TCFP HAZMAT AWARENESS HAZMAT OPS
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS TEST PAPER
●● Regulation
Answer: Rules created by fed or state agencies
●● Standards
Answer: Voluntary consensus standards
●● First regulated law which told how emergency responders respond to
hazardous materials emergences
Answer: -Congressional act of 1803
-SARA
●● Groups of people should be represented in a local emergency
planning committee
Answer: -EMS
-Media
-Environmental group
●● Key information contained in a Tier 2 form
,Answer: -Location of chemical at the facility
-An indication of whether the owner elects to withhold information from
the public
-24hr contact #
●● OSHA regulation for hazardous material response
Answer: 29 CFR 1910.120
●● 2 NFPA standards for hazardous materials
Answer: NFPA 472 and 473
●● Key components of the national strategy for homeland security
Answer: -Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks
-Protect the American people, our critical infrastructure, and key
resources
-Respond to and recover from incidents that do occur
-Continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure our long-term success.
●● Incident strategic objectives
Answer: -Safety
,-Rescue
-Public Protective Actions
-Product Control
-Environmental protection/ Conservation
-Property Protection/ Conservation
-Recovery
●● 5 Step process for completing tactical response Objectives
Answer: -Isolate
-Identify
-Notify
-Mitigate
-Terminate
●● 3 Levels of response
Answer: Level 1
-Incident that can be controlled by the initial responding units
Level 2
-Moderate incident encompassing a greater potential threat to the
surrounding area or community (may require evacuation)
, Level 3
-Major incident with extreme hazards, large geographic zone
-Typically requires intervention of multiple response agencies
●● Vapor pressure
Answer: Pressure exerted on the inside of a closed container by the
vapor inside
●● Vapor density
Answer: Density of a particular gas or vapor relative to that of hydrogen
at the same pressure and temperature
●● Specific gravity
Answer: Compares the weight of a substance or material with an equal
volume of water
●● Scale used for corrosives
Answer: -pH 0-14
-Normal human pH level is 7.4
●● Flash point
Answer: Minimum temperature at which a liquid fuel gives off sufficient
vapors to form an ignitable mixture with air
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS TEST PAPER
●● Regulation
Answer: Rules created by fed or state agencies
●● Standards
Answer: Voluntary consensus standards
●● First regulated law which told how emergency responders respond to
hazardous materials emergences
Answer: -Congressional act of 1803
-SARA
●● Groups of people should be represented in a local emergency
planning committee
Answer: -EMS
-Media
-Environmental group
●● Key information contained in a Tier 2 form
,Answer: -Location of chemical at the facility
-An indication of whether the owner elects to withhold information from
the public
-24hr contact #
●● OSHA regulation for hazardous material response
Answer: 29 CFR 1910.120
●● 2 NFPA standards for hazardous materials
Answer: NFPA 472 and 473
●● Key components of the national strategy for homeland security
Answer: -Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks
-Protect the American people, our critical infrastructure, and key
resources
-Respond to and recover from incidents that do occur
-Continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure our long-term success.
●● Incident strategic objectives
Answer: -Safety
,-Rescue
-Public Protective Actions
-Product Control
-Environmental protection/ Conservation
-Property Protection/ Conservation
-Recovery
●● 5 Step process for completing tactical response Objectives
Answer: -Isolate
-Identify
-Notify
-Mitigate
-Terminate
●● 3 Levels of response
Answer: Level 1
-Incident that can be controlled by the initial responding units
Level 2
-Moderate incident encompassing a greater potential threat to the
surrounding area or community (may require evacuation)
, Level 3
-Major incident with extreme hazards, large geographic zone
-Typically requires intervention of multiple response agencies
●● Vapor pressure
Answer: Pressure exerted on the inside of a closed container by the
vapor inside
●● Vapor density
Answer: Density of a particular gas or vapor relative to that of hydrogen
at the same pressure and temperature
●● Specific gravity
Answer: Compares the weight of a substance or material with an equal
volume of water
●● Scale used for corrosives
Answer: -pH 0-14
-Normal human pH level is 7.4
●● Flash point
Answer: Minimum temperature at which a liquid fuel gives off sufficient
vapors to form an ignitable mixture with air
