Chapter 2 HAZMAT Flashcards
Learn material from chapter 2 HAZMAT
What are the 7 clues to the presence of HAZMAT
Location
Container information
Transportation Placards, Markings, Labels
Non-transportation hazmat marking and labels
Hazard information reference sources
Sensory clues including victim signs and symptoms
Monitoring and detection devices
How many clues to the presence of HAZMAT
7
What is Bulk packaging?
Packaging (not including a ship) which materials are loaded with no intermediate form of containment.
Value for a liquid that would classify it as BULK packaging.
119 gal or more
Value for a solid that would classify it as BULK packaging.
882 lbs or more
Value for a gas that would classify it as BULK packaging.
1,000 lbs or more
Name the different fixed container shapes
Spherical Container
Cylindrical w rounded ends
Circular Containers with flat ends
Vertical Cylinders with a cone bottom
Horizontal Cylinder with flat ends
Name the different transportation container shapes
Cylindrical w/ rounded ends
Smaller cylindrical w/ slightly rounded ends with reinforcing rings
Oval
Horseshoe shaped
Thermos Bottle
Rectangular
What are the 9 classes of hazardous materials
Class 1- Explosives
Class 2 - Gases
Class 3- Flammable liquids
Class 4 - Flammable solids
Class 5- Oxidizing substances
Class 6- Toxic and infections substances
Class 7- Radioactive
Class 8- Corrosive Substance
Class 9- Miscellaneous dangerous substance
What does an ORANGE placard indicate?
Explosive
What does a YELLOW placard indicate?
Oxidizer
What does a RED placard indicate?
Flammable
What does a WHITE placard indicate?
Health Hazard
What does an BLUE placard indicate?
Water Reactive
What does a GREEN placard indicate?
Nonflammable Gas
