Hazmat Study Guide Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.
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Hazmat Study Guide Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's definition of hazardous materials specifies three entities against which a hazardous material poses an unreasonable risk. What is one of these entities? - correct answer. The environme...
Hazmat Study Guide Questions And
Answers Latest Top Score.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's definition of hazardous materials specifies
three entities against which a hazardous material poses an unreasonable risk. What is
one of these entities? - correct answer. The environment
Which NFPA standard addresses competencies for hazardous materials/WMD
responders? - correct answer. 472
What is the acronym for the OSHA federal document containing hazardous materials
response competencies? - correct answer. HAZWOPER
What statement best describes the correct perspective to take at a hazardous
materials/WMD incident? - correct answer. Slow down and think before you act.
What level of hazardous materials training enables first responders to recognize a
potential hazardous materials emergency, protect themselves, isolate the area, and call
for assistance? - correct answer. Awareness
In hazardous materials pre-incident planning, once the agency has identified the threats
in its jurisdiction, what should the agency do next? - correct answer. Determine how it
will respond.
What is it called when there is not enough fuel in a fuel/air mixture? - correct answer.
Too lean
__________ is to liquids as vapor density is to gases. - correct answer. Specific
gravity
, Corrosives can be broken down into: - correct answer. Acids & bases
When the letters LD or LC are followed by a number, what does that number indicate? -
correct answer. The percentage of test subjects that will die when exposed to a
specified amount
What is the temperature at which a liquid continuously gives off vapors? - correct
answer. Boiling point
What is the temperature at which a flammable liquid will ignite without the need for an
external ignition source? - correct answer. Ignition temperature
What quantity is the weight of a liquid as compared to an equal volume of water? -
correct answer. Specific gravity
________ identifies the hazard as a liquid, solid, or gas. - correct answer. State of
matter
What is the term for a catastrophic failure of a pressurized cylinder of liquid? - correct
answer. BLEVE
What is the temperature at which a liquid fuel gives off sufficient vapor such that when
an ignition source is present the vapors will ignite? - correct answer. Flash point
What is the temperature at which sustained combustion will occur? - correct answer.
Fire point
Which term refers to the concentration of a gas or vapor in air that will burn if provided
with a source of ignition? - correct answer. Flammable range
What is the term for the pressure exerted by the vapor of a liquid until the vapor and the
liquid are in equilibrium? - correct answer. Vapor pressure
What is the term for the ability of a substance to dissolve in water? - correct answer.
Water solubility
What is used as a measurement of the corrosive strength of a substance? - correct
answer. pH
What is the term for the process by which people, animals, the environment, and
equipment are subjected to contact with a hazardous material? - correct answer.
Exposure
If a victim is twitching, what agent would you suspect he or she has been exposed to? -
correct answer. Nerve
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