TCFP & GFD HAZMAT AWARENESS/OPS TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to health,
safety, or property when transported, stored, or used in commerce is a definition for a: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hazardous material
When dealing with a radiological incident involving a leak or spill, what exposure guidelines
should the hazmat first responder use to minimize radioactive contamination? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Time, distance, shielding
A reference book intended as a guide to aid emergency responders to guide quickly and identify
specific hazards during the initial phase is the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DOT,
Emergency Response Guidebook
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook
are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health and fire/explosion
The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public
during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅protective actions
The most important part of assessment is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅recognizing the
presence of hazardous materials
Which information should be provided during the notifications? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Container type
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and
abandoned hazardous waste sites.
Statement 2: A trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible party could be identified
was established by CERCLA
,Statement 3: CERCLA is part of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Radioactive Yellow-III
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hazardous materials are used or stored on site
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of emergencies is the
fact that hazmat incidents: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅can be more complex
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous material it
contains, because the contents are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pressurized
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅United Nations (UN) product identification number
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials gives: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅general hazard and degree of severity
A number 4 in the blue quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association 704 System
indicates that there is ______ risk in this category from the chemical involved - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅severe
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅special hazards
the fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of the
NFPA 704 system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅blue
,United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general hazard
recognition by: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅giving the UN hazard class number
a bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product and is the type of
shipping paper used when transporting a product via: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅highway
truck
for materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight is in
excess of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1001 lbs
care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅train crew
the normal location for the bill of lading is in the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cab of the
truck
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the conductor's possession
using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅during preincident planning
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is utilized in
preincident planning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Local Emergency Planning Committee
Shipping papers are required to contain: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the hazardous
classification according to DOT regulations
, When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅hazard class of the material
on a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅hazard class
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive display a
_________ placard - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅white over black
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying a nonflammable compressed gas to
display a placard colored: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅green
a type of material that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a hazardous
material is a - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅poison
any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅poisionous material
in the NFPA 704 system of identification, the diamond-shaped placard used for fire hazard is
colored: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅red
the NFPA lists ______ as the standard for identifying chemical hazards of materials at fixed
facilities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅704
the the NFPA 704 system, the quadrant dealing with reactivity is colored - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅yellow
a hazard class of 3, within the UN labeling system indicates a ____________ product -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅flammable/combustible liquid
AND ANSWERS
Substances or materials in quantities or forms that may pose an unreasonable risk to health,
safety, or property when transported, stored, or used in commerce is a definition for a: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hazardous material
When dealing with a radiological incident involving a leak or spill, what exposure guidelines
should the hazmat first responder use to minimize radioactive contamination? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Time, distance, shielding
A reference book intended as a guide to aid emergency responders to guide quickly and identify
specific hazards during the initial phase is the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DOT,
Emergency Response Guidebook
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook
are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅health and fire/explosion
The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public
during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅protective actions
The most important part of assessment is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅recognizing the
presence of hazardous materials
Which information should be provided during the notifications? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Container type
Statement 1: CERCLA established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and
abandoned hazardous waste sites.
Statement 2: A trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible party could be identified
was established by CERCLA
,Statement 3: CERCLA is part of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Radioactive Yellow-III
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hazardous materials are used or stored on site
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of emergencies is the
fact that hazmat incidents: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅can be more complex
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous material it
contains, because the contents are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pressurized
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅United Nations (UN) product identification number
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials gives: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅general hazard and degree of severity
A number 4 in the blue quadrant of the National Fire Protection Association 704 System
indicates that there is ______ risk in this category from the chemical involved - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅severe
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅special hazards
the fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of the
NFPA 704 system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅blue
,United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general hazard
recognition by: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅giving the UN hazard class number
a bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product and is the type of
shipping paper used when transporting a product via: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅highway
truck
for materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight is in
excess of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1001 lbs
care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅train crew
the normal location for the bill of lading is in the: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cab of the
truck
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the conductor's possession
using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅during preincident planning
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is utilized in
preincident planning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Local Emergency Planning Committee
Shipping papers are required to contain: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the hazardous
classification according to DOT regulations
, When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅hazard class of the material
on a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅hazard class
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive display a
_________ placard - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅white over black
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying a nonflammable compressed gas to
display a placard colored: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅green
a type of material that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a hazardous
material is a - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅poison
any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅poisionous material
in the NFPA 704 system of identification, the diamond-shaped placard used for fire hazard is
colored: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅red
the NFPA lists ______ as the standard for identifying chemical hazards of materials at fixed
facilities - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅704
the the NFPA 704 system, the quadrant dealing with reactivity is colored - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅yellow
a hazard class of 3, within the UN labeling system indicates a ____________ product -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅flammable/combustible liquid
