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1
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What is the psi for a non pressure tank cars?

A

60 to 100 psi

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2
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What is the capacity for a non pressure tank car?

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4,000 to 45,000 gallons

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3
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What can a non pressure tank car carry?

A 
Flammable/combustible liquids-flammable to solids
Oxidizers
Organic peroxides
Corrosives
Poisons
Molten solids
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4
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What hazard classes does a non pressure tank car carry?

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3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9

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5
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What is the psi for a pressure tank cars?

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100 to 600 psi

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6
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What is the capacity for a pressure tank car?

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4,000 to 45,000 gallons

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7
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What can a non pressure tank car carry?

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Flammable/nonflammable gases

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8
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What hazard classes does a pressure tank car carry?

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2 & 3

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9
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Name one physical characteristic about the pressure tank car that differentiates it from the non pressure tank car.

A

Gauging is located inside a protective housing

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10
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What is the psi for a cryogenic tank car?

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25 psi or less

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11
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What can a cryogenic liquid tank car carry? argon

A

Ethylene
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Oxygen

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12
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What is the temperature that a cryogenic liquid tank car need to be?

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-150 Degrees or colder

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13
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Name one physical characteristic about the cryogenic liquid tank car that differentiates it from the non pressure tank car.

A

Tank within a tank
Space filled with insulation and under a vacuum
Control valves are located in a compartment along side

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14
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What hazard classes does a cryogenic liquid tank car carry?

A

2.2

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15
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What is a bulk container consisting of a single metal tank mounted inside a metal supporting structure and can be used interchangeably on different modes of transport?

A

Intermodal Tank Container

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16
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What are the three types of tank cars?

A

Non pressure
Pressure
Cryogenic Liquid

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17
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What are the two types of non pressure intermodal tanks?

A

IM-101

IM-102

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18
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What is the psi for the IM-101 intermodal tank?

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25.4 to 100 psi

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19
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What is the capacity of the IM-101 intermodal tank?

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6,300 Gallons

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20
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What hazard classes does an IM-101 intermodal tank carry?

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3, 4, 5, 6, 8

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21
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What are examples of what the IM-101 intermodal tank carry?

A 
Food grade commodities
Liquid fertilizers
Resins
Sodium cyanide
Water treatment chemicals
Whiskey
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22
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What is the psi for the IM-102 intermodal tank?

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14.5 to 25.4 psi

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23
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What hazard classes does an IM-102 intermodal tank carry?

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3, 6, 8

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24
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What are examples of what the IM-102 intermodal tank carry?

A

Wine

Whiskey

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25
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What is the psi for the pressure intermodal tank?

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100 to 500 psi

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26
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What are examples of what the pressure intermodal tank carry?

A

Liquified gases

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27
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What hazard classes does an pressure intermodal tank carry?

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2, 3

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28
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What are the two types of specialized intermodal tanks?

A

Cryogenic

Tube modules

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29
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What is the pressure range for the cryogenic intermodal tanks?

A

25 psig or less

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30
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What is the capacity of a pressure intermodal tank?

A

5,500 gallons

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31
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What is the capacity of a cryogenic intermodal tank?

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4,500 to 5,000 gallons

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32
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What hazard class does the cryogenic intermodal tank carry?

A

2.2

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33
Q

What is the international designation of a cryogenic intermodal tank?

A

IMO Type 7

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34
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What is the pressure range for tube modules specialized intermodal tanks?

A

3,000 to 5,000 psi

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35
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What hazard class does the tube modules specialized intermodal tanks carry?

A

2

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36
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What is the capacity of the tube modules specialized intermodal tanks?

A

Varies according to container

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37
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Name one physical characteristic about the tube modules specialized intermodal tank that differentiates it from the pressure intermodal tank.

A

High pressure cylinders permanently mounted within an ISO frame

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38
Q

What are the types of cargo tanks?

A 
Non pressure liquid
Low pressure chemical
Corrosive liquid
High pressure
Cryogenic liquid
Dry bulk
Compressed gas tube trailers
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39
Q

What are cargo tanks used for?

A

Transport by highway flammable/combustible liquids, corrosives and flammable/nonflammable compressed gases

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40
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What is the DOT identification for a non pressure liquid cargo tank?

A

406

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41
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What is the DOT identification for a low pressure chemical tank?

A

407

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42
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What is the DOT identification for a corrosive liquid cargo tank?

