HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Shippers package in order to ____ hazardous materials. - Answers - Contain
Shippers package hazardous materials in a way that is meant to completely contain the
materials. Vehicles should be placarded to communicate the risk of the cargo.
How often are hazardous materials employees required to be trained and tested? -
Answers - Once every three years
All drivers must be trained in the security risks of hazardous materials transportation.
This
training must include how to recognize and respond to possible security threats.
Hazardous
materials employees must be trained and tested at least once every three years.
When applying for an original or renewed HazMat endorsement, you must undergo a
background
check through which agency? - Answers - The Transportation Security Administration
When applying for an original or renewed HazMat endorsement, you must undergo a
federal
security threat assessment done by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
If a driver is given a leaking package or shipment, they should: - Answers - Refuse it.
It is a driver's responsibility to refuse packages or shipments of hazardous materials if
they
contain leaks.
A material's hazard class reflects: - Answers - The risks associated with the material.
A hazardous material will be placed into one of nine classes to explain the type of risks
associated with the material.
How do you label a package if the hazardous materials label will not fit onto the
package? - Answers - Place the label on a tag securely attached to the item.
Shippers should place applicable diamond-shaped hazard warning labels on hazardous
, materials packages. If a label will not fit entirely onto a package, shippers may instead
place
the label on a tag that is securely attached to the package.
If "Inhalation Hazard" appears on a shipping paper, the shipper should provide which
placard? - Answers - Poison Gas or Poison Inhalation Hazard
If the words "Inhalation Hazard" appear on the shipping paper or package, you must
display
the "Poison Inhalation Hazard" or "Poison Gas" placards, as appropriate.
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the
hazardous
materials may need to be: - Answers - Highlighted in a contrasting color.
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the
hazardous
materials must be distinguished in one of three ways. They must be entered first on the
shipping paper, highlighted in a contrasting color, or properly marked with an "X" in a
column
titled "HM."
Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs ____ to accept a package. -
Answers - The shipper's certification
When a shipper packages hazardous materials, they certify that the package has been
prepared according to Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). Unless a package is
clearly
unsafe or noncomplying with HMR, you may accept the shipper's certification
concerning
the proper packaging of a material.
A driver should ensure that: - Answers - The shipping paper matches the markings and
labels on packages.
It is always a good idea to compare package markings and labels to accompanying
shipping
papers. Always make sure the shipper has displayed the correct basic description on
the
shipping paper and has provided the proper labels on the packages.
Shippers package in order to ____ hazardous materials. - Answers - Contain
Shippers package hazardous materials in a way that is meant to completely contain the
materials. Vehicles should be placarded to communicate the risk of the cargo.
How often are hazardous materials employees required to be trained and tested? -
Answers - Once every three years
All drivers must be trained in the security risks of hazardous materials transportation.
This
training must include how to recognize and respond to possible security threats.
Hazardous
materials employees must be trained and tested at least once every three years.
When applying for an original or renewed HazMat endorsement, you must undergo a
background
check through which agency? - Answers - The Transportation Security Administration
When applying for an original or renewed HazMat endorsement, you must undergo a
federal
security threat assessment done by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
If a driver is given a leaking package or shipment, they should: - Answers - Refuse it.
It is a driver's responsibility to refuse packages or shipments of hazardous materials if
they
contain leaks.
A material's hazard class reflects: - Answers - The risks associated with the material.
A hazardous material will be placed into one of nine classes to explain the type of risks
associated with the material.
How do you label a package if the hazardous materials label will not fit onto the
package? - Answers - Place the label on a tag securely attached to the item.
Shippers should place applicable diamond-shaped hazard warning labels on hazardous
, materials packages. If a label will not fit entirely onto a package, shippers may instead
place
the label on a tag that is securely attached to the package.
If "Inhalation Hazard" appears on a shipping paper, the shipper should provide which
placard? - Answers - Poison Gas or Poison Inhalation Hazard
If the words "Inhalation Hazard" appear on the shipping paper or package, you must
display
the "Poison Inhalation Hazard" or "Poison Gas" placards, as appropriate.
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the
hazardous
materials may need to be: - Answers - Highlighted in a contrasting color.
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the
hazardous
materials must be distinguished in one of three ways. They must be entered first on the
shipping paper, highlighted in a contrasting color, or properly marked with an "X" in a
column
titled "HM."
Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs ____ to accept a package. -
Answers - The shipper's certification
When a shipper packages hazardous materials, they certify that the package has been
prepared according to Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). Unless a package is
clearly
unsafe or noncomplying with HMR, you may accept the shipper's certification
concerning
the proper packaging of a material.
A driver should ensure that: - Answers - The shipping paper matches the markings and
labels on packages.
It is always a good idea to compare package markings and labels to accompanying
shipping
papers. Always make sure the shipper has displayed the correct basic description on
the
shipping paper and has provided the proper labels on the packages.
