state test Flashcards
Non soluble contaminants should be removed from the skin with?
Liquid soap and water
Which of the following is a resource for determining the size of a endangered area of a haz mat incident?
ERG
Identify the following pictures PICTURE
Safety vents
Steel cylinders designed to withstand pressure may contain?
Compressed gases
A tanker equipped with propane burners and attached propane tanks with a working tank pressure usually between 400-500 degrees is what type of carrier?
Tar and Asphalt carrier
A MC 333 cargo tank carries what type of product?
Cryogenic material
All of the following are types of toxic skin reaction except?
Carcinogens
The hazard identification phase of pre incident planning primarily involves?
Gathering information
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations includes all?
DOT regulations
The superfund amendment and reauthorization are administered by?
EPA
Compressed gases are defined by DOT as having an absolute pressure exceeding?
40 psi at 70 F
What measures the ability of a liquid to evaporate, that is, to change from a liquid to a gas?
Vapor pressure
On a combustible gas indicator with a reading in % LEL, the reading indicate 0-100% of?
The lower explosive limit
Which of the following chemicals can produce methemoglobinemia?
Nitrates
The longest approved airline for supplied air respirators are?
300 ft
A placard with a class division number 4.2 at the bottom of the placard would be?
Spontaneous combustible material
How can subsidiary placards be distinguished from primary placards?
Subsidiary do not carry class or UN number
If you’re monitoring a gas with a LEL of 2% and your combustible gas indicator reads 50% LEL what is the actual % of gas in the atmosphere?
1%
PID are generally used to detect?
Organic vapors and gases in low ppm range
Class 5 materials such as ammonium nitrate fertilizers include what group?
Organic peroxides
Carboxyhemoglobin occur when the carbon monoxide inhibits?
The bloods ability to carry oxygen
Asphyxiants are a substance that?
Deprives the body of oxygen
Victims of heat stroke experience?
Rapid, strong pulse and flushed, dry skin
A “pyrophoric” material describes a material that spontaneously ignites in air at or below?
130F
Substances added to monomers to prevent them from polymerizing are?
Inhibitors
All gases have a vapor pressure higher than?
760 mmhg
A glass or plastic bottle encased in outer package such as polystyrene box or wooden crate may contain?
Hydrochloric acid
Inorganic peroxides act as both oxidizers and?
Corrosives
What type of respirators should be worn in emergency response?
Positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure to hydrogen fluoride can cause depletion of blood?
Calcium
Non pressure cargo tanks have?
Elliptical cross sections and flat heads
Emergency responders should withdraw from a haz mat incident if?
Container damage threatens massive release
Identify the highway cargo? PICTURE
MC 331
Post exposure monitoring is necessary?
To assist early identification of illness or injury
If further assistance is needed to analyze an incident it can be sought from?
The shipper
The process by which a chemical moves through a material by molecular mean is called?
Permeation
The chlorine “B” kit is designed to handle leaks of what type of container?
1 ton containers
The chlorine “A” kit is designed to handle leaks of what type of container?
Cylinders
Identify the following? PICTURE
Cryogenic liquid MCC 338
Benzene, which can over stimulate the nervous system causing skin irritations is an example of?
Neurotoxins
The first step in conducting pre incident planning for a fixed site is?
Conduct a site visit
Responsibilities of the haz mat safety officer include?
Remaining alert to various threats at haz mat incidents
Most biological agents are dispersed as?
Aerosols
The NFPA diamond is a labeling system that incorporates the use of 4 diamonds. What is blue?
Health
Which organ is considered the primary transfer point for the chemicals in the body?
The lungs
What type of chemical automatically prohibits the reuse of PPE?
Carcinogens
A non bulk container of carboy are used almost exclusively for hazardous materials can hold?
13-20 gallons
In emergency decon, the primary concern is to?
Remove all contaminants quickly
When must a decon area be set up?
Before personnel enter the hot zone
Which of the following organizations issue hazard class and division?
DOT
Non pressure cargo carry primarily?
Petroleum products
Detector tubes are used for?
Identify specific gases in the atmosphere
Cryogenic liquids are generally stored at maximum temperatures of?
minus 130F
Tube trailers carry?
Pressurized gases
The haz mat safety officer is not responsible for?
Identifying the materials involved
Which of the following statements best describes OSHA?
OSHA standards apply to all workplaces
The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas inside a container is called?
Boiling pint
Of the following heat related stresses the most serious condition is?
Red, hot dry skin, no sweating
When used as a terrorist weapon, which is called a blood agent?
Hydrogen cyanide
How many individuals are commonly required for a haz mat sector group to make a well coordinated entry and recovery?
8-12
The following picture is? PICTURE
Open floating roof tank
How could you decon a contaminated entry team who has heat stress?
