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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Historically failure to recognize hazmat has caused

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Unnecessary injuries and Deaths

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list of increasing clues to presence of hazardous materials (7)

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1-Locations occupancy types and preincident surveys
2-Basic container information
3-Transportation placards markings and labels
4-Nontransportation hazmat markings and labels
5-Hazard information reference sources
6-Sensory clues including victim signs and syptoms
7-Monitoring and detection devices

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Most kitchen garages laundry rooms and basements contain

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Cleaning, supplies, caustic materials, flammable liquids, pesticides and poisons

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Hydrocarbons account for more than __ percent of all hazardous materials transported throughout north America

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75 percent

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Awareness level personnel should also pay attention to the water level of

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Rivers and tidal areas

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Awareness level personnel should pay attention to __ and __ for potential terrorism targets

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High profile locations and events

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Any ___ type may have hazardous materials in them

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Occupancy types

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An increasing new problem is legal and illegal

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Cannabis and CBD grow houses or extraction labs and can be any type of occupancy

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4 Risks of exposure from clandestine drug laboratories are

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Possible external package contamination

Lack of package integrity

Particle size of the drug may not be contained by the type of packaging

The threat of on scene criminal activity and the instability of the chemical process itself

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According to the DEA Fentanyl is ___ times stronger then morphine and a lethal dose is only __

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50-100 times and 2mg

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11
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Preincident surveys identify the following 8 items

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Exposures such as people property and environment
Hazmat types quantities dangers and locations
Building features such as location of fixed fire suppression systems
Site characteristics
Possible access/egress difficulties
Inherent limitations of response organization when trying to control certain types of hazmat Emergency
Telephone numbers (24-hour) of responsible parties on site experts and alternates
Site or occupancy response capability

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12
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The shapes of the different types of packaging and containers can

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Provide clues about the Hazardous materials inside

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13
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To meet the criteria for bulk packaging one of the following must be met

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Maximum capacity is greater than 119 gallons as a receptacle for a liquid

Maximum Net Mass is greater than 882 pounds or maximum capacity is greater than 119 gallons as a receptacle for a solid

Water capacity is 1000 pounds or greater as a receptacle for a gas

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To meet the criteria for bulk packaging one of the following must be met

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Maximum capacity is 119 gallons or less as a receptacle for a liquid

Maximum net mass is 882 pound or less and maximum capacity of 119 gallons or less as a receptacle for a solid

Water capacity is 1000 pounds or less for a receptacle for a gas

Regardless of definition of bulk packaging a maximum net mass of 882 pounds or less for a bag or box conforming to the applicable requirements for specifications packaging including the maximum net mass limitations

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15
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Pressurized containers tend to have

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Rounded ends to distribute pressure stress

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Pressure container features include (5)

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Rounded almost spherical ends

Bolted access points hatches

Bolted protective housings

Pressure relief devices

Pressure gauges

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17
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Non pressurized containers tend to have

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Flat sided or ends

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18
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Potential Hazards for the following storage containers are

Spherical containers
Cylindrical with rounded ends
Circular containers with flat ends
Vertical cylinder with cone bottom
Horizontal cylinder with flat ends

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Toxic
Corrosive
Flammable
Energetic
Asphyxiant

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Potential Hazards for the following Transportation container shapes are

Cylinder with rounded ends
Smaller cylindrical with slightly rounded ends with reinforcing rings
Oval
Horseshoe Shape

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Toxic
Corrosive
Flammable
Energetic
Asphyxiant

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20
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Potential hazards for Thermos bottle transportation container are

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Toxic
corrosive
Flammable
Energetic
Asphyxiant
Thermal COLD

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Spherical containers

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offers uniform stress distribution and highly efficient pressurized storage for gases kept in liquid form, can also be a indicator that the contents are under high pressure

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Cylindrical with rounded ends

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Can be a indicator of pressurized contents

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Circular container with flat ends and larger diameter then height

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Indicated its contents are at atmospheric to low pressure

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Vertical Cylinder with cone bottom

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May contain anything

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Horizontal cylinder with flat ends

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indicates atmospheric to low pressure liquid storage

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Transport cylinder with rounded ends

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Indicate pressurized contents and could be high pressurized

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Smaller cylindrical slightly rounded ends with reinforcing rings

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Indicate may transport items with a variety of hazards

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Oval with flat ends

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indicates non pressurized liquids

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Horseshoe shape with flat ends

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Indicates low pressure container

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Thermos bottle cylindrical shape with box cabinet at the rear

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indicates cryogenic liquid

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31
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Cryogen is stored at

