Firefighter 1 HAZMAT Awareness/OPS Quiz with Answers Rated A
Any substance or material that is capable of posing a
unreasonable risk to human health, safety, or the environ-
Hazardous Material
ment when transported in commerce, used incorrectly, or
not properly contained or stored
Weapons whose use is intended to cause mass causalities,
WMD(Weapon Of Mass Destruction damage, and chaos. (NFPA classifies as hazardous mater-
ial )
This type of chemical causes damage to the nervous sys-
Neurotoxin
tem
NFPA Standard 704 Container marking that is used for fixed facilities
A measure of a substance's tendency to deteriorate in the
Corrosivity(Ph) presence of another substance or in a particular environ-
ment
The minimum concentration of vapor to air below which
Lower Explosive Limit(LEL) a flame will not propagate in the presence of an ignition
source
The maximum vapor to air concentration above which a
Upper Explosive Limit(UEL)
flame will not propagate
The temperature at which a liquid will give ott suflcient
Flash Point
vapors that will ignite readily given an ignition source
Ratio of the weight of a liquid or solid as compared to an
Specific Gravity
equal amount of water
A materials ability to stay within the area of release for a
Persistence
long period of time
Refers to solids, and is expressed in microns or percent
Particle Size
passing through a meshed screen
The minimum temperature required to cause self-sus-
Ignition Temperature/
tained combustion in the absence of any source of ignition
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Any substance or material that is capable of posing a
unreasonable risk to human health, safety, or the environ-
Hazardous Material
ment when transported in commerce, used incorrectly, or
not properly contained or stored
Weapons whose use is intended to cause mass causalities,
WMD(Weapon Of Mass Destruction damage, and chaos. (NFPA classifies as hazardous mater-
ial )
This type of chemical causes damage to the nervous sys-
Neurotoxin
tem
NFPA Standard 704 Container marking that is used for fixed facilities
A measure of a substance's tendency to deteriorate in the
Corrosivity(Ph) presence of another substance or in a particular environ-
ment
The minimum concentration of vapor to air below which
Lower Explosive Limit(LEL) a flame will not propagate in the presence of an ignition
source
The maximum vapor to air concentration above which a
Upper Explosive Limit(UEL)
flame will not propagate
The temperature at which a liquid will give ott suflcient
Flash Point
vapors that will ignite readily given an ignition source
Ratio of the weight of a liquid or solid as compared to an
Specific Gravity
equal amount of water
A materials ability to stay within the area of release for a
Persistence
long period of time
Refers to solids, and is expressed in microns or percent
Particle Size
passing through a meshed screen
The minimum temperature required to cause self-sus-
Ignition Temperature/
tained combustion in the absence of any source of ignition
1/2