Perform an emergency decon then remove clothing
Based on its molecular weight, which of the following will tend to rise in air?
Acetylene (MW 26)
Which of the following is considered to be a defensive control operation?
Dikes and damming
Prior to beginning defensive operations, adequate resources must be
?
DOT hazard class 4 includes?
Flammable solids
Which of the following instruments should you use in a flammable atmosphere?
Instruments ranked UL or FM approved as “intrinsically safe”
If you are exposed to a product on duty, OSHA requires your records to be maintained for?
30 years after you leave employment
Alpha and beta survey use reading displayed in?
Count per minute
A round roof tank is an example of a?
Spherical tank
Ignition temperature refers to?
The temperature at which a material burns without a flame
Out of the following positions what must always be established at a haz mat call?
Incident commander
Bulk containers for liquids hold a maximum capacity of more than?
118.9 gallons
The primary route of chemical exposure for FF is?
Inhalation
Leaking propane tanks that are not on fire are hazardous situations because propane vapors?
Can create frostbite with direct skin contact
Air has a vapor density of?
1
The warfare agent Sarin is an example of a?
Nerve agent
Bulk containers of liquid hold a maximum capacity of more than?
100 gallons
What do these devices detect? PICTURE
Radiation
The type of weapon most commonly used by terrorist are?
Explosives
Materials with a ph of 4 are?
Acids
Which of the following is a true concern of decon?
A decon area must be set up prior to personnel entering an area with potential of exposure to a hazardous material
Diazinon & Malathion are examples of which type of insecticides?
Organophosphates
Simple asphyxiants displace oxygen in the air, chemical asphyxiants?
prevent the body from using inhaled oxygen
The maximum concentration that a responder or worker could escape without suffering harm as a consequence of a 30 minute exposure should his respirator fail is known as?
IDLH
Which of the following is not a pressure vessel?
Vertical cone roof tank
What facility container is characterized by its ball like appearance and support legs?
Spherical tank
The OSHA standard that protects workers in hazardous waste operations and responders?
29 CFR 1910.120
Central nervous system toxicants can cause effects including?
Loss of bladder control
What is stored in the following? PICTURE
Methane
Of the following which statement is true concerning routes of exposure to chemicals?
The underarm, genitals, and jaw allow greater absorption than other parts of the body
The area where staging, back up team, also beyond range of contamination is?
Cold zone
A chemical “exposure limit” depends on its?
Concentration
Although specific gravity has no unit of measure, it does have a value relative to?
The weight of water
Which of the following statements is true regarding the hazard identification phase of pre incident planning?
Transport routes as well as fixed sites should be identified
OSHA hazard communication standard?
Employee right to know
DOT hazard class 1?
Explosives
The materials process of considering all available factors that will immediately affect the incident assuring the course of an operation is known as?
Hazardous assessment
If the specific gravity of an unknown material released into a pond is 1.3, the product will?
Sink in water
UN identification numbers indicate that a chemical may be shipped?
Internationally
AN MC 331 is a?
Pressure cargo tank
A DOT 407 is a
Low pressure cargo tank
Medical surveillance for emergency responders is part of which federal regulation?
29 CFR 1910.120
The permissible exposure limit (PEL) is defined as?
The average airborne concentration of a substance to which an adult can be exposed for an 8 hour workday or 40 hours a week
Facilities that use only very small quantities of hazardous materials?
May not need to follow government reporting procedures
Generic pre incident plans can be developed for?
Each pre incident plan must be site specific
Which of the following statements is not true of pre incident planning?
A site visit may not be necessary if previous pre incident plans are available
A combustible gas instrument (CGI) provides a 30% of LEL reading for an atmosphere containing hexane. The conversion for hexane is 0.8 and the LEL is 1.1. What is the true concentration for both LEL and ppm?
24% and 2640 ppm
The right response to an incident is to?
Work within limitations of resource and training
If a material is water miscible it is?
Infinitely soluble in water
Vapors and gases with molecular weights greater than 29 tend to?
Sink in air
Hazard analysis is the process during which?
All of the above
Which of the following is the best definition of relative response as it applies to detection devices?
The instrument reading compared to the calibration gas
Vapor protective clothing for hazardous chemical emergency response is described in?
NFPA 1991
NFPA 1992 addresses which type of protective clothing?
Liquid splash protective clothing
An incident management system should be established when?
The first responding unit arrives
The persistence of a product refers to?
The rate at which a product evaporates
AN MC 338 cargo carries?
Cryogenic materials
DOT hazard class 5 includes?
Oxidizers
Non pressure type 1 intermodal tank containers transport liquid and solid materials at pressure up to?
100
The hazard identification phase of pre incident planning primarily involves?
Gathering information
