Chapter 24 - HAZMAT Transportation (1096-1151) Flashcards
Generally labels are for_________
Placards are for________
Labels : Nonbulk packages
Placards: Bulk packaging
Hazard classification system is in ERG booklet, but in what page in the booklet?
Page 6
You need to have a placard on your shipment if you have at least ___ L
450 L
What is a feature on explosive hazard placards that no other placards have?
Compatibility group letter
True or false?
You should approach every hazmat incident as a unique situation
True
Which of these is not criteria for bulk packaging
- 15000 KPa or greater of gases
- 475L minimum for liquid
-Maximum net mass is greater than 882lbs
-Water capacity is 500kg or greater as a receptacle for a gas
15000 kPa or greater of gases
In a common pressurized bulk storage tank, what is the pressure?
Above 15psi, 103kPa, 1.03 bar
What are two specifications that can help identify what a truck was built for?
Motor carrier standards (MC)
DOT-TC standards
Tank cars are divided into 3 categories, what are they?
Low pressure tank cars
Pressure tank cars
Cryogenic liquid tank cars
A freight container that is used interchangeably in multiple modes of transport is…..
An intermodal container
Dry van, Refrigerated intermodal, Open-top intermodal and flat intermodal are all examples of what?
Freight containers
Describe the BLEVE process:
Pressurized containers HEAT UP during an incident and violently rupture due to pressure
What are the 4 most common dispersion release patterns from pressure container:
Hemispheric pattern - BLEVE
Cloud - A cloud above the container
Plume - irregular shaped pattern influenced by wind
Cone - triangular shaped pattern with a point source
High pressure tank trucks typically are pressurized between _____ - ______
100 - 500 psi
What is the initial evacuation distance for high pressure tank trucks or high pressure train cars involved in fire?
1600m (1mile)
In tank cars (on a train) when you can’t see the fittings, is it non-pressurized or pressurized?
Pressurized
By definition, what is a cryogen?
A gas that turns into a liquid at, or below -130F
Because cryogens need to be kept so cold to be a gas, what happens when there is a breach and they get exposed to ambient temperature?
They turn back into a liquid and pool
What are cryogenic tank trucks also known as:
(I’m pretty sure it’s in ERG but just to make sure)
MC338, TC338, SCT-338
Which tank styles belong to:
A. Bulk facility low pressure tanks
B. Bulk facility nonpressure (atmospheric tanks)
-Horizontal tanks - Dome roof tanks - Spheroid tanks -Noded spheroid tanks -Vaperdome roof tanks - Lifter roof tanks - Open and closed floating roof tanks -Ordinary cone roof tanks
-Horizontal tanks B
- Dome roof tanks. A
- Spheroid tanks A
-Noded spheroid tanks. A
-Vaperdome roof tanks B
- Lifter roof tanks. B
- Open and closed floating roof tanks. B
-Ordinary cone roof tanks. B
T or F
Underground storage tanks are classified as low-pressure or non-pressure (atmospheric)
True
Also probably in the book but what are low pressure chemical tank trucks also known as:
MC-307 or DOT/TC - 407
The two most common types of low pressure intermodal tanks are known as:
IM 101 portable tanks
IM 102 portable tanks
A large, non-bulk, glass or plastic bottle incased in a casket or box is known as a :
Carboy
What are three indicators a container might have solid product:
-V-shaped sloping sides with bottom outlet
-Open tops on hopper bins
-Transportation containers and system designed for pneumatic loading and unloading
Re-organize (lowest to highest) these types of containers based on radioactive levels :
-Type B
-Industrial
- Type A
- Expected
-Type C
(Lowest)
Expected
Industrial
Type A
Type B
Type C
(highest)
When establishing communication and cooperation with the pipeline operator, they are obligated to provide this information to you:
-Location of transmission pipeline that cross area
-Name of pipeline operator
-Products carried and their hazards
- Location of pipeline emergency
-How to contact pipeline operator
-How to safely respond to pipeline emergency
(I’m writing all of this in my erg book)
T or F?
Pipeline markers always mark the pipelines exact location
False!!
The three types of vessels that transport hazardous materials are tankers, cargo vessels and barges. Which one of these fits this description:
Typically box-shaped, flat decked vessels used for transporting cargo.
Barges!
Containers and aircraft pallets used to consolidate air cargo into a single, transportable unit
Unit loading devices (ULDs)
