2018 hazmat Flashcards

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After arrival at the final yard or terminal destination, a placarded tank car loaded with Chlorine (UN1017) (Toxic Inhalation Hazard - TIH) must be delivered to the customer's facility:
A. At the next available switch. 
B. Within 24 hours.
C. Within 36 hours.
D. Within 48 hours.
A

A. At the next available switch.

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All loaded hazardous material shipments and residue/empty time-sensitive hazardous material shipments must be forwarded toward the destination serving yard or applicable interchange _______________ (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after accepting them at the shipper’s facility or receiving them in any yard, transfer station, or interchange point.
A. by the next available yard/local switch crew
B. within 24 hours
C. within 36 hours
D. within 48 hours

A

D. within 48 hours

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Which of the following does NOT constitute an acceptable form of emergency response information when coordinating a response to a hazardous material leak?
A. The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG).
B. Emergency response information printed as part of the train list / consist.
C. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
D. Waybill of previous shipment.

A

D. Waybill of previous shipment.

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Whenever the location of hazardous materials cars change because of pick-ups or set-outs, the position in train document must be updated by a crew member handwriting on it or by appending or attaching another document to it:
A. Before proceeding.
B. Before the train reaches final destination.

A

A. Before proceeding.

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Placards are required to be placed on which of the following locations of each tank car containing a loaded or residue hazardous material?
A. Both sides of the car
B. Both ends of the car.
C. One side and one end of the car.
D. Each side and each end of the car.
A

D. Each side and each end of the car.

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Which of the following will not classify a train as a “Key Train?”
A. One or more loaded tank cars containing materials that require the phrase “Poison-Inhalation Hazard” or “Inhalation Hazard” on the shipping papers.
B. 20 or more carloads or intermodal portable tank loads of any hazardous materials.
C. One or more loads of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) or high level radioactive waste (HLRW).
D. Boxcars, trailers, or containers carrying mixed loads of hazardous materials.

A

D. Boxcars, trailers, or containers carrying mixed loads of hazardous materials.

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Unless further restricted, the maximum authorized speed for a "Key Train" is:
A. 50 MPH.
B. 40 MPH.
C. 30 MPH.
D. 25 MPH.
A

A. 50 MPH.

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When a defect in a Key Train is reported by a wayside/trackside warning detector, but visual inspection fails to confirm evidence of the defect, the train must not exceed \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ until it has passed over the next detector, or is delivered to a terminal for a mechanical inspection.
A. 40 MPH
B. 35 MPH
C. 30 MPH
D. 25 MPH
A

C. 30 MPH

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When picking up a loaded RSSM (Rail Security Sensitive Material) from a shipper:
A. A hazardous materials and security inspection must be performed
B. A shipper representative must be physically present at the car when the car is pulled to maintain “positive control” at all times, and both the shipper and the Conductor must complete a Chain-of-Custody form.
C. A Chain-of-Custody form is not required.
D. Both (a) and (b).

A

D. Both (a) and (b).

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No person may accept a hazardous material for shipment by rail transportation or transport a hazardous material in a train unless a member of the crew has each of the following documents:

a. Acceptable shipping papers.
b. Acceptable emergency response information.
c. A document showing the current position of the hazardous material shipment in the train.

In lieu of these documents, a RIT Device may be used as a substitute for the required hazardous material documentation. True or False.
A. True
B. False

A

B. False

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The skull and crossbones at the top of a placard would indicate the presence of:
A. Corrosive materials.
B. Radioactive materials.
C. Poison materials
D. Explosives.
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C. Poison materials

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TC06 is assigned to place cars into a customers facility located adjacent to the yard. Prior to leaving the yard with placarded hazardous materials cars for the customer, how should TC06s move be treated and what is required?
A. Switching move. Comply with any applicable switching chart restrictions. No documentation required for the movement of the placarded hazardous materials cars.
B. Train movement. Comply with any applicable position-in-train chart restrictions. Acceptable shipping papers, acceptable emergency response information, and a document indicating current position in train of hazardous materials shipments in train is required.

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B. Train movement. Comply with any applicable position-in-train chart restrictions. Acceptable shipping papers, acceptable emergency response information, and a document indicating current position in train of hazardous materials shipments in train is required.

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13
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When taking charge of trains at initial terminals and at outlying locations, Conductors must physically observe the first \_\_\_ cars of their train to ensure the correct placement of placarded hazardous material cars. This requirement is not applicable for intermodal trains and it does not apply at crew change points when a direct physical transfer is made between crews.
A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
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C. 6

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14
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Train 337 has 3 locomotives on the head end and 75 cars. The first loaded placarded hazardous materials car is the 5th head car in the train, a loaded tank car of Group 4 Class 3 Flammable Liquid. With two unoccupied locomotives and 4 non hazardous materials railcars between the controlling locomotive and the 1st loaded hazardous materials car, is train 337 in compliance with hazmat position in train placement rules?
A. Yes, an unoccupied locomotive is counted as a buffer car for determining train placement of hazardous material shipments. Train 337 has 6 buffers counting the unoccupied locomotives.
B. No, locomotives must not be counted as a buffer car for determining train placement of hazardous material shipments.

A

B. No, locomotives must not be counted as a buffer car for determining train placement of hazardous material shipments.

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15
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When picking up a loaded Rail Security Sensitive Material from a shipper, if the industry work order indicates an RSSM shipment is to be pulled and there is no shipper representative present or Chain-of-Custody form is not completed, the shipment:
A. Must not be pulled from the customer’s facility.
B. May be pulled from the customer’s facility if OSS in notified.

A

A. Must not be pulled from the customer’s facility.

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