All Hazmat Awareness
_____ is placed on highway transport vehicles to identify the contents.
A. A placard
B. A Material Safety Data Sheet
C. A container ID
D. The manufacturer's name - ANS-A
_____ is the controlled burning of a liquid or gas to reduce or control the pressure and/or to
dispose of the product.
A. Flammable range
B. Boilover
C. Flaring
D. Frothover - ANS-C
_____ is the process of taking in materials through the skin or eyes.
A. Inhalation
B. Absorption
C. Injection
D. Ingestion - ANS-B
"The highest level of respiratory protection is needed, but lesser chemical protection is required
for the skin," best defines EPA Level _____ protection.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D - ANS-B
1. A Material Safety Data Sheet provides the name the chemical company uses to identify the
product.
2. The product name is not always identical to the chemical name, as listed on a Material Safety
Data Sheet.
3. The listing of product names, chemical names, and synonyms on Material Safety Data
Sheets can make identifying chemicals sometimes confusing.
A. Only statement 1 is correct.
B. Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
C. Only statements 2 and 3 are correct.
D. All three statements are correct. - ANS-D
1. EPA labels on pesticides must contain one of the signal words, DANGER/POISON,
WARNING or CAUTION.
,2. The word WARNING is used on labeling for packages containing highly toxic materials.
3. The signal words EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE arc also displayed if package contents have a
flash point below 80F.
A. Only statement 1 is correct.
B. Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
C. Only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
D. All three statements are correct. - ANS-C
1. Examples of nerve agents arc sarin, soman, and V agent.
2. Nerve agents were designed with only one purpose in mind: to kill people.
3. Nerve agents are very effective due to their high vapor pressure, which allows them to readily
vaporize.
A. Only statements 2 and 3 are correct.
B. Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
C. Only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
D. All three statements are correct. - ANS-B
1. Federal public buildings are prime targets for terrorist attacks.
2. Social Security buildings would be an exception to statement 1, above.
3. Virtually all terrorist attacks are directed toward public buildings.
A. Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
B. Only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
C. Only statement 1 is correct.
D. All three statements are correct. - ANS-C
1. If placards are dearly displayed on the transportation mode, shipping papers are not required.
2. If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous materials, there is no requirement for
specific information to be provided on shipping papers.
3. Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the chemical or its hazard class.
A. All three statements are correct.
B. Only statement 1 is correct.
C. Only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
D. Only statements 2 and 3 are correct. - ANS-D
1. In urban or suburban locales, hazardous materials can be found in service stations, hardware
stores, and doctor's offices.
2. In rural areas, hazardous materials can be found in agricultural stores or co-ops, farm
buildings, and residences.
3. The size of a community determines the potential for hazardous materials.
, A. All three statements are correct.
B. Only statement 1 is correct.
C. Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
D. Only statements 2 and 3 are correct. - ANS-C
1. Nerve agents were designed for one purpose: to kill people.
2. Blood and choking agents, while being terrorism agents, are also common industrial
chemicals.
3. Biological agents are the easiest of the categories of warfare agents to make.
A. Only statement 1 is correct.
B. Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
C. Only statements 2 and 3 are correct.
D. All three statements are correct. - ANS-D
1. The blue section of the Emergency Response Guidebook: (ERG) lists the shipping names of
hazardous materials.
2. Shipping names are always identical to the chemical names of materials.
3. It is important to know the proper spelling of the shipping name of a material before
referencing the ERG.
A. All three statements are correct.
B. Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
C. Only statements 2 and 3 are correct.
D. Only statements 1 and 3 are correct. - ANS-D
1. There are numerous informal ways to recognize the presence of hazardous materials.
2. Using the senses of sight, sound, and odor is one of the informal ways of recognizing the
presence of hazardous materials.
3. Using the human senses indiscriminately to detect the presence of hazardous materials,
while fairly reliable, is unsafe.
A. All three statements are correct.
B. Only statement 1 is correct.
C. Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
D. Only statement 1 is correct. - ANS-C
1. Victims have lost control of their bowels-you suspect a nerve agent.
2. Victims complain of not feeling well after inhaling an airborne white powder a few days
earlier-you suspect a biological agent.
3. Victims are exhibiting pinpoint pupils, runny noses, and difficulty breathing-you suspect a
biological agent.
A. Only statements 2 and 3 are correct
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