NFPA 472 HazMat Awareness Examination I-2
1. What are the two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response
Guidebook?
A. Reactivity and solubility.
B. Spill and leak.
C. Corrosive and flammable.
D. **Health and fire/explosion (Correct)**
2. Federal law requ...
1. What are the two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response
Guidebook?
A. Reactivity and solubility.
B. Spill and leak.
C. Corrosive and flammable.
D. **Health and fire/explosion (Correct)**
2. Federal law requires local establishments to keep a Material Safety Data Sheet on file when:
A. At a multi-use building.
B. Personnel have not received specialized hazmat training.
C. **Hazardous materials are used or stored on site (Correct)**
D. Backup emergency power is not available.
3. The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the:
A. United Nations (UN) product identification number.
B. Capacity of the tank car.
C. Last date the tank car was pressure tested.
D. **United Nations (UN) product identification number (Correct)**
4. The National Fire Protection Association 704 System for identifying hazardous materials gives:
A. General hazard and degree of severity.
B. Specific product identification.
C. The Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class.
,D. **General hazard and degree of severity (Correct)**
5. The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the:
A. Blue quadrant.
B. Red quadrant.
C. **White quadrant (Correct)**
D. Yellow quadrant.
6. A bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product and is used when
transporting a product via:
A. Highway truck.
B. Railway.
C. Water.
D. **Highway truck (Correct)**
7. During an incident involving a train, where should you look for the shipping papers?
A. With the train safety officer.
B. The home office of the train company.
C. Rail cars carrying the products.
D. **The conductor's possession (Correct)**
8. Using the human senses of a smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is:
A. The best first step.
B. Not reliable if the product is heavier than air.
C. Unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe.
, D. **Unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe (Correct)**
9. Hazardous occupancies should be identified and evaluated:
A. En route to an emergency.
B. During preincident planning.
C. During training sessions.
D. **During preincident planning (Correct)**
10. On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates:
A. Hazard class.
B. Guide number from the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook to be used.
C. United Nations (UN) product identification number.
D. **Hazard class (Correct)**
A Hazard Class of 3, within the United Nations (UN) Labeling System indicates a __________ product.
- flammable gas
- flammable solid
- flammable/combustible liquid
- poisonous liquid ✔️flammable/combustible liquid
A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels, would be labeled Hazard Class
__________ under the United Nations/ Department of Transportation (UN/DOT) Labeling System?
-3
-5
-7
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