TCFP & GFD HAZMAT AWARENESS/OPS TEST Question and Answers
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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: - ANSWER hazardous material
When dealing with a radiological incident involving a leak or spill, what exposure gui...
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TCFP & GFD HAZMAT AWARENESS/OPS
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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: - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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: - ANSWER DOT, Emergency
Response Guidebook
The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response
Guidebook are: - ANSWER 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: -
ANSWER protective actions
The most important part of assessment is: - ANSWER recognizing the presence of
hazardous materials
Which information should be provided during the notifications? - ANSWER 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 -
ANSWER Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false
Which of the package labels listed below indicates the highest radiation hazard? -
ANSWER Radioactive Yellow-III
Federal law requires that local establishments keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file
when: - ANSWER 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: - ANSWER can be more complex
All cylinders should be considered dangerous, regardless of what type of hazardous
material it contains, because the contents are: - ANSWER pressurized
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The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the: -
ANSWER United Nations (UN) product identification number
The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials
gives: - ANSWER 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 -
ANSWER severe
A white quadrant in the 6 o'clock position of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate: -
ANSWER special hazards
the fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ________ quadrant of
the NFPA 704 system - ANSWER blue
United Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) placards indicate general
hazard recognition by: - ANSWER 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: - ANSWER highway truck
for materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight
is in excess of: - ANSWER 1001 lbs
care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the: - ANSWER train crew
the normal location for the bill of lading is in the: - ANSWER cab of the truck
During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers? -
ANSWER the conductor's possession
using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous
material is: - ANSWER unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated: - ANSWER during
preincident planning
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the _____ is
utilized in preincident planning - ANSWER Local Emergency Planning Committee
Shipping papers are required to contain: - ANSWER the hazardous classification
according to DOT regulations
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When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain: -
ANSWER hazard class of the material
on a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the: - ANSWER hazard
class
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive
display a _________ placard - ANSWER white over black
the DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying a nonflammable compressed
gas to display a placard colored: - ANSWER green
a type of material that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a
hazardous material is a - ANSWER poison
any material that, when taken into the body, is injurious to health is known as: -
ANSWER poisionous material
in the NFPA 704 system of identification, the diamond-shaped placard used for fire
hazard is colored: - ANSWER red
the NFPA lists ______ as the standard for identifying chemical hazards of materials at
fixed facilities - ANSWER 704
the the NFPA 704 system, the quadrant dealing with reactivity is colored - ANSWER
yellow
a hazard class of 3, within the UN labeling system indicates a ____________ product -
ANSWER flammable/combustible liquid
a substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels, would be labeled
hazard class _______ under the UN/DOT labeling system - ANSWER 5
a container of flammable solids would receive a UN label or placard with a hazardous
classification number of: - ANSWER 4
using the UN/DOT labeling system, a flammable liquid would receive a hazard
classification of: - ANSWER 3
within the UN/DOT system, a container labeled with a hazard class 4 contains a: -
ANSWER flammable solid
of the references listed below, the most specific source of information on a hazardous
material is the: - ANSWER Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
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composition, hazards, and first aid measures are all parts of the: - ANSWER Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
the background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance hazard and
that contains a skull and crossbones is: - ANSWER white
referring to the united states military marking system for hazardous materials, an
octagon-shaped placard with a #1 on it denotes a: - ANSWER mass explosion
referring to the united states military marking system for hazardous materials, the
symbol for a mass fire hazard is: - ANSWER #3 in a triangle
an explosive with a fragment hazard is denoted by the US military marking system as a:
- ANSWER #2 in a X
when referring to the US military marking system, if a circle with a symbol of a person
wearing a mask is seen, it is necessary to assume that: - ANSWER a protective mask
or breathing apparatus must be used
a tractor-trailer carrying 1001 pounds of organic peroxides, other than type B, requires: -
ANSWER a yellow placard
the NFPA 704 system provides the: - ANSWER general hazard information
the primary hazard of an oxidizer in a fire is its ability to: - ANSWER accelerate
combustion
the DOT hazard class 2 includes: - ANSWER nonflammable gases
the DOT hazard class 1 includes: - ANSWER explosives
the DOT hazard class 6 includes: - ANSWER liquid poisions
placards that contain the DOT class number 6 at the bottom identify - ANSWER an
infectious substance hazard
the NFPA 704 system indicates hazardous materials as: - ANSWER potential hazards
in using the various clues for detecting the presence of hazardous materials, the use of
________ would be considered the most dangerous - ANSWER the sense of smell
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signal word - Danger - represents: -
ANSWER high level of toxicity
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