Hazmat 2

Question 1

7 clues to HAZMAT

Answer 1

1. locations, occupancy types, preincident surveys
2. basic container information
3. transportation placards, markings and labels
4. non transportation hazmat markings and labels
5. hazard information reference sources
6. sensory clues, victim signs and syptoms
7. monitoring and detection devices

Question 2

preincident survey

Answer 2

exposures
hazat
building features
site characteristics
egress/acess
site characteristics
limitations of agency trying to control hazamt
telephone numbers of responsible people
site or occupancy response capability

Question 3

hypercapnea

Answer 3

headache, lightheaded
red skin, htn, tachycardia
unconscious respiratory failure death

Question 4

bulk packaging

Answer 4

other than a ship or barge in which materials are loaded with no intermediate form of containment
cargo tank, railcar or portable tank
one of the following must be met:
max capacity > 119 gallons for liquid
max net mass > 882 lbs for solid
water capacity if 1000 or more for gas

Question 5

non bulk packaging

Answer 5

drums boxes carboys bags
max capacity 119< for liquid
max net mass 882 lbs or less for solids
water capacity is 1000 lbs or less for gas

Question 6

composite packaging

Answer 6

box of wine

Question 7

pressurized containers

Answer 7

round ends
bolted access hatches
bolted protective houses
pressure relief devices
pressure gauges

Question 8

spherical containers

Answer 8

high pressure
toxic
corrosive
flammable
energetic
asphyxiant

Question 9

cylindrical with round ends

Answer 9

toxic
corrosive
flammable
energetic
asphyxiant
flammable

Question 10

cylindrical with flat ends

Answer 10

atmospheric and low pressure
toxic
corrosive
flammable
energetic
asphyxiant

Question 11

vertical cylinder with cone bottom

Answer 11

can contain anything
toxic
energetic
corrosive
asphyxiant
flammable

Question 12

horizontal with flat ends

Answer 12

atmospheric low pressure liquid
toxic
asphyxiant
energetic
flammable
corrosive

Question 13

smaller diameter cylinder with visible external rings

Answer 13

same danger list
less volume because its heavier
corrosive

Question 14

oval with flat or nearly flat ends

Answer 14

low pressure
same danger list

Question 15

horseshoe cross section

Answer 15

low pressure
same danger list

Question 16

thermos bottle

Answer 16

same danger list plus cold
-130F at 14.7 psi

Question 17

rectangular

Answer 17

mixed cargo
bulk or non bulk

Question 18

UN 9 hazard classes

Answer 18

1. explosives
2. gases
3. flammable liquids
4. flammable solids
5. oxidizers
6. toxi or infectious
7. radioactive
8. corrosive
9. miscellaneous

Question 19

UN class 1 division nunmbers

Answer 19

1.1 mass explosion hazard
1.2 projectile fragment hazards
1.3 fire hazard
1.4 no significant blast hazard
1.5 very insensitive explosives
1.6 extremely insensitive

Question 20

compatibility group letters

Answer 20

only class 1
specify controls for transportation, separation and storage of explosives

Question 21

binary explosive

Answer 21

two explosives that explode when combined not separate

Question 22

primary hazards of explosives

Answer 22

thermal and mechanical
blast pressure wave (shock wave)
shrapnel and fragmentation
seismic effect
incendiary thermal effect

Question 23

class 2 division numbers

Answer 23

2.1 flammable gases
2.2 non flammable non toxic gas
2.3 toxic gas

Question 24

hazards of gas

Answer 24

flammable or oxidizer
toxicity
corrosivity

also
BLEVE

Question 25

class 3 hazards

Answer 25

thermal hazards asphyxiation chemical hazards mechanical hazards vapors environmental

Question 26

class 4 division numbers

Answer 26

4.1 flammable solids 4.2 spontaneously combustable materials (within 5 minutes) 4.3 dangerous when wet

Question 27

class 5

Answer 27

oxidizers and organic peroxides

Question 28

MSST

Answer 28

maximum safe storage temperature

Question 29

SADT

Answer 29

self accelerated decomposition temperatire

Question 30

class 5 division's

Answer 30

5.1 oxidizers 5.2 organic peroxides

Question 31

class 6 divisions

Answer 31

6.1 toxic substances

Question 32

class 7 divisions

Answer 32

none

Question 33

radioactive transportation labels

Answer 33

white 1- low no special stowage yellow 2- external radiation level, fissile(nuclear safety criticality) requires consideration yellow 3- must be placarded radioactive

Question 34

radioactive labels must contain

Answer 34

isotope name radioactive activity in international system (SI) units of becquerels (Bq) transportation index

Question 35

transportation index (TI)

Answer 35

handlers degree of control during transportation number indicates max radiation level measured one meter from surface of package

Question 36

class 9

Answer 36

lithium batteries PCBs

Question 37

dangerous placards

Answer 37

highway, rail and ocean containers contains non bulk packaging two or more hazard classes requiring different placards aggregate gross weight of less than 1000lbs

Question 38

DOT placards

Answer 38

9.84 inches orange-explosive yellow- oxidizer red- flammable white- health hazard/ poison or corrosive blue- water reactive green- non flammable gas

Question 39

UN number

Answer 39

4 digit identification number

Question 40

four steps to identifying a hazard in an MVA

Answer 40

background color of placard hazard class number at bottom of placard UN/NA identification number pictogram at top of the placard

Question 41

49 CFR labels

Answer 41

3.9 inches on ackages

Question 42

molton aluminum

Answer 42

1300F or above

Question 43

petroleum sour crude marking

Answer 43

petroleum crude oil containing hydrogen sulfide

Question 44

NFPA 704

Answer 44

identification of hazmat for emergency responders fixed storage facilities health-blue flammability-red instability-yellow

Question 45

GHS

Answer 45

globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals

Question 46

WISER

Answer 46

chemical identification support characteristics of chemicals and compounds health hazard info containment advice

Question 47

hydrogen sulfide

Answer 47

impairs sense of smell

Question 48

erg 704 system

Answer 48

transportation fixed