A

412

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43
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What is the numerical identification for a high pressure cargo tank?

A

331

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44
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What is the numerical identification for a cryogenic liquid cargo tank?

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338

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45
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What is the non pressure liquid cargo tank typically made of?

A

aluminum

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46
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What is the allowable working pressure of a non pressure liquid cargo tank?

A

3 to 5 psi

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47
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What is the capacity of a non pressure liquid cargo tank?

A

10,000 gallons

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48
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What is the non pressure liquid cargo tank used to transport?

A

Fuel oil
Gasoline
Alcohol
Flammable/combustible liquids

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49
Q

What hazard class can the non pressure liquid cargo tank transport?

A

3

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50
Q

Name one physical characteristic about the low pressure chemical tank that differentiates it from the non pressure liquid cargo tank.

A

Horseshoe shape ends

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51
Q

What is the capacity of a low pressure chemical tank?

A

2,000 to 7,000 gallons

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52
Q

What hazard class can the low pressure chemical tank transport?

A

3, 8

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53
Q

What is the internal vapor pressure of the low pressure chemical tank?

A

18 psi at 100 degrees

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54
Q

What is the low pressure of the low pressure chemical tank?

A

40 psi at 170 degrees

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55
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Name one physical characteristic about the corrosive liquid cargo tank that differentiates it from the low pressure chemical tank.

A

Reinforcement ribs
Longer and thinner
Coated with a black, tar like material

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56
Q

What is the tank pressure of the corrosive liquid cargo tank?

A

35 to 50 psi

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57
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What is the capacity of the corrosive liquid cargo tank?

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5,000 to 6,000 gallons

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58
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Name one physical characteristic about the high pressure cargo tank that differentiates it from the low pressure chemical tank.

A

Hemispherical or ellipsoidal ends

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59
Q

What is the service pressure of the high pressure cargo tank?

A

More than 100 psi

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60
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What is the capacity of the high pressure cargo tank?

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2,500 to 11,500 gallons

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61
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What hazard class can the high pressure cargo tank transport?

A

2

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62
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Name one physical characteristic about the cryogenic liquid cargo tank that differentiates it from the low pressure chemical tank.

A

Tank within a tank

Ends are dished

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63
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What is the design pressure of the cryogenic liquid cargo tank?

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23.5 to 500 psi

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64
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What is the capacity of the cryogenic liquid cargo tank?

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5,000 to 14,000 gallons

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65
Q

What hazard class can the cryogenic liquid cargo tank transport?

A

2.2

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66
Q

What is the capacity of a dry bulk cargo tank?

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up to 1,500 cu ft

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67
Q

What is the pressure of a dry bulk cargo tank?

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80 psi

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68
Q

What hazard class can the dry bulk cargo tank transport?

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5.1, 9

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69
Q

Name one physical characteristic about the dry bulk cargo tank that differentiates it from the low pressure chemical tank.

A

One or more cone shaped bins

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70
Q

What is the pressure change of the compressed gas tube trailers?

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3,000 to 5,000 psi

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71
Q

What is the minimum water cap of the compressed gas tube trailers?

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1,000 lbs

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72
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T/F All cylinders in a compressed gas tube trailer contain different material, independently piped.

A

False

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73
Q

How is the product of compressed gas tube trailers filled and discharged?

A

Manifold header

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74
Q

What are the three primary types of fixed storage tanks?

A

Pressure
Non pressure
Cryogenic

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75
Q

What are the installed locations of fixed storage tanks?

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Above ground
Below ground
Inside of buildings

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76
Q

What are the types of non pressure facility tanks?

A 
Cone roof 
Floating roof with geodesic dome
Floating (open) roof
Lifter (covered) roof
Vapor dome roof
Horizontal (atmospheric)
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77
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What is the pressure of the non pressure facility tanks?

A

0 to 0.5 psig

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78
Q

What are the shipping papers called on highway transport vehicles?

A

Bill of lading

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79
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What kind of markings are used for fixed facilities?

A

NFPA 704

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80
Q

What kind of markings are used on individual packages?

A

Labels

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81
Q

What kind of markings are used on vehicles?

A

DOT placards

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82
Q

What identification is required on cargo tanks?

A

Metal certification plate with serial number
Shipper’s ID
Placard

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83
Q

What are shipping papers called for tank cars?

