HAZMAT FIRST RESPONDER 2027 ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔True or False: "Non-intervention" is a valid containment strategy? - ✔✔TRUE
When no life is in danger, inadequate resources or capabilities, where risks outweigh
gains/benefits.
✔✔Describe how the media can be an asset. - ✔✔1. Intelligence gathering tool.
2. Can quickly warn, inform and instruct public of hazards.
✔✔True or False: In most cases the media must not be prevented from access for
reporting purposes? - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔What is an IO (media related)? - ✔✔Information Officer
✔✔Four "routes" of exposure? - ✔✔1. Respiratory (breath),
2. Absorption (skin/eyes)
3. Ingestion,
4. Injection (puncture, cut, abrasion)
✔✔ Class 1 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-EXPLOSIVES-
Any substance, article or device designed to function by explosion (extremely rapid
release of gas and heat).
✔✔Class 2 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-GASES (FLAMMABLE or POISONOUS)-
Flammable Gas: Ignitable at low concentrations (<13%)
Compressed Gas: Shipped at > 41psia
Poisonous Gas: Toxic to humans of hazardous to health (or LC50 of not more than
5000 ml/m3 for laboratory animals). (i.e. toxic in low concentrations)
✔✔Class 3 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS-
Flammable Liquid: Flash point < 141 F
, Combustible Liquid: Flash point > 141 F
✔✔Class 4 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-FLAMMABLE SOLIDS-
Explosives shipped with sufficient wetting agent to suppress explosive properties. (or),
substance that can ignite if in contact with air <5 minutes. (or), substance that gives off
flammable or toxic vapors or is spontaneously flammable upon contact with water.
✔✔Class 5 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-OXIDIZERS AND ORGANIC PEROXIDES-
A material that can cause or enhance the combustion of other materials (usually by
giving up oxygen)
✔✔Class 6 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-POISONOUS AND INFECTIOUS MATERIAL-
Toxic to humans, hazardous to human health or presumed toxic to humans based upon
tests on laboratory animals.
✔✔Class 7 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS-
Substance with specific activity > 0.002 micro-curies per gram.
✔✔Class 8 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-CORROSIVE MATERIALS-
Substance that causes visible destruction of irreversible alterations in human skin tissue
or a liquid that has a severe corrosion rate on steel or aluminum.
✔✔Class 9 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-MISC. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS-
Material with anesthetic, noxious or similar property that could cause extreme
annoyance or discomfort to flight crew and prevent performance of assigned duties.
Does not meet the definition of any other class..
✔✔None (Hazard Class) - ✔✔Other regulated material (ORM-D)
✔✔ERG Page (White) - ✔✔Basic information and instructions (+placard table)
✔✔ERG Page (Yellow) - ✔✔ID number index (materials listed by ID number)
✔✔ERG Page (Blue) - ✔✔Material name index (materials listed alphabetically)
✔✔ERG Page (Orange) - ✔✔Numbered guide pages.
✔✔ERG Page (Green) - ✔✔Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Actions.
✔✔Two major elements of Hazmat problem include: - ✔✔1. Volume of hazardous
materials, and
2. The human factor.
✔✔Hazmat "events" can pose what 3 primary risks? - ✔✔1. Fire
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔True or False: "Non-intervention" is a valid containment strategy? - ✔✔TRUE
When no life is in danger, inadequate resources or capabilities, where risks outweigh
gains/benefits.
✔✔Describe how the media can be an asset. - ✔✔1. Intelligence gathering tool.
2. Can quickly warn, inform and instruct public of hazards.
✔✔True or False: In most cases the media must not be prevented from access for
reporting purposes? - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔What is an IO (media related)? - ✔✔Information Officer
✔✔Four "routes" of exposure? - ✔✔1. Respiratory (breath),
2. Absorption (skin/eyes)
3. Ingestion,
4. Injection (puncture, cut, abrasion)
✔✔ Class 1 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-EXPLOSIVES-
Any substance, article or device designed to function by explosion (extremely rapid
release of gas and heat).
✔✔Class 2 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-GASES (FLAMMABLE or POISONOUS)-
Flammable Gas: Ignitable at low concentrations (<13%)
Compressed Gas: Shipped at > 41psia
Poisonous Gas: Toxic to humans of hazardous to health (or LC50 of not more than
5000 ml/m3 for laboratory animals). (i.e. toxic in low concentrations)
✔✔Class 3 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS-
Flammable Liquid: Flash point < 141 F
, Combustible Liquid: Flash point > 141 F
✔✔Class 4 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-FLAMMABLE SOLIDS-
Explosives shipped with sufficient wetting agent to suppress explosive properties. (or),
substance that can ignite if in contact with air <5 minutes. (or), substance that gives off
flammable or toxic vapors or is spontaneously flammable upon contact with water.
✔✔Class 5 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-OXIDIZERS AND ORGANIC PEROXIDES-
A material that can cause or enhance the combustion of other materials (usually by
giving up oxygen)
✔✔Class 6 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-POISONOUS AND INFECTIOUS MATERIAL-
Toxic to humans, hazardous to human health or presumed toxic to humans based upon
tests on laboratory animals.
✔✔Class 7 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS-
Substance with specific activity > 0.002 micro-curies per gram.
✔✔Class 8 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-CORROSIVE MATERIALS-
Substance that causes visible destruction of irreversible alterations in human skin tissue
or a liquid that has a severe corrosion rate on steel or aluminum.
✔✔Class 9 (Hazard Class) - ✔✔-MISC. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS-
Material with anesthetic, noxious or similar property that could cause extreme
annoyance or discomfort to flight crew and prevent performance of assigned duties.
Does not meet the definition of any other class..
✔✔None (Hazard Class) - ✔✔Other regulated material (ORM-D)
✔✔ERG Page (White) - ✔✔Basic information and instructions (+placard table)
✔✔ERG Page (Yellow) - ✔✔ID number index (materials listed by ID number)
✔✔ERG Page (Blue) - ✔✔Material name index (materials listed alphabetically)
✔✔ERG Page (Orange) - ✔✔Numbered guide pages.
✔✔ERG Page (Green) - ✔✔Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Actions.
✔✔Two major elements of Hazmat problem include: - ✔✔1. Volume of hazardous
materials, and
2. The human factor.
✔✔Hazmat "events" can pose what 3 primary risks? - ✔✔1. Fire
