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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
1.
A DRIVER WHO TRANSPORTS ROUTE CONTROLLED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL MUST
HAVE HAD SPECIAL TRAINING BY THE CARRIER WITHIN HOW RECENT OF A TIME
FRAME?
a. The past year.
b. The past 2 years.
c. The past 3 years.
d. The past 4 years.
2.
A VEHICLE PLACARDED FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MUST HAVE PLACARDS ON
HOW MANY SIDES?
a. 1 side.
b. 2 sides.
c. 3 sides.
d. 4 sides.
3.
THERE ARE TWO LISTS THAT DRIVERS, SHIPPERS, AND CARRIERS USE TO FIND OUT
IF A MATERIAL IS A REGULATED PRODUCT. ONE OF THESE LISTS IS:
a. The list of hazardous substances and reportable quantities.
b. The EPA Dangerous Materials Table.
c. The shippers list of transportable quantities.
d. The DOT Hazard Chart.
4.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PACKAGING, LABELING, AND PREPARING THE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SHIPPING PAPERS FOR A COMMON CARRIER?
a. Shipper.
b. Carrier.
c. Driver.
d. State auditors.
5.
IF AN “X” OR “RQ” IS IN THE HM COLUMN OF A SHIPPING PAPER ENTRY, THEN:
a. The shipment is regulated by hazardous materials regulations.
b. The material on that line is the biggest part of the shipment.
c. The entry refers to the materials that must be top loaded.
d. The entry is part of a partial shipment.
6.
A HAZARD CLASS NAME OR ID NUMBER MAY NOT BE USED TO DESCRIBE:
a. A non-hazardous material
b. A reportable quantity of a hazardous substance.
c. A hazardous waste.
d. A hazardous material.
7.
ONLY ONE OF THESE SHIPPING PAPER DESCRIPTIONS FOR A HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL IS IN THE RIGHT ORDER. WHICH ONE IS IT?
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b.
c.
d.
Standard 6
Hydrogen bromide non-flammable gas UN -1048.
UN -1787 corrosive material hydriodic acid.
Corrosive material hydrochloric acid UN -1789.
Hexane UN – 1208 flammable liquid.
8.
WHEN SHIPPERS PACKAGE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, THEY MUST CERTIFY THAT
THIS WAS DONE ACCORDING TO THE REGULATIONS. WHAT IS THE ONLY
EXCEPTION?
a. When the shipment is a hazardous waste.
b. When the driver is given a sealed cargo compartment.
c. When the shipper is a private carrier carrying his own product.
d. When the trip will not cross a state line.
9.
THE HAZARD CLASS OF A TWO LITER BOTTLE MATERIAL IS FLAMMABLE LIQUID. IF
THE DESCRIPTION ALSO SAYS POISON, INHALATION HAZARD, HOW SHOULD YOU
PLACARD?
a. Placard the vehicle poison only if no other cargo requires placarding.
b. Placard the vehicle with both the poison and the hazard class placards.
c. Placard the vehicle poison and remove all other placards.
d. Do not placard the vehicle.
10.
BEFORE LOADING OR UNLOADING ANY EXPLOSIVES, YOU SHOULD CHECK THE
CARGO SPACE FOR:
a. A cargo heater that could start.
b. Sharp points that might damage the cargo.
c. Loose floor boards or plates.
d. All of the above.
11.
THE TRANSPORT INDEX OF A RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL:
a. Is another way of writing the weight of the package.
b. Tells the degree of control needed for transportation.
c. Is something that only the shipper needs to worry about.
d. Lets the Emergency Response Team ignore the ID number on the placard.
12.
CYLINDERS CONTAINING COMPRESSED GASES MAY ONLY BE LOADED ONTO A
VEHICLE IF THE CYLINDERS MEET WHICH CONDITION?
a.
b.
c.
d.
13.
They are loaded in an upright or horizontal position.
They are loaded into racks attached to the vehicle.
They are in boxes that will keep them from turning over.
Any of these conditions.
THE TOTAL TRANSPORT INDEX OF ALL RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PACKAGES IN A
SINGLE VEHICLE MUST NOT EXCEED:
a. 10
b. 50
c. 75
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d. 100
14.
ANIMAL AND HUMAN FOOD STUFFS SHOULD NOT BE LOADED IN THE SAME VEHICLE
WITH WHAT?
a. Explosives.
b. Oxidizers.
c. Poisons.
d. Compressed gases.
15.
