HAZMAT Endorsment Flashcards

1
Q

If you suspect that there is a cargo fire in your trailer and the cargo doors are hot you should:
A. Empty the trailer
B. Leave the door close
C. Open the doors

A

B. Leave the door close

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You are going to be hauling hazardous materials over a route you do not know well. When should you check the route and get the permits needed for the trip?
A. Before starting the trip
B. While you are still o n a part of the route that you know
C. Within 24 hours of the finish of the trip

A

A. Before starting the trip

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When shippers handle hazardous materials, they must certify that this was done according to the regulations, the only exception is when:
A. The shipper is a private carrier, carrying their own product
B. The driver is given a sealed cargo compartment
C. The shipment is a hazardous waste

A

A. The shipper is a private carrier, carrying their own product

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You are transporting hazardous materials. When you are not behind the wheel, the shipping papers must be on the driver’s seat or:
A. With you
B. In the pouch on the driver’s door
C. On the dashboard in clear view

A

B. In the pouch on the driver’s door

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You are behind the wheel of a truck carrying a shipment of hazardous material. The shipping papers must bee in a pouch on the driver’s door or in:
A. Clear view within your reach
B. The truck’s glove compartment
C. Approach or inside of the driver’s door

A

A. Clear view within your reach

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The hazardous material quantity being transported must be on the shipping paper:
A. If it is more than 10 pounds
B. All the time
C. If the amount is a reportable quantity

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C. If the amount is a reportable quantity

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When fueling a placarded vehicle, someone must always be:
A. Within 10 feet of the pump with a fire extinguisher
B. At the emergency power shut-off for the pump
C. At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow

A

C. At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow

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The National Response Center:
A. Helps coordinate emergency response to chemical hazard
B. Checks and update shippers had properly labeled of hazardous material
C. Must inspect any truck or bus thats involved in a hazardous material accident

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A. Helps coordinate emergency response to chemical hazard

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9
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With most hazardous materials, you may park within 5 feet of the road briefly, if your work requires it. The materials that are the exception and do not allow parking this close to the road are:
A. Explosives 1.1 and 1.2
B. ORM-D
C. Acids & poisons

A

A. Explosives 1.1 and 1.2

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10
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A driver who transports radioactive material and has to follow a certain route must have had special training by the carrier within the last:
A. Four years
B. One year
C. Two years

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C. Two years

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11
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When hauling hazardous materials, you must stop your vehicle and check any dual tires at least once every:
A. 2 hours or 100 miles whichever is less
B. 2 hours or 80 miles whichever is less
C. 3 hours or 150 miles whichever is less

A

A. 2 hours or 100 miles whichever is less

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12
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If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should:
A. Tell only the Emergency Response Team about the hazard
B. Prevent a panic by acting like nothing is wrong
C. Keep all people far away and upwind of the accident

A

C. Keep all people far away and upwind of the accident

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13
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You are carrying placarded class 7 radioactive material, must you stop before rail road crossing?
A. Only if marks as excent
B. Yes
C. No

A

B. Yes

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14
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If you have a hazardous materials fire on the road, you should:
A. Open the cargo door
B. Not attempt to control the fire
C. Remove all burned material

A

B. Not attempt to control the fire

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15
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When handling packages of explosives, you must:
A. Not package the load with sharp or shaking action
B. Keep a tandem on other fit away
C. Never use hooks or other metal tools

A

C. Never use hooks or other metal tools

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16
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Who is responsible for reporting spills for hazardous material?
A. The driver
B. The shipper
C. The carrier

A

A. The driver

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17
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In placarded vehicles with hazardous materials how many placards will you need?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2

A

A. 4

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18
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Shipments are placarded on:
A. Quantity of hazard and class of hazard materials being transported
B. Populations on route
C. Distance and route traveled

A

A. Quantity of hazard and class of hazard materials being transported

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19
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When you discover a hazardous materials cargo leak:
A. Identify the hazardous materials
B. Use your sense of smell to identify the material transported
C. Immediately remove all the package from the vehicle transport

A

A. Identify the hazardous materials

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20
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When carrying explosives and you have broken down or crashed:
A. Leave the vehicle and go for help
B. Immediately open and inspect the cargo
C. Do not allow smoking or fire near the vehicle

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C. Do not allow smoking or fire near the vehicle

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21
Q

You need to warn others of a stopped vehicle with a tank used for flammable liquids or gases, you can use:
A. Flares
B. Fuses
C. Reflective triangles

