HAZMAT OPS TEST BANK #1
c. DOT (Department of Transportation)
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)
c. CHEMTRAC
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
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: 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.
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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
b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 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
b. driver
Who is responsible for care and control of a bill of lading?
a. conductor/crew
b. driver
c. Captain or Master
d. pilot
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a. Captain or Master
Who is responsible for care and control of dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver
c. pilot
Who is responsible for care and control of an air bill?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver
a. Bridge or pilot house
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
d. engine or caboose
Where would a first responder expect to find a waybill or consist?
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a. cab of truck
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose
b. cockpit
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
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces
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
c. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
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.
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