxiants
✔✔One of the most common products of combustion encountered in structure fires is: -
✔✔Carbon Monoxides (CO)
✔✔MC 312/DOT 412 - ✔✔
✔✔A liquid carrier has an elliptical shape. What is the name of said carrier? - ✔✔MC
306/DOT 406
✔✔When using air-purifying respirators, which of the following is not an operational
component that should be considered prior to use? - ✔✔The supplied air line cannot
exceed 300ft
✔✔In Level I incidents, the response team should be able to deal with: - ✔✔A small
gasoline spill from a motor vehicle accident
✔✔CHEMTREC/CANUTEC can usually provide: - ✔✔Technical information
✔✔Permeation can be described as: - ✔✔Occurring on a molecular level
✔✔A _________ tank has an inner tank with an outer shall and is well insulated. -
✔✔Cryogenic
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔At a hazardous materials incident, the assistant safety officer directly reports to the:
- ✔✔Safety Officer
✔✔Symptoms of heat ______ include little or no sweating; hot, dry, red skin, deep then
shallow breathing; and rapid pulse. - ✔✔Stroke
✔✔To protect against radiological exposures a responder should: - ✔✔Limit the time
spent in a radiation hazard area
✔✔A person who is repeatedly exposed to a chemical over a long period of time may
develop - ✔✔Chronic health hazard
✔✔The first step or most important thing to accomplish upon arrival at a hazardous
materials or suspected hazardous materials incident is: - ✔✔Isolation of the area and
prevention of entry
✔✔Control of the scene begins by isolating the site. The process for establishing initial
isolation distances can be found: - ✔✔In the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
✔✔Beta particles can be described as: - ✔✔Ionizing radiation like x-rays
✔✔What type of container is used to ship materials of radioactivity by air? - ✔✔Type A
✔✔The amount of an ingested substance that results in the death of 50 percent of the
test population best defines: - ✔✔LD50
✔✔An MC 307/DOT 407 low-pressure chemical carrier is designed to carry chemicals
with pressures not to exceed _______ psi. - ✔✔35-40
✔✔caustic sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide are examples of: - ✔✔Bases
✔✔The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas is best described as: - ✔✔The
Boiling Point
✔✔The process by which a chemical enter a protective suit through openings in the
garment best describes: - ✔✔Penetration
✔✔The highest level of respiratory protection is needed but lesser chemical protection
is required for the skin best defines Environmental Protection Agency _______
Protection - ✔✔Level B
, ✔✔when sheltering people in place, the citizens should be directed to: - ✔✔Close all
heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems
✔✔The remote shut off valve on a MC 306/DOT 406 will be located at the: - ✔✔Left
Front Corner
✔✔Cracking, charring, and discoloration are examples of ___________ to a chemical
garment. - ✔✔Degradation
✔✔A Level A suit will protect the responder from ill effects from: - ✔✔All hazardous
materials
✔✔Vapor Pressure of a substance at 100F - ✔✔Will be lwer than the same substance
at 68F
✔✔what single item makes a level B ensemble different from the lower levels of PPE? -
✔✔Self-contained Breathing Apparatus
✔✔___________ interfere with oxygen exchange during normal respiration. -
✔✔Asphyxiants
✔✔One of the most common products of combustion encountered in structure fires is: -
✔✔Carbon Monoxides (CO)
✔✔MC 312/DOT 412 - ✔✔
✔✔A liquid carrier has an elliptical shape. What is the name of said carrier? - ✔✔MC
306/DOT 406
✔✔When using air-purifying respirators, which of the following is not an operational
component that should be considered prior to use? - ✔✔The supplied air line cannot
exceed 300ft
✔✔In Level I incidents, the response team should be able to deal with: - ✔✔A small
gasoline spill from a motor vehicle accident
✔✔CHEMTREC/CANUTEC can usually provide: - ✔✔Technical information
✔✔Permeation can be described as: - ✔✔Occurring on a molecular level
✔✔A _________ tank has an inner tank with an outer shall and is well insulated. -
✔✔Cryogenic
