2012 Emergency Response Guide Book

Question 1

The 2012 emergency response guidebook is used in what three countries?

Answer 1

Canada
United States
Mexico

Question 2

The 2012 emergency response guidebook is for first responders during the _____ phase of the dangerous goods hazardous material incident?

Answer 2

Initial

Question 3

Where will hazardous material shipping documents be kept on the ship?

Answer 3

Kept in a holder on the bridge

Question 4

Shipping documents provide vital information regarding the hazardous materials/ dangerous goods to initiate_______ actions.

Answer 4

Protective

Question 5

If you see a four digit identification number on the shipping documents what pages should you go to in the guidebook?

Answer 5

Yellow Pages

Question 6

You should always approach an hazardous material incident from what direction?

Answer 6

Upwind, Uphill or upstream

Question 7

What is step one of the DOT guidebook?

Answer 7

Identify the material

Question 8

What is step two of the DOT guidebook?

Answer 8

Identify three digit guide number

Question 9

Step three in the emergency guidebook has you turning to what color pages?

Answer 9

Orange bordered pages

Question 10

What color is the three digit ID number index in the DOT guidebook?

Answer 10

Yellow bordered pages

Question 11

To use the “name of the material index” which pages should you turn to in the DOT Guidebook?

Answer 11

Blue bordered pages

Question 12

A guide number supplemented with the “P” indicates that the material may undergo:

Answer 12

Violent polymerization it subjected to heat or contamination.

Question 13

Index entries in the DOT guidebook that are highlighted in green are possibly what three things?

Answer 13

1. Toxic inhalation hazard
2. Chemical warfare agents
3. Dangerous water reactive material

Question 14

In the DOT guidebook, in what color pages will you find the initial isolation and protective action distances?

Answer 14

Green bordered pages

Question 15

In the emergency response guidebook, on what page would you find protective actions?

Answer 15

288

Question 16

If a reference to a guide cannot be found and the incident is believed to involve dangerous goods, which three guides should you turn to?

Answer 16

111
112 explosives
114 explosives

Question 17

If a Placard it is the only source of information you should use the three digit code and turned to what colored page?

Answer 17

Orange bordered pages

Question 18

What is the last resort to identify a hazardous material?

Answer 18

Turn to pages 8 and 9 to identify what type of container hazardous material is stored in.

Question 19

Where can you find an emergency response agency telephone number in the DOT guidebook?

Answer 19

Inside the back cover

Question 20

You should always stay clear of what four things?

Answer 20

Vapor
Fumes
Smoke
Spills

Question 21

What is the general notification sequence during a HAZMAT incident?

Answer 21

1. notify your agency
2. Call response number on the shipping document
3. Call for national assistance (inside back cover)

Question 22

What does an * on an orange placard represent?

Answer 22

Explosives

Question 23

What does ** mean on an orange placard?

Answer 23

division of explosives

Question 24

According to the DOT guidebook, which two placards require text on the placard to identify materials?

Answer 24

1. Oxygen

2. Class 7 radioactive materials