Chapter 3 Flashcards
For Awareness level personnel, notification procedures may be as simple as: (113) A. calling 911. B. implementing the response. C. performing isolation procedures. D. creating the incident action plan
A
What should an Awareness level responder do if terrorist or criminal activity is suspected? (114) A. Restrain suspects B. Plan the response C. Search for booby traps D. Notify law enforcement
D
Isolation and protective distances in the Emergency Response
Guidebook (ERG) are based on conditions commonly associated with
incidents: (114)
A. at sea.
B. in flight.
C. in open areas.
D. at fixed facilities
C
When using the ERG to locate appropriate initial action, what
provides the most specific initial action guide? (115)
A. The Table of Placards
B. The Road Trailer Identification Chart
C. Four-digit ID number or chemical names
D. Container profiles in the white pages at the front of the book
C
Where in the ERG would you find identification charts for road trailers? (116) A. Green pages B. Yellow-bordered pages C. White pages, front section D. White pages, back section
C
Where in the ERG would you find information about terrorist use of
chemical, biological, or radiological agents? (116)
A. Green pages
B. Yellow-bordered pages
C. White pages, front section
D. White pages, back section
D
Which section of the ERG provides a four-digit UN/NA ID number index list in numerical order? (118) A. Green pages B. Yellow-bordered pages C. White pages, front section D. White pages, back section
B
The blue-bordered pages in the ERG provide: (118)
A. evacuation distances.
B. fire and explosion hazards.
C. a four-digit UN/NA ID number index list in numerical order.
D. an index of dangerous goods in alphabetical order by material
name
D
Green highlighting in the yellow-bordered and blue-bordered pages
of the ERG indicates that the substance: (118)
A. is fissile.
B. polymerizes.
C. is extremely flammable.
D. releases gases that are a toxic inhalation hazard (TIH)
D
ERG Initial Action Guides are provided in the: (118) A. green pages. B. blue-bordered pages. C. yellow-bordered pages. D. orange-bordered pages
D
Where would you find information on protective clothing and
respiratory protection recommendations? (120)
A. The ID Guide in the yellow-bordered pages
B. The Public Safety Section in the orange-bordered pages
C. The green highlighted sections of the blue-bordered pages
D. The Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances
B
Where is the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances found in the ERG? (122) A. Green pages B. Blue-bordered pages C. Yellow-bordered pages D. Orange-bordered pages
A
The ERG defines a large spill as: (126)
A. less than 55 gallons.
B. more than 55 gallons.
C. a spill that happens in a warmer, more active atmosphere.
D. a spill that happens in cooler, calmer atmospheric conditions
B
The minimum initial isolation distance given by Table 1 in the ERG will always be at least: (126) A. 50 feet (15 m). B. 100 feet (30 m). C. 200 feet (60 m). D. 500 feet (150 m)
B
Table 3 of the ERG provides initial isolation and protective action
distances for large spills involving different container types, time of
day, and different: (127)
A. altitudes.
B. latitudes.
C. wind speeds.
D. types of precipitation
C