Chapter 2:Recognizing and identifying the presence of hazardous materials

Question 1

Preincident survey

Answer 1

Assessment of a facility or location made before an incident occurs

Question 2

Occupancy

Answer 2

Building structure or residency

Question 3

Each_________ has particular locations were accidents may occur more frequently.

Answer 3

Transportation mode

Question 4

Cryogen or cryogenic liquid

Answer 4

Gas that is converted to liquid by being cooled below -130F and -90C

Question 5

Another name for refrigerated liquid

Answer 5

Cryogen or cryogenic liquid

Question 6

Oxidizer

Answer 6

Any material that rapidly yield oxygen or oxidizing gas, that reacts to initiate combustion.

Question 7

What does the acronym (RAM) mean

Answer 7

Radio Active Material

Question 8

List the five basic type of containers radioactive material are shipped in. Least to most dangerous

Answer 8

Excepted
Industrial 
Type A
Type B
Type C

Question 9

7 clues to the presence of hazardous materials

Answer 9

• Preincident surveys
• Container shapes
• Transportation Placards, labels and markings
• non transportation markings and colors
• written resources
• senses
• monitor and detection services

Question 10

What does (LNG) mean

Answer 10

Liquified natural gas

Question 11

What does (LPG) mean

Answer 11

Liquified petroleum gas

Question 12

What is the size difference between containers that have labels and ones that have placards.

Answer 12

Labels are on containers that are smaller than 640 cubic feet.
Placards are on containers that are 640 cubic feet or larger

Question 13

United Nations nine hazardous classes used to categorize hazardous materials?

Answer 13

• Class 1:Explosives
• Class 2: Gases
• Class 3: Flammable Liquids
• Class 4: Flammable solids
• Class 5: Oxidizing
• Class 6: Toxic
• Class 7: Radioactive
• Class 8: Corrosive
• Class 9: Miscellaneous

Question 14

Meaning of (ERG)

Answer 14

Emergency Response Guidebook

Question 15

Manual that aids emergency responders and inspection personnel in identifying hazardous materials, placards and labels.

Answer 15

(ERG) Emergency Response Guidebook

Question 16

What’s does a orange placard indicate?

Answer 16

Explosive

Question 17

What does a yellow placard indicate

Answer 17

Oxidizer/Reactive

Question 18

What does a red placard indicate

Answer 18

Flammable

Question 19

What does a white placard indicate?

Answer 19

Health Hazard

Poison, Corrosive

Question 20

What does a blue placard indicate?

Answer 20

Water reactive

Question 21

What does a green placard indicate?

Answer 21

Nonflammable gas

Question 22

3.9 (100)inch square on point diamonds

Answer 22

Labels

Question 23

What does the number on the lower corner of a placard indicate?

Answer 23

Hazardous class or division number

Question 24

How do Mexican placards markers and labels differ from U.S systems?

Answer 24

Some text may be written in Spanish

Question 25

How do Canadian placards markers and labels differ from U.S systems?

Answer 25

•Labels and markings may be in both English and French

Question 26

Standard system for the identification Of the hazards of materials for emergency response

Answer 26

NFPA 704 system

Question 27

NFPA 704 system uses a rating system of numbers from 0 to 4 what do they indicate?

Answer 27

0 indicates a minimum hazard whereas the number 4 indicates a severe hazard

Question 28

What do the three colors in NFPA 704 system indicate?

Answer 28

Blue= health Red=flammability Yellow= Instability

Question 29

What does (GHS) stand for?

Answer 29

Globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals

Question 30

What does (SDS) stand for?

Answer 30

Safety data sheet

Question 31

Cas Number

Answer 31

Uniquely identifies a specific compound

Question 32

Bill of Lading

Answer 32

Shipping paper used by the trucking industry and (others)indicating origin Destiination route and product

Question 33

A detailed information bulletin that provides specific information about the product

Answer 33

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Question 34

How many section are there on a safety data sheets (SDS)

Answer 34

16

Question 35

What does (LEPC) stand for?

Answer 35

Local emergency planning committee

Question 36

What’s does (LERP) Stand for?

Answer 36

Local emergency response plan,prepared by the (LEPC)

Question 37

What does (CAMEO) stand for?

Answer 37

Computer-aided management of emergency operations

Question 38

What’s does (WISER) stand for?

Answer 38

Wireless information system for emergency responders

Question 39

Generally speaking,transportation, ________or design for non-bulk packages.

Answer 39

Labels

Question 39

Transportation_______ are designed for bulk packages.

Answer 39

Placards

Question 40

The ERG does not list 4 digit UN/identification numbers under?

Answer 40

1000

Question 41

What is the size of a placard?

Answer 41

At least 9.84 inches on all sides

Question 42

What is the dangerous placard indicate?

Answer 42

Mixed loads of non bulk packages with 2 or more categories of hazardous materials.