Quizlet: noahgriffin6: LSU Hazmat Awareness State Test Guide Flashcards
A reference book intended to be carried in every emergency vehicle in United States is the
ERG
Emergency Response Guidebook
To protect themselves and others first responders must be able to make a proper assessment the most important part of assessment is
recognizing the presence of a hazmat
The two types of potential hazards found in each god of the emergency response guidebook are
health and fire/explosion
The steps that are taking to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders in the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called
protective actions
All of the following information should be provided during the notifications except the
cost estimate for cleanup
Which of the package labels indicates the highest radiation hazard
radioactive yellow - III
Federal OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 and several states have required that local establishments keep a material safety data sheet on file when
hazardous materials are used or stored on site
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of emergencies is the fact that hazmat incidents
can be more complex
The four digit number appearing on a plaque or an orange panel of a tank heart is the
UN product identification number
Also another should be considered dangerous regardless of what type of hazardous material contains because the contents are
pressurized
The NFPA 704 system for identifying hazards materials gives
general hazard and degree of severity
A white quadrant in the 6o’clock position of the NFPA 704 System is used to indicate
special hazard
Number four in the blue quadrant of the NFPA 704 system indicates that there is ________________ risk in this category from the chemical involved
severe
The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ____________ quadrant of the NFPA 704 system
white
Materials in hazard class eight corrosive a DOT Placard is required if the gross weight is an excess of
1000 lbs
UN/DOT pluckers indicate general hazard recognition by
giving the UN hazard class number
A bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product and is the type of shipping paper used when transporting product via
highway truck
Care and control of the waybill/consist is the responsibility of the
train conductor/engineer
The normal location for the bill of lading is the
cab of the truck
During an incident involving a train, you should look for the shipping papers in any of the following except
railcars carrying the product
Using human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of hazardous material is
unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe
Hazardous occupancy should be evaluated
during pre-incident planning
Local emergency response personnel can gain valuable information if the ___ is utilized in pre-incident planning
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
True/False: Shipping papers are required to contain an entry for hazard classification according to DOT regulations
True
When transporting hazardous material the shipping paper should contain
emergency contact info
the proper name of the shipped material
the hazard class of the material
On a placard, the number the bottom of the diamond indicates the
UN hazard class
The DOT Blackard system requires a vehicle caring over 1001 pounds of corrosive to display a ___________ Plackard
white over black
DOT placarding system requires a vehicle caring nonflammable compressed gas to display a placard colored
green
What type of gas that can be extremely toxic and is considered by the DOT to be a hazardous material is a
poison gas
Liquid or solid substances that amid toxic, dangerous, and irritating fumes are known as
poisonous materials
In the NFPA 704 System of identification , the diamond shape placard used for hazard is always colored
red
The national fire protection Association lists NFPA _______ as the standard for identifying chemical hazards of materials at fixed facilities
704
In the NFPA 704 system, the quadrant dealing with reactivity is colored
yellow
Hazard class of three, within the UN labeling system indicates a ________ product
flammable/combustible liquid
A substance that readily uses oxygen to support combustion fuels, would be labeled as class _______ under the UN/DOT labeling system.
5
A container of flammable solid would receive a UN label or Placard with a hazardous classification number of
4
Using the UN/DOT labeling system, a flammable liquid would receive a hazard classification of
3
Within the UN/DOT system, a container labeled with a hazard class 4 contains
flammable solid
Of the references listed below, the most specific source of information on a hazardous material is/are
the MSDS
Physical data, chemical name, exposure limits, health hazard data, and special precautions are all parts of the
MSDS
The background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance hazard that contains a skull and crossbones is
white
Referring to the U.S. Military Marking System for HAZMAT, an octagon shaped placard with a #1 on it denotes a
mass detonation
Referring to US military marking system for hazardous materials, the symbol for a mass fire hazard is
number three in a triangle
An explosive with a fragment hazard is denoted by the US military marking system as a
number two in an X
When referring to the US military marking system, if a circle with the symbol of a person wearing a mask is seen, it is necessary to assume that a _____ must be used.
