ERG

Question 1

Class 1

Answer 1

Explosives

Question 2

Class 2

Answer 2

Gases

Question 3

Class 3

Answer 3

Flammable Liquids

Question 4

Class 4

Answer 4

Flammable Solids

Question 5

Class 5

Answer 5

Oxidizers

Question 6

Class 6

Answer 6

Poisons/Toxins

Question 7

Class 7

Answer 7

Radioactives

Question 8

Class 8

Answer 8

Corrosives

Question 9

Class 9

Answer 9

Miscellaneous

Question 10

Use Guide ______ for a flammable placard

Answer 10

127

Question 11

Use Guide _____ for a corrosive placard

Answer 11

153

Question 12

Use Guide ______ when the danger or dangerous placard is displayed

Answer 12

111

Question 13

MAWP

Answer 13

Max Allowable Working Pressure

Question 14

Pipeline markers only indicate the __________ of a pipeline - they do not indicate the exact location of a pipeline.

Answer 14

presence

Question 15

Markers for pipelines containing dangerous levels of Hydrogen Sulfide may have markers that say:

Answer 15

Sour

Poison

Question 16

Remember to approach incidents from:

Answer 16

Uphill

Upwind

Upstream

Question 17

The _____________________ defines an area SURROUNDING the incident in which people may be exposed to dangerous and life threatening concentrations of material.

Answer 17

Initial Isolation Zone

Question 18

The ____________________ defines an area DOWNWIND from the incident in which people may become incapacitated and unable to take protective action and/or incur serious or irreversible health effects.

Answer 18

Protective Action Zone

Question 19

_________________ are the steps taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials/dangerous goods

Answer 19

Protective actions

Question 20

__________________ means to keep everybody away from the area if they are not directly involved in emergency response operations.

Answer 20

Isolate hazards and deny entry

Question 21

_________________ means to move all people from a threatened area to safer places.

Answer 21

Evacuate

Question 22

__________________________ means people should seek shelter inside a building and remain inside until the danger passes.

Answer 22

Shelter in Place

Question 23

Small Spills:

Answer 23

55 gallons or less (208 Liters)

Question 24

Chemical warfare agents do not have an assigned ID number because they are not ________________________.

Answer 24

commercially transported

Question 25

The Letter (P) following the guide number in the yellow and blue bordered pages identifies materials that present a __________________ hazard under certain conditions.

Answer 25

polymerization

Question 26

_________ Bordered pages list dangerous goods in order of ID number.

Answer 26

Yellow

Question 27

_________ bordered pages list dangerous good in alphabetical order.

Answer 27

Blue

Question 28

____________ bordered pages are safety recommendations.

Answer 28

Orange

Question 29

_________ respirators are the most common of the seven types of particular filtering face piece respirators.

Answer 29

N95

Question 30

_________________ is the process of removing or neutralizing hazardous materials/dangerous goods that have contaminated people and equipment during an incident.

Answer 30

Decontamination

Question 31

Chemical neutralization produces ________.

Answer 31

heat

Question 32

Water may be effective in mitigating an incident involving a water-reactive chemical only if you can apply it at a ____________________ for a long period

Answer 32

sufficient flooding rate

Question 33

(BLEVE) At a distance of about ___ times the radius of a fireball, the heat radiated from a fireball is enough to burn exposed skin in 2 seconds.

Answer 33

4

Question 34

The furthest reaching hazard in a BLEVE is ________________.

Answer 34

projectiles

Question 35

Minimum time to failure is based on _____________________ on the vapor space of a tank in good condition.

Answer 35

severe torch fire impingement

Question 36

____________ incidents are characterized by the rapid onset of medical symptoms and easily observed signatures

Answer 36

Chemical

Question 37

_______________ incidents are characterized by the onset of symptoms in hours to days. Typically there will be no characteristic signatures because biological agents are usually odorless and colorless.

Answer 37

Biological

Question 38

______________ incidents are characterized by the onset of symptoms, if any, in days to weeks or longer.

Answer 38

Radiological

Question 39

Avoid using cell phone within _____ meters (300 feet) of a suspected device.

