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HAZMAT AWARENESS FINAL EXAM LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|
A+ GRADE STUDY GUIDE

What does NFPA stand for? - ...Ans...National Fire Protection Association



What is NFPA 1072? - ...Ans...Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of

Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualification



What are the roles of the awareness level personnel during HAZMAT/WMD

incidents? - ...Ans...- Recognize the presence of HAZMAT/WMD

- Protect themselves

- Call for trained personnel

- Secure the area

- Act defensively in the name of safety



Where can other guidelines for awareness level personnel be found? -

...Ans...SOPs and ERG



Where are ERGs and SOPs applicable to? - ...Ans...Each jurisdiction



When analyzing an incident, what tasks must you perform? - ...Ans...-

Recognize the presence of HAZMAT/WMD

,- Identify the name, UN/NA identification number, type of placard, or other

distinctive markings applied for the HAZMAT/WMD involved from a safe

location

- Identify potential hazards from the current edition of the ERG, SDS, and other

approved references

- Initiate protective actions (isolate hazard area, deny entry)

- Initiate required notification



How does NFPA 1072 define hazardous materials? - ...Ans...Matter (solid,

liquid, or gas) or energy that when released is capable of creating harm to

people, the environment, and property, including WMD as defined in 18 U.S.

Code, Section 2332a, as well as any other criminal use of hazardous materials,

such as illicit labs, environmental crimes, or industrial sabotage



How does the DOT define hazardous materials? - ...Ans...Covers nine hazard

classes, some of which have subcategories called divisions. DOT includes in

its regulations hazardous substances and hazardous wastes as Class 9

(Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials), both of which are regulated by the EPA,

if their inherent properties would not otherwise be covered



What are the three types of exposures? - ...Ans...People, the environment, and

property



Define hazardous substances - ...Ans...Chemicals that, if released into the

environment above a certain amount, must be reported, and, depending on the

, threat to the environment, federal involvement in handling the incident can be

authorized (EPA)



Define extremely hazardous substances - ...Ans...Chemicals that must be

reported to the appropriate authorities if released above the threshold

reporting quantity (EPA) (matters HOW MUCH there is)



Define toxic chemicals - ...Ans...Chemicals whose total emissions or release

must be reported annually by owners and operators of certain facilities that

manufacture, process, or otherwise use a listed toxic chemical (EPA) (matters

WHAT it is)



Define hazardous waste - ...Ans...Chemicals that are regulated under the

Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act (RCRA) - transportation is

regulated by DOT (EPA)



Define dangerous goods - ...Ans...HAZMAT is called dangerous goods by the

UN



Define highly hazardous chemicals - ...Ans...Chemicals that possess toxic,

reactive, flammable, or explosive properties (OSHA)



Define weapons of mass destruction - ...Ans...Any destructive device, such as

any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket having a

propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or

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