HAZMAT Awareness Flashcards
The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ____ quadrant of the NFPA 704 System
White
Local Emergency Response Personnel can give valuable information if the ___ is utilized in the pre-incident planning
Local Emergency Planning Committee
When transporting Hazardous Materials shipping papers should contain:
Hazard Class of the material
What is the NFPA 704 Placard?
A placard on a fixed facility
A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuel, would be labeled as Hazard Class ___:
Class 5: Oxidizing substances
A container of flammable solids would receive a UN label or placard with a hazardous classification number of ___:
Class 4: Flammable solids
The EPA signal word “Caution” indicates:
Minor level of toxicity
The DOT Hazard Class 8 consists of ___:
Corrosives
If a chemical name is highlighted in the ERG, the table of initial isolation and protective action distances are found in the ___ section:
Green
The DOT Hazard Class 7 consists of ___:
Radioactive Substances
One resource that deals with the protective action distances involving toxic gas is the ___:
DOT ERG
4 Digit ID number on an orange panel. You should first look in the ERG for guidance in the ___:
Yellow Boarded Section
Search for a Chemical Name in the ___ of the ERG
Blue bordered section
___ radioactive materials can be packaged in small containers as well those weighing over 100 tons
Type B
The placard with a green background represents which Hazard class?
Nonflammable gas
The placard known as Class 8 represents ___:
Corrosives
The placard known as Class 3 represents ___:
Flammable liquids/combustibles
DOT Hazard Class 2 includes ___:
Nonflammable gasses
DOT Hazard Class 6 includes ___:
Liquid Poisons
DOT Hazard Class 1 includes ___:
Explosives
A substance that readily yields oxygen to support the combustion of fuels would be labeled ___ under the United Nations Labeling System
Class 5: Oxidizing substances
To avoid hazards, which action would be instituted in the hazard-control-zone?
Firefighters should prevent unauthorized personnel from entering
The Flammable range is the ___:
Percent of gas or vapor concentration in the air
Which is recognized as a biological agent?
Anthrax
A specialized intermodal tank container which transports gases in a high pressure cylinder is ___:
A tube module/trailer
A specialized intermodal tank container which carries refrigerated liquid gases, oxygen or helium would be an example of:
Cryogenic intermodal tanks/IM type 7
Cryogenic intermodal tanks/IM type 7 containers are ___:
Diverse in pressure ratings as high as 600 PSI
The product that IM 102 intermodal tanks typically carry are ___:
Nonregulated materials
Beta Particles are ___:
Ionizing radiation like X-rays
In an emergency at a facility with bulk chemical storage, where the MSDS is not available on-site, the firefighter may obtain information from ___:
The Chemical Abstract Services
