MO. CDL HAZMAT Sample Test
A safe haven is...
A. The slang term for the last stop at the end of your driving day when carrying hazardous materials.
B. A place that has been approved to park unattended vehicles carrying explosives.
C. A place to stay once you have reported your company for illegal activity.
D. A place where it is safe to dump any kind of hazardous materials. - Answer-B. A place that has been
approved to park unattended vehicles carrying explosives.
What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
A. Forcing other drivers to stay 20 ft. away in every direction.
B. Communicating risk.
C. Warning those with children to drive in another lane.
D. Giving people something interesting to look at while driving. - Answer-B. Communicating risk.
Which of the following is NOT something you need to know in order to determine if you need to use
placards?
A. The amount of all hazardous materials of all classes you are carrying in your vehicle.
B. The amount of a substance or material being shipped.
C. The substance or material's hazard class.
D. The manufacturing date for the materials. - Answer-D. The manufacturing date for the materials.
How far away must you stay from a bridge, tunnel, or building if you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3
materials?
A. 300 feet or more.
B. 100 feet or more.
, C. 500 feet or more.
D. 200 feet or more. - Answer-A. 300 feet or more.
If you are already carrying 100 pounds of silver cyanide, what precautions must you take if you are given
papers at dock to carry 100 cartons of battery acid?
A. Make sure the silver cyanide is loaded on top of the battery acid.
B. Inform someone and not load the battery acid.
C. Make sure there is plenty of space between the two.
D. Make sure the battery acid is loaded on top of the silver cyanide. - Answer-B. Inform someone and
not load the battery acid.
What is the main difference between a portable tank and a cargo tank?
A. Portable tanks must additionally show the owner or lessee's name on them.
B. Permanent or temporary attachment.
C. Being filled while on vs. while off the vehicle.
D. All of the above. - Answer-D. All of the above.
Which hazard classes must you NEVER smoke, or perform any activity involving fire, within 25 feet of?
A. Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
B. Classes 1, 3, 5 and 5.2.
C. Classes 1, 2, and 3.
D. Classes 1, 3, 4 and 4.2. - Answer-D. Classes 1, 3, 4 and 4.2.
The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)...
A. Was created by the national Department of Transportation, so it is used nationwide.
B. Is studied by emergency personnel to help keep the public safe.
A safe haven is...
A. The slang term for the last stop at the end of your driving day when carrying hazardous materials.
B. A place that has been approved to park unattended vehicles carrying explosives.
C. A place to stay once you have reported your company for illegal activity.
D. A place where it is safe to dump any kind of hazardous materials. - Answer-B. A place that has been
approved to park unattended vehicles carrying explosives.
What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
A. Forcing other drivers to stay 20 ft. away in every direction.
B. Communicating risk.
C. Warning those with children to drive in another lane.
D. Giving people something interesting to look at while driving. - Answer-B. Communicating risk.
Which of the following is NOT something you need to know in order to determine if you need to use
placards?
A. The amount of all hazardous materials of all classes you are carrying in your vehicle.
B. The amount of a substance or material being shipped.
C. The substance or material's hazard class.
D. The manufacturing date for the materials. - Answer-D. The manufacturing date for the materials.
How far away must you stay from a bridge, tunnel, or building if you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3
materials?
A. 300 feet or more.
B. 100 feet or more.
, C. 500 feet or more.
D. 200 feet or more. - Answer-A. 300 feet or more.
If you are already carrying 100 pounds of silver cyanide, what precautions must you take if you are given
papers at dock to carry 100 cartons of battery acid?
A. Make sure the silver cyanide is loaded on top of the battery acid.
B. Inform someone and not load the battery acid.
C. Make sure there is plenty of space between the two.
D. Make sure the battery acid is loaded on top of the silver cyanide. - Answer-B. Inform someone and
not load the battery acid.
What is the main difference between a portable tank and a cargo tank?
A. Portable tanks must additionally show the owner or lessee's name on them.
B. Permanent or temporary attachment.
C. Being filled while on vs. while off the vehicle.
D. All of the above. - Answer-D. All of the above.
Which hazard classes must you NEVER smoke, or perform any activity involving fire, within 25 feet of?
A. Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
B. Classes 1, 3, 5 and 5.2.
C. Classes 1, 2, and 3.
D. Classes 1, 3, 4 and 4.2. - Answer-D. Classes 1, 3, 4 and 4.2.
The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)...
A. Was created by the national Department of Transportation, so it is used nationwide.
B. Is studied by emergency personnel to help keep the public safe.