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Waybill

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84
Q

What identification is required on intermodal tanks?

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Metal certification plate with serial number
Shipper’s ID
Placard

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85
Q

What identification is on tank cars?

A

Placards
Leased or owned by shipper
Shippers identification number

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86
Q

What identification is on facility containers?

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Product name
Container/tank size
NFPA 704
Planning docs
Tank ID
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87
Q

What identification can be found on a pipeline marker?

A

Product
Owner
Emergency telephone number

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88
Q

Where will you find a pipeline marker?

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Where Intersects with a street or railroad

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89
Q

What information is provided on pesticide labels?

A 
Complete product name
Correct spelling
Signal words
Precautionary statement 
Hazard statement
EPA registration number and active agreement
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90
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What are the signal words for pesticide labels?

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Caution
Warning
Poison/danger

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91
Q

What does caution mean on a pesticide label?

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Might make you sick

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92
Q

What does warning mean on a pesticide label?

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Will make you sick

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93
Q

What does poison/danger mean on a pesticide label?

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Will kill you

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94
Q

How are active ingredients identified on a pesticide label?

A

Name

Percentage

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95
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What are the parts of a EPA registration number?

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  1. Manufacturer
  2. Specific product
  3. Distributors name
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96
Q

What are the fissile classes?

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Radioactive White I
Radioactive Yellow II
Radioactive Yellow III

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97
Q

What is the rate of decay as it pertains to radioactivity?

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Content activity

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98
Q

What fissile class indicates highest levels of radiation on the external surface of the package?

A

Radioactive Yellow III

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99
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What fissile class indicates medium levels of radiation on the external surface of the package?

A

Radioactive Yellow II

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100
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What fissile class indicates low external radiation levels?

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Radioactive White I

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101
Q

What is the starting point for determining if the integrity of the package has been breached?

A

Transport index

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102
Q

What surounding conditions should be noted by responders when surveying hazardous material incidents?

A 
Topography
Land use
Accessibility
Weather conditions
Bodies of water
Public exposure potential
Overhead and underground wires and pipelines
Storm and sewer drains
Possible ignition sources
Adjacent land use
Nature and extent of injuries
Building information
103
Q

What are ways to verify information obtained from surveying an incident?

A

ERG
CHEMTREC
Shippers
Electronic databases

104
Q

What are 3 additional hazards that could be associated with an incident involving terrorist activity?

A 
Secondary events intended to incapacitate or delay
Armed resistance
Use of weapons
Booby traps
Secondary contamination
105
Q

What is used to predict the behavior of hazardous material?

A

Hazards
Behavior characteristics
Suggested response options

106
Q

What are the six basic groups that collected information about hazardous material organized?

A 
Material identification information
Physical properties
Chemical properties
Physical hazards
Health hazards
Response information
107
Q

How are hazardous materials classified?

A

Primary danger

108
Q

What class is any substance or article that is designed to function by explosion or that, by chemical reaction within itself, is able to function by explosion?

A

1

109
Q

What is division 1.1?

A

Mass explosion

110
Q

What are examples of division 1.1?

A

Black powder
Dynamite
TNT

111
Q

What is division 1.2?

A

Projection

112
Q

What are examples of division 1.2?

A

Aerial flares

Detonation cord

113
Q

What is division 1.3?

A

Fire

Examples: Liquid fueled rocket motors

114
Q

What is division 1.4?

A

No significant blast hazard

Examples: Practice ammunition, signal cartridge

115
Q

What is division 1.5?

A

Very insensitive explosives with mass explosion hazard

Examples: Blasting agents, prilled ammonium, nitrate fertilizer

116
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What is division 1.6?

A

Extremely insensitive articles

Example: Squib devices

117
Q

What class is compressed gases that are also flammable, oxidizers, poisonous or cryogenic?

A

2

118
Q

What does BLEVE stand for?

A

Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

119
Q

What division is flammable gases?

A

2.1

120
Q

What division is non-flammable, non-poisonous, compressed gases?

A

2.2

121
Q

What division is poisonous gases?

A

2.3

122
Q

What is an example of division 2.1?

A

Propane

123
Q

What is an example of division 2.2?

A

Anhydrous ammonia

Compressed nitrogen

124
Q

What is an example of division 2.3?

A

Arsine

Chlorine

125
Q

What is any material that is a gas at 68 degrees or less and has a 14.7 psi of pressure?