protective mask or breathing apparatus
A tractor-trailer carrying 975 pounds of organic peroxides, other than type B, requires
no placard
The NFPA 704 system provides the
General hazard information
The primary hazard of an oxidizer in a fire is its ability to
Accelerate combustion
The DOT hazard class 2 includes
Non-flammable gases
The DOT hazard class one includes
explosives
DOT hazard class six includes all the following except
poison gases
True or false Placards I contain the DOT class number six at the bottom identify the material that may be infectious substance hazard
True
The NFPA 704 system indicates hazardous materials as
potential dangers
And using the various clues for detecting the presence of hazardous materials, the use of__________ would be considered the most dangerous
the sense of smell
Placard containing harmful stow Away from food stuffs indicates that the material is considered to be
poisonous
The least likely location for terrorist activity of the following choices is
remote government facility in a rural area
According to NFPA 704 system, the most dangerous chemical will have a plaque heard showing which of the following number sets
442
Under SATA title three, some facilities are required to have MSDS information. the primary consideration in determining whether facility is required to have MSDS information is whether the facility
has chemicals that are not consumer quantities
A document developed by the manufacture a listing specific hazards of a product is called
the material safety data sheet
The number_____ would be shown in the flammability quadrant of the NFPA 704 system for material that must be moderately heated before ignition can occur in which water spray maybe used to extinguish a fire
2
A substance that radicalyield oxygen to support combustion of fuels would be labeled________ under the UN labeling system
5
During a suspected terrorist event, the Outward warning indicators that respondeds should be alert to
strong chemical orders without apparent reason. Unexplained patterns of illness or death. Unusual containers that are out of place with the surroundings.
A tractor-trailer hauling gasoline should display a placard with the hazard class
read
3
_______ is placed on highway transport vehicles to identify the contents
a placard
During the recognition and identification of the facility, the firefighter should utilize the NFPA 704 system to identify the
flammability of the material
Toxic substances that are living materials or are obtained from living organisms are called
biological agents
During transport, the party responsible for the waybill should be the
conductor
The person responsible for control of the airbill papers is the
pilot
Shipping papers are referred to as__________ and usually stored__________ during air transport
airbill
in the cockpit
Danger
relatively low toxicity
Caution
non-toxic
Warning
moderate toxicity
Which of the following is not a signal word found on pesticide labels
toxic
In which of the following locations would you expect to encounter hazardous materials
private residences, doctors offices, hardware sores
Which of the following is not required on a pipe line marker
pipeline depth underground
Which of the following types of events should raise your awareness of possible terrorism involvement
non-trauma mass casualty incident
In general, as compared to the standard emergency incident faced my first responder, hazmat incident will
be more complex
What are some factors that should raise your awareness of possible terrorism involvement?
occupancy or location
type of event
timing of events
on scene warning signs
HAZMAT
Any chemical that is a physical hazard or health hazard
What are some of the unseen warning signs that may be present in a terrorist attack involving chemicalOr biological agents
Unexplained patterns of illnesses or death.
Unexplained signs and symptoms of skin, eye, or airway irritation.
Recognizable odors and or tastes.
Unexplained vapor cloud, mists, and fumes.
With respect to the US military marking system for hazardous materials, which of the following is not one of the three special hazard symbols
Apply no dry chemical fire extinguisher discharging chemical onto a fire with a diagonal slash within a circle
Which of the following agencies regulates pipelines that Carrie has it materials across state borders, navigable waterway is an federal lands
DOT
Where are pipeline owners required to place pipeline markings and first responders can expect to find them
At any place the underground pipeline crosses a mode of transportation
Of the following which is the quickest available source of MSDS for first responders at a hazmat emergency
CHEMTREC
