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