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1
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Determining what type of container are present is MOST likely to occur during which phase of the APIE?

A

Analyzing the Incident

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2
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Which is a responsibility of Operations Level responders, but NOT Awareness Level?

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Identify potential hazards involved in an incident

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3
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Operations Level responders must be able to —- the hazardous materials that may involved in an incident.

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Identify

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4
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Which paragraph of the HAZWOPER standard MOST direct influence on how first responders work hazmat incidents?

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Paragraph q : Emergency response

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5
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Hazardous materials incidents differ from other emergency responses because hazmat responses

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May have deadly consequences when performed too quickly

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6
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How does a liquid present unique challenges to responders?

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Its vapor has the characteristics of a gas

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7
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Hazmat incidents involving gases typically:

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include products contained under pressure

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8
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Materials that repel water are:

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Hydrophobic

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9
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The ratio of the density of pure gas or vapor to the density of air is called:

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Vapor density

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10
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What is the lowest Temp at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid and will not support continuous burning?

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Flash Point

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11
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The Temp at which a solid turns into a liquid is called its:

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Melting point

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12
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Dry ice is an example of a product that undergoes the process of

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Sublimation

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13
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A chemical reaction cannot be stopped until the reaction is completed after the material reaches any

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Critical point

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14
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Which basic type of hydrocarbon will typically burn with sooty smoke that often gives the appearance of a spider web?

A

Aromatics

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15
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What type of hazardous materials can act as both an oxidizer and a corrosive and may have the ability to combust and even explode in the absence of air?

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Inorganic peroxides

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16
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Which type of radiation is rarely a by product of natural radioactive decay and is primarily produced by machines?

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X-rays

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17
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The ability of a chemical to cause harm via interference with or destruction of individual cells is referred to as its

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Toxicity

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18
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Exposure from radioactive material fallout is reduced by about

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90 percent at a level belowground

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19
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Black powder smokeless powder and solid rocket fuel would be placarded as

A

Division 1.4

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20
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How far do responders typically stage away from a suspected explosive material incident?

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1,000 feet (300 meters)

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21
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A DOT specification marking located near the top of the cylinder must indicate

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The manufacturer and hydrostatic test date

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22
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What type of cylinders are often used for refrigerants and typically operate in a cascade system?

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Y cylinders

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23
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Intermediate bulk containers that are collapsed bags or sacks used to carry both solid materials and fluids are

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Flexible intermediate bulk containers

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24
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Which cargo tanks can be identified by their elliptical cross section and nearly flat heads

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Non pressure cargo tanks

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25
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Low pressure cargo tanks transport liquids that may have a —– than those products carried in their nonpressure counterparts

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Higher vapor pressure

26
Q

Which is a characteristic of most corrosive tanks?

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Valves must be manually opened and closed because they do not have emergency shut off valves

27
Q

Which type of cargo tank is round with flat ends and must be adequately insulated giving it a bulky appearance?

A

Cryogenic tanks

28
Q

Which safety feature of railway tank cars offers an extra layer of puncture protection an the ends of the tansk?

A

Head shields

29
Q

What safety feature prevents the loss of a tank car’s contents in the event of a derailment?

A

Skid protection

30
Q

Which tank car fitting is the most obvious fitting found on most tank cars and plays an integral part in tank car identification?

A

Manways

31
Q

What is the most common source of a leak on nonpressure tank cars?

A

Manways

32
Q

Which railway tank cars have a cylindrical cross section with flat head and are typically manufactured as a tank within a tank?

A

Cryogenic tank cars

33
Q

The two major types of frame construction used for intermodal tank containers are

A

Box type and beam type

34
Q

Intermodal tanks for liquids and solid hazardous materials

A

may have top loading or bottom loading valves and are equipped with emergency remote shutoff devices

35
Q

Emergency response plans carried by operators of tank vessels carrying petroleum products enter the US and canada identify and ensure the availability of

A

a company with pollution incident response capabilities in the area in which the vessel operates

36
Q

Which type of marine vessel is typically a box shaped flat decked vessel that is not self propelled

A

Barge

37
Q

Where must pipeline companies place markers?

A

At sufficient intervals along the pipeline to identify the pipes location

38
Q

What information is included on pipeline markers in the US and Canada?

A

Info describing the transported commodity and the name and emergency telephone number on the carrier

39
Q

In fixed facility containers what can help release container pressure there by preventing catastrophic failures?

A

Vacuum relief protection devices

40
Q

Packaged of radioactive materials must be labeled:

A

on opposite sides with the distinctive warning label

41
Q

SCBA must be worn during emergency operations at terrorist/hazmat incidents until which actions determines other options are acceptable?

A

Air monitoring and sampling

42
Q

The Department of Homeland Security has adopted recommended standards for

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Respiratory equipment that protect responders from hazards from materials that could be used in terrorist attacks

43
Q

Self contained breathing apparatus is a

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Atmosphere supplying respirator for which the user carries the breathing air supply

44
Q

A self contained breathing apparatus unit consist of a facepiece, pressure regulator, harness assembly and

A

a compressed air cylinder

45
Q

What is and end of service time indicator found on SCBA

A

A device that alerts the user that the respiratory protection equipment is about to reach its limit

46
Q

Supplied air respirators

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are certified for confined space hazardous materials but not fire fighting ops

47
Q

Air purifying respirator are

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Available in either powered or nonpowered designs

48
Q

Do not use powered air purifying respirators in

A

Potentially explosive atmospheres

49
Q

What is a difference between inherently flame resistant IFR and flame retardant FR?

A

IFR protective properties cannot be washed out of the material

50
Q

Which EPS level of protection is composed of splash protecting garment and an air purifying device

A

LEVEL C

51
Q

Which EPA level of protection is primarily used at incidents including highly toxic and corrosive gases?

A

Level A

52
Q

Which typical ensemble worn by response personnel typically consists of ballistic protection and no respiratory protection

A

Law enforcement ensembles

53
Q

What determines the PPE needed at a hazmat incident

A

A hazard assessment

54
Q

Which in NOT a general selection factor in selecting PPA at hazardous materials incidents

A

Jurisdiction boundaries

55
Q

What do responders need to take into account in order to choose protective clothing with appropriate level of chemical resistance

A

Permeation and degradation

56
Q

Compromise of PPA from permeation occurs when

A

a chemical passes through the material

57
Q

The most common observations of —are discoloration swelling loss of physical strength or deterioration

A

degradation

58
Q

What is the heat illness in which the body’s heat regulating mechanism fails

A

Heat stroke

59
Q

Hazardous materials responders should have designated hand signal for communicating

A

if loss of radio communications

60
Q

The buddy system is a safety and emergency procedure that calls for teams of two or more with one team

A

outside the IDLH atmosphere

Inside the IDLH atmosphere

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