Term 1 of 44
The NFPA has produced three standards on various aspects of hazardous materials and
emergency responses to them what is one of the standards?
A. 1901
B. 1002
C. 473
D. 10
Target
NFPA 472
The environment
C. 473
Term 2 of 44
In general, which type of incident requires the most time, planning, and forethought?
Structure fire with rescue
Preserve evidence
Hazardous materials incident with rescue
State emergency response commission
,Term 3 of 44
Which statement best describes how hazardous materials regulations are created?
A. They are created in each fire department separately by that department
B. They are issued by government bodies such as OSHA
C. They are formed by participation from industry manufacturers
D. They are laws, passed by several states' legislatures
Work under the direct supervision of technician level personnel
The AHJ; authority having jurisdiction
B. They are issued by government bodies such as OSHA
Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA)
Term 4 of 44
What is the acronym for the OSHA federal document containing hazardous materials response
competencies?
Nims (national incident management system)
Msds (material safety data sheet)
Sds (safety data sheet)
HAZWOPER ( hazardous waste operations and emergency response)
Term 5 of 44
Approximately how many organic and in organic substances are registered for commercial use
in the United States
40 million
50 million
83 million
76 million
,Term 6 of 44
Compliance with the standards of which agency is voluntary?
The environment
Us food and Drug Administration
National fire protection Association NFPA
American society for testing and materials astm
Term 7 of 44
Which responder level is trained to enter heavily contaminated areas for the purpose of
stopping a hazardous materials release?
Awareness Level
Specialist
Operations
Technician
Term 8 of 44
What action is within the awareness level scope of responsibility?
Determine appropriate actions based on the ERG (emergency response guidebook)
Assess the financial impact of the incident
Conduct a full investigation of the hazardous materials
Create a public awareness campaign about the incident
, Term 9 of 44
What law requires businesses that handle chemicals to report type, quantity, and storage
methods to the local fire department?
Rcra, resource conservation and recovery act
EPCRA, emergency planning and community right- to-know act.
Osha, occupational safety and health administration
Cwa, clean water act
Term 10 of 44
NFPA standards identify optional Mission specific competencies for ____________ level hazardous
materials/WMD responders?
Response
Planning
Management
Operations
Term 11 of 44
Statistics on marine vessel oil spills show that most oil spills:
A. Are relatively small
B. Are large major spills
C. occur in open ocean
D. Are due to animal collisions
A. Are relatively small
SDS, safety data sheet
Awareness level
D. Lawn Care Products
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