A

C. Reflective triangles

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22
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You have hazardous materials spilling from the container but not spilling from the vehicle, drive to the closes safe area where you can get help &:
A. Stay upwind where people gather
B. Call emergency personnel if they are needed
C. Repacking the spilled material with plastic over raw

A

B. Call emergency personnel if they are needed

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23
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If an X or an RQ is in the HM column of a shipping paper entry, the:
A. Shipment is regulated by hazardous materials regulations
B. Entry refers to the materials that must be top loaded
C. Material listed on that line is the larges part of the shipment

A

A. Shipment is regulated by hazardous materials regulations

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24
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Explosives 1.1 must NOT be transported in a single transport vehicle that includes:
A. Class 7 radioactive material
B. A cargo tank that is not equipped with baffles
C. Material that are classified as ORM-D

A

A. Class 7 radioactive material

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25
Q

Smoking is prohibited when loading or unloading which of the following:
A. Class 8 (Corrosives)
B. Division 6.1 (Poisons)
C. Class 5 (Oxidizers)

A

C. Class 5 (Oxidizers)

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26
Q

Your vehicle contains explosives, oxidants or flammables no one must smoke within:
A. 15 feet of the vehicle
B. 50 feet of the vehicle
C. 25 feet of the vehicle

A

C. 25 feet of the vehicle

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27
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There are two list that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is a regulated product. One of these lists is the:
A. Department of Transportation hazardous load
B. EPA Dangerous Materials Table
C. List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities

A

C. List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities

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28
Q

To find out if a shipment includes a hazardous material, you should:
A. Look at the shipping paper
B. Look at the shipping license
C. Open and inspect every package and container

A

A. Look at the shipping paper

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29
Q

Shippers (who send something) must put:
A. Square shape hazard warning labels on those hazardous materials packages
B. Oval shape hazard warning labels on those hazardous materials packages
C. Diamond shape hazard warning labels on those hazardous materials packages

A

C. Diamond shape hazard warning labels on those hazardous materials packages

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30
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Generally the:
A. Shipper must certify on the shipping paper that the shipment has been prepared in the correct manner.
B. Carrier must certify on the shipping paper that the shipment has been prepared in the correct manner.
C. Driver must certify on the shipping paper that the shipment has been prepared in the correct manner.

A

A. Shipper must certify on the shipping paper that the shipment has been prepared in the correct manner.

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31
Q

Placards are 10 3/4 inches square, square on point and :
A. Square shape
B. Rectangular shape
C. Diamond shape

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C. Diamond shape

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32
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You find an overheated tire during an enroute inspection, if you are hauling hazardous materials, you must:
A. Remove the tire and check it every two hours
B. Remove the tire and place it a safe distance from the vehicle
C. Wait at least 2 hours before continuing your trip

A

B. Remove the tire and place it a safe distance from the vehicle

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33
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The symbol A appearing in column one of the hazardous materials table section 172.101 means that the hazardous materials is:
A. Only a reportable quantity if 100 or more pounds spill
B. Subject of hazardous materials rules only when transporting by air unless hazardous substance or waste
C. Extremely harmful to marine life

A

B. Subject of hazardous materials rules only when transporting by air unless hazardous substance or waste

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34
Q

A vehicle contains 500 pounds each, of explosives 1.1 and 1.2, you must use:
A. Explosives 1.1 placards
B. Explosives and dangerous placards
C. Dangerous placards

A

A. Explosives 1.1 placards

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35
Q

Nitric acid (Nitrogen Oxides) (Class 8) may only be carried with other hazardous materials if it is loaded no more than two tiers high and:
A. It is not loaded above any other material
B. The quantity of anyone of others materials is not 1001 pound or more
C. It has a transported index less than 1.1

A

A. It is not loaded above any other material

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36
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The basic description of a hazardous materials includes the hazard class, the identification number and the proper shipping name. Which one must appear first on the shipping paper?
A. The hazard class
B. The identification number
C. The proper shipping name

A

C. The proper shipping name

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37
Q

Animal and human food products should not be loaded in the same vehicle with:
A. Explosives
B. Poison
C. Oxidizers

A

B. Poison

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38
Q

When transporting chlorine in cargo tanks, you must:
A. Know the chemical formula of chlorine
B. Carry an approved gas mask and emergency kit for leak reparation
C. Be prepared to evacuate your vehicle and leave the area fast

