SFFMA FF1 Hazmat Ops/Awareness Exam Questions and
Answers
Question 1
Substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when
transported, stored, or used in commerce is a:
A) Hazard class
B) Hazardous Chemical
C) Hazardous material
D) Hazardous substance
Correct Answer
C) Hazardous material
Question 2
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook are:
A) Reactivity and Solubility
B) Spill and Leak
C) Corrosive and Flammable
D) Health and Fire/Explosion
Correct Answer
D) Health and Fire/Explosion
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,Question 3
Directions: Read the following statements regarding the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) and decide which are true.
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites.
Statement 2: A trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible party could be identified was established by CERCLA.
Statement 3: CERCLA is part of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120.
A) Statements 1 and 3 are true, statement 2 is false
B) Statement 1 is false, statements 2 and 3 are true
C) Statements 1 and 2 are true, statement 3 is false
D) Statement 1 is true, statements 2 and 3 are false
Correct Answer
C) Statements 1 and 2 are true, statement 3 is false
Question 4
Hazmat Awareness & Ops 10-0 Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Safety Data Sheet on file when:
A) At a multi-use building
B) Personnel have not received specialized hazmat training
C) Hazardous materials are used or stored
D) Backup emergency power is not available
Correct Answer
C) Hazardous materials are used or stored
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,Question 5
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the:
A) United Nations product identification number (UN number)
B) Capacity of the tank car
C) Last date the tank car was pressure tested
D) Tank car registration number
Correct Answer
A) United Nations product identification number (UN number)
Question 6
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials gives:
A) General hazard and degree of severity
B) Specific product identification
C) The department of transportation hazard class
D) The United Nations hazard class
Correct Answer
A) General hazard and degree of severity
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, Question 7
The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ___ quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association
704 System.
A) Blue
B) Red
C) White
D) Yellow
Correct Answer
C) White
Question 8
United Nations/Department of Transportation placards indicate general hazard recognition by:
A) Using the numbers 0-4 to indicate relative risk
B) Always indicating the product name
C) Giving the UN hazard class number
D) The shape of the placard
Correct Answer
C) Giving the UN hazard class number
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Answers
Question 1
Substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when
transported, stored, or used in commerce is a:
A) Hazard class
B) Hazardous Chemical
C) Hazardous material
D) Hazardous substance
Correct Answer
C) Hazardous material
Question 2
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook are:
A) Reactivity and Solubility
B) Spill and Leak
C) Corrosive and Flammable
D) Health and Fire/Explosion
Correct Answer
D) Health and Fire/Explosion
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,Question 3
Directions: Read the following statements regarding the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) and decide which are true.
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites.
Statement 2: A trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible party could be identified was established by CERCLA.
Statement 3: CERCLA is part of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120.
A) Statements 1 and 3 are true, statement 2 is false
B) Statement 1 is false, statements 2 and 3 are true
C) Statements 1 and 2 are true, statement 3 is false
D) Statement 1 is true, statements 2 and 3 are false
Correct Answer
C) Statements 1 and 2 are true, statement 3 is false
Question 4
Hazmat Awareness & Ops 10-0 Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Safety Data Sheet on file when:
A) At a multi-use building
B) Personnel have not received specialized hazmat training
C) Hazardous materials are used or stored
D) Backup emergency power is not available
Correct Answer
C) Hazardous materials are used or stored
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,Question 5
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the:
A) United Nations product identification number (UN number)
B) Capacity of the tank car
C) Last date the tank car was pressure tested
D) Tank car registration number
Correct Answer
A) United Nations product identification number (UN number)
Question 6
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials gives:
A) General hazard and degree of severity
B) Specific product identification
C) The department of transportation hazard class
D) The United Nations hazard class
Correct Answer
A) General hazard and degree of severity
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, Question 7
The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ___ quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association
704 System.
A) Blue
B) Red
C) White
D) Yellow
Correct Answer
C) White
Question 8
United Nations/Department of Transportation placards indicate general hazard recognition by:
A) Using the numbers 0-4 to indicate relative risk
B) Always indicating the product name
C) Giving the UN hazard class number
D) The shape of the placard
Correct Answer
C) Giving the UN hazard class number
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