A

flammable gas

126
Q

What is any material that exerts in the packaging an absolute pressure of 41 psi at 68 degrees?

A

Nonflammable, Nonpoisonous compressed gas

127
Q

What is a gas that vaporizes easily, very dangerous to life, even in small amounts, and is known to be so toxic to humans as to pose a hazard to health during transportation?

A

Poisonous gas

128
Q

T/F Canadian placards are in the shape of circles.

A

False

129
Q

What division is a placard with red background and white flame (flammable gas)? 2.1 Flammable

A

2.1 Flammable

130
Q

What division is a placard with green background and white cylinder?

A

2.2 nonflammable

131
Q

What division is a placard with yellow background and flaming “O”?

A

2.2 oxidizer

132
Q

What placard is a white background with skull and crossbones?

A

2.3 poison gas

133
Q

What division is any liquid having a flash point of not more than 140 degrees?

A

3.1 flammable liquid

134
Q

What division is any liquid that does not meet the definition of any other hazard class and has a flash point between 140 and 200 degrees?

A

3.2, Combustable liquid

135
Q

What is an example of division 3.1?

A

Acetone

Gasoline

136
Q

What is an example of division 3.2?

A

mineral oil

137
Q

What division is flammable solids?

A

4.1

138
Q

What are the types of flammable solids?

A

Desensitized explosives
Self-reactive materials
Readily combustible solids

139
Q

What is an explosive wetted down with sufficient water, alcohol, or plasticizer to suppress explosive properties?

A

Desensitized explosives

140
Q

What is a material that is thermally unstable and can undergo a strongly exothermic decomposition even with participation of oxygen?

A

Self-reactive materials

141
Q

what are solids that may cause a fire through friction and any metal powders that can be ignited?

A

Readily combustible solids

142
Q

What is division 4.2?

A

Spontaneously combustible material

143
Q

What are the types of division 4.2?

A

Pyrophoric material

Self-heating material

144
Q

What is division 4.3?

A

Dangerous when wet materials

145
Q

What is an example of 4.1?

A

Magnesium

146
Q

What is an example of 4.2?

A

Charcoal

Phosphorous

147
Q

What is class 5?

A

Oxidizers

Organic peroxides

148
Q

What division is a material that may, by yielding oxygen, cause or enhance the combustion of other materials?

A

5.1 oxidizer

149
Q

What division is any organic compound containing oxygen in the bivalent structure that may be considered a derivative of hydrogen peroxide?

A

5.2 organic peroxide

150
Q

What type of organic peroxide is forbidden for transportation?

A

Type A

151
Q

What type of organic peroxide can undergo a thermal explosion?

A

Type B

152
Q

What type of organic peroxide cannot undergo a thermal explosion?

A

Type C

153
Q

What type of organic peroxide detonates only partially with medium to no effect when heated under confinement?

A

Type D

154
Q

What is an example of Class 5?

A

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide

155
Q

What division is a material, other than gas, that is either known to be so toxic to humans as to afford a a hazard to health during transport?

A

6.1

156
Q

What division comprises materials known to contain a pathogen (known to cause disease in humans or animals)?

A

6.2

157
Q

What are examples of Class 6?

A

Anthrax
Botulism
Rabies

158
Q

What is class 7?

A

Radioactive

159
Q

Radioactive material is any material having a specific activity greater than what?

A

0.002 microcuries per gram

160
Q

What is an example of class 7?

A

Uranium

161
Q

What is class 8?

A

Corrosives

162
Q

What is a liquid or solid that causes visible destruction in human skin tissue at the site of contact?

A

Corrosive

163
Q

What are examples of class 8?

A

Nitric acid

Sulfuric acid

164
Q

What is class 9?

A

Miscellaneous hazard material

165
Q

What class is any material that has an anesthetic, noxious or other similar property that could cause extreme annoyance or discomfort to a flight crew member during transport?

A

9

Examples: PCBs, Molten Sulfur

166
Q

What is a material that presents a limited hazard during transportation due to its form, quantity and packaging?

A

Other regulated material

167
Q

Where can a MSDS be found on post?

A

Fire department

Building manager

168
Q

Where can a MSDS be found in the civilian sector?

A 
Shipper
CHEMTREC
Shipping docs
Internet
LEPC
169
Q

T/F CHEMTREC is a public service of the Chemical Manufacturers Association.