A

B. Carry an approved gas mask and emergency kit for leak reparation

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39
Q

The chemical transportation emergency center CHEMTREC:
A. Provide technical information about specific properties of hazardous material
B. Form the actions of Federal and local authority and responds to chemical accidents
C. Provides personal and equipment to clean up hazardous materials spills

A

A. Provide technical information about specific properties of hazardous material

40
Q

Who is responsible for finding out what permits or special routes you will need to haul hazardous materials?
A. The shipper
B. The carrier
C. The driver

A

C. The driver

41
Q

Hazardous materials shipping papers can be clearly distinguished from other papers by
A. Wrapping them in a rubber band
B. Stapling them together
C. Tabbing them

A

C. Tabbing them

42
Q

Who is responsible for checking that the shipper correctly named, labeled and marked a hazardous materials shipment?
A. Carrier
B. Manufacturer
C. Shipper

A

A. Carrier

43
Q

You are hauling hazardous materials and you find that one of your tires is leaking, you must:
A. Report it to your carrier immediately
B. Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it
C. Continue at reduced speed, and check that tire every 25 miles

A

B. Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it

44
Q

When are you allowed to move and improperly placarded vehicle carrying Hazardous materials?
A. Never
B. During an emergency in order to protect life and property
C. If the amount of material carrying is 1001 pounds or more

A

B. During and emergency in order to protect life and property

45
Q

Cylinders containing compressed gas, you may load such cylinders only if they are:
A. Bundled together with steel strapping
B. Labeled non-flammable gas
C. Loaded upright or lying down flat and braced

A

C. Loaded upright or lying down flat and braced

46
Q

Who is responsible for safely transporting a hazardous material shipment without delay and keeping the shipping papers in the right place?
A. The driver
B. The carrier
C. The Shipper

A

A. The driver

47
Q

You should stop before crossing a railroad grade if your vehicle is carrying:
A. 100 gallons of chlorine
B. 110 gallons of chlorine
C. Any amount of chlorine

A

C. Any amount of chlorine

48
Q
A Hazard class name or ID number may not be used to describe a:
A. Non-hazardous material
B. Reportable quantity of a hazardous substance
C. Hazardous waste
A

A. Non-hazardous material

49
Q

Who is responsible for packaging, labeling and preparing the hazardous material shipping papers for a common carrier?
A. The shipper
B. The carrier
C. The driver

A

A. The shipper

50
Q

Carriers must give each driver who transports class 1.1 or 1.2 explosives:
A. A copy of the (FMCSR), part 397
B. A list of rest stops the driver might need to use
C. An extra fire bottle

A

A. A copy of the (FMCSR), part 397

51
Q

The total transport index of all radioactive material packages in a single vehicle must not exceed:
A. 50
B. 5
C. 10

A

A. 50

52
Q

If you must leave a placarded vehicle on the public roadway:
A. You must be sure both the truck and the cargo area are locked and the brakes are set.
B. It must be watched by a qualified person who will comply with all requirements
C. It will be safe all night if you use proper fuses or flares to mark the stop vehicle

A

B. It must be watched by a qualified person who will comply with all requirements

53
Q

If hazardous materials are spilling from your vehicle do not move your vehicle:
A. Any more than safety requires
B. Any more than 500 feet
C. Off of the roadway

A

A. Any more than safety requires

54
Q

A railroad crossing is ahead of you and you are hauling hazardous material. When you stop for the crossing, you can stop as far away as:
A. 50 feet from the nearest rail
B. 100 feet from the nearest rail
C. 25 feet from the nearest rail

A

A. 50 feet from the nearest rail

55
Q

Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting Class 1.1 or 1.2 explosives?
A. Extra hazardous material labels
B. The written route plan
C. The carrier’s insurance policy

A

B. The written route plan

56
Q

Which of these placards must be displayed whenever any amount of that material will be transported
A. Corrosive
B. Flammable
C. Poison Gas

A

C. Poison Gas

57
Q

Explosives 1.1 must not be transported in a combination vehicle if it includes:
A. A vehicle carrying food stuffs
B. A placarded cargo tank
C. Two or more trailers

A

B. A placarded cargo tank

58
Q

If a hazardous material spills, the carriers must fill a detailed report to the National Response Center within:
A. 40 days
B. 30 days
C. 15 days

