Chapter 2

Question 1

Preincident Survey

Answer 1

Assessment of a facility or location made before an emergency occurs, in order to prepare for an appropriate emergency response. Also known as Preplan.

Question 2

Occupancy

Answer 2

(1) General fire and emergency services term for a building structure, or residency. (2) Building code classification based on the use to which owners or tenants put buildings or portions of buildings. Regulated by the various building and fire codes. Also known as Occupancy Classification.

Question 3

Transportation Mode

Answer 3

Technologies used to move people and/or goods in different environments; for example, rail, motor vehicles, aviation, vessels, and pipelines.

Question 4

Container

Answer 4

(1) Article of transport equipment that is: (a) of a permanent character and strong enough for repeated use; (b) specifically designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport without intermediate reloading; and (c) fitted with devices permitting gits ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode to another. The term “container” does not include vehicles. Also known as Freight Container. (2) Box of standardized size used to transport cargo by truck or rail car when transported over land or by cargo vessels at sea; sizes are usually 8x8x20 feet or 8x8x40 feet (2.5m by 2.5m by 6m or 2.5m by 2.5m by 12m)

Question 5

Packaging

Answer 5

Shipping containers and their markings, labels, and/or placards.

Question 6

Manway

Answer 6

(1) Opening (hole) through which a person may to to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure. (2) Opening that is large enough to admit a person into a tank trailer or dry bulk trailer. This opening is usually equipped with a removable, lockable cover. Also known as Manhole.

Question 7

Cryogen

Answer 7

Gas that is converted into liquid by being cooled below -130 F (-90C) at 14.7 psi. Also known as Refrigerated Liquid and Cryogenic Liquid.

Question 8

Oxidizer

Answer 8

Any material that readily yields oxygen or other oxidizing gas, or that readily reacts to promote or initiate combustion of combustible materials.

Question 9

Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC)

Answer 9

Rigid (RIBC) or flexible (FIBC) portable packaging, other than a cylinder or portable tank, that is designed for mechanical handling with a maximum capacity of not more than 3 cubic meters (3,000 L, 793 gal, or 106 ft3) and a minimum capacity of not less than 0.45 cubic meters (450 L, 119 gal, or 15.9 ft3) or a maximum net mass of not less than 400 kilograms (882 lbs).

Question 10

Dust Explosion

Answer 10

Rapid burning (deflagration) with explosive force, or any combustible dust. Dust explosions generally consist of two explosions: a small explosion or shock wave creates additional dust in an atmosphere, causing the second and larger explosion.

Question 11

Label

Answer 11

Four-inch square diamond-shaped marker required by federal regulations on individual shipping containers that contain hazardous materials, and are smaller than 640 cubic feet (18 m3). Designed for nonbulk packages.

Question 12

Placard

Answer 12

Diamond-shaped sign that is affixed to each side of a structure of vehicle transporting hazardous materials to inform responders of fire hazards, life hazards, special hazards, and reactivity potential. The placard indicates the primary class of the material and, in some cases, the exact material being transported; required on containers that are 640 cubic feet (18m3) or larger. Designed for bulk packages.

Question 13

Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

Answer 13

Manual that aids emergency response and inspection personnel in identifying hazardous materials placards and labels; also gives guidelines for initial actions to be taken at hazardous materials incidents. Developed jointly by Transport Canada (TC), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the Secretariat of Communications and Transport of Mexico (SCT), and with the collaboration of CIQUIME (Centro de Informacion Quimica para Emergencias).

Question 14

Elevated Temperature Material

Answer 14

Material that when offered for transportation or transported in bulk packaging is (a) in a liquid phase and at temperatures at or above 212F (100C), (b) intentionally heated at or above its liquid phase flash points of 100F (38C), or (c) in a solid phase and at a temperature at or above 464F (240C).

Question 15

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)

Answer 15

International classification and labeling system for chemicals and other hazard communication information, such as safety data sheets.

Question 16

Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

Answer 16

Form provided by chemical manufacturers, distributers, and importers; provides information about chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response procedures, and waste disposal procedures.

Question 17

CAS Number

Answer 17

Number assigned by the American Chemical Society’s Chemical Abstract Service that uniquely identifies a specific compound.

Question 18

Bill of Landing

Answer 18

Shipping paper used by the trucking industry (and others) indicating origin, destination, route, and product; placed in the cab of every truck tractor. This document establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a carrier. It serves as a document of title, contract of carriage, and receipt for goods. Similar to Air Bill and Waybill.

Question 19

Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

Answer 19

Community organization responsible for local emergency response planning. Required by SARA Title III, LEPCs are composed of local officials, citizens, and industry representatives with the task of designing, reviewing, and updating a comprehensive emergency plan for an emergency planning district; plans may address hazardous materials inventories, hazardous material response training, and assessment of local response capabilities.

Question 20

Local Emergency Response Plan (LERP)

Answer 20

Plan detailing how local emergency response agencies will respond to community emergencies; required by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and prepared by the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPA).

Question 21

Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO)

Answer 21

A system of software applications that assists emergency responders in the development of safe response plans. It can be used to access, store, and evaluate information critical in emergency response.

Question 22

Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER)

Answer 22

This electronic resource brings a wide range of information to the hazmat responder such as chemical identification support, characteristics of chemicals and compounds, health hazard information, and containment advice.

