Awareness Flashcards
Preplanning at major target hazards includes discussion and information sharing with
the local emergency response agencies and stakeholders
What is a gas or volatile liquid that is extremely toxic to humans?
Phosgene
Entry of a substance by permeating the skin is called
Absorption
Dangerous cargo manifests can be located on a
Ship or vehicle carrying hazardous materials
NFPA 470 defines hazardous material as ‘matter or energy that, when released, is capable of creating harm to people, the environment, or property, including weapons of mass destruction.’
True
If you can see the UN number on a placard but do not know the chemical name, you would use the ______ section of the ERG to find that information.
Yellow section
Military Division 4 hazards are represented by a ‘4’ inside of an orange
Diamond-shaped placard
DOT Class 7 materials are radioactive.
True
When approaching a hazardous materials incident, you would want to approach it
Upwind, uphill, and upstream
Documents that contain mandatory requirements in a form suitable for reference by another code or for adoption into law and are issued by nongovernmental entities are
Consensus standards or codes
Extremely hazardous materials will be listed in what section of the ERG?
Green section
The incident action plan (IAP) is an oral or written plan approved by the incident commander containing the incident objectives and reflecting the overall strategy for managing the incident.
True
A bill of lading is shipping papers for
Road and rail transportation
A ______ has a lid secured by a bolted clasp-type ring that circles the entire head of the drum and is intended for solids.
Closed-head drum
On a HazMat awareness level, the IAP should be in the defensive mode.
True
A limitation of using your senses to identify a substance is
It can expose you to potentially harmful substances
If you know the name of the hazardous material, you would use the ______ section of the ERG to find the guide number.
Blue section
A weapon of mass destruction is any weapon or material that is designed to cause death or serious injury or damage to buildings or the environment.
True
The first thing you should always do before donning a Level B suit is inspecting the PPE.
True
PPE that should only be decontaminated to the point that it is safe for the user to remove but not so extensively that the garment is completely free of contaminants is called
Gross decontamination
All completion of documentation for records of the incident occurs in the recovery phase.
True
Hazardous materials are classified by the EPA under the Levels of
Hazardous waste and its regulatory categories
Vapor-protective ensembles consist of multiple elements of compliant protective clothing and equipment that when worn together provide protection for some, but not all, risks of vapor, liquid-splash, and particulate environments during hazardous materials/WMD incident operations.
True
After an SCBA bottle is refilled, the user does not have to document it.
False
Capable of causing infection by entry of a pathogenic microorganism is called
Infection
Who is responsible for evaluating the status of the current response, which may lead to a withdrawal from the hot zone?
Safety Officer
Part of the U.S. Department of Labor that regulates worker safety and, in some cases, responder safety is
OSHA
The NRC is a federal agency maintained and staffed by the US Coast Guard.
False
A substance with a vapor density less than 1 would be
Hydrogen
Polymerization is not the process of reacting monomers into polymers.
False
Donning is the process of putting on PPE.
True
The ICS (Incident Command System) was originally designed for
Firefighting
Decontamination on large numbers of people with the same goal as emergency decontamination is called
Mass decontamination
Pyrolysis is the process of decomposing, or breaking down, material into simpler molecular compounds through the effects of heat alone.
True
________ provides information provided by the manufacturer about a chemical’s composition, physical and chemical properties, health, and safety.
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
A container that holds approximately 2000 pounds of a compressed liquified gas material is typically referred to as a
Ton container
After conducting a pressure test on a Level A suit, it would be assumed that it has a leak if the psi reading at the end was
Lower than the starting psi
Less than 55 gallons is considered a small spill in the ERG.
True
