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Hazmat Awareness Practice Test -SJ2
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Name: Score:36 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 36
MSDS sheets have 9 sections in Canada and 16 in the United States
True
False
Term 2 of 36
Hazardous materials cannot be found in residential buildings
True
False
Term 3 of 36
In hazmat awareness, what is the primary purpose of the ERG (Emergency Response
Guidebook)?
To assist emergency responders in identifying hazardous materials and their hazards
To provide a list of all emergency responders in the area
To serve as a manual for building construction safety
To outline the procedures for evacuating a building
Term 4 of 36
Sometimes evacuation during a Hazardous Materials Emergency involves some sort of risk,
even if properly planned.
True
False
,Term 5 of 36
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 protective
actions.
True
False
Term 6 of 36
If scene control is important at all emergencies, what is it at hazardous materials incidents?
Physical
Cultural
Essential
Critical
Term 7 of 36
In hazmat awareness, what does the acronym "CAMEL" represent when assessing a
hazardous materials incident?
Drug making
Isolate the area
Serious type hazard
A method for decontamination
Term 8 of 36
During a fire inspection, you extinguishing a small fire in an unoccupied house you discover
the presence of chemicals and lab equipment. According to statistics, the most likely illegal
activity occurring is
Terrorism agent production
Drug making
Warfare agent research
Bomb making
, Term 9 of 36
.
In the context of sheltering-in-place during a hazardous materials incident, local
emergency planning should address what types of facilities?
Those that would have large populations to evacuate
Outdoor areas with no buildings or structures
Facilities that are not in the vicinity of hazardous materials
Only residential homes with fewer than ten occupants
Term 10 of 36
The NFPA 704 symbol consists of the colours
Isolate the area
Serious type hazard
Blue, black, brown, purple
Red, blue, yellow, white
Term 11 of 36
What is the mathematical formula for calculating how many people can be evacuated at a
given time?
it is one of the first.
"There is none" because there is no specific mathematical formula for calculating how
many people can be evacuated at a given time.
the formula involves the number of floors in a building and the height of each floor.
the erg
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