HAZMAT Week Study Guide Flashcards
Non-Pressure Rail Car
Test Pressure: 60-100 psi Have at least one manway Compartmentalized Capacity: 4,000-45,000 gal Visible Fittings Carries: Flammable liquids, liquids, corrosives, and slurries
Pressure Rail Car
Test Pressure: 100-600 psi
Capacity : 4,000-45,000 gal
Fittings are out of sight under a single protective housing on top of the rail car.
Carries: Flammable gases like propane, and poisonous gases, like chlorine and sulfur dioxide.
Cryogenic Liquid Rail Car
Low Pressure (below 25 psi) Refrigerated liquid Capacity 15,000-30,000 gal Fittings are in a ground level cabinet Carries: Argon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, O2
Hopper Rail Car
3 Types:
-Covered: Transport dry bulk, grain, calcium carbide, and cement.
-Uncovered: Coal, sand, gravel, rocks
-Pneumatically unloaded: unloaded by air pressure.
Carries: Ammonium nitrate, fertilizer, dry caustic soda
Tube Rail Car
Use high pressure tubes
Carries: Helium, Hydrogen, Methane, and O2
Non-Pressure Intermodal Tanks IM-101
Pressures: 25.4-100 psi
Capacity of 5,000-6,300 gal
Carries: Hazardous and non-hazardous material (toxics, corrosives, flammables with a flashpoint below 32F
Non-Pressure Intermodal Tanks IM-102
Pressure 14.5-25.4 psi
Capacity of 5,000-6,300 gal
Carries: Whisky, alcohols, some corrosives, flammables with flash point ranging from 32-104F
Pressure Intermodal Tanks
Spec 51/Type 5
- Pressure 100-500 psi
- Capacity of 4,500-5,000 gal
- Carries: liquefied gases under pressure
Specialized Intermodal Tanks
Cryogenic Intermodal Tank -Type 7: Carries refrigerated gases, argon O2, and helium Tube Modules -High pressure from 3,000-5,000 psi -Tubes mounted in a frame
Highway Containers: Non-Pressure Liquid Tank
DOT406/MC306
Pressure less than 3 psi
Capacity of 9,000 gal
Elliptical aluminum construction
Valve assembly and unloading controls under the tank
Carries: Gas, fuel oil, alcohol, other flammable/combustible products
Highway Containers: Low-Pressure Chemical Tank
DOT407/MC307
Pressure under 40 psi
Capacity of 7,000 gal
Horseshoe or rounded ends, double shelled
Carries: Flammable liquids, combo liquid acids, caustics, and poisons
Highway Containers: Corrosive Liquid Tank
DOT412/MC312 Pressure: Less than 75 psi Capacity: 7,000 gal Small diameter, round shaped Splashguard around valve assembly in the rear or middle top loading Carries: Corrosive liquids
Highway Containers: High Pressure Tanke
MC331 Pressure: Above 100 psi Capacity: 11,500 gal Round/Dome-shaped ends Carries: High pressure gases (propane, butane)
Highway Containers: Cryogenic Liquid Tanks
MC338
Pressure: Less than 22 psi
Large, bulky double shelled and heavy insulated steel tank
Ends that are flat, piping contained at the end
Carries: Liquid O2, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen
Highway Containers: Compressed Gas Tube Trailer
Pressure: 3,000-5,000 psi
Individual steel cylinders
Valves at the rear
Carries: Compressed gas (air, argon, and helium)
Highway Containers: Dry Bulk Cargo Tank
Pressure: Less than 22 psi (typically not under pressure)
V-shaped bottom
Bottom valves
Air-assisted loading and unloading
Carries: Calcium carbide, oxidizers, corrosive solids, and fertilizers
Non-Bulk Containers
Max capacity: 119 gal
Max mass of 882 lbs.
Water capacity: 1,001 lbs.
Non-Bulk Containers: Bags
Flexible package make of: paper, plastic film, textiles, woven materials.
Carries: explosives, flammable solids, oxidizers, and fertilizers
Sealed with: Ties, stitching, gluing, and crimping
Stored and transported on pallets
Non-Bulk Containers: Carboys/Jerri Cans
Larger glass or plastic bottle encased in a basket or box.
Store or transport corrosives, and water.
Capacity: May exceed 20 gal but typically 5 gal
Jerri can is rectangular shaped carboy and is the term used in UN regs.
Non-Bulk Containers: Cylinders
Pressure higher than 40 psi
Used to store or transport gaseous materials
Non-Bulk Containers: Drums
Flat ended or cylindrical packaging made of: metal, fiberboard, plastic, plywood.
Capacity: Up to 100 gal, but 55 gal is typical.
Radioactive Material Containers Categories
Excepted Industrial Type A Type B Type C
Radioactive Material Containers: Excepted
Used to transport materials with extremely low levels of radioactivity that presents no risk to the public or environment. Like smoke detectors.
Radioactive Material Containers: Industrial
Materials that present limited hazards like: slightly contaminated clothing, lab samples.
Radioactive Material Containers: Type A
Designed to survive normal transportation, handling, and minor accidents.
Contains limited quantities of radio active material.
Cardboard boxes, wooden crates, or drums
Radioactive Material Containers: Type B
Designed to survive severe accidents.
Contains large quantities of radioactive material.
Metal drum, or huge, massive shielded transport container.
Radioactive Material Containers: Type A
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Pipeline Markings
Include signal word (Caution, Warning, Danger)
Product Information
Name and emergency telephone number of carrier
NFPA 704 (HAZMAT at fixed facilities)
Blue: Health
Red: Flammability
Yellow: Reactivity
White: Special Hazards
Properties/Characteristics Radiological Matter: Alpha Particles
Positively charged/large particle.
Can be stopped by a sheet of paper.
Primarily pose an internal, inhalation hazard.
Properties/Characteristics Radiological Matter: Beta Particles
Fast moving, positively or negatively charged.
Smaller particles.
Travel up to several feet.
Pose an external and internal hazards.
Properties/Characteristics Radiological Matter: Gamma Rays
High energy. Easily penetration through the body. Internal and external hazard. Need several feet of concrete to stop rays. Time, distance, shielding.
Boiling Point
Liquid turning to a gas.
Corrosives (pH)
A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (power of hydrogen).
Flammable Range
The percentage between the lower and upper explosive limits of a material.
Flash Point
The lowest temp at which a liquid will give off enough vapors to form an ignitable mixture with air at the surface.
Ignition (Autoignition)
Temperature: minimum temp at which a material will ignite without a spark or flame of water.
Specific Gravity
The weight of a solid or liquid substance as compared to the weight of an equal volume of water.
Vapor Density
The weight of a vapor or gas compared to the weight of an equal volume of air.
Vapor Pressure
The amount of force that is pushing vapors form a liquid.
Water Soluble
Soluble in water.
Ionizing Radiation
High-energy radiation (alpha, beta, x-ray, gamma).
Acid
Opposite of a base with a pH of under 7.
Air-reactive
A flammable material that will ignite at ambient temperatures when exposed to air.
Catalyst
A material that causes or speeds up chemical reaction.
Compound
Substance consisting of 2 or more elements that have been united chemically.
Mixture
Substance consisting of 2 or more materials not chemically united.
Concentration
In a solution, the % of a substance in comparison to the whole.
Dose
The accumulated amount of a chemical to which a person has been exposed.
Expansion ratio
The amount of a gas produced from a given volume of liquid escaping from a container at a given temperature.