NC BLET Top Compulsory Exam Questions And Correct Answers

A hazardous material is"any substance or material that possesses an unreasonable risk to health and safety of persons and/or the environment if it is not properly controlled during handling, storage, manufacture, processing, packaging, use, disposal, or transportation. Definition and incidents-Millions of tons of chemical substances, materials and products are stored, manufactured, used and transported throughout the world every year The United States Department of Transportation reported that during ten years from 2009- 2018,there was a total of 166,036 hazardous materials incidents that occurred while the materials were being transported, The majority of these incidents (approximately 87.9 percent) occurred while being transported via highways In 2018, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reported_______hazardous materials incidents occurred in North Carolina with ______ of those occurring on the highways?512, 487