84.2 Hazmat class quiz Flashcards
Due to legal complexities, specialized evidentiary considerations, and possible hazardous conditions, investigations concerning the illegal transportation and/or disposal of hazardous wastes should be handled by departmental personnel who are
a. Hazardous Materials Technicians
b. Hazardous Materials Specialists
c. Commercial Vehicle Inspections Specialists
d. Environmental Crimes Investigators
d. Environmental Crimes Investigators
A hazardous material incident is an event where a hazardous material or suspected hazardous material, as defined above, threatens or potentially threatens public health or safety, the environment, or property, and a departmental employee would be reasonably expected to initiate action(s) to prevent, reduce, or mitigate the situation.
a. True
b. False
a. True
HMIC authority encompasses the legal and moral responsibility to take whatever reasonable action is necessary to ensure the safety of people and the environment. Authority for incident command at hazardous materials events is defined in all of the following except which:
a. Section 2454 VC.
b. Section 8574.17 GC.
c. California Hazardous Materials Incident Contingency Plan.
d. Title 8 California Code or Regulations, Section 5192(q).
d. Title 8 California Code or Regulations, Section 5192(q).
CHP commanders are required to report hazardous materials incidents, to all of the following except _________, if there is a reasonable belief that the release or threatened release poses substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property or the environment, within their jurisdictions.
a. County Health Officers
b. Superintendent of local school board.
c. County Board of Supervisors
d. None of the above
b. Superintendent of local school board.
Notifications made in question 4 above, must be made within _______ of the employee’s knowledge of the incident. Failure to comply with reporting requirements can result in “designated employees” receiving prison terms, fines of not less
than $5,000, and a mandatory forfeiture of state employment.
a. 24 hours
b. 5 business days
c. 72 hours
d. 5 calendar days
c. 72 hours
Regarding Emergency Incident Coordination and Incident Command, the Department is obligated to remain at the scene of the incident until ______________________
a. All emergency operations are completed.
b. All hazardous materials have been removed.
c. Relieved by a properly trained fire department employee.
d. Everything at the scene of the incident is returned to normal.
a. All emergency operations are completed.
A properly trained CHP supervisor may order or approve a washdown of hazardous materials for the purpose of scene cleanup as long as the release is less than 42 gallons of liquid material and was confined to the paved portion of a roadway.
a. True
b. False
b. False
The IAP does not need to be in written form for minor or non-complex incidents but is required to be written for large or complex incidents.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Due to the volume of hazardous materials, and the variety of new chemicals being transported every year, hazardous materials emergency response has become a major safety issue and a significant challenge to departmental personnel. Because of this challenge the Department will not train any personnel as Hazardous Materials Specialists.
a. True
b. False
b. False
It is not necessary to report spills of fluids incidental to the operation of a motor vehicle (e.g., gas from the fuel tank, oil from the engine, or coolant from the radiator) less than ________ total that are wholly contained within the paved portion of the highway and promptly cleaned up and disposed of by Caltrans (or county roads/public works).
a. 10 gallons
b. 25 gallons
c. 42 gallons
d. 55 gallons
c. 42 gallons
The Incident Commander is responsible for ensuring telephone notification to the OES Warning Center as soon as possible at (800) 852-7550. The Incident Commander should be prepared to provide all of the following information when notifying OES except:
a. The exact location of release or threatened release.
b. The name and agency of the person reporting release or threatened
release.
c. The hazardous materials involved in the release or threatened release.
d. The name and Certified Environmental Clean up License number of the organization completing the clean up.
d. The name and Certified Environmental Clean up License number of the organization completing the clean up.
The CHP 407E shall be completed and submitted to Division within ___________ following conclusion of the incident.
a. 5 business days
b. 10 business days
c. 5 calendar days
d. 10 calendar days
b. 10 business days
All departmental personnel are authorized by Section 32001 of the California Vehicle Code to inspect sealed and unsealed cargo areas of vehicles transporting HM.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Personnel conducting cargo tank inspections shall be issued all of the following personal protective equipment (PPE), which is available through the Department’s Supply Services Catalog, except:
a. TyvekTM coveralls.
b. Eye protection.
c. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).
d. Neoprene, nitril, and disposable gloves.
c. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).
Each field command shall conduct an annual review of all explosives routes, inspection stops, safe stopping places and safe parking places located within its area of jurisdiction. The annual review shall be conducted in the month of ____________.
a. January
b. April
c. July
d. October
d. October
