NFPA 472 HazMat Awareness Exam
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A Dangerous Cargo Manifest may be located in the:
- cab of vehicle
- cargo hold
- cockpit
- wheelhouse or bridge - ANSWER-wheelhouse or bridge
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of
emergencies is the fact that hazmat incidents:
- can be more complex
- occur less frequently
- occur more frequently
- occur in specific locations - ANSWER-can be more complex
A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels would be labeled
__________ under the United Nations (UN) Labeling System.
-3
-5
-7
- 9 - ANSWER-5
A tractor trailer hauling gasoline should display a placard with the Hazard Class:
- Red, 3
- Blue, 4
- Red, 2
- Red White Stripe, 4 - ANSWER-Red, 3
A tractor-trailer carrying 1001 lbs. of organic peroxides, other than Type B, requires:
- a white placard
- an orange placard
- a yellow placard
- no placard - ANSWER-a yellow placard
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the National Fire Protection Association 704
System is used to indicate:
- health hazards
, - flammability
- special hazards
- Reactivity - ANSWER-special hazards
Composition, hazards, and first aid measures are all parts of the:
- Dangerous Cargo Manifest
- Emergency Response Guidebook
- Material Safety Data Sheet
- United Nations (UN) Identification System - ANSWER-Material Safety Data Sheet
DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements regarding hazmat recognition and
identification and select the correct answer from choices A-D.
Statement 1: Vision is the safest of the five senses to use in detection of hazardous
materials.
Statement 2: Using senses of sight and sound os one of the informal ways of
recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
Statement 3: Using the human senses of taste and smell is reliable.
- All three statements are true.
- Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false.
- Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false.
- Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true. - ANSWER-Statements 1 and 2 are
true; statement 3 is false.
DIRECTIONS: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-
D.
Statement 1: Nerve agents are the most toxic of chemical warfare agents.
Statement 2: Blood and chocking agents, while being terrorism agents, are also
common industrial chemicals.
Statement 3: Biological agents are the easiest of the categories of warfare agents to
make and the onset of symptoms usually requires days to weeks.
- Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
- Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
- Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true
- All three statements are true - ANSWER-All three statements are true
During a suspected terrorist event, warning indicator(s) that responders should be alert
to is/are:
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A Dangerous Cargo Manifest may be located in the:
- cab of vehicle
- cargo hold
- cockpit
- wheelhouse or bridge - ANSWER-wheelhouse or bridge
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of
emergencies is the fact that hazmat incidents:
- can be more complex
- occur less frequently
- occur more frequently
- occur in specific locations - ANSWER-can be more complex
A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels would be labeled
__________ under the United Nations (UN) Labeling System.
-3
-5
-7
- 9 - ANSWER-5
A tractor trailer hauling gasoline should display a placard with the Hazard Class:
- Red, 3
- Blue, 4
- Red, 2
- Red White Stripe, 4 - ANSWER-Red, 3
A tractor-trailer carrying 1001 lbs. of organic peroxides, other than Type B, requires:
- a white placard
- an orange placard
- a yellow placard
- no placard - ANSWER-a yellow placard
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the National Fire Protection Association 704
System is used to indicate:
- health hazards
, - flammability
- special hazards
- Reactivity - ANSWER-special hazards
Composition, hazards, and first aid measures are all parts of the:
- Dangerous Cargo Manifest
- Emergency Response Guidebook
- Material Safety Data Sheet
- United Nations (UN) Identification System - ANSWER-Material Safety Data Sheet
DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements regarding hazmat recognition and
identification and select the correct answer from choices A-D.
Statement 1: Vision is the safest of the five senses to use in detection of hazardous
materials.
Statement 2: Using senses of sight and sound os one of the informal ways of
recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
Statement 3: Using the human senses of taste and smell is reliable.
- All three statements are true.
- Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false.
- Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false.
- Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true. - ANSWER-Statements 1 and 2 are
true; statement 3 is false.
DIRECTIONS: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-
D.
Statement 1: Nerve agents are the most toxic of chemical warfare agents.
Statement 2: Blood and chocking agents, while being terrorism agents, are also
common industrial chemicals.
Statement 3: Biological agents are the easiest of the categories of warfare agents to
make and the onset of symptoms usually requires days to weeks.
- Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
- Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
- Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true
- All three statements are true - ANSWER-All three statements are true
During a suspected terrorist event, warning indicator(s) that responders should be alert
to is/are:
