Chapter 2 Hazmat Recognition Flashcards
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What is an example of a Bulk container?
A
Cargo Tank
Rail Car
2
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What is the criteria for Bulk Containers?
A
Liquid: > 119 Gal
Solid: > 882 lbs
Gas: Water capacity greater than 1000 gal
3
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Drums, Boxes, Carboys and bags are all example of what kind of container?
A
non bulk containers
4
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If a container is less than 119 gal is considered bulk or non bulk?
A
non bulk
5
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If a container has a mass greater than 882lbs is it a bulk or non bulk container?
A
Bulk
6
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What is Hazard Class 1?
A
Explosives
7
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What does Hazard Class 1.1 indicate?
A
Mass Explosion hazard
8
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What does Hazard Class 1.2 indicate?
A
Explosive | Projectile/ fragment hazard
9
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What does Hazard Class 1.3 indicate?
A
Flammable | Fire Hazard
10
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What does Hazard Class 1.4 indicate?
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Minor Explosive | No significant Blast hazard
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What does Hazard Class 1.5 indicate?
A
Very sensitive explosives
12
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What does Hazard Class 1.6 indicate?
A
Extremely insensitive explosive
13
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What is Hazard Class 2?
A
Gases
14
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What are two ways Class 2 hazardous materials are transported?
A
Pressure Containers
Cryogenic storage tanks
15
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What are the different divisions in Class 2 hazardous?
A
2.1 → Flammable gasses
2.2 → Nonflammable, non toxic
2.3 → Toxic gases
16
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What is Class 3?
A
Flammable and combustible liquids
17
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What is Class 4?
A
Flammable solids
18
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What is Class 4.1?
A
Flammable solids
19
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What is Class 4.2?
A
Spontanously Combustible Materials
20
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What is class 4.3?
A
Dangerous when wet
21
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Do Flammable solids require an external ignition source to ignite?
A
No, they do not
22
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What is Class 5?
A
Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
23
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What is Class 5.1?
A
Oxidizers
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What is class 5.2
A
Organic Peroxides
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What is an oxidizing substance?
Liquids or solids that readily give off oxygen or other oxidizing substances
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What are organic peroxides?
Oxidizers with a specific chemical composition that make them prone to reactivity.
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What is unique organic peroxides?
it is both a fuel and oxidizer
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How should Organic Peroxides be stored?
Below MSST (Max Safety Storage Temp)
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What happens if Organic Peroxides reach SADT?
Undergo a chemical change and may violently release from their packaging
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What does SADT stand for?
Self Accelerating Decomposition Temperature
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What are Polymers?
Large molecules made by linking many repeating small molecules (monomers). Some materials can polymerize violently and create fire or explosion hazards.
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What is Class 6?
Toxic Substances or infectious disease
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What is Class 6.1?
Toxic Substances
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What is Class 6.2
Infectious Substances
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What is Class 7?
Radioactive Materials
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How must Class 7 Hazards be labeled?
It must labeled on two opposite sides with a distinctive label
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What does a radioactive label 1 indicate?
external radiation is low with no special stowage measures
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What is Class 8?
Corrosive substances
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What is Class 9?
Miscellaneous Substances
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What is an example of Class 9?
Lithium Batteries
PCB's
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What kind of danger does class 9 primarily have?
thermal and chemical
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What does an orange place card indicate
Explosives
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What does a yellow Place card indicate?
Oxidizer/ Reactive
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What does a red place card indicate?
Flammable
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What does a white place card indicate?
Health Hazard (poison or corrosive)
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What does a blue Place card indicate?
Water Reactive
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What does a green Place card indicate?
Non flammable gas
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What are the four things a place card to help identify the hazard
Background color
Hazard Class no.
UN/NA ID no.
Pictogram
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What does a doubling of the No. mean?
Doubling of the top no. indicates an intensification of hazard
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What does a prefix of "X" indicate?
Material will react dangerously with water
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Where are fumigation markings found?
On structures/containers undergoing treatment for pest or mold
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When are hot marking required?
When elevated temperature materials can present a thermal hazard
53
What are the three pieces of information found on a pipeline marker?
Pipeline Product
Pipeline Operator
Emergency 24 hr no.
54
Regarding the NFPA 704 Place card, describe the hazard rating scale.
0- minimal hazard
4 indicates a severe hazard
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What does a Red 1 indicate on a NFPA 704 Place card?
