What information does the ERG provide to hazardous materials responders?
A. Detailed information on material properties
B. Initial actions to take a
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C. Mitigation and recovery procedures
D. Decontamination and environmental remediation procedures - ANSWER-B. Initial actions to take a hazardous materials incident
Which NFPA standard addresses competencies for hazardous materials/WMD responders?
A. 1500
B. 472
C. 1902
D. 1421 - ANSWER-B. 472
What is the acronym for the OSHA federal document containing hazardous materials response competencies?
A. HAZEL
B. HAZWOPER
C. HADDOCK
D. HAPPIER - ANSWER-B. HAZWOPER
Which responder level is trained to enter heavily contaminated areas for the purpose of stopping a hazardous materials release?
A. Operations
B. Advanced
C. Awareness
D. Technician - ANSWER-D. Technician
Which is a detailed profile of a chemical or chemical mixture provided by the manufacturer?
A. Local emergency response plan (LERP)
B. Emergency Response Guide (ERG)
C. The safety data sheet (SDS)
D. NFPA 49 (Hazardous Chemicals Data) - ANSWER-C. The safety data sheet (SDS)
Core competencies of operations level hazardous materials/WMD responders are:
A. Offensive
B. Indirect
C. Passive
D. Defensive - ANSWER-D. Defensive
What federal agency enforces and publicizes laws and regulations governing transportation of goods?
A. OSA
B. OPA
C. DOT
D. DOHA - ANSWER-C. DOT
The measurable characteristic of a chemical are called ___________ properties.
A. Molecular
B. Empirical
C. Reactivity
D. Physical - ANSWER-D. Physical
A(n) __________ change occurs when a chemical undergoes a change at the molecular level, usually with a release of some form of energy.
A. Physical
B. Electrical
C. Morphological
D. Chemical - ANSWER-D. Chemical
What does it mean if a substance's vapor density is 2.3?
A. It will float in air
B. It has a relatively high boiling point
C. It has an extraordinarily high boiling point
D. It will sink in air - ANSWER-D. It will sink in air
Which term refers to the residue of a chemical that has been released and has come into contact with people, the environment, and animals?
A. Infection
B. Transfer
C. Exposure
D. Contaminant - ANSWER-D. Contaminant
Which term refers to a material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or the environment?
A. Containment
B. Hazardous material
C. Class II substance
D. Toxin - ANSWER-B. Hazardous material
What is secondary contaminant?
A. Contamination with a Class II substance or radioactivity
B. Contamination with small amounts that do not cause harm
C. Contact with another benign substance
D. A contaminated person or object contaminating someone else, such as a rescuer - ANSWER-D. A contaminated person or object contaminating someone else, such as a rescuer
What type of changes can chemicals undergo when subjected to outside influences, such as heat, cold, and pressure?
A. Thermoplastic
B. Physical
C. Thermodynamic
D. Spatial - ANSWER-B. Physical
________________ identify(ies) the hazard as a liquid, solid, or gas.
A. Matter properties
B. State of matter
C. Physical matter
D. Chemical matter - ANSWER-B. State of matter
What is the term for a catastrophic failure of a pressurized cylinder of liquid?
A. BEDEL
B. PLUME
C. CLOPE
D. BLEVE - ANSWER-D. BLEVE
What is the temperature at which a liquid fuel gives off sufficient vapor such that when an ignition source is present the vapors will ignite?
A. Flammable range
B. Flash point
C. Fire point
D. Ignition temperature - ANSWER-B. Flash point
What is the temperature at which sustained combustion will occur?
A. Flammable range
B. Flash point
C. Fire point
D. Ignition temperature - ANSWER-C. Fire point
What is the term for the pressure exerted by the vapor of a liquid until the vapor and the liquid are in equilibrium?
A. Vapor density
B. Vapor pressure
C. Head pressure
D. Head density - ANSWER-B. Vapor pressure
What is the term for the ability of a substance to dissolve in water?
A. Water formulation
B. Water corrosivity
C. Chemical solubility
D. Water solubility - ANSWER-D. Water solubility
What is used as a measurement of the corrosive strength of a substance?
A. Corrosivity index
B. pH
C. Sed rate
D. Partial pressure - ANSWER-B. pH
What is the process by which chemicals enter the body through the gastrointestinal tract?
A. Absorption
B. Ingestion
C. Injection
D. Inhalation - ANSWER-B. Ingestion
What is the term for the process by which chemicals are brought into the body through an open cut?
A. Absorption
B. Ingestion
C. Injection
D. Inhalation - ANSWER-C. Injection
What do Dewar containers hold?
A. Bulk amounts of distilled spirits
B. Substances that cannot come into contact with foodstuffs
C. Anything that is transported by passenger jet
D. Cryogenic liquids - ANSWER-D. Cryogenic liquids
What is the purpose of the rings around the MC-312 corrosives tanker?
A. Cooling
B. Heating
C. Structural stability
D. Vapor collection - ANSWER-C. Structural stability
What is the Department of Transportation's hazardous class for toxic substances?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 1 - ANSWER-B. 6
What is the term for any material that poses an unreasonable risk to human health, safety, or the environment?
A. Hazardous good
B. Dangerous material
C. Hazardous material
D. Dangerous commodity - ANSWER-C. Hazardous material
Drums, bags, and carboys are examples of _________ containers.
A. Nonbulk
B. Bulk
C. Flammable-materials
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