HAZMAT AWARENESS PRACTICE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL VERSION
◉ by which acronym are the federal regulations detailing hazardous
materials response competencies collectively known______.
A. HAZEL
B. HAZWOPER
C. SARA
D. HSC/HHC. Answer: B. HAZWOPER
◉ the DOT definition of hazardous materials focuses on those
materials that are_______.
A. intrinsically harmful
B. not properly controlled
C. transport in bulk
D. in the process of transport. Answer: B. not properly controlled
◉ which of the following actions is permitted for operations-level
hazardous materials responders?
,A. closing a remote value
B. product transfer
C. overpackaging
D. rescue. Answer: A. closing a remote valve
◉ which federal agency enforces and publicizes laws and regulations
governing transportation of hazardous materials?
A. Environmental Protection Agency
B. Department of Transportation
C. Interstate Commerce Commission
D. Department of Energy. Answer: B. Department of Transportation
◉ Are above-ground storage tanks pressurized or nonpressurized?
A. pressurized only
B. nonpressurized only
C. either
D. neither. Answer: C. either
◉ which NFPA standard deals with various aspects of hazardous
materials emergency response?
,A. 1901
B. 1002
C. 473
D. 10. Answer: C. 473
◉ which group within the NFPA produces the hazardous materials
response standards?
A. technical committee on hazardous materials response personnel
B. special task force on hazardous materials substances, responses,
and disposal
C. scientific and technical committee for field applications
D. study group on the integration of applicable hazardous materials.
Answer: A. technical committee on hazardous materials response
personnel
◉ what is the minimum level of hazardous materials training for
hazardous materials?
A. operations
B. awareness
C. specialist
, D. technician. Answer: A. operations
◉ which law requires businesses that handle chemicals to report the
type, quantity, and storage methods for these chemicals to the local
fire department?
A. local emergency planning act
B. hazardous waste operations and emergency response act
C. superfund amendment and reauthorization act
D. emergency planning and community right to know act. Answer: D.
emergency planning and community right to know act
◉ What does HAZWOPER stand for?. Answer: Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response
◉ The bulk of the new chemicals introduced each year fall into one
of three categories. Which of the following is one of them?
A. medicines
B. military products
C. paints and coatings
D. lawn care products. Answer: D. lawn care products
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL VERSION
◉ by which acronym are the federal regulations detailing hazardous
materials response competencies collectively known______.
A. HAZEL
B. HAZWOPER
C. SARA
D. HSC/HHC. Answer: B. HAZWOPER
◉ the DOT definition of hazardous materials focuses on those
materials that are_______.
A. intrinsically harmful
B. not properly controlled
C. transport in bulk
D. in the process of transport. Answer: B. not properly controlled
◉ which of the following actions is permitted for operations-level
hazardous materials responders?
,A. closing a remote value
B. product transfer
C. overpackaging
D. rescue. Answer: A. closing a remote valve
◉ which federal agency enforces and publicizes laws and regulations
governing transportation of hazardous materials?
A. Environmental Protection Agency
B. Department of Transportation
C. Interstate Commerce Commission
D. Department of Energy. Answer: B. Department of Transportation
◉ Are above-ground storage tanks pressurized or nonpressurized?
A. pressurized only
B. nonpressurized only
C. either
D. neither. Answer: C. either
◉ which NFPA standard deals with various aspects of hazardous
materials emergency response?
,A. 1901
B. 1002
C. 473
D. 10. Answer: C. 473
◉ which group within the NFPA produces the hazardous materials
response standards?
A. technical committee on hazardous materials response personnel
B. special task force on hazardous materials substances, responses,
and disposal
C. scientific and technical committee for field applications
D. study group on the integration of applicable hazardous materials.
Answer: A. technical committee on hazardous materials response
personnel
◉ what is the minimum level of hazardous materials training for
hazardous materials?
A. operations
B. awareness
C. specialist
, D. technician. Answer: A. operations
◉ which law requires businesses that handle chemicals to report the
type, quantity, and storage methods for these chemicals to the local
fire department?
A. local emergency planning act
B. hazardous waste operations and emergency response act
C. superfund amendment and reauthorization act
D. emergency planning and community right to know act. Answer: D.
emergency planning and community right to know act
◉ What does HAZWOPER stand for?. Answer: Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response
◉ The bulk of the new chemicals introduced each year fall into one
of three categories. Which of the following is one of them?
A. medicines
B. military products
C. paints and coatings
D. lawn care products. Answer: D. lawn care products
