HAZMAT TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NFPA 472 correct answer: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents Hazardous Material correct answer: Defined by the U.S. DOT; a material that poses an unreasonable risk to health and safety of operating emergency personnel, the public, and/or the environment if it is not properly controlled during handling, storage, manufacture, processing, packaging, use and disposal, or transportation. Number of chemicals that are registered for use in commerce in the U.S. correct answer: 80,000 Estimated number of new chemicals introduced annually correct answer: 2000 The bulk of new chemical substances are... correct answer: industrial chemicals, household cleaners and lawn care products Hazardous Waste correct answer: a potentially harmful byproduct or residue that remains after a manufacturing process. Can be just as dangerous as pure chemicals. Difficulty with Hazardous Waste correct answer: hazardous waste can consist of mixtures of several chemicals, resulting in a hybrid substance. It can be difficult to determine how such a substance will react when it is released or comes into contact with other chemicals Agency that usually handles the initial emergency response phase in a HAZMAT incident correct answer: fire department Regulation correct answer: Issued and enforced by governmental bodies such as the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Standards correct answer: Issued by nongovernmental entities and are generally consensus based. Essentially, consensus organizations such as the NFPA issue standards that the public and other interested parties can comment on before committee members agree to adopt them. NFPA standards governing hazardous materials response come from what committee correct answer: Technical Committee on HAZMAT response personnel. Made up of members from private industry, fire service, state and federal agencies. NFPA 473 correct answer: Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to HAZMAT/Weapons of Mass Destruction incidents. Levels of awareness are listed under what standard? correct answer: NFPA 472 NFPA 1072 correct answer: HAZMAT/