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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 definition for a:✔✔hazardous material
When dealing with a radiological incident involving a leak or spill, what
exposure guidelines should the hazmat first responder use to minimize
radioactive contamination?✔✔Time, distance, shielding
A reference book intended as a guide to aid emergency responders to guide
quickly and identify specific hazards during the initial phase is the:✔✔DOT,
Emergency Response Guidebook
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency
Response Guidebook are:✔✔health and fire/explosion
The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency
responders and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous
materials are called:✔✔protective actions
The most important part of assessment is:✔✔recognizing the presence of
hazardous materials
Which information should be provided during the notifications?✔✔Container
type
,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✔✔Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation
hazard?✔✔Radioactive Yellow-III
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data
Sheet on file when:✔✔hazardous materials are used or stored on site
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of
emergencies is the fact that hazmat incidents:✔✔can be more complex
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of
hazardous material it contains, because the contents are:✔✔pressurized
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car
is the:✔✔United Nations (UN) product identification number
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous
materials gives:✔✔general hazard and degree of severity
A number 4 in the blue quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association
704 System indicates that there is ______ risk in this category from the
chemical involved✔✔severe
,A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to
indicate:✔✔special hazards
the fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________
quadrant of the NFPA 704 system✔✔blue
United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate
general hazard recognition by:✔✔giving the UN hazard class number
a bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product
and is the type of shipping paper used when transporting a product
via:✔✔highway truck
for materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross
weight is in excess of:✔✔1001 lbs
care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the:✔✔train
crew
the normal location for the bill of lading is in the:✔✔cab of the truck
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping
papers?✔✔the conductor's possession
using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a
hazardous material is:✔✔unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
, hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated:✔✔during
preincident planning
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the
_____ is utilized in preincident planning✔✔Local Emergency Planning
Committee
Shipping papers are required to contain:✔✔the hazardous classification
according to DOT regulations
When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should
contain:✔✔hazard class of the material
on a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates
the:✔✔hazard class
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of
corrosive display a _________ placard✔✔white over black
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying a nonflammable
compressed gas to display a placard colored:✔✔green
a type of material that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to
be a hazardous material is a✔✔poison
any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health is known
as:✔✔poisionous material