HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
There are three lists that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is
regulated as hazardous. Which one of there choices is not one of those three lists? -
Answers - epa dangerous materials list
Drivers of placarded vehicles transporting hazardous materials must stop ____ to ____
feet from the nearest rail of a railroad. - Answers - 15 to 20 feet
How many identical placards is a vehicle hauling hazardous materials required to
display and where? - Answers - Four (4), one on the front, one on the back, and one on
each side of the vehicle
How many different type placards are there showing dot specifications? - Answers - 31
At what time is it required for the driver to have an approved gas mask on hand? -
Answers - Any vehicle carrying chlorine
What is the shape and size of a placard? - Answers - 10 3/4 inch square or diamond
It is recommended that when hauling a load of explosives a or b to use the fussees
instead of the warning triangles if in an emergency or breakdown situation. - Answers -
false
Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fires unless you - Answers -
Can safely pass the fire without stopping
If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should: - Answers - Keep all
people far away and upwind of the accident.
The hazardous waste manifest should be - Answers - Tabbed differently and kept on
top of all other paperwork
If a materials class is the word "forbidden", what kinds of materials are you still allowed
to haul? - Answers - nothing, You can't haul a forbidden cargo
The driver must also carry on his person at all times a dated certificate signed by the
employer. This certificate must also be updated every - Answers - 2 years
Cylinders containing compressed gases may only be loaded onto a vehicle without a flat
floor or platform if the cylinders are: - Answers - In boxes that will keep them from
turning over, Loaded into racks attached to the vehicle, Loaded in an upright or
horizontal position
, What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle? -
Answers - A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above
Who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous material
shipping papers for a common carrier? - Answers - the shipper
If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle: - Answers -
Any more than safety required
Animals and human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicle with? -
Answers - poisons
The transport index of a radioactive material: - Answers - Tells the degree of control
needed during transportation.
Class a explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle
includes: - Answers - A placarded cargo tank.
Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting class a
or b explosives? - Answers - the written route plan
Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank? - Answers - A bulk
container permanently attached to a vehicle.
What placard must be used with an inhalation hazard load? - Answers - poison
A safe haven is one place you can leave a vehicle unattended that is hauling
explosives. What is the best description of a safe haven? - Answers - Any property that
has been government approved for this use.
Which of the following is one of the three keys to identify which placard to use? -
Answers - Materials hazard class and Amount being shipped
When is it necessary to ground the trailer? - Answers - When filling or unloading any
flammable liquid tank. Ground must be maintained until filling hole is properly closed.
You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within ____ feet of an open
fire. - Answers - 300
With most hazardous materials, you may park within 5 feet of the road briefly. If your
work requires it. The materials that are the exception and do not allow parking this close
to the road are. - Answers - explosives A and B
You do not have a hazardous materials endorsement on your commercial driver license.
When can you legally haul hazardous materials? - Answers - never
There are three lists that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is
regulated as hazardous. Which one of there choices is not one of those three lists? -
Answers - epa dangerous materials list
Drivers of placarded vehicles transporting hazardous materials must stop ____ to ____
feet from the nearest rail of a railroad. - Answers - 15 to 20 feet
How many identical placards is a vehicle hauling hazardous materials required to
display and where? - Answers - Four (4), one on the front, one on the back, and one on
each side of the vehicle
How many different type placards are there showing dot specifications? - Answers - 31
At what time is it required for the driver to have an approved gas mask on hand? -
Answers - Any vehicle carrying chlorine
What is the shape and size of a placard? - Answers - 10 3/4 inch square or diamond
It is recommended that when hauling a load of explosives a or b to use the fussees
instead of the warning triangles if in an emergency or breakdown situation. - Answers -
false
Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fires unless you - Answers -
Can safely pass the fire without stopping
If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should: - Answers - Keep all
people far away and upwind of the accident.
The hazardous waste manifest should be - Answers - Tabbed differently and kept on
top of all other paperwork
If a materials class is the word "forbidden", what kinds of materials are you still allowed
to haul? - Answers - nothing, You can't haul a forbidden cargo
The driver must also carry on his person at all times a dated certificate signed by the
employer. This certificate must also be updated every - Answers - 2 years
Cylinders containing compressed gases may only be loaded onto a vehicle without a flat
floor or platform if the cylinders are: - Answers - In boxes that will keep them from
turning over, Loaded into racks attached to the vehicle, Loaded in an upright or
horizontal position
, What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle? -
Answers - A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above
Who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous material
shipping papers for a common carrier? - Answers - the shipper
If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle: - Answers -
Any more than safety required
Animals and human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicle with? -
Answers - poisons
The transport index of a radioactive material: - Answers - Tells the degree of control
needed during transportation.
Class a explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle
includes: - Answers - A placarded cargo tank.
Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting class a
or b explosives? - Answers - the written route plan
Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank? - Answers - A bulk
container permanently attached to a vehicle.
What placard must be used with an inhalation hazard load? - Answers - poison
A safe haven is one place you can leave a vehicle unattended that is hauling
explosives. What is the best description of a safe haven? - Answers - Any property that
has been government approved for this use.
Which of the following is one of the three keys to identify which placard to use? -
Answers - Materials hazard class and Amount being shipped
When is it necessary to ground the trailer? - Answers - When filling or unloading any
flammable liquid tank. Ground must be maintained until filling hole is properly closed.
You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within ____ feet of an open
fire. - Answers - 300
With most hazardous materials, you may park within 5 feet of the road briefly. If your
work requires it. The materials that are the exception and do not allow parking this close
to the road are. - Answers - explosives A and B
You do not have a hazardous materials endorsement on your commercial driver license.
When can you legally haul hazardous materials? - Answers - never
