hazmat awareness Flashcards
What are the OSHA regulations for personnel at the awareness level?
Per OSHA 1910.120(q)(6)(i) “first responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release
\and who have been trained to initiate a response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release”.
What is the department of transportation responsible for regarding HazMat?
Publicizes and enforces rules and regulations that relate to the transport of any hazardous materials
What resource would you use to survey a hazmat incident?
Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
Which section of the emergency response guidebook lists the hazardous materials in alphabetical order?
Blue section
Which section of the emergency response guidebook lists the hazardous materials in UN/NA number order?
yellow section
Which section of the emergency response guidebook provides initial emergency response and care?
orange section
Where would you find special symbols on the NFPA 704 hazard identification system?
The white diamond, bottom (6 o’clock) position
What does a dewar container hold?
Low Temperature Cryogenic Liquid
What is the single most important piece of PPE firefighters have at their disposal?
SCBA
What information does a pipeline warning sign include?
Warning symbol, owner’s name, emergency contact number.
What type of threat, from a health and safety perspective, does the material in the green pages present?
Materials that are dangerous or lethal to inhale or come in contact with, usually in gas form
What type of resources will a hazardous materials incident require for agencies to call for?
police, fire, ems
How many sides must a transport container carrying hazardous materials have placards?
all four sides
If the orange section lists evacuation distance, it is with the assumption that the chemical is what type of hazard?
Flammable/ Explosive
Who is responsible for maintaining control of dangerous cargo manifest?
captain of the vessel
Which section of the ERG should be used in the event of an evacuation is needed?
orange section
What is the definition of a hazardous material?
Any substance or material that is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to human health, safety, or the environment when transported in commerce, used incorrectly, or not properly contained/stored.
What does a “dangerous” placard indicate?
Indicates that more than one hazard class is contained in the same load
What is the primary hazard of DOT class 1 material?
explosiveness
What NFPA standard are responders trained to at the awareness level in the course of their normal duties?
NFPA 1072
What is a hazardous facility?
those occupancies or structures housing or supporting toxic or explosive chemicals or substances and any nonbuilding structures housing, supporting or containing quantities of toxic or explosive substances that, if contained within a building, would cause that building to be defined as a hazardous facility in the determination of the city building official.
What does a placard that contains a drawing of a fish with an”X” over it indicate?
marine pollutants
What is the name of the hazard identification system that uses blue, red, and yellow diamonds with numerical ratings from 1-4?
NFPA 704 Marking system
Which division would material that pose a fire threat fall in under the US military hazardous material marking system?
3 and 4
Materials that are so hazardous regardless of the amount require what?
labels or placards
What does a yellow diamond in the NFPA 704 hazard identification system with the number 1 represent?
Materials that in themselves are normally stable but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures
What are open flames from a pilot light and arcs from electrical switches from being turned on are what type of examples?
ignition sources
What does a red diamond in the NFPA 704 hazard identification system represent?
flammability
What type of material does a yellow NFPA 704 hazard identification system with the number 1 represent?
Materials that in themselves are normally stable but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures
Where will responders find safety data sheets?
Ask site representative for SDS of spilled material or find it on the transporting vehicle( With driver)
What information will responders find on safety data sheets?
Present chemical properties, contact information, first aid, exposure limits, traits of the substance, quantity on hand, precautions to safely handle and store.
What hazards will some DOT hazard classes require shippers to assign packaging groups to?
Based on materials flash point and toxicity.
What packaging group designates the material that poses the highest danger?
packaging group 1
Where are waybill shipping papers found?
Found with the conductor, engineer, or assigned crew member, found in every train car.
What is the term for shipping papers used for air transport?
air bill
What is the name of the initial response action guide for responders?
emergency response guidebook (ERG)
Where is a dangerous cargo manifest located?
In the wheelhouse of the ship, inside a tube like container
In what type of situation could a response using hearing to identify the presence of hazardous materials?
Toxic gas alarms could sound off in an laboratory
Why is it dangerous to rely on smell, touch, and taste to detect hazardous materials?
potential health risk
What types of hazards does the US military hazardous materials system identify?
detonation and fire
What is the primary difference between the NFPA 704 and HMIS marking systems?
NFPA 704 is for first responders, HMIS is for facility employees.
In what section of the ERG can you find information regarding initial isolation distances?
green section
In what section of the ERG can you find information regarding a table of water-reactive materials that produce toxic gasses?
green section
At the awareness level are you considered a responder according to NFPA 472/1072?
No, not until you are an operator.
What should occur prior to contaminated victims receiving care?
decontamination
What type of pathogenic microorganism is anthrax?
Bacillus anthracis
Before a chemical or other harmful substance can injure a person, what must occur first?
come in contact with the material
What is it called when chemicals enter the body by permeating the skin?
absorption
What is it called when chemicals enter the body through the digestive tract?
ingestion
What is it called when chemicals enter the body through the respiratory system?
inhalation
What is it called when chemicals enter the body by breaching through the skin?
injection
What type of material does a blue placard represent?
water reactive
What makes the lungs especially vulnerable and make inhalants so dangerous ?
Its hard to protect the lungs from dangerous inhalants.
Smallpox is what kind of disease?
contagious
Does Canada and US share the same DOT markings ?
yes
Where is the consist kept?
each rail car
Can you identify a 55 gallon drum by color ?
no
Who is responsible for placing pipeline warning signs at regular intervals along the length of the pipeline?
pipeline company
What does HMIS stand for?
Hazardous Materials Information System
What entity is in charge of pipeline signs?
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Who holds the consist for the Railroad?
the conductor
What are smaller sized placards called?
labels
Deprivation of breath during a hazmat event or terrorist attack is considered what?
suffocation
What packing group is considered a minor danger?
packaging group 3