Material must be preheated to burn
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What are the three signal words for pesticides?
Danger, Warning, Caution
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What are the four colors of NFPA 704?
Blue
Red
Yellow
Special Hazard
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What do the four colors on NFPA 704 Place card represent
Blue- Health Hazard
Red - Flammability
Yellow - Instability
White - Special Hazard
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What are the Three special hazards symbols on a NFPA 704 place card?
W (with an line through)
OX
SA
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What do the special hazard symbols on NFPA 704 indicate?
W - Indicates unusual reactivity to water
OX - Indicates material is an oxidizer
SA - indicates a simple asphyxiant
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What is the Globally Harmonized system?
Worldwide initiative to promote standard criterial for classifying chemicals and chemical hazards
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What is the minimum evacuation distance of solids?
75'
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What is the minimum evacuation distance of Liquids?
150'
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What is the minimum evacuation distance of Gas?
330'
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For a liquid spill what is the criteria for a small and large spill?
Small spill < 55 gal
Large spill >55 gal
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What are CAS numbers?
A unique Identifier for specific chemical substances
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A building with a fume hood exhaust may be indicative of what?
that there may be a functioning laboratory inside
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How should Organic Peroxides be stored?
below the Maximum Safe Storage Temperature (MSST)
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Why should Organic Peroxides be stored below the MSST
If organic peroxides reach the SADT (self accelerator decomposition temperature) it will under go a chemical change and may violently explode.
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Where would you find fumigation markings
found on structures or containers that have been or are undergoing treatment for pest control or mold.
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Division 1 : MassExplosion
Indicates the greatest hazard
Equivalent to UN Class 1.1 Explosives
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Division 2: Explosion with fragments
Equivalent to UN class 1.2
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Mass Fire
Equivalent to Class 1.3
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Moderate fire - no blast
Equivalent to class 1.4
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What does the term "Danger" mean?
Severe Hazard Categories
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What does the term "Warning" mean?
Less severe hazard
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______ were designed to provide a forum for emergency managment agencies, responders, industry and the public to evaluate, understand and communicate the dangers of hazards
LERC Local Emergency planning committee through the use of Local Emergency Response Plans (LERP)
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Every railcar has a unique number known as what?
Reporting mark
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What type of packaging are materials loaded with no intermediate form of containment?
Bulk Packaging
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What type of transportation has an oval cross section with flat or nearly flat ends?
Nonpressurized
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When searching for the waybill or train consist for a train, where should you check first?
with the train crew
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Are the use of monitoring and detection devices to determine the presence of hazmat within the scope of awareness level personnel?
No, the use of the devices is outside the scope of action for awareness level personnel.
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iWhat is the most reliable indicator of the presence of hazardous materials?
The presence of certain storage vessels, tanks, containers or packages
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Which of the seven hazmat clues usually poses the least amount of risk to Awareness Level Personnel?
Locations, occupancy types, and preincident surveys
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Which fixed storage container shape stores many liquid products at atmospheric to low pressure?
Circular with flat ends
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Which fixed storage container shape is not indicative of any specific hazard?
Vertical cylinder with a cone bottom
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A container with a horizontal shape and flat ends at a fixed facility is an indicator of:
atmospheric to low pressure liquid storage.
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Which transportation container shape indicates nonpressurized containers?
Oval
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The primary hazards of explosives are thermal and _____ energy.
mechanical
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Most hazmat incidents in Class 3 Flammable and Combustible Liquids involve:
gasoline and diesel fuel spills.
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Class 9 (Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials Articles) hazards will:
present a hazard during transportation but do not the meet the definition of any other hazard class.
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Which Hazard Class contains both marine pollutants and hazardous waste?
Class 9 - Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
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The color and number of each placard identifies:
the hazard class of the contents.
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What is the difference between labels and placards?
Labels are placed on hazmat packages; placards are placed on hazmat transport vehicles.
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What does the DOT call a reusable material suspected or known to contain an infectious substance that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, immunization, or biomedical research of humans or animals?
Regulated medical waste
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Who regulates the manufacture and labeling of pesticides in the U.S.?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Shipments of hazardous materials must be accompanied by:
shipping papers.
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In shipping papers, the most important information is provided first, starting with the:
UN/NA identification number.
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Which hazard information source would provide the most detail about a specific hazardous material?
Safety data sheet (SDS)
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At a hazmat incident, the presence of leaking vapors:
may be indicated by a hissing or whistling noise.
