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Ammo-31-DL: Environmental Considerations For Ammunition Personnel: Q’s And A’s
Ammo-31-DL: Environmental Considerations For Ammunition Personnel: Q’s And A’s
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Ammo-31-DL: Environmental Considerations ForAmmunition Personnel: Q’s And A’s
A training range at an Army installation is going to become a forest preserve.
Army officials consult AR 200-1 because it has requirements for ✔️Ans -
Environmental cleanup
A spill occurred at the Southwest Ammunition Plant. Which law helps
emergency responders prepare for this kind of emergency? ✔️Ans -
EPCRA
Water used to wash out 55mm shells is a hazardous waste. RCRA regulations
apply to the water because it ✔️Ans - WRONG sets standards for
reporting and cleaning up past, present, and threatened releases of hazardous
waste.
Chemical munitions stored in a magazine at Camp Swale were declared
hazardous waste. You know the installation must apply RCRA to the munitions
because RCRA ✔️Ans - sets the standards for controlling hazardous waste
from production to disposal.
A truck hauling 55mm shells through Camp Swale flipped over. Materials from
damaged shells spilled on the road. You know CERCLA applies to this situation
because it ✔️Ans - sets standards for reporting and cleaning past, present,
and threatened releases of hazardous waste
Before you identify a material as hazardous waste, you have to identify it as a
✔️Ans - solid waste
Which is an example of hazardous waste? ✔️Ans - drum of ignitable
material left in a warehouse
You identified a solid waste as toxic. How would you define it? ✔️Ans -
hazardous waste
Based on the derived-from rule, the ash by-product of incinerated explosives
is treated as ✔️Ans - hazardous waste
, White phosphorous grenades are considered hazardous material (HAZMAT)
when they are ✔️Ans - WRONG manufactured at a production facility.
You must ensure which of the following two for all SDSs and labels? ✔️Ans
- WRONG color-code and verified by an environmental officer
complete, legible, and meets requirements
WRONG complete, legible, and meets requirements
signed by a supervisor
A train carrying hazardous materials derailed, causing a large spill. What type
of training must emergency responders have to help with this incident?
✔️Ans - WRONG HAZCOM training
WRONG first responder qualification training
To meet DoD HAZCOM requirements, materials purchased by Camp Swale
must be ✔️Ans - assessed for health hazards
Who must receive HAZWOPER training? ✔️Ans - an ammo handler
disposing of hazardous waste
Based on the label, what is the first aid procedure if phosphorus gets in your
eyes? ✔️Ans - WRONG Move to a place with fresh air
A tornado strikes an above-ground magazine. Debris and hazardous materials
from the ammo spread across a field and a nearby community. In addition to
the NRC, who else do you contact to report the spill? ✔️Ans - WRONG
OSHA
During munitions wash-out, the wastewater pipe burst. Contaminated water
flooded the facility and flowed to the yard in front of the building. What is the
appropriate response for this spill? ✔️Ans - remove and treat the
hazardous materials and contaminated soil or water.
During an inspection at Southwest Ammunition Plant, you see material has
overflowed from the secondary containment device to the floor. You
immediately increase the ventilation in the room and notify everyone to get
out of the building. What other emergency action do you take? ✔️Ans -
notify response personnel
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