Chapter 1 Hazardous Materials Mangagement Systems Flashcards
HMRT stands for what?
Hazardous Materials Response team
Any substance or material in any from or quantity that poses an unreasonable risk to safety, health and property when transported in commerce is?
A) Hazardous Material
B) Hazardous Chemical
C) Hazardous waste
D) Dangerous good
A) Hazardous Material
Chemicals determined by the Environmental Protection Agency to be extremely hazardous to
a community during a spill or release as a result of their toxicities and physical/chemical
properties are known as:
A) Extremely hazardous materials.
B) Hazardous wastes.
C) Extremely hazardous substances.
D) Weapons of mass destruction.
C) Extremely hazardous substances.
These are discarded materials regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency because of
public health and safety concerns.
A) Hazardous substances
B) Hazardous wastes
C) Hazardous materials
D) Dangerous goods
B) Hazardous Waste
In international transportation, hazardous material are commonly referred as “______________”
Dangerous goods
Risk-based hazmat emergency response operations primarily focus on the interaction of the
hazmat and its _____________.
A) physical properties
B) manufacturer
C) container
D) environment
C) Container
Created by federal or state agencies, ________are a method of providing guidelines for
complying with law that was enacted through legislative action.
A) laws
B) regulations
C) standards
D) resolutions
B) regulations
The most familiar federal hazmat law to responders is Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act Title III. What is it also known as?
A) The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
B) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
C) Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
D) The Clean Air Act
C) Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Which of the following Codes of Federal Regulations (CFR) apply to public safety
organizations that respond to hazmat emergencies?
A) 29 CFR 1910.120
B) 49 CFR 100–199
C) 29 CFR 1910.1200
D) 49 CFR 300–399
A) 29 CFR 1910.120
CAA is the acronym for this law that establishes requirements for airborne emissions to help protect the enviroment
The Clean Air Act
LEPC is the acronym for what?
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Who is responsible for developing and maintaining the state’s emergency response plans?
A) Local Emergency Planning Committee
B) NERC
C) REPC
D) State Emergency Response Commissions
D) State Emergency Response Commissions?
Under the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, the
material safety data sheet term is changing to __________.
A) hazard data sheet
B) material data sheet
C) safety data sheet
D) transportation data sheet
C) safety data sheet
Which protective clothing and equipment standard covers vapor-protective ensembles for
hazardous materials emergencies?
A) 1991
B) 1992
C) 1993
D) 1994
A) 1991
Which protective clothing and equipment standard cover protective ensembles for first
responders to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism incidents?
A) 1991
B) 1992
C) 1993
D) 1994
D) 1994