Answer 39

100

Question 40

A single _________ on orange placards represent's an explosive's compatibility group letter.

Answer 40

asterisk

Question 41

An emergency shut off valve is commonly found at the front of the tank, near the ______________.

Answer 41

driver door

Question 42

The ______________________ (GHS) is an international guideline published by the United Nations.

Answer 42

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemical

Question 43

Large-diameter steel pipelines transport flammable natural gas at very high pressures ranging from __________________.

Answer 43

200-1500 psi

Question 44

If more than one rail car, tank truck, tank or large cylinder, containing TIH materials is leaking, ______________ distances may need to be increased.

Answer 44

Large Spill

Question 45

Quickly removing surface contamination, which usually happens by mechanically removing the contaminant or rinsing water from handheld homeliness, emergency showers, or other nearby water sources.

Answer 45

Gross Decontamination

Question 46

Reducing contamination to a level as low as possible by chemical or physical methods. A hazmat team will perform this kind of decontamination.

Answer 46

Technical Decontamination

Question 47

Reducing or removing surface contaminants as fast as possible from a large number of people in potentially life-threatening situations.

Answer 47

Mass Decontamination

Question 48

Immediately reducing contamination of people in potentially life-threatening situations with or without formally setting up a decontamination corridor.

Answer 48

Emergency Decontamination

Question 49

Chemical neutralization creates __________.

Answer 49

heat

Question 50

Main Hazards from a BLEVE: (4)

Answer 50

FIre Thermal Radiation Blast Projectiles

Question 51

Natural gas in _______________ is odorless - generally not odorized with mercaptan, however natural gas containing hydrogen sulfide will have a distinct rotten gas smell.

Answer 51

transmission pipelines

Question 52

Natural gas in distribution pipelines is _______________ with mercaptan.

Answer 52

odorized

Question 53

Natural gas in the well-production pipelines is not ________________ with mercaptan, however, natural gas that contains hydrogen sulfide will have a distinct rotten egg smell.

Answer 53

odorized

Question 54

The pipelines depicted in the NPMS are within _______ of their actual locations.

Answer 54

500 feet

Question 55

When used as a weapon, small spills include releases up to ___ kg (4.4 lbs)

Answer 55

2

Question 56

When used as a weapon, large spills include releases up to _____ kg (55 lbs)

Answer 56

25

Question 57

The _____________ bordered pages list dangerous goods in order of ID number.

Answer 57

Yellow

Question 58

The _______ bordered pages list dangerous goods in alphabetical order of material name.

Answer 58

Blue

Question 59

N95 respirators filters at least 95% of airborne particles (______ microns)

Answer 59

.3

Question 60

Avoid using cell phones within _____ meters of a suspect device.

Answer 60

100 (300 feet)

Question 61

___________ agents cause blistering of the skin.

Answer 61

Blister

Question 62

________ agents are substances that injure a person by interfering with cell respiration (Hydrogen Cyanide, Cyanogen Chloride)

Answer 62

Blood

Question 63

__________ agents are substances that cause physical injury to the lungs (Phosgene)

Answer 63

Choking

Question 64

______________ liquids which have a flash point greater than 60 (140 F) and below 93 C (200 F)

Answer 64

Combustible

Question 65

A _____________ liquid has a flash point of 60C (140F) or lower.

Answer 65

Flammable

Question 66

High expansion foams have a high expansion ratio (over 1:______)

Answer 66

200

Question 67

____________ agents are substances that interfere with the central nervous system

Answer 67

Nerve

Question 68

If you receive the 4-digit identification number, go to the ________ pages.

Answer 68

yellow

Question 69

If you receive the proper shipping name, go to the _________ pages.

Answer 69

blue

Question 70

If there is no risk to your safety or the safety of others, move far enough away from any ______________ coming from the pipeline to allow of normal conversation.

Answer 70

noise

Question 71

If there is enough time, ____________ is the best protective action.

Answer 71

Evacuatin

Question 72

The "__________________" is divided into daytime and nighttime incidents because varying atmospheric conditions affect a hazardous area's size.

Answer 72

protective action distance