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1
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Class 1

A

Explosives

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Class 2

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Gases

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3
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Class 3

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Flammable Liquids

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Class 4

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Flammable Solids

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Class 5

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Oxidizers

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Class 6

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Poisons/Toxins

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Class 7

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Radioactives

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Class 8

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Corrosives

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9
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Class 9

A

Miscellaneous

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10
Q

Use Guide ______ for a flammable placard

A

127

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11
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Use Guide _____ for a corrosive placard

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153

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12
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Use Guide ______ when the danger or dangerous placard is displayed

A

111

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13
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MAWP

A

Max Allowable Working Pressure

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14
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Pipeline markers only indicate the __________ of a pipeline - they do not indicate the exact location of a pipeline.

A

presence

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15
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Markers for pipelines containing dangerous levels of Hydrogen Sulfide may have markers that say:

A

Sour

Poison

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16
Q

Remember to approach incidents from:

A

Uphill

Upwind

Upstream

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17
Q

The _____________________ defines an area SURROUNDING the incident in which people may be exposed to dangerous and life threatening concentrations of material.

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Initial Isolation Zone

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18
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The ____________________ defines an area DOWNWIND from the incident in which people may become incapacitated and unable to take protective action and/or incur serious or irreversible health effects.

A

Protective Action Zone

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19
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_________________ are the steps taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials/dangerous goods

A

Protective actions

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20
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__________________ means to keep everybody away from the area if they are not directly involved in emergency response operations.

A

Isolate hazards and deny entry

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21
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_________________ means to move all people from a threatened area to safer places.

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Evacuate

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22
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__________________________ means people should seek shelter inside a building and remain inside until the danger passes.

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Shelter in Place

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23
Q

Small Spills:

A

55 gallons or less (208 Liters)

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24
Q

Chemical warfare agents do not have an assigned ID number because they are not ________________________.

A

commercially transported

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25
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The Letter (P) following the guide number in the yellow and blue bordered pages identifies materials that present a __________________ hazard under certain conditions.

A

polymerization

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26
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_________ Bordered pages list dangerous goods in order of ID number.

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Yellow

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27
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_________ bordered pages list dangerous good in alphabetical order.

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Blue

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28
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____________ bordered pages are safety recommendations.

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Orange

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29
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_________ respirators are the most common of the seven types of particular filtering face piece respirators.

A

N95

30
Q

_________________ is the process of removing or neutralizing hazardous materials/dangerous goods that have contaminated people and equipment during an incident.

A

Decontamination

31
Q

Chemical neutralization produces ________.

A

heat

32
Q

Water may be effective in mitigating an incident involving a water-reactive chemical only if you can apply it at a ____________________ for a long period

A

sufficient flooding rate

33
Q

(BLEVE) At a distance of about ___ times the radius of a fireball, the heat radiated from a fireball is enough to burn exposed skin in 2 seconds.

A

4

34
Q

The furthest reaching hazard in a BLEVE is ________________.

A

projectiles

35
Q

Minimum time to failure is based on _____________________ on the vapor space of a tank in good condition.

A

severe torch fire impingement

36
Q

____________ incidents are characterized by the rapid onset of medical symptoms and easily observed signatures

A

Chemical

37
Q

_______________ incidents are characterized by the onset of symptoms in hours to days. Typically there will be no characteristic signatures because biological agents are usually odorless and colorless.

A

Biological

38
Q

______________ incidents are characterized by the onset of symptoms, if any, in days to weeks or longer.

A

Radiological

39
Q

Avoid using cell phone within _____ meters (300 feet) of a suspected device.

A

100

40
Q

A single _________ on orange placards represent’s an explosive’s compatibility group letter.

A

asterisk

41
Q

An emergency shut off valve is commonly found at the front of the tank, near the ______________.

A

driver door

42
Q

The ______________________ (GHS) is an international guideline published by the United Nations.

A

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemical

43
Q

Large-diameter steel pipelines transport flammable natural gas at very high pressures ranging from __________________.

A

200-1500 psi

44
Q

If more than one rail car, tank truck, tank or large cylinder, containing TIH materials is leaking, ______________ distances may need to be increased.

A

Large Spill

45
Q

Quickly removing surface contamination, which usually happens by mechanically removing the contaminant or rinsing water from handheld homeliness, emergency showers, or other nearby water sources.

A

Gross Decontamination

46
Q

Reducing contamination to a level as low as possible by chemical or physical methods. A hazmat team will perform this kind of decontamination.

A

Technical Decontamination

47
Q

Reducing or removing surface contaminants as fast as possible from a large number of people in potentially life-threatening situations.

A

Mass Decontamination

48
Q

Immediately reducing contamination of people in potentially life-threatening situations with or without formally setting up a decontamination corridor.

A

Emergency Decontamination

49
Q

Chemical neutralization creates __________.

A

heat

50
Q

Main Hazards from a BLEVE: (4)

A

FIre

Thermal Radiation

Blast

Projectiles

51
Q

Natural gas in _______________ is odorless - generally not odorized with mercaptan, however natural gas containing hydrogen sulfide will have a distinct rotten gas smell.

A

transmission pipelines

52
Q

Natural gas in distribution pipelines is _______________ with mercaptan.

A

odorized

53
Q

Natural gas in the well-production pipelines is not ________________ with mercaptan, however, natural gas that contains hydrogen sulfide will have a distinct rotten egg smell.

A

odorized

54
Q

The pipelines depicted in the NPMS are within _______ of their actual locations.

A

500 feet

55
Q

When used as a weapon, small spills include releases up to ___ kg (4.4 lbs)

A

2

56
Q

When used as a weapon, large spills include releases up to _____ kg (55 lbs)

A

25

57
Q

The _____________ bordered pages list dangerous goods in order of ID number.

A

Yellow

58
Q

The _______ bordered pages list dangerous goods in alphabetical order of material name.

A

Blue

59
Q

N95 respirators filters at least 95% of airborne particles (______ microns)

A

.3

60
Q

Avoid using cell phones within _____ meters of a suspect device.

A

100 (300 feet)

61
Q

___________ agents cause blistering of the skin.

A

Blister

62
Q

________ agents are substances that injure a person by interfering with cell respiration (Hydrogen Cyanide, Cyanogen Chloride)

A

Blood

63
Q

__________ agents are substances that cause physical injury to the lungs (Phosgene)

A

Choking

64
Q

______________ liquids which have a flash point greater than 60 (140 F) and below 93 C (200 F)

A

Combustible

65
Q

A _____________ liquid has a flash point of 60C (140F) or lower.

A

Flammable

66
Q

High expansion foams have a high expansion ratio (over 1:______)

A

200

67
Q

____________ agents are substances that interfere with the central nervous system

A

Nerve

68
Q

If you receive the 4-digit identification number, go to the ________ pages.

A

yellow

69
Q

If you receive the proper shipping name, go to the _________ pages.

A

blue

70
Q

If there is no risk to your safety or the safety of others, move far enough away from any ______________ coming from the pipeline to allow of normal conversation.

A

noise

71
Q

If there is enough time, ____________ is the best protective action.

A

Evacuatin

72
Q

The “__________________” is divided into daytime and nighttime incidents because varying atmospheric conditions affect a hazardous area’s size.

A

protective action distance

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