Haz Mat and TRT

Question 0

In the ERG what do the different colored sections represent?

Answer 0

White - How to use the guide
Yellow - List in numerical order
Blue - List in alphabetical order
Orange - Guide pages
Green - Initial isolation for TIH and materials which produce TIH when
spilled in water
White - Protective clothing, fire and spill control, WMD information,
glossary, emergency response phone numbers

Question 1

In the Haz Mat setting what is the First Responding Officer’s size up consist of?

Answer 1

• Isolate
• Identify
• Notify
• Evacuate
• Evaluate

Question 2

What does TIH stand for?

Answer 2

Toxic Inhalation Hazards

Question 3

If you can’t read the ID marking of the chemical what guide page number do you use?

Answer 3

111

Question 4

If the guide number is highlighted in the yellow section what does that mean?

Answer 4

The chemical is a TIH.

• If there is no fire refer to the Green section
• If there is a fire then refer to the Orange section

Question 5

What does it mean if there is a P next to the number?

Answer 5

The chemical is a polymer

Question 6

In an intermodal container what does it mean if there is a X by the top number?

Answer 6

The chemical will react to water

Question 7

How many classes of DOT Hazard Classes are there?

Answer 7

9

Question 8

What are the DOT Hazard Classes?

Answer 8

1. Explosives
2. Gases
3. Flammable Liquids
4. Flammable Solids
5. Oxidizers
6. Toxic Substances
7. Radioactive
8. Corrosives
9. Miscellaneous Hazards

Question 9

With DOT Hazards what does the abbreviation LC stand for?

Answer 9

Lethal Concentration

Question 10

Confined Space is defined as being what?

Answer 10

• Large enough and so configured that a person can enter and perform work
• Has limited means for entry and exit
• Is not designed for continuous occupancy

Question 11

A permit is required with what type of confined spaces?

Answer 11

• Contain, or has the potential to contain, a hazardous atmosphere
• Contains a material that has potential for engulfing an entrant
• Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or asphyxiated
• Contains any other recognized safety or health hazard

Question 12

Non-techical evacuations for rope rescue is what maximum inclination?

Technical evacuations for rope rescue is what minimum inclination?

Answer 12

Non-technical is less than 40 degrees

Technical is more than 40 degrees

Question 13

In trench rescue what size safety perimeter should be established?

Answer 13

At least 500 feet

Question 14

What is the rescue perimeter for trench rescue?

Answer 14

35-50 feet

Question 15

How far should any running vehicles be with a trench rescue?

Answer 15

At least 75 feet

Question 16

With auto extrication how big of an area should the action circle be?

Answer 16

10-15 feet around the vehicle

Question 17

How big should the outer circle be with auto extrication?

Answer 17

20-25 feet