Chapter 10

Question 1

____ was created because internationally there were different methods of both labeling and safety data sheets

Answer 1

GHS
Globally Harmonized System

Question 2

OSHA adopted GHS through the hazard communication standard. It became mandatory as of June 1, 2015, and can be summarized into 3 main components

Answer 2

1. Standardized hazard definitions and symbols
2. Standardized MSDS format and content, which will be called SDSs
3. Standardized hazard warnings and symbols on container labels

Question 3

Pictography

Answer 3

There are 9 pictograms under GHS

Used as a primary element to communicate important information about the hazards of a chemical

Labels must have hazard pictograms framed in a red square frame set at a point (like a diamond)

Question 4

Labeling

Answer 4

Responders may find both NFPA and GHS labeling. Only the GHS will be regulated

Question 5

Hazard rating

Answer 5

Both NFPA and GHS have standard numerical ranking hazard levels

NFPA has 5 levels and the scale ranges from 0-4 and ranks 0 as the lowest hazard level

GHS has 4 levels and the scale ranges from 1-4 and ranks 1 as the highest hazard level

Question 6

Signal words

Answer 6

A single word used to indicate the relative level of severity of hazard and alert the reader to a potential hazard on the label

Words are
Danger and warning

Danger is for the more severe hazards

Warning is for less severe hazard

Question 7

SDS has how many sections?

Answer 7

16 sections

Question 8

OSHA states that through GHS,

Answer 8

The standard that gave workers the right to know, now gives them the right to understand

Question 9

OSHA through HazCom 2012 and NFPA are 2 separate and distinct systems

Answer 9

HazCom 2012 looks at hazmat from the perspective of informing workers about the hazards in a work place under normal conditions for the use of foreseeable emergencies

NFPA provides basic information for emergency personnel responding to fire or spills and planning for emergency response

Question 10

The NFPA marking system _______ is required at facilities storing hazmat where referenced by fire code or other documents

Answer 10

NFPA 704

Question 11

What do the NFPA markings stand for

Answer 11

Left quadrant blue: health hazard
Top quadrant red: flammability hazard
Right quadrant yellow: reactivity hazard
Bottom quadrant: special designation

Question 12

A vehicle carrying hazmat should have placards that contain _____ identifying the product it is transporting

Answer 12

4 digit identification number

Question 13

All modes of transportation are required to have shipping papers identifying their cargo. These papers are referred to differently, depending on the mode of transportation
Highway vehicle
Trains
Ships
Airplanes

Answer 13

Highway vehicle: bills of lading
Trains: way bills, wheel reports, consists
Ships: cargo manifest
Airplanes: air bills

Question 14

If shipping papers cannot be located or if more information is needed, ______ can be called

Answer 14

CHEMTREC
Chemical transportation emergency center

Question 15

A ready resource for assisting firefighters in identifying hazmat is provided by USDOT in its

Answer 15

ERG
Emergency response guidebook

Question 16

Size consideration for setting up hot, warm and cold zones should be based upon

Answer 16

Wind direction
Terrain
Accessibility
Vapor clouds
Any explosion potential

Question 17

If fire is in or impinging upon a vessel or tank, cooling of that container should be an immediate concern. This action will reduce the possibility of

Answer 17

A BLEVE
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

Question 18

A staging area for hazmat should be designated, considering

Answer 18

Topography
Wind
Accessibility

Question 19

Contamination can be caused by

Answer 19

Chemical, Biological, Radiological exposures

Question 20

_______ or ________ contamination will not be visible to the human eye.

Answer 20

Biological or radiological

Biological contamination is impossible to detect since it will not manifest itself until an incubation period has passed

Radiation can be detected through monitoring

Question 21

If contaminated water enters the sewer system, the ______ must be notified

Answer 21

Water treatment plant

Question 22

Involves highly flammable products and there is the ever present danger of rapid incident scene changes

Answer 22

Tank farm / refinery fires

Question 23

There are 3 common types of flammable liquid storage tanks

Answer 23

1. Open top floating roof
2. Covered floating roof
3. Cone roof

Question 24

1. Open top floating roof
2. Covered floating roof
3. Cone roof

Answer 24

1. Open top floating roof
   Designed to prevent buildup of vapors between the surface of the liquid and the underside of the roof
   Most fire are located in the seal area
   Identify by wind girder encircling it at the top
   Fires that involve seal area should be fought with foam
2. Covered floating roof
   Can be distinguished by vents near the top of the tank
   Free of ignitable vapors except during filling and 1 day after
   Fires in this tank are caused by an ignition source such as lightning
3. Cone roof
   Acts the same as a covered roof, except the roof can separate and propel a distance from the tank when an explosion occurs

Question 25

_____ is the most common firefighting agent used on tank fires

Answer 25

Water

Question 26

Problems associated with tanks containing various types of oil are

Answer 26

Boilover Slopover Frothover

Question 27

A phenomenon that can occur in an open-top tank containing crude oils that have a wide range of components. This occurrence can develop in a tank where the roof has been blown off, or in an interior floating tank where the top has sunk

Answer 27

Boilover

Question 28

Can occur if a fire stream is applied to the hot surface of burning oil, provided the oil is viscous and its temperature exceeds 212 degrees F

Answer 28

Slopover

Question 29

The overflowing of a container that is not involved in fire. Occurs when the water in the container boils under the surface of a viscous hot oil

Answer 29

Frothover

Question 30

Boiling point of water

Answer 30

212 degrees F

Question 31

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States of America, the president and congress created

Answer 31

Department of homeland security

Question 32

Violent acts, or acts dangerous to human life, in violation of criminal laws of the United States.