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-130degrees F at 14.7PSI

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32
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Rectangular

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May carry mixed cargo be bulk or non bulk

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33
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Rail boxcars, truck trailers, and intermodal transportation may

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Contain large quantities of hazardous materials as part of the cargo with out placarding

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34
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Hazard class 1

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Explosives

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35
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Hazard class 2

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Gases

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36
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Hazard class 3

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Flammable liquids and combustible liquids

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Hazard class 4

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Flammable solids substances liable to spontaneous combustion substances that emit flammable gases on contact and water

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Hazard class 5

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Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides

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39
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Hazard class 6

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Toxic and infectious substances

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40
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Hazard class 7

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Radioactive materials

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41
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Hazard class 8

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Corrosive substances

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42
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Hazard class 9

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Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles

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43
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There are six divisions in Class 1 Explosives

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1.1 mass explosion hazard
1.2 Projectile fragment hazard
1.3 Fire hazard
1.4 no significant blast hazard
1.5 Very insensitive explosives
1.6 Extremely insensitive

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44
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Explosives are packaged typically as

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Solids in individual packages or boxes

45
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Primary hazard of explosives are

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Thermal and mechanical

46
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Blast Pressure wave (Shock wave) is

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Rapidly released gases that ravels outward from center

47
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Blast pressure wave and shock wave have

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both Positive and negative phase and both can cause damage

48
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Seismic effect is

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Vibration is similar to an earthquake and can occur when a blast happens at or near ground level

49
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Incendiary thermal effect is

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occurs during a explosion when thermal heat energy forms a fireball

50
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3 Additional hazards unrelated to the explosion include

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Chemical hazard will probably result from the production of toxic gases and vapors

Explosives may self-contaminate as they age which increases their sensitivity and instability

Explosives may have high sensitivity to shock and friction

51
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There are 3 Divisions of class 2 gases

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Division 2.1 Flammable gases

Division 2.2 Nonflammable non toxic gases

Division 2.3 Toxic gases

52
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The potential hasards of gas include

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Energy (Flammable or oxidizer)

Toxicity

Corrosivity

other potential hazards are
Heat hazard

Asphyxiation

Cold

Mechanical BLEVE

Chemical

53
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Primary hazards of flammable and combustible liquids are

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Chemical energy

Corrosivity

Toxicity

54
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Flammable solids are any materials in the solid state of matter that

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Can readily combust in the presence of an ignition source without outside changes to density or pressure

55
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Spontaneously combustible materials may be

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Liquids or solids which can ignite within five minutes after coming in contact with air they do not require and external ignition source

56
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Dangerous when wet substance become

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Spontaneously flammable or give off flammable or toxic gas when in contact with water

57
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Class 4 Materials often

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React violently in unexpected ways during extinguishment

58
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There are three divisions of Class 4

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Division 1.1 Flammable solids

Division 1.2 Spontaneously combustible materials

Division 1.3 Dangerous when wet

59
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Primary Hazards with Class 4 materials are

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chemical energy

Mechanical energy

Corrosivity

Toxicity

60
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Oxidizing materials are

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Liquids or solids that readily give off oxygen to other oxidizing substances

61
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This means oxidizers

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Vigorously support combustion may be explosive and when combined with fuel may burn continuously

62
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Organic Peroxides are

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Both fuel and oxidizer

63
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MSST is

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Maximum safe storage temperature

64
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SADT is

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Self-accelerating decomposition temperature

65
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Class 5 has 2 divisioins

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Division 5.1 Oxidizers

Division 5.2 Organic peroxides

66
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5 Primary hazards for Class 5 are

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Thermal

Explosive reactions to contact with hydrocarbons

Mechanical

Chemical

Asphyxiation

67
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Class 6 materials and substances include

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Poisons

Poison inhalation hazard

Infectious substances

68
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two divisions in class 6

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Division 6.1 Toxic substances

Division 6.2 Infectious substances

69
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3 Primary hazards for class 6 are

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Toxicity

Inhalation hazards

Disease

70
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Class 7 radioactive materials are

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that emit radiation and are capable of penetrating and damaging living tissues

71
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4 Primary hazards of radioactive materials are

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Radiation burns

Illness

Cancer

Fire may produce irritating or poisonous gases

72
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FISSILE Label must contain the following additional information

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Isotope name

Radiactive activity in international system SI units of becquerels

Transportation Index for yellow 2 and yellow 3 packages

73
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the number in the transport index box indicate the

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Maximum radiation level measured in MREM/HR at one meter fromt he surface of the package

74
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Class 8 corrosive substances are

