Equipment Handling-Air Brake Train Handling Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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Railroad Operator
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A group of hazardous materials according to the degree of danger. - Answer-Packing Group
A hazardous material in rail cars, trailers, or containers in rail transportation that requires shipping papers. They may or may not be placarded or marked with an identification number. - Answer-Hazardous M...
Equipment Handling-Air Brake Train
Handling Exam Questions with Correct
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A group of hazardous materials according to the degree of danger. - Answer-Packing
Group
A hazardous material in rail cars, trailers, or containers in rail transportation that
requires shipping papers. They may or may not be placarded or marked with an
identification number. - Answer-Hazardous Material Shipment
Synonymous terms used to identify certain gases and liquids that may cause health
problems if breathed in very low concentrations for short periods of time. - Answer-
Poison/Toxic Inhalation Hazard (PIH or TIH)
A rail car containing more than 5,000 lbs. of a division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive). Or a
tank car containing a poison inhalation hazard (PIH), including division 2.2 anhydrous
ammonia, division 2.3 gases, and division 6.1 liquids. - Answer-Alert Car
The hazardous material remaining in a packaging, including a tank car, after its contents
have been unloaded to the maximum extent possible. - Answer-Residue
When a residue tank car is cleaned and purged of all residue it is identified as an? -
Answer-Empty tank
An employee or authorized representative attending a rail car by: (a) being physically
located on site or (b) being capable of promptly responding to unauthorized access or
activity at or near the rail car. - Answer-Positive Control
No person may transport a hazardous material in commerce unless the hazardous
material is handled and transported according to who's regulations? - Answer-DOT
What paper work must you have before moving a hazmat car? - Answer-Acceptable
Shipping Papers
What document do you use to indicate a change in the position of a hazmat car in a
train? - Answer-CT-168
When transporting hazardous materials by rail only when a member of the crew has? -
Answer-Acceptable Shipping Papers, Acceptable Emergency response information, a
paper document showing the current position of the hazardous material shipment in the
train.
, How do you distinguish a hazardous Standard Transportation Commodity Code(STCC)
from a non-hazardous STCC? - Answer-Hazardous STCC begins with "49"
How do you distinguish a hazardous waste STCC from a non-hazardous waste? -
Answer-Hazardous Waste STCC begins with "48"
Railroad produced documents, Customer produced documents, A connecting carriers
documents A hand printed document or hazardous waste manifest are what? - Answer-
Acceptable Shipping Papers
What does position-in-train paper documents show? - Answer-The current position of
each hazardous material shipment in the train
What do you update before proceeding whenever the location of hazardous materials
cars changes because of pick-ups or set outs? - Answer-Position-in-train document
When the appropriate shipping paper is not present or when all the required entries on
the shipping paper provided are not present what actions do you take? - Answer-
Correct the existing document, Obtain the appropriate shipping paper, Use a radio way
bill.
The shipping paper for hazardous waste shipment must have these additional entries? -
Answer-Proper shipping description/ Name, address, and telephone number of the
hazardous waste generator/ Name and address of the hazardous waste disposal
facility/ Name of the transporter/ Waste manifest number/ Special handling instructions.
At what points must all loaded and residue cars hazardous material shipments be
inspected at? - Answer-Before accepting them from shipper, when receiving them in
interchange, when placing them in a train, or at other points where an inspection is
required.
When visually inspecting a hazardous material car from the ground, what are you
visually looking for? - Answer-Leaking contents, vapor clouds, hissing sounds of
contents escaping / Required placards and markings including stenciling, car
certificates, and qualification dates/ Secure fastening of closures/ signs of tampering,
such as suspicious items or items that do not belong
Do not accept or transport the hazardous material shipment or allow it to continue in
transportation when? - Answer-When a hazardous material shipment does not appear
to be prepared for transportation.
When a hazardous material shipment does not appear to be prepared for transportation,
whom should you notify? - Answer-The customer, train dispatcher, yard master, or your
immediate supervisor as appropriate, and explain the problem
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