Answer 32

Terrorism incidents The federal bureau of investigation recognize 2 categories of terrorism: domestic and international

Question 33

Weapons of terrorist attack include

Answer 33

B-NICE and WMD Biological Nuclear Incendiary Chemical Explosive

Question 34

Includes bacteria, such as anthrax and plague, and viruses Can enter the body through inhalation or skin absorption

Answer 34

Biological

Question 35

Can include flammable liquids, gases, combustible liquids, or a mixture of chemicals that will ignite on contact with each other

Answer 35

Incendiary

Question 36

Nerve agents, blister agents, blood agents, and others Include sarin, mustard gases cyanide, arsenics, chlorine, and phosgene, among others

Answer 36

Chemical Attack the nervous system, skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and gastrointestinal tract

Question 37

The choice for the greatest number of terrorist acts

Answer 37

Explosives

Question 38

Because local and regional resources will be overwhelmed, an early request for federal assistance will be needed. Some governmental agencies require at least ____ hours to activate and then be transported to the scene

Answer 38

12 hours Military 6 hours

Question 39

The dispersion of a product that was absorbed by a persons clothing

Answer 39

Off gassing

Question 40

_____ and ____ are the initial treatments for patients with symptoms of a nerve gas exposure

Answer 40

Pralidoxime and atropine

Question 41

Used to treat patients with symptoms that may be related to exposure to cyanide

Answer 41

Sodium thiosulfate

Question 42

Terrorist attack stages

Answer 42

Stage 1: alert Stage 2: warning (event likely to occur in 48 hours) Stage 3: immediate response (most difficult) Stage 4: recovery operations

Question 43

With an unexploded device maintain clear zone of at least ____ feet from the location of the suspected device

Answer 43

500 feet

Question 44

For life saving action such as search and rescue, removal of injured civilians, or entry to prevent conditions that would injure or kill numerous persons, the planned dose to the whole body should not exceed ____ rems

Answer 44

100 rems During less stressful, 25 rems

Question 45

Illegal laboratories ranging from primitive to highly sophisticated facilities for the production of illegal drugs such as methamphetamines

Answer 45

Clandestine drug labs

Question 46

Do not use ___ cameras within clandestine labs because they are not intrinsically approved for use in environments containing certain gases

Answer 46

Thermal imaging camera

Question 47

____ personal protective suits would normally be the minimum protection required in a clandestine drug lab incident

Answer 47

Level B

Question 48

Giant spiraling storms that can pack wind speeds of more than 160 miles per hour

Answer 48

Hurricanes

Question 49

If a storm achieves speeds of 38 miles per hour, it becomes known as

Answer 49

A tropical depression

Question 50

A tropical depression becomes a tropical storm when its sustained wind speeds top ___ miles per hour

Answer 50

39 mph

Question 51

When storms sustained wind speeds reach 74 mph it becomes

Answer 51

A hurricane

Question 52

____ % of all hurricane deaths result from storm surges

Answer 52

90%

Question 53

Scientists assign a magnitude rating to earthquakes based on the strength and duration of their seismic waves using the

Answer 53

Richter scale 3 to 5: minor or light 5 to 7: moderate to strong 7 to 8: major 8 or more: great

Question 54

During earthquakes _____ claim the majority of lives

Answer 54

Collapsing buildings

Question 55

The leading causes of wildland fires are

Answer 55

Lightning #1 Arson Debris burning Careless smoking Children with matches Campfires Railroad use

Question 56

Freezing rain that forms an ice coating in highways

Answer 56

Black ice

Question 57

Hypothermia occurs when a persons body temperature falls below

Answer 57

90 degrees F

Question 58

A tornando is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air. In order for it to be classified as a tornado, it must be

Answer 58

In contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud

Question 59

GHS (Globally harmonized system) was created by

Answer 59

The United Nations

Question 60

REM is known as a unit of dose equivalence and is an acronym for

Answer 60

Roentgen equivalent man

Question 61

It is estimated that for every pound of methamphetamine produced,

Answer 61

5-6 pounds of toxic waste is produced

Question 62

Water can be applied as a spray to extinguish fires involving hydrocarbons where the flash point of fuel is more than

Answer 62

100 degrees F

Question 63

Storage tanks are built to collapse ____ and resist tank failure that would spill their contents out of the tank

Answer 63

Inward