HazMat Ops Test Bank #1 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Which of the following agencies regulates pipelines that carry
hazardous materials across state borders, navigable waterways, and
federal lands?
a. EPA (Environmental Protection Association)
b. CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation
& Liability Act)
c. DOT (Department of Transportation)
d. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Association) -
CORRECT ANSWERS c. DOT (Department of
Transportation)
Of the following, which is the quickest available source of MSDS for
first responders at a hazmat emergency?
a. the supplier of the material
b. the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
c. CHEMTRAC
d. OSHA - CORRECT ANSWERS c. CHEMTRAC
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: If placards are clearly displayed on the transportation
mode, shipping papers are not required.
Statement 2: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous
materials, there is no requirement for specific information to be
provided on shipping papers.
,Statement 3: Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the
chemical or its hazard class.
a. all three statements are true
b. statement 1 is true; statement 2 and 3 are false
c. statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false
d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false - CORRECT
ANSWERS d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is
false
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: When carrying hazardous materials, transportation mode
must carry shipping papers.
Statement 2: Shipping papers may include a packing group number
listed as I, II, or III.
Statement: The higher the packing group number, the more dangerous
the chemical is.
a. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
c. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false
d. all three statements are true - CORRECT ANSWERS b.
statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Who is responsible for care and control of a bill of lading?
a. conductor/crew
b. driver
c. Captain or Master
,d. pilot - CORRECT ANSWERS b. driver
Who is responsible for care and control of dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Captain or Master
Who is responsible for care and control of an air bill?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - CORRECT ANSWERS c. pilot
Where would a first responder expect to find a dangerous cargo
manifest?
a. Bridge or pilot house
b. engine or caboose
c. cockpit
cab of the vehicle - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Bridge or pilot
house
Where would a first responder expect to find a waybill or consist?
a. cab of truck
b. cockpit
, c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - CORRECT ANSWERS d. engine or
caboose
Where would a first responder expect to find an airbill?
a. cab of the vehicle
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - CORRECT ANSWERS b. cockpit
Which of the following is not an indication of a physical action?
a. activated pressure-relief devices
b. pinging or popping of heat-exposed vessels
c. wavy vapors over the surface of liquid puddle
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces - CORRECT ANSWERS
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces
Direction: Read the following statements regarding hazmat
recognition and identification and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: There are numerous informal ways to recognize the
presence of hazardous materials.
Statement 2: Using the senses of sight, sound and odor is one of the
informal ways of recognizing the presence of hazardous.
Statement 3: Using the human senses indiscriminately to detect the
presence of hazmat, while fairly reliable, is unsafe.
a. all three statements are true
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Which of the following agencies regulates pipelines that carry
hazardous materials across state borders, navigable waterways, and
federal lands?
a. EPA (Environmental Protection Association)
b. CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation
& Liability Act)
c. DOT (Department of Transportation)
d. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Association) -
CORRECT ANSWERS c. DOT (Department of
Transportation)
Of the following, which is the quickest available source of MSDS for
first responders at a hazmat emergency?
a. the supplier of the material
b. the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
c. CHEMTRAC
d. OSHA - CORRECT ANSWERS c. CHEMTRAC
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: If placards are clearly displayed on the transportation
mode, shipping papers are not required.
Statement 2: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous
materials, there is no requirement for specific information to be
provided on shipping papers.
,Statement 3: Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the
chemical or its hazard class.
a. all three statements are true
b. statement 1 is true; statement 2 and 3 are false
c. statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false
d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false - CORRECT
ANSWERS d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is
false
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: When carrying hazardous materials, transportation mode
must carry shipping papers.
Statement 2: Shipping papers may include a packing group number
listed as I, II, or III.
Statement: The higher the packing group number, the more dangerous
the chemical is.
a. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
c. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false
d. all three statements are true - CORRECT ANSWERS b.
statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Who is responsible for care and control of a bill of lading?
a. conductor/crew
b. driver
c. Captain or Master
,d. pilot - CORRECT ANSWERS b. driver
Who is responsible for care and control of dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Captain or Master
Who is responsible for care and control of an air bill?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - CORRECT ANSWERS c. pilot
Where would a first responder expect to find a dangerous cargo
manifest?
a. Bridge or pilot house
b. engine or caboose
c. cockpit
cab of the vehicle - CORRECT ANSWERS a. Bridge or pilot
house
Where would a first responder expect to find a waybill or consist?
a. cab of truck
b. cockpit
, c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - CORRECT ANSWERS d. engine or
caboose
Where would a first responder expect to find an airbill?
a. cab of the vehicle
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - CORRECT ANSWERS b. cockpit
Which of the following is not an indication of a physical action?
a. activated pressure-relief devices
b. pinging or popping of heat-exposed vessels
c. wavy vapors over the surface of liquid puddle
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces - CORRECT ANSWERS
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces
Direction: Read the following statements regarding hazmat
recognition and identification and select your answer from
alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: There are numerous informal ways to recognize the
presence of hazardous materials.
Statement 2: Using the senses of sight, sound and odor is one of the
informal ways of recognizing the presence of hazardous.
Statement 3: Using the human senses indiscriminately to detect the
presence of hazmat, while fairly reliable, is unsafe.
a. all three statements are true
