Hazmat Awareness Quiz
1. How are standards for hazardous materials developed?
a) They are laws passed by several states' legislatures.
b) They are created separately by each fire department.
c) They are formed by participation from industry manufacturers.
d) They are issued by nongovernme...
1. How are standards for hazardous materials developed?
a) They are laws passed by several states' legislatures.
b) They are created separately by each fire department.
c) They are formed by participation from industry manufacturers.
d) They are issued by nongovernmental agencies such as NFPA.
Correct answer: d) They are issued by nongovernmental agencies such as NFPA.
2. What is the term for any material that poses an unreasonable risk to human health, safety, or the
environment?
a) Hazardous good
b) Dangerous material
c) Hazardous material
d) Dangerous commodity
Correct answer: c) Hazardous material
3. Which committees gather and disseminate information about hazardous materials to the public?
a) IOSCO regional committees
b) Local emergency planning committees
c) USFA annual planning committees
d) Industry self-monitoring committees
Correct answer: b) Local emergency planning committees
,4. Which federal agency enforces and publicizes laws and regulations governing transportation of
goods?
a) OSA
b) DOT
c) DOHA
d) OPA
Correct answer: b) DOT
5. Which entity determines whether a need exists to provide mission-specific competency training for
local operations level hazardous materials responders?
a) Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)
b) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
c) State fire marshal
d) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Correct answer: a) Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)
6. Incident planning should focus on both the real threats that exist in the department's community and:
a) threats that are not real today, but that may become real as technology changes.
b) random threats; always expect the unexpected, especially with the terrorism concerns of the new
millennium.
c) the real threats that exist in adjacent communities that the department might assist.
d) model threats, which exercise all the available resources in a standard set of circumstances.
Correct answer: c) the real threats that exist in adjacent communities that the department might assist.
7. The OSHA HAZWOPER regulation mandates that operations level hazardous materials/WMD
responders must be trained to respond in a(n):
a) indirect
, b) offensive
c) passive
d) defensive
Correct answer: d) defensive
8. What dictates the actions taken at a hazardous materials incident?
a) The chemical involved
b) The type of equipment
c) The level of protection
d) The type of decontamination
Correct answer: a) The chemical involved
9. Which tactical activity requires technician level training?
a) Planning a response to a leak
b) Basic hazard and risk assessment
c) Performing decontamination
d) Plugging or patching
Correct answer: d) Plugging or patching
What level of hazardous materials training enables personnel on scene only to recognize a potential
hazardous materials emergency, protect themselves, isolate the area, and call for assistance?
a)
Scout
b)
Field
c)
Awareness
d)
Operations
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