A

B. 30 days

59
Q

You have loaded a hazardous material into a cargo tank. What must you do before you move the vehicle?
A. Have the loading observers sign the shipping papers
B. Close all manholes and valves, and be sure they are free of leaks
C. Call CHEMTREC by phone and tell them where you are going

A

B. Close all manholes and valves, and be sure they are free of leaks

60
Q

A safe haven is:
A. A place where the driver can eat and rest
B. The minimum distance that you are allowed to park the truck carrying explosives near an open fire
C. An approved place to park unattended trucks loaded with explosives

A

C. An approved place to park unattended trucks loaded with explosives

61
Q

If you are loading or unloading any truck with explosives you must make sure that the:
A. Cargo heater has been disabled
B. Engine is idling
C. Heater fuel tanks are completely full

A

A. Cargo heater has been disabled

62
Q

When transporting division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosives you must:
A. Only travel on roads dedicated like state highways
B. Have a ready route plan and follow that route plan
C. Not pick up a shipment at any location other than your employer terminal

A

B. Have a ready route plan and follow that route plan

63
Q

The shipping name may be read in the basic description of hazard material only if:
A. There is not enough room on the shipping pater to fully write all the notes
B. It is specifically authorized in a hazardous material regulation
C. The amount of material being transported is not a reportable quantity

A

B. It is specifically authorized in a hazardous material regulation

64
Q

The shipper of hazardous waste:
A. Can use a hazard class or ID number to describe some hazardous waste
B. is not responsible for supplying emergency response information to the carrier
C. Must put the word WASTE before the property shipping name of material on the shipping paper

A

C. Must put the word WASTE before the property shipping name of material on the shipping paper

65
Q

If safety requires an emergency transfer of division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosives, expect a warning on the road with:
A. Red warning reflective triangles
B. Trucks emergency lights
C. Flares

A

A. Red warning reflective triangles

66
Q

The symbol D appearing in column one of the hazardous materials table section 172.01 means that the correct hazardous materials name is:
A. Subject to HMR only when it is transported by water, only if it’s a hazard waste material or water pollution
B. Correct to describe materials for domestic transport but may not be correct for international transport
C. Correct to describe materials for international transport may not be correct for domestic transport

A

B. Correct to describe materials for domestic transport but may not be correct for international transport

67
Q

Who is responsible to report the hazardous materials permits?
A. The driver
B. The carrier
C. The shipper

A

B. The carrier

68
Q

An X in the HM column of a shipping paper entry means:
A. The entry is for a hazardous material
B. This is an exception to the hazardous materials regulations
C. The material is not a hazardous material

A

A. The entry is for a hazardous material

69
Q

You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within:
A. 500 feet of an open fire
B. 300 feet of an open fire
C. 400 feet of an open fire

A

B. 300 feet of an open fire

70
Q

If there is a RQ before or after the item description on the shipping paper, it means the:
A. Material is in a package containing no other materials
B. Carrier must report the spill of this material
C. The weight column can be empty

A

B. Carrier must report the spill of this material

71
Q
Which of these has the information you need to know what placards you will need:
A. the amount of material sent by domestic or international way and the shipper certification
B. The hazard material class and the hazard material amount in your truck
C. Your gross vehicle weight classification, the hazard material class and the trip to send the materials
A

B. The hazard material class and the hazard material amount in your truck

72
Q

The hazard class in a two liter bottle is a flammable liquid, if the description also says hazard inhalation poison, you should:
A. Placard the vehicle poison and remove all other placards
B. Placard the vehicle with both placards of poison and hazard class
C. Placard the vehicle poison only if it is not required by the other load

A

B. Placard the vehicle with both placards of poison and hazard class

73
Q

A vehicle contains 500 pounds, each one of explosives 1.1 and 1.2 you must use:
A. Dangerous placards
B. Explosives and dangerous placards
C. Explosives 1.1 placards

A

C. Explosives 1.1 placards

74
Q

The power unit of a placarded vehicle must have a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of:
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15

A

B. 10

75
Q

A properly Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest:
A. Must be signed and carried by anyone transporting hazardous waste
B. Is the same as any other shipping paper
C. Is required only if there is a loss of cargo during transport

A

A. Must be signed and carried by anyone transporting hazardous waste

76
Q

The intent of hazardous materials regulations is to ensure safety, to contain the material, and:
A. To tax shippers correctly
B. To communicate the risk
C. To allow state enforcement

