HazMat Ops Test Bank #1 – Questions &
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Which of the following agencies regulates pipelines that carry hazardous materials
across state borders, navigable waterways, and federal lands?
a. EPA (Environmental Protection Association)
b. CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation & Liability Act)
c. DOT (Department of Transportation)
d. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Association) - correct answerc. DOT
(Department of Transportation)
Of the following, which is the quickest available source of MSDS for first responders at a
hazmat emergency?
a. the supplier of the material
b. the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
c. CHEMTRAC
d. OSHA - correct answerc. CHEMTRAC
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: If placards are clearly displayed on the transportation mode, shipping
papers are not required.
Statement 2: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous materials, there is no
requirement for specific information to be provided on shipping papers.
Statement 3: Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the chemical or its
hazard class.
a. all three statements are true
b. statement 1 is true; statement 2 and 3 are false
c. statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false
d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false - correct answerd. statements 2
and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: When carrying hazardous materials, transportation mode must carry
shipping papers.
Statement 2: Shipping papers may include a packing group number listed as I, II, or III.
Statement: The higher the packing group number, the more dangerous the chemical is.
a. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
c. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false
,d. all three statements are true - correct answerb. statements 1 and 2 are true;
statement 3 is false
Who is responsible for care and control of a bill of lading?
a. conductor/crew
b. driver
c. Captain or Master
d. pilot - correct answerb. driver
Who is responsible for care and control of dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - correct answera. Captain or Master
Who is responsible for care and control of an air bill?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - correct answerc. pilot
Where would a first responder expect to find a dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Bridge or pilot house
b. engine or caboose
c. cockpit
cab of the vehicle - correct answera. Bridge or pilot house
Where would a first responder expect to find a waybill or consist?
a. cab of truck
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - correct answerd. engine or caboose
Where would a first responder expect to find an airbill?
a. cab of the vehicle
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - correct answerb. cockpit
Which of the following is not an indication of a physical action?
a. activated pressure-relief devices
b. pinging or popping of heat-exposed vessels
c. wavy vapors over the surface of liquid puddle
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces - correct answerd. wavy vapors over water surfaces
, Direction: Read the following statements regarding hazmat recognition and identification
and select your answer from alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: There are numerous informal ways to recognize the presence of
hazardous materials.
Statement 2: Using the senses of sight, sound and odor is one of the informal ways of
recognizing the presence of hazardous.
Statement 3: Using the human senses indiscriminately to detect the presence of
hazmat, while fairly reliable, is unsafe.
a. all three statements are true
b. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
c. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
d. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false - correct answerc. statements 1 and
2 are true; statement 3 is false
The senses which are acceptable for use in hazmat detection are:
a. touch, smell, and taste
b. vision and smell
c. vision and hearing
d. smell and hearing - correct answerc. vision and hearing
You have arrived on the scene of an incident involving an explosion. People in the
immediate vicinity are all experiencing runny noses and difficulty breathing. Some are
having convulsions. You suspect a terrorist incident involving a:
a. biological agent
b. blister agent
c. nerve agent
d. blood agent - correct answerc. nerve agent
While extinguishing a small fire in an unoccupied house, you discover a lab setup and
numerous types of raw materials. There is a particularly large amount of powders. What
type of illegal activity might be occurring here?
a. explosive manufacturing
b. drug production
c. biological weapons production
d. chemical agent production - correct answera. explosive manufacturing
In the course of extinguishing a small fire in an unoccupied house you discover the
presence of chemicals and lab equipment, an indicator of possible illegal activity.
According to statistics, the most likely illegal activity occurring is:
a. bomb making
b. warfare agent research
c. drug making
d. terrorism agent production - correct answerc. drug making
Using the nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) classification, which of the following is
not considered a biological warfare agent?
Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Exam Prep
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Which of the following agencies regulates pipelines that carry hazardous materials
across state borders, navigable waterways, and federal lands?
a. EPA (Environmental Protection Association)
b. CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation & Liability Act)
c. DOT (Department of Transportation)
d. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Association) - correct answerc. DOT
(Department of Transportation)
Of the following, which is the quickest available source of MSDS for first responders at a
hazmat emergency?
a. the supplier of the material
b. the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
c. CHEMTRAC
d. OSHA - correct answerc. CHEMTRAC
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: If placards are clearly displayed on the transportation mode, shipping
papers are not required.
Statement 2: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous materials, there is no
requirement for specific information to be provided on shipping papers.
Statement 3: Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the chemical or its
hazard class.
a. all three statements are true
b. statement 1 is true; statement 2 and 3 are false
c. statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false
d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false - correct answerd. statements 2
and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false
Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: When carrying hazardous materials, transportation mode must carry
shipping papers.
Statement 2: Shipping papers may include a packing group number listed as I, II, or III.
Statement: The higher the packing group number, the more dangerous the chemical is.
a. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
c. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false
,d. all three statements are true - correct answerb. statements 1 and 2 are true;
statement 3 is false
Who is responsible for care and control of a bill of lading?
a. conductor/crew
b. driver
c. Captain or Master
d. pilot - correct answerb. driver
Who is responsible for care and control of dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - correct answera. Captain or Master
Who is responsible for care and control of an air bill?
a. Captain or Master
b. Conductor/crew
c. pilot
d. driver - correct answerc. pilot
Where would a first responder expect to find a dangerous cargo manifest?
a. Bridge or pilot house
b. engine or caboose
c. cockpit
cab of the vehicle - correct answera. Bridge or pilot house
Where would a first responder expect to find a waybill or consist?
a. cab of truck
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - correct answerd. engine or caboose
Where would a first responder expect to find an airbill?
a. cab of the vehicle
b. cockpit
c. bridge or pilot house
d. engine or caboose - correct answerb. cockpit
Which of the following is not an indication of a physical action?
a. activated pressure-relief devices
b. pinging or popping of heat-exposed vessels
c. wavy vapors over the surface of liquid puddle
d. wavy vapors over water surfaces - correct answerd. wavy vapors over water surfaces
, Direction: Read the following statements regarding hazmat recognition and identification
and select your answer from alternatives A-D.
Statement 1: There are numerous informal ways to recognize the presence of
hazardous materials.
Statement 2: Using the senses of sight, sound and odor is one of the informal ways of
recognizing the presence of hazardous.
Statement 3: Using the human senses indiscriminately to detect the presence of
hazmat, while fairly reliable, is unsafe.
a. all three statements are true
b. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false
c. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
d. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false - correct answerc. statements 1 and
2 are true; statement 3 is false
The senses which are acceptable for use in hazmat detection are:
a. touch, smell, and taste
b. vision and smell
c. vision and hearing
d. smell and hearing - correct answerc. vision and hearing
You have arrived on the scene of an incident involving an explosion. People in the
immediate vicinity are all experiencing runny noses and difficulty breathing. Some are
having convulsions. You suspect a terrorist incident involving a:
a. biological agent
b. blister agent
c. nerve agent
d. blood agent - correct answerc. nerve agent
While extinguishing a small fire in an unoccupied house, you discover a lab setup and
numerous types of raw materials. There is a particularly large amount of powders. What
type of illegal activity might be occurring here?
a. explosive manufacturing
b. drug production
c. biological weapons production
d. chemical agent production - correct answera. explosive manufacturing
In the course of extinguishing a small fire in an unoccupied house you discover the
presence of chemicals and lab equipment, an indicator of possible illegal activity.
According to statistics, the most likely illegal activity occurring is:
a. bomb making
b. warfare agent research
c. drug making
d. terrorism agent production - correct answerc. drug making
Using the nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) classification, which of the following is
not considered a biological warfare agent?
