Connecticut CDL Hazmat Practice Test
And Actual Answers.
What placard must be used with an inhalation hazard load?
a. poison
b. dangerous
c. flammable
d. none of the above - Answer a. poison
Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank?
a. a bulk container not permanently attached to a vehicle
b. a bulk container designed to carry liquids
c. a bulk container designed to carry gases
d. a bulk container permanently attached to the vehicle - Answer d. a bulk container permanently
attached to the vehicle
What type of fire extinguisher must placarded vehicles carry?
a. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 8 A:B or more
b. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 8 B:C or more
c. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 10 A:B or more
d. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 10 B:C or more -
Answer d. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 10 B:C
or more
Who determines the product's ID number, hazard class, packing group, and then sends products from
one place to another by truck, rail, vessel, or airplane?
, a. the department of transportation
b. the carrier
c. the shipper
d. the driver - Answer c. the shipper
What three things do you need to know to decide which placards (if any) you need?
a. shippers insurance information; the weight of the material; the number and type of fire extinguishers
on your vehicle
b. material's hazard class; amount being shipped; amount of all hazardous materials of all classes on
your vehicle
c. the number and type of fire extinguishers on your vehicle'; the weight of the material; mount of all
hazardous materials of all classes on your vehicle
d. the weight of the material; amount being shipped; weather forecast - Answer b. material's hazard
class; amount being shipped; amount of all hazardous materials of all classes on your vehicle
How close can you park to a bridge, tunnel, or building with a division of 1.2 or 1.3 materials?
a. within 5 feet
b. within 100 feet
c. within 300 feet
d. within 500 feet - Answer c. within 300 feet
Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. Should you turn off your engine
before or after you unhook the hoses after finishing that delivery?
a. turn the engine off after product transfer, before you unlock the hose
b. it depends on the type of gas being transferred
c. turn the engine off after product transfer, after you unlock the hose
d. it does not matter whether you turn the engine off before or after you unplug transfer hoses - Answer
a. turn the engine off after product transfer, before you unlock the hose
And Actual Answers.
What placard must be used with an inhalation hazard load?
a. poison
b. dangerous
c. flammable
d. none of the above - Answer a. poison
Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank?
a. a bulk container not permanently attached to a vehicle
b. a bulk container designed to carry liquids
c. a bulk container designed to carry gases
d. a bulk container permanently attached to the vehicle - Answer d. a bulk container permanently
attached to the vehicle
What type of fire extinguisher must placarded vehicles carry?
a. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 8 A:B or more
b. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 8 B:C or more
c. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 10 A:B or more
d. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 10 B:C or more -
Answer d. the power unit of placarded vehicles must has a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 10 B:C
or more
Who determines the product's ID number, hazard class, packing group, and then sends products from
one place to another by truck, rail, vessel, or airplane?
, a. the department of transportation
b. the carrier
c. the shipper
d. the driver - Answer c. the shipper
What three things do you need to know to decide which placards (if any) you need?
a. shippers insurance information; the weight of the material; the number and type of fire extinguishers
on your vehicle
b. material's hazard class; amount being shipped; amount of all hazardous materials of all classes on
your vehicle
c. the number and type of fire extinguishers on your vehicle'; the weight of the material; mount of all
hazardous materials of all classes on your vehicle
d. the weight of the material; amount being shipped; weather forecast - Answer b. material's hazard
class; amount being shipped; amount of all hazardous materials of all classes on your vehicle
How close can you park to a bridge, tunnel, or building with a division of 1.2 or 1.3 materials?
a. within 5 feet
b. within 100 feet
c. within 300 feet
d. within 500 feet - Answer c. within 300 feet
Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. Should you turn off your engine
before or after you unhook the hoses after finishing that delivery?
a. turn the engine off after product transfer, before you unlock the hose
b. it depends on the type of gas being transferred
c. turn the engine off after product transfer, after you unlock the hose
d. it does not matter whether you turn the engine off before or after you unplug transfer hoses - Answer
a. turn the engine off after product transfer, before you unlock the hose