YOU MAY NOT PARK A VEHICLE CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WITHIN HOW
MANY FEET OF AN OPEN FIRE?
a. 100 feet
b. 200 feet
c. 300 feet
d. 400 feet
16.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE HAULING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OVER A ROUTE YOU DO
NOT KNOW WELL. WHEN SHOULD YOU CHECK THE ROUTE AND PERMITS NEEDED
FOR THE TRIP?
a. Before starting the trip.
b. While you are still on a part of the route you know.
c. Within 24 hours of the finish of the trip.
d. At the end of the trip.
17.
IF YOU MUST BRIEFLY LEAVE YOUR PLACARDED VEHICLE PARKED ON A PUBLIC
ROADWAY AND SOMEONE ELSE MUST WATCH IT, THE PERSON WATCHING YOUR
VEHICLE MUST:
a. Be awake and move the vehicle if needed.
b. Know what to do in an emergency.
c. Be on the vehicle or within 100 feet of the vehicle and have it within clear view.
d. Meet all of the above conditions.
18.
WHICH SIGNALS MY BE USED TO WARN OF A STOPPED VEHICLE THAT CONTAINS
EXPLOSIVES?
a. Signal fires.
b. Reflective triangles.
c. Flares.
d. Fusees.
19.
WHEN HAULING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, HOW OFTEN MUST YOU STOP YOUR
VEHICLE AND CHECK ANY DUAL TIRES?
a. At least once every hour or 40 miles, whichever is less.
b. At least once every two hours or 80 miles, whichever is less.
c. At least once every two hours or 100 miles, whichever is less.
d. At least once every three hours or 150 miles, whichever is less.
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20.
YOU ARE HAULING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND YOU FIND THAT ONE OF YOUR
TIRES IS LEAKING. WHAT MUST YOU DO?
a. Continue at reduced speed and check that tire every 25 miles.
b. Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it.
c. Report it to your carrier immediately.
d. Report it to the DOT.
21.
WHEN FUELING A PLACARDED VEHICLE, SOMEONE MUST ALWAYS BE WHAT?
a. Within 10 feet of the pump with a fire extinguisher.
b. Watching the fueling from a safe distance.
c. At the nozzle controlling the fuel flow.
d. At the emergency power shut-off for the pump.
22.
WHENEVER YOUR VEHICLE IS PLACARDED, YOU SHOULD NOT DRIVE NEAR OPEN
FIRES UNLESS:
a. You are equipped with fire sprinklers.
b. The commodity is a non-flammable material.
c. You can safely pass without stopping.
d. You have an enclosed cargo compartment.
23.
YOU MUST NOT SMOKE WITHIN _______ FEET OF A PLACARDED TANK USED FOR
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR GASES.
a. 10
b. 25
c. 50
d. 100
24.
TO STOP FOR RAILROAD TRACKS, HOW MANY FEET AWAY SHOULD YOU STOP
BEFORE THE NEAREST TRACK?
a. 5 – 20 feet
b. 10 – 35 feet
c. 15 – 50 feet
d. 20 – 65 feet
25.
WHAT MUST CARRIERS GIVE TO EACH DRIVER WHO TRANSPORTS CLASS A OR B
EXPLOSIVES?
a. An extra fire bottle.
b. The consignee’s telephone number.
c. A copy of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Part 397.
d. A list of the rest stops that the driver may use.
26.
YOU SHOULD STOP BEFORE CROSSING A RAILROAD GRADE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS
CARRYING HOW MUCH CHLORINE?
a. 110 gallons
b. 100 gallons
c. 55 gallons
d. Any amount.
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27.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN THERE IS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EMERGENCY?
a. Keep people away.
b. Prevent smoking and keep open flame away.
c. Warn others of the danger.
d. Do all of these things.
28.
WHEN TRANSPORTING CHLORINE IN CARGO TANKS, YOU MUST HAVE:
a. An approved gas mask.
b. The proper shipping papers.
c. An emergency kit for controlling leaks in fittings on the dome cover plate.
d. All of the above.
29.
IF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IS SPILLING FROM YOUR VEHICLE, WHERE SHOULD YOU
NOT MOVE YOUR VEHICLE?
a. Any more than 500 feet.
b. In an upwind direction.
c. Off of the roadway.
d. Any more than safety requires.
30.
A VEHICLE CARRYING EXPLOSIVES HAS CRASHED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. YOU
SHOULD NOT PULL THEM APART UNTIL:
a. The shipper’s loading foreman is present.
b. The explosives have been placed at least 200 feet away from the vehicles and
occupied buildings.
c. At least 30 minutes have passed.
d. All three of the conditions are met.
