HAZMAT AWARENESS AND OPERATIONS STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT

HazardousVMaterialsV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSSubstancesVorVmaterialsVinVquantitiesVorVformsVthatVmayVposeVanVunreasonableVrisk

VtoVhealth,Vsafety,VorVpropertyVwhenVtransported,Vstored,VorVusedVinVcommerce




Time,VDistance,VShieldingV-
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delinesVshouldVtheVhazmatVfirstVresponderVuseVtoVminimizeVradioactiveVcontamination?



EmergencyVResponseVGuidebookV(ERG)V-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSAVreferenceVbookVintendedVtoVbeVcarriedVinVeveryVemergencyVvehicleVinVtheVUnitedV

States



HealthVandVFire/ExplosionV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheV2VtypesVofVpotentialVhazardsVfoundVinVeachVguideVofVtheVEmergencyVResponseV

Guidebook



ProtectiveVActionsV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVstepsVthatVareVtakenVtoVpreserveVtheVhealthVandVsafetyVofVemergencyVresponde

rsVandVtheVpublicVduringVanVincidentVinvolvingVreleaseVofVhazardousVmaterials



RecognizingVtheVpresenceVofVHazardousVMaterialsV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVmostVimportantVpartVofVassessment

,ChemicalVName,VEstimateVofVQuantityVReleased,VTimeVandVDurationVofVRelease,VNameVandVPhoneV#sVofVC
ontactsVforVFurtherVInformationV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVinformationV(toVtheVextentVknownVatVtheVtime)VthatVshouldVbeVprovidedVduringV

incidentVnotifications



TrueV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTrueVorVFalse:VSectionV304VrequiresVreportingVofVreleasesVofVtheVextremelyVhazardo

usVsubstancesVlistedVinVSectionV302VofVSARA,VTitleVIII



TrueV-
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VmayVbeVexemptedVfromVreporting




FalseV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTrueVorVFalse:VPrivateVindustryVisVexemptVfromVnotificationVandVreportingVrequirem

entsVinVregardsVtoVreleasesVofVhazardousVsubstances



RadioactiveVYellow-IIIV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVpackageVlabelVthatVindicatesVtheVhighestVradiationVhazard




HazardousVmaterialsVareVusedVorVstoredVonVsiteV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSFederalVOSHAV29CFRV1910.1200VadVseveralVstatesVrequireVthatVlocalVestablishments

VkeepVaVMaterialVSafetyVDataVSheetVonVfileVwhen:




CanVBeVMoreVComplexV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSAVmajorVdifferenceVbetweenVaVhazmatVincidentVandVotherVtypesVofVemergenciesVisVt

heVfactVthatVhazmatVincidents:



PressurizedV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSAllVcylindersVshouldVbeVconsideredVdangerous,VregardlessVofVwhatVtypeVofVhazardou

sVmaterialVitVcontains,VbecauseVtheVcontentsVare:



UNVproductVidentificationVnumberV-VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheV4-
digitVnumberVappearingVonVaVplacardVorVanVorangeVpanelVofVaVtankVcarVisVtheV:

,GeneralVhazardVandVdegreeVofVseverityV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVNFPAV704VsystemVforVidentifyingVhazardousVmaterialsVgives:




SevereV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSAVnumberV4VinVtheVblueVquadrantVofVtheVNFPAV704VsystemVindicatesVthatVthereVisV_

_____VriskVinVthisVcategoryVfromVtheVchemicalVinvolved



SpecialVHazardsV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSAVwhiteVquadrantVinVtheV6Vo'clockVpositionVofVtheVNFPAV704VsystemVisVusedVtoVindic

ate:



WhiteV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVfactVthatVaVproductVisVwaterVreactiveVwouldVbeVindicatedVinVtheV_____Vquadran

tVofVtheVNFPAV704Vsystem



1000VlbsV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSForVmaterialsVinVHazardVClassV8V(corrosive),VaVDOTVplacardVisVrequiredVifVtheVgrossVw

eightVisVinVexcessVof:



GivingVtheVUNVhazardVclassVnumberV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSUN/DOTVplacardsVindicateVgeneralVhazardVrecognitionVby:




HighwayVTruckV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSAVbillVofVladingVcontainsVvaluableVinformationVaboutVtheVoriginVofVtheVproductVandVi

sVtheVtypeVofVshippingVpaperVusedVwhenVtransportingVaVproductVvia:



TrainVConductor/EngineerV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSCareVandVcontrolVofVtheVwaybill/consistVisVtheVresponsibilityVofVthe:




CabVofVtheVTruckV-VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVnormalVlocationVforVtheVbillVofVladingVisVthe:



TheVengine,VtheVcaboose,VtheVengineer'sVpossessionV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSDuringVanVincidentVinvolvingVaVtrain,VyouVshouldVlookVforVtheVshippingVpapersVinVwh

atVareas?

, Unreliable,VUnacceptable,VandVUnsafeV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSUsingVtheVhumanVsensesVofVsmellVorVtasteVtoVdetermineVtheVpresenceVofVaVhazmatVi

s:



DuringVpreincidentVplanningV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSHazardousVoccupanciesVshouldVbeVidentifiedVandVevaluated:




MSDSV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSLocalVemergencyVresponseVpersonnelVcanVgainVvaluableVinformationVifVtheV____VisVu

tilizedVinVpreincidentVplanning



TrueV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTrueVorVFalse:VShippingVpapersVareVrequiredVtoVcontainVanVentryVforVhazardVclassific

ationVaccordingVtoVDOTVregulations



EmergencyVContactVInfo,VtheVProperVNameVofVtheVShippedVMaterials,VandVtheVHazardVClassVofVtheVShipm
entV-VVCORRECTVANSWERSWhenVtransportingVhazmat,VtheVshippingVpapersVshouldVcontain:



UNVHazardVClassV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSOnVaVplacard,VtheVnumberVatVtheVbottomVofVtheVdiamondVindicatesVthe:




WhiteVOverVBlackV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVDOTVPlacardingVSystemVrequiresVaVvehicleVcarryingV>V1001VlbsVofVcorrosiveVtoVdi

splayVaV________________Vplacard



GreenV-
VVCORRECTVANSWERSTheVDOTVPlacardingVSystemVrequiresVaVvehicleVcarryingVnonflammableVcompressedV

gasVtoVdisplayVaVplacardVcoloredV:



3,2,1V-VVCORRECTVANSWERS



NonflammableVGasV-VVCORRECTVANSWERS