Hazmat-CDL Flashcards
There are three lists that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is a regulated product. Which of the following is one of them?
A. List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities
A vehicle placarded for hazardous materials is required to have placards on how many sides of the vehicle?
4
A hazard class name or ID number must not be used to describe a:
Non-hazardous material
The intention of the Hazardous Materials Regulations are to ensure safe drivers and equipment, to communicate the risk, and:
To contain the material
- If an “X” or an “RQ” is written or typed into the HIM column of a shipping paper entry, the:
Shipment is regulated by the Hazardous Materials Regulations
Who do the regulations say is responsible for packaging, labeling and preparing the hazardous material shipping papers for shipment?
The shipper
A power unit of a placarded vehicle is required to have a fire extinguisher with a
UL rating of
B:C, or more.
10
You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within how many feet of an open fire?
C. 300 feet
If hazardous material is leaking from your vehicle, you must not move your vehicle:
Any more than safety requires
The transport index of a radioactive material tells you:
The degree of control needed during transportation
Which one of these shipping paper descriptions for a hazardous material is in
the correct order?
UN 1787, hydriotic acid, corrosive material, group
A “W” in the first column of the Hazardous Materials Table indicates:
The entry applies to water shipments that are not an “RQ”
You may not smoke around any vehicle being loaded or unloaded with:
A. Flammables
B. Oxidizers
C. Explosives
(D. Any of the above)
If a vehicle carrying explosives crashes with another object, you must not separate the vehicle from the object until:
Someone has removed the explosives and placed them at least
200 feet away
Before loading or unloading any explosive, you must check the cargo space for:
A. A cargo heater that could start
B. Sharp points that might damage the cargo
C. Loose floor boards or plates
(D. All of the above)
A liquid poison is spilling from your vehicle. If it can be done safely, how should you channel the liquid?
Away from streams or sewers
Which emergency equipment may be used to warn of a stopped vehicle that
contains explosives?
Reflective triangles
When shippers package hazardous materials, they must certify that this was done according to the regulations. The One exception to this rule is when;
The shipper is a private carrier carrying their own freight
When you’re transporting chlorine in cargo tanks, you must have:
A. An approved gas mask
B. An emergency kit for controlling leaks in fittings on the dome cover plate
((C. Both A and B))
Carriers are required to give each driver who transports Division 1.1 or
Division 1.2:
A copy of FMCSR, Part 397
When you’re handling packages of explosives, you must:
Never use hooks or other metal tools
If the word “Forbidden” is shown in the hazard class column of an entry in the Hazardous Materials Table:
You must never transport the product
What is the largest allowable total transport index of all packages in a single vehicle allowed to be?
50
You’re hauling 2,000 pounds of a corrosive. You may park within
feet of
the road if your work requires it and it’s for a very short period of time.
5
If you’re hauling hazardous materials and you discover one of your tires is leaking air, you must:
Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it
You should stop before crossing a railroad grade if your vehicle is carrying how many gallons of chlorine?
Any amount
Animal and human foodstuffs must not be loaded in the same vehicle with:
Poisons
When hauling hazardous materials, you must stop your vehicle and check any dual tires at least once every:
2 hours or 80 miles