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Either liquid or solid substance that causes full thickness destruction of human skin at the site of contact with a specific period of time

75
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Primary hazard of class 8 materials are

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Chemical

Toxic

Thermal

Mechanical

76
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Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous goods and materials are

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Has an anesthetic, noxious, or other similar property that could cause distraction or discomfort to the crew members during transportation

Hazardous substance or waste

elevated temperature materials

marine pollutant

77
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3 Examples of class 9 are

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Lithium batteries

PCBS

Hazardous waste

78
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Dangerous placard

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Indicates a mixed load of hazardous material classes

79
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Dangerous placards are mainly applied to

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Highway, rail and ocean containers

80
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3 Requirements of dangerous placards are

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Contains nonbulk packages

Two or more hazard classes requiring different placards as specified in 49 CFR

Aggregate gross weight of less than 2.205 pounds

81
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Placards are Diamon shape and must appear on ____ and standard size of

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all sides of the vehicle transporting hazmat and standard size of 9.84 inches on each side

82
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4 Digit un/na identification number is displayed on or in associatioin with

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Placard or transportation vehicles and bulk packaging’s

83
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Four steps in hazard recognition include identifying

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Background color of the placard

Hazard class number at the bottom of the placard

UN/NA identification number

Pictogram at the top of the placard

84
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The orange panel on intermodal tanks and containers my have two sets of numbers the bottom number is

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4 Digit UN/NA identification number

85
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Labels are

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Diamon-shaped and measure 3.9 inches on each side and are attached to the package being shipped

86
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Cargo Aircraft only label means

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Materials that cannont be transported on passenger aircraft

87
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Fumigation marking are found

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on structures or container that have been or are undergoing treatment for pest control or mold

88
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Hot Markings is used for

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Elevated temperature materials such as molten sulfur roofing and road tar and molten aluminum

89
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Molten aluminum shipped in temperatures above

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1300 F

90
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Thermal runaway is

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Chain reaction leading to violent release of its stored energy

91
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Crude oil may present inhalation hazard when

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IN sufficient concentration

92
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Non transportation or fixed facility markings and labels include a number of markings systems like (5)

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Labels

Labeling systems

Colors

Color-codes

Signs that indicate the presence of hazardous materials at fixed facilities on facility pipelines and or containers

93
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NFPA 704 is widely recognized method for

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Indication the presence of hazardous materials at commercial manufacturing institutional and other fixed storage facilities

94
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Four Hazard categories and are normally color coded as follows and are shaped in a diamond

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left Blue-Health

top Red- Flammability

right Yellow- Instability

Bottom White- special hazard symbol

95
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Hazard ratings numerical scale from

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0-4 and 0indicates the minimal while 4 indicates severe hazard

96
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Only 3 special hazard symbols are

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W with a line through it- Indicates unusual reactivity with water

OX- oxidizer

SA- Simple asphyxiant

97
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Globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals GHS is

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a worldwide initiative to promote standard criteria for classifying chemicals and chemical hazards

98
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3 Key information elements of GHS are as follows

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Uniform classification of hazardous substances and mistures

Unifor labeling standards

Unifor SDS content and format

99
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OSHA 29 CFR 19101.1200 requires

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employers to identify classify and communicate hazard’s int he workplace and to train employees to recognize those hazards

100
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CAS numbers are

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unique numerical identifiers assigned to individual chemicals and chemical compounds polymers mixtures and alloys

101
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Pesticides no include the following 7 items

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EPA registration number PCP number
Hazard statement
Pictogram
Precautionary statements
Product identifiers
Singal word like Danger or Warning
Supplier identification

102
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ISO -3864 are

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Symbols identifying hazards

103
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5 other documents may provide information about hazardous materials at a facility such as

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Shipping or receiving documents

Inventory records

Riske management and hazardous communication plans

Chemical inventory reports aka teir 2 reports

Facility papers

104
Q

Shipping paper identification transportations mode and what they called
Air

Highway

Rail

Water

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Air bill

Bill of lading

Trainlist/Consist

Dangerous cargo manifest

105
Q

ISHP spells out

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I=Identification number

S=Proper shipping name

H= Hazard class or division

P= Packing group

106
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STCC is a

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Seven digit article or commodity description code beginning with either a 48 or 49

107
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STCC when it starts with a 48 is

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a commodity that is a hazardous waste

108
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STCC when it starts with a 49 is

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A commodity that is a hazardous material

109
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WISER offers

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Chemical identification support

Characteristics of chemicals and compounds

Heatlh hazard information

Containment advice

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