Question 23

Olfactory Fatigue

Answer 23

Gradual inability of a person to detect odors after initial exposure; can be extremely rapid with some toxins, such as hydrogen sulfide.

Question 24

Preplanning reduces

Answer 24

Oversight
Confusion
Effort duplication
Results in a desirable outcome

Question 25

Seven clues to the presence of hazardous materials

Answer 25

1. Occupancy types, locations, and preincident surveys 2. Container shapes 3. Tansportation placards, labels, and markings 4. Other markings and colors( nontransportation) 5. Written resources 6. Senses 7. Monitoring and detection devices

Question 26

Bulk packagings refers

Answer 26

to a packaging, other than that on vessal (ship) or barge, in which materials are loaded with no intermediate form of containment.

Question 27

Criteria for bulk packaging

Answer 27

Maximum capacity is greater than 119 gallans (475L) as a receptacle for a liquid Maximum net mass is greater than 822 pounds (440kg) or maximum capacity is greater than 119 gallons (475L) as a receptacle for solid Water capacity is 1,001 pounds (500 kg) or greater as a receptacle for a gas.

Question 28

Clues to pressure containers may include the following features

Answer 28

``` Rounded, almost spherical ends Bolted manways Bolted protective housings Pressure relief devices Pressure gauges ```

Question 29

Clues indicating cryogenic containers may included the following features

Answer 29

Contents such as liquad oxygen( LOX), nitrogen, helium, hydrogen, argon, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) Box like loading and unloading stations attached to transportation containers

Question 30

Clues to liquid container may include the following features

Answer 30

Flat ( or less rounded) ends on tanks Access hatches secured with easily removed latching devices Low pressure rail tank cars may have multiple fitting visible on top Intermodal, Flexable IBC, and rigid intermediate bulk containers are designed to be stacked Flexible bladders filled with fluids Highway cargo tanks will have oval, upside-down horseshoe-shaped, or circular shaped ends with less rounding than pressure tanks

Question 31

powder pesticide is an example

Answer 31

of a potentially toxic solid

Question 32

Boric acid and sodium hydroxide are

Answer 32

corrosive solids

Question 33

Dynamite is

Answer 33

an energy releasing solid

Question 34

Calcium carbide is a

Answer 34

reactive material that, when in contact with moisture, will release a flammable gas.

Question 35

Clues to solids containers may include the following features

Answer 35

Transportation containers and systems designed for pneumatic loading and unloading Open tops on hoppers, bin, or other containers, sometimes covered with tarps or plastic V-shaped sloping sides with bottom outlets

Question 36

Excepeted

Answer 36

Expected packaging is only used to transport materials with extremely low levels of radioactivity that present no risk to the public or environment

Question 37

Industrial

Answer 37

Container that retains and protects the contents during normal transportation activities such as laboratory samples and smoke detectors

Question 38

Type A

Answer 38

Packages that must demonstrate their ability to withstand a series of test without releasing their contents

Question 39

Type B

Answer 39

Packages must demonstrate their ability to withstand tests simulating normal shipping conditions, and they must also withstand severe accident conditions without releasing their contents

Question 40

Type C

Answer 40

Very rare packages used for high-activity materials (including plutonium) transported by aircraft

Question 41

Marine vessels transport

Answer 41

over 90% of the worlds cargo.

Question 42

Break Bulk carriers

Answer 42

may transport a variety of materials in many different containers such as pallets, drums, bags, boxes and crates

Question 43

Container vessels

Answer 43

transport cargo in standard intermodal containers with standard widths and varying heights and lengths

Question 44

NFPA 704

Answer 44

Standard system for the identification of the hazards of materials for emergency response

Question 45

4 digit identification (UN) number must be displayed on the following containers/packages

Answer 45

``` Rail tank cars Cargo Tank trucks portable Tanks Bulk packages Table 1 material, regardless of quantity Certain nonbulk packages (for example, poisonous gases in specified amounts) ```

Question 46

Placards may be found on the following types of containers

Answer 46

``` bulk packages Rail tank cars Cargo tank vehicles portable tanks unit load devices containing hazardous materials over 640 cubic feet (18m3) in capacity certain nonbulk containers ```

Question 47

The hazard class or division number corresponding to the primary or subsidiary hazards class of material

Answer 47

must be displayed in the lower corner of a placard.

Question 48

Other than Class 7 or the Dangerous placard

Answer 48

text indicating a hazard is not required.

Question 49

The dangerous placard is for

Answer 49

mixed loads where the transport vehicle contains non bulk packages with two or more categories of hazardous materials that require different placards.

Question 50

Labels are

Answer 50

3.9 inch square on point diamonds.

Question 51

Class 7 Radioactive labels must

Answer 51

always contain text.

Question 52

The Cargo Aircarft only label

Answer 52

This label is used to indicate materials that cannot be transported on passenger aircarft.

Question 53

Signal words danger

Answer 53

most severe hazard catergories

Question 54

Signal words warning

Answer 54

less severe hazard catergories

Question 55

General caution symbols in mexico are

Answer 55

triangular

Question 56

General caution symbols in Canada are

Answer 56

round

Question 57

General caution symbols in US are

Answer 57

rectangular

Question 58

The EPA requires a warning label on any

Answer 58

containers, transformers, or capacitors that contain polychlorinated biphenyl(PCB) which is considered hazardous because it may cause cancer

Question 59

Vision is

Answer 59

definitely the safest of the five senses to use to detect a hazardous material.