31.
HOW MANY SHIPPING CLASSES ARE THERE?
a. 6
b. 10
c. 9
d. 2
32.
SHIPPING PAPERS ARE?
a. Shipping orders
b. Bills of lading
c. Manifests
d. All the above
33.
PROPANE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAZARD CLASS, DIVISION, AND NAME?
a. 2 / 2.1 / Flammable Gas
b. 4 / 4.1 / Combustible
c. 1 / 1.1 / Explosive
d. 9 / - / Miscellaneous hazard
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34.
A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WHICH HAS A CLASS NUMBER OF 1, REFLECTS WHAT TYPE
OF RISK?
a. High risk
b. Low risk
c. Medium risk
d. No risk
35.
YOU CAN DETERMINE IF PLACARDS ARE NEEDED IF YOU KNOW:
a. Material class
b. Amount being shipped
c. Amount of all hazardous materials of all classes on your trailer.
d. All of the above.
36.
A MATERIAL LISTED AS _______, IN A HAZARD CLASS OR DIVISION SHOULD NEVER
BE TRANSPORTED?
a. Infectious
b. Poison (toxic)
c. Forbidden
d. Radioactive
37.
WHEN NOT DRIVING, SHIPPING PAPERS SHOULD BE KEPT:
a. On the driver’s seat.
b. On the driver’s floor.
c. In the driver’s door pouch.
d. A or C
38.
WHEN HAULING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, A FIRE EXTINGUISHER MUST HAVE A
MINIMUM U.L. RATING OF:
a. 5 B:C
b. 10 B:C
c. 15 B:C
d. 20 B:C
39.
REGULATIONS REQUIRE SHIPPERS TO PUT HAZARDOUS WARNING LABELS ON
PACKAGES AND _______?
a. Provide proper shipping papers.
b. Emergency Response information.
c. Provide placards.
d. All the above.
40.
WHEN “INHALATION HAZARD” APPEARS ON SHIPPING PAPERS, WHICH PLACARD
MUST BE DISPLAYED?
a. Oxidizer
b. Poison
c. Radioactive
d. Corrosive
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41.
A SHIPPING PAPER FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MUST INCLUDE:
a. Page #’s, if shipping paper has more than one page.
b. Proper shipping description for each hazardous material.
c. “Shipper’s Certification”, signed by the shipper.
d. All the above.
42.
IF SHIPPING PAPERS DESCRIBE BOTH HAZARDOUS AND NON-HAZARDOUS
PRODUCTS, THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MUST BE:
a. Highlighted in contrasting colors.
b. Identified by “X” or “RQ” in column captioned HM.
c. Described first.
d. All the above.
43.
WHEN TRANSPORTING “HAZARDOUS WASTE”, YOU MUST SIGN AND CARRY:
a. A plan to clean up any spill.
b. A list of hazardous material “Safe Havens”.
c. Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest.
d. Pre-planned route for delivery.
44.
PLACARDS PLACE ON YOUR VEHICLE MUST BE AT LEAST _______ AWAY FROM ANY
OTHER MARKINGS?
a. 12 inches
b. 3 inches
c. 6 inches
d. 4 inches
45.
TO KNOW WHICH PLACARDS TO DISPLAY, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE TOTAL WEIGHT,
THE AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SHIPPED, AND _______?
a. Type of packaging
b. Hazard class
c. Hazard I.D. number
d. All the above.
46.
IF A SHIPPER LOADS A LEAKING OR DAMAGED CONTAINER ON YOUR VEHICLE, YOU
SHOULD:
a. Call the receiver.
b. Note it on the bills or manifest.
c. Not transport it.
d. Both A and B
47.
NITRIC ACID CANNOT BE:
a. Loaded above another product.
b. Stacked more than two high.
c. A and B
d. None of the above.
48.
WHERE SHOULD YOU FIND REQUIREMENTS FOR MIXED LOADS?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Standard 6
Bulk Packing Chart
Classifications / Divisions Chart
Hazardous Materials Table
Segregations and Separation Chart
49.
PORTABLE TANKS MUST DISPLAY?
a. I.D. # of shipper
b. Lessee or owner’s name
c. Total capacity
d. Total weight
50.
WHEN TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, YOU MAY NOT PARK WITHIN
_______ FEET OF A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GATHER?
a. 300
b. 500
c. 100
d. 200
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