COG RR chap 6 - Sheet1

Question 1

T/F All railroad collisions, derailments, and fires should first be considered Haz Mat Incidents unitl other wise verified?

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

Who will have a consist for the freight train?

Answer 2

Conductor

Question 3

Which cribbing is best for rail incidents? Standard cribbing or Railroad ties for cribbing

Answer 3

Railroad ties, Standard not to be used.

Question 4

Roads should stay clear as access is limited to rail scenes. Firefights can be transported in EMS units to get close to the scene–T/F?

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

ETEC (metro) cars can be used on rail too? T/f

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

If no railroad employees are available at the scene, what should the IC give to the rail dispatcher to determine the contents involved in the emergency?

Answer 6

Locomotive number or several car numbers

Question 7

OREIS in the COG railroad book stands for what?

Answer 7

Operation Respond Emergency Information System (computer software for indentifying haz mat contents of rail cars)

Question 8

True or False? Chemtrec has direct access to the CSX train Cargo data base?

Answer 8

TRUE