A

True

170
Q

What information needs to be furnished to CHEMTREC?

A 
Callers name and number
Location and nature of problem
Name and ID of material
Guide number being used
Name of shipper or manufacturer and point of origin
Rail car or truck number
Carrier's and consignee's name
Container type and size
Quantity of material transported and released
Local weather, terrain, proximity to schools, etc
Injuries and exposures
Local EM services notified
171
Q

T/F CHEMTREC provides prewritten information provided by the manufacturer.

A

True

172
Q

What are the standard procedures used by CHEMTREC?

A

Confirm chemical emergency exists
Details recorded
Provide immediate technical assistance
Contacts the shipper of the material or other experts

173
Q

What are two methods of contacting the manufacturer to obtain hazard info?

A

CHEMTREC

MSDS

174
Q

What type of assistance can local law enforcement provide?

A

Scene security
Crime scene preservation
Evidence collection

175
Q

What is the temperature of a substance when the vapor pressure exceeds atmospheric pressure and the liquid turns into a gas at the surface?

A

Boiling point

176
Q

What is the ability of a material to undergo a chemical change?

A

Chemical reactivity

177
Q

What is a measure of a substance’s tendency to deteriorate in the presence of another substance?

A

Corrosivity

178
Q

What has a pH value of less than 7?

A

Acid

179
Q

What has a pH value of 7?

A

Neutral

180
Q

What has a pH value of greater than 7?

A

Base

181
Q

What is a range between lower explosive limit and upper explosive limit?

A

Flammable (explosive) range

182
Q

What is used to measure limits for flammable range?

A

Combustible gas indicators

183
Q

What is the minimum concentration of vapor to air considered “too lean to burn”?

A

Lower explosive limit

184
Q

What is the maximum concentration of vapor to air considered “too rich to burn”?

A

Upper explosive limit

185
Q

What is the temperature at which a liquid will give off sufficient vapors that will ignite readily given an ignition source?

A

Flash point

186
Q

What is the minimum temperature required to cause self-sustained combustion in the absence of any source of ignition?

A

Ignition temperature

187
Q

What refers to solids and is expressed in microns?

A

Particle Size

188
Q

What is the materials ability to stay within the area of release for long periods of time?

A

Persistence

189
Q

What consists of particles or high-energy rays?

A

Radiation

190
Q

What consists of ultraviolet and visible light sounds waves, microwaves and magnetic fields?

A

Non-ionizing radiation

191
Q

What is the ratio of the weight of a liquid or solid as compared to an equal amount of water?

A

Specific gravity

192
Q

What is the ratio of the weight of a vapor as compared to an equal amount of air?

A

Vapor density

193
Q

What is the pressure at any given temperature at which the vapor and liquid phases of the substance is in equilibrium in a closed container?

A

Vapor pressure

194
Q

What is the ability of a material to blend uniformly with another?

A

Water Solubility

195
Q

What is the transfer of a hazardous material to persons, equipment and the environment in greater than acceptable quantities?

A

Contamination

196
Q

Who is contaminated from direct contact with the material usually as a result of a release?

A

Victims

197
Q

Who is contaminated during control operations?

A

Responders

198
Q

What is the indirect transfer when contaminated personnel or equipment carries a contaminant away from the hot zone and transfers it to another person?

A

Secondary contamination

199
Q

If a person is exposed to a hazardous material are they contaminated?

A

No

200
Q

If a person is contaminated have they been exposed to the hazardous material?

A

Yes

201
Q

What is something capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health and safety?

A

Hazard

202
Q

What is the process by which people, animals and equipment come in contact with a hazardous material?

A

Exposure

203
Q

What is caused by exposure to harmful microorganisms?

A

Infectious

204
Q

What is capable of being transmitted from one individual to another through contact?

A

Contagious

205
Q

T/F- Acute effects present symptoms immediately

A

True

206
Q

T/F Acute exposures are considered small concentrations over a long period of time

A

False

207
Q

What is considered to be effects that manifest at a later time?

A

Chronic

208
Q

What kind of exposure is over long periods of time with repeated periods of contact at relatively low levels of concentration?

A

Chronic

209
Q

What are the three types of stress that could cause a container system to release its contents?

A

Thermal
Mechanical
Chemical

210
Q

What are the five ways a container can be breached?

