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TCFP & GFD HAZMATAWARENESS/OPS TEST
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
,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 Answers:
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 Answers: 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 Answers: DOT, Emergency Response Guidebook
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook are: -
Correct Answers: 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 Answers: protective
actions
The most important part of assessment is: - Correct Answers: recognizing the presence of hazardous
materials
Which information should be provided during the notifications? - Correct Answers: 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 Answers:
Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard? - Correct Answers:
Radioactive Yellow-III
,Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when: - Correct
Answers: 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 Answers: can be more complex
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous material it contains,
because the contents are: - Correct Answers: pressurized
The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the: - Correct Answers:
United Nations (UN) product identification number
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials gives: - Correct
Answers: 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 Answers: severe
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate: - Correct Answers:
special hazards
the fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of the NFPA 704
system - Correct Answers: blue
United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general hazard recognition
by: - Correct Answers: 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 Answers: highway truck
for materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight is in excess of: -
Correct Answers: 1001 lbs
, care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the: - Correct Answers: train crew
the normal location for the bill of lading is in the: - Correct Answers: cab of the truck
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers? - Correct Answers:
the conductor's possession
using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is: - Correct
Answers: unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated: - Correct Answers: during preincident
planning
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is utilized in preincident
planning - Correct Answers: Local Emergency Planning Committee
Shipping papers are required to contain: - Correct Answers: the hazardous classification according to
DOT regulations
When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain: - Correct Answers: hazard
class of the material
on a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the: - Correct Answers: hazard class
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive display a
_________ placard - Correct Answers: white over black
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying a nonflammable compressed gas to display a
placard colored: - Correct Answers: green
a type of material that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a hazardous material is
a - Correct Answers: poison
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