HAZMAT, MCI, and Incident Management

First responder operations correct answer: To train 1st responders to recognize a hazardous material incident and impliment actions (S)AFE correct answer: Safety first last and always S(a)fe correct answer: Analyze info Sa(f)e correct answer: Focus on fro safety Saf(e) correct answer: Enthusiastic involvement Title 8 CCR 5192 correct answer: Cal hazwoper reg CVC 2454 correct answer: On hwy IC authority Cal health and safety code correct answer: Ch 6 requirement for b...

A reference book intended to be carried in every emergency vehicle in the US is the: A. IFSTA First Responder Manual B. NIOSH Handbook of Hazardous Materials C. DOT Emergency Response Guidebook D. NFPA Fire Protection handbook correct answer: C. DOT Emergency Response Guidebook The two types of (potential hazards) found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook are: A. Reactivity and solubility B. Spill and leak C. Corrosive and flammable D. Health and fire/explosion c...

The piping for the ___ is connected outside of the tank, usually on the end, with a manhole on top of the tank: A. IM 101 B. IM 102 C. IM 105 D. IM 107 correct answer: B. IM 102 The statement "Keep Away from Waterways" is found on a pesticide label. This statement is referred as a/an: A. Signal word B. Hazard statement C. Pest control product warning D. Incomparability statement correct answer: B. Hazard statement The vehicle pictured below is a: A. MC 331 B. MC 338 C...

safety of operating emergency personnel, the public, and/or the environment if it is not properly controlled during handling, storage, manufacture, processing, packaging, use and disposal or transportation. the "working definition" of Hazardous Materials correct answer: Any substance that stores potentially harmful energy when not contained in its intended container How many chemical are registered for use in the US? correct answer: more than 80,000 chemicals How many new chemicals ...

OSHA correct answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration What is an Operations Level Responder? correct answer: Person who respond to HazMat/ weapons of mas destrustion(WMD) incidents for the purpose of implementing or supporting actions to protect nearby persons, the environment, or property from the effects. Are NOT used in offensive tactics, but on defensive. A.P.I.E. correct answer: Analyze Plan Intervention Evaluation Cone Roof Tank correct answer: Capacity: varies...

Hazardous materials or dangerous goods are: a. not a serious problem. b. always easy to identify. c. rarely encountered by firefighters. d. substances that possess harmful characteristics. correct answer: d. substances that possess harmful characteristics. Weapons of mass destruction: a. cannot be neutralized. b. do not pose any serious threat. c. refer to any automated weapon. d. are particularly dangerous materials used as weapons. correct answer: d. are particularly dangerous mat...

Which Federal agency is involved in the regulation of Hazardous Materials/waste? correct answer: Department of Transportation If a numbered guide for a material cannot be obtained a responder should ? correct answer: Refer to the table of placards guide in the ERG When using the table of isolation distances in the ERG , a large spill is considered anything more than? correct answer: 55 gallons The term -isolate hazard and deny entry means? correct answer: Keeping everyone not involv...

Which of the following materials is MOST likely to be involved in hazardous material incidents and accidents? correct answer: Corrosives Which type of container is used for radioactive materials that have very limited radioactivity and that present no risk to public or environment? correct answer: Excepted What is included in UN Class 8? correct answer: Corrosive substances DOT placards are ______-shaped? correct answer: Diamond NFPA 704 is designated for which of the following s...

OSHA correct answer: Hazardous chemical EPA correct answer: hazardous substance DOT correct answer: Hazardous material CBRNE correct answer: Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive Evacuation and sheltering in place factors correct answer: Materials involved Population threatened Responders resources and capabilities Time factors involved Current and predicted weather Ability to communicate with the public SAFE correct answer: Safety always Analyze all i...

First responder OSHA (FRO) correct answer: One who responds to a HAZMAT release, in a defensive position. Three primary risks: correct answer: 1) Life/Health 2) Environment 3) Property What is Hazard class 1? correct answer: Explosives What is Hazard class 2? correct answer: Gases What is Hazard class 3? correct answer: Flammable/Combustable liquids What is Hazard class 4? correct answer: Flammable solids What is Hazard class 5? correct answer: Oxidizers/Organics What...