A 
Disintegration
Run-away cracking
Closures opening up
Punctures
Splits/tears
211
Q

What are four ways in which containers can release their contents?

A

Detonation
Violent rupture
Rapid relief
Spills and leaks

212
Q

What are the seven dispersion patterns that can be created upon release of hazardous materials?

A 
Hemisphere
Cloud
Plume
Cone
Stream
Pool
Irregular
213
Q

What kind of dispersion is a semicircular pattern and still in contact with the ground?

A

Hemisphere

214
Q

What kind of dispersion pattern is a bell shaped pattern that has risen above the ground?

A

Cloud

215
Q

What kind of dispersion pattern is irregularly shaped and the wind and/or topography influences it?

A

Plume

216
Q

What kind of dispersion pattern is triangular shaped with a point source at the breach and a wide base downrange?

A

Cone

217
Q

What kind of dispersion pattern is a liquid material flowing with the topography but generally consistent in width?

A

Stream

218
Q

What kind of dispersion pattern is a liquid that is a equally shaped circle and accumulates in low areas?

A

Pool

219
Q

What kind of dispersion pattern is an irregular shape or pattern?

A

Irregular

220
Q

What factors influence dispersion patterns?

A 
Amount
Form
Weather
Topography
Breach
Release
221
Q

What are the three general time frames for predicting the length of time that exposures may be in contact with hazardous materials?

A

Short term
Medium term
Long term

222
Q

What is long term exposure typically measured in?

A

Years

Generations

223
Q

What is TEAMCPRP?

A 
Thermal
Etiologic
Asphyxiation
Mechanical
Corrosive
Poisonous harm
Radiation
Psychological harm
224
Q

Excessive burns from heat or cold are called…?

A

Thermal injuries

225
Q

What is contamination from bodily fluid born diseases?

A

Etiologic

226
Q

What is the inability of the lungs or blood system to carry or deliver oxygen to the body’s tissues?

A

Asphyxiation

227
Q

What is due to explosion or fire?

A

Mechanical

228
Q

What breaks down the layers of skin?

A

Corrosive

229
Q

What results from materials that inhibit the body’s normal biological functioning?

A

Poisonous harm

230
Q

What is damaging/mutating the body through waves or particles?

A

Radiation

231
Q

What is any material that causes cancerous growth in living tissue?

A

Carcinogen

232
Q

What is a chemical falling within the categories of lethal dose, or lethal concentration?

A

Highly toxic

233
Q

What is the median lethal dose administered orally?

A

50 mg or less per kg of body weight

234
Q

What is the median lethal dose administered by continuous contact?

A

200 mg or less per kg of body weight

235
Q

What is the amount of material in air that is expected to kill 50 percent of a group?

A

Median lethal concentration

236
Q

What is a chemical that is not corrosive but one that causes a reversible inflammatory effect on living tissue at the site of contact?

A

Irritant

237
Q

What is a chemical that causes a substantial proportion of exposed people to develop an allergic reaction?

A

Sensitizer

238
Q

What are chemicals that produce liver damage?

A

Hepatotoxins

239
Q

What are chemicals that produce kidney damage?

A

Nephrotoxins

240
Q

What are chemicals that produce their primary toxic effects on the nervous system?

A

Neurotoxins

241
Q

What decreases the function of hemoglobin in the blood and deprives tissue of oxygen?

A

Blood agents

242
Q

What irritates the lung or damages the pulmonary tissue?

A

Pulmonary agents

243
Q

What kind of chemicals affects the reproductive capabilities?

A

Reproductive toxins

244
Q

What kind of chemicals affect the dermal layer of the body?

A

Cutaneous hazards

245
Q

What is a substance that can cause unconsciousness or death by suffocation?

A

Asphyxiant

246
Q

What is any material that causes cancerous growths?

A

Carcinogen

247
Q

What can cause changes in the genetic systems?

A

Mutagen

248
Q

What is any substance that causes growth abnormalities in embryos?

A

Teratogen

249
Q

What are three things that can reduce exposure to radioactive materials?

A

Time
Distance
Shielding

250
Q

Most warfare agents are what division?

A

6.1

251
Q

What division is hydrogen cyanide?

A

6.1

252
Q

What division is chlorine?

A

2.3

253
Q

Is the operational level responder expected to engage in intricate calculations for potential harm?

A

No

HAZMAT Ops (3 decks)

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