HAZMAT HCC Police Academy QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Hazardous Material correct answer: a substance or material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health safety or property when transported in commerce HAZMAT includes correct answer: hazardous substances, hazardous waste, marine pollutants, elevated temperature materials and materials designated as hazardous in the Hazardous Materials Table Hazard Class correct answer: a group of hazardous materials that share dangerous characteristics Nine correct answer: There are ____ hazard classes Pathogen correct answer: a disease causing organism Types of toxic materials correct answer: Agricultural chemicals, chemical warfare agents, other chemical agents (riot control, irritants), Biological toxins (Ricin, botulinum toxin) Hazard class 1 correct answer: Explosive and blasting agents Hazard class 2 correct answer: Liquid and compressed poisonous gas Hazard class 3 correct answer: Flammable/combustible liquid Hazard class 4 correct answer: Flammable solids, Spontaneously combusable and dangerous when wet Hazard class 5 correct answer: Oxidizers and organic peroxide Hazard class 6 correct answer: Poisonous and poison inhalation hazard Hazard class 7 correct answer: Radioactive material Hazard class 8 correct answer: Corrosives hazard class 9 correct answer: Other regulated material 1,000 correct answer: Hazmat under ____ does not require a placard when being transported Yes correct answer: Can too much of any material be hazardous? Dose response correct answer: All substances in the right amount can be toxic Hazardous material event correct answer: A situation when hazardous material is/may be released into the environment is called a ________ _______ _____.