A

B. To communicate the risk

77
Q

You do not have a Hazardous Materials endorsement on our Commercial Drivers License. When can you legally haul hazardous materials?
A. Never
B. Only wen the load is placarded
C. Only when the shipment does not cross state lines

A

A. Never

78
Q

To stop for railroad tracks, you should stop:
A. 5 to 20 feet before the nearest track
B. 10 to 35 feet before the nearest track
C. 15 to 50 feet before the nearest track

A

C. 15 to 50 feet before the nearest track

79
Q

When there is a hazardous materials emergency, you should:
A. Take the proper steps to protect you and people
B. Take the shipping papers and go to look for help immediately
C. Spread material as wide as possible to diminish it’s effect

A

A. Take the proper steps to protect you and people

80
Q

Shipping names in italics type on the hazardous materials table:
A. Require extreme care on handling these materials
B. Are not proper names
C. Are not forbidden materials

A

B. Are not proper names

81
Q

If a flammable solid or oxidizing materials spills, you should:
A. Never remove them from the vehicle
B. Warn others of the hazard of the fire
C. Open any burning package of the truck

A

B. Warn others of the hazard of the fire

82
Q

Who is responsible to chose the safety route to transport placarded radioactive material:
A. The carrier
B. The driver
C. The shipper

A

A. The carrier

83
Q

Transport index of radioactive material:
A. Tells the degree of control needed during transportation
B. Is another way to describe the package weight
C. Allows the ERT to ignore the identification number on the placard

A

A. Tells the degree of control needed during transportation

84
Q

Who is responsible to give information of emergency response for an unauthorized carrier, carrying hazardous materials shipped?
A. The shipper
B. The driver
C. National Response Center

A

A. The shipper

85
Q

If your truck is carrying a division class:
A. Hazardous materials 4.3, should be placarded only, if carrying 1001 pounds or more material
B. Hazardous materials 8, should be placarded only, if carrying 1001 pounds or more material
C. Hazardous materials 2.3, should be placarded only, if carrying 1001 pounds or more material

A

B. Hazardous materials 8, should be placarded only, if carrying 1001 pounds or more material

86
Q

When your vehicle is placarded do not drive near an open fire unless:
A. You have a closed cargo compartment
B. You have no-flammable material or LTL
C. You can pass through safely without stopping

A

C. You can pass through safely without stopping

87
Q

NO ONE may smoke within 25 feet of any vehicle that contains explosives, oxidizers or:
A. Poisons
B. Flammable materials
C. Compressed gases

A

B. Flammable materials

88
Q

Only one of these shipping paper description for a hazardous material is in the right order. Which one is it?
A. Corrosive material, Hydrochloric acid, UN1789
B. Hydrogen Bromide, Non-flammable gas, UN 1048
C. Hexane, UN 1208, Flammable liquid

A

B. Hydrogen Bromide, Non-flammable gas, UN 1048

89
Q

A truck carrying explosives has crashed with another vehicle, You should not pull them apart until:
A. The shipper’s loading foreman is present
B. The explosives have been placed at least 200 feet away from the vehicles and occupied buildings
C. At least 30 minutes have passed

A

B. The explosives have been placed at least 200 feet away from the vehicles and occupied buildings

90
Q

When there is a hazardous materials emergency, you should:
A. Keep people away and warn them of danger
B. Prevent smoking and keep open flames away
C. Do both

A

C. Do both

91
Q

When 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

A

C. Both A and B

92
Q

If the word “Forbidden” appears in the hazard class column of an entry in the hazardous materials table:
A. A common carrier must never transport the material
B. A shipment of that material must never be larger than The RQ
C. The carrier may not open the package or container

A

A. A common carrier must never transport the material

93
Q

A shipping paper for hazardous materials must include what?
A. Page numbers if the shipping paper has more than one page
B. A proper shipping description of each hazardous material and a shipper’s certification stating that they prepared the shipment according to the regulations
C. Both of the above

A

C. Both of the above

94
Q

Who is responsible for finding out what permits or special routes are needed to haul hazardous materials?
A. The Carrier
B. The Shipper
C. The Driver

A

C. The Driver

95
Q

A properly prepared uniform hazardous waste manifest:
A. Must be signed and carried by anyone who transports the hazardous material
B. Is the same as any other shipping paper
C. Is required if only there is only a cargo loss during shipment

A

A. Must be signed and carried by anyone who transports the hazardous material