Hazmat

Question 1

If transporting a package that contains radioactive materials, it is important to know that:

Answer 1

Radiation will pass through to other packages.

Question 2

Shippers package in order to ____ hazardous materials.

Answer 2

Contain

Question 3

The identification number associated with a hazardous material should appear:

Answer 3

On the material’s packaging.

Question 4

How often are hazardous materials employees required to be trained and tested?

Answer 4

Once every three years

Question 5

When transporting Division 1.1 materials, the floor liner should be:

Answer 5

Made from non-ferrous materials.

Question 6

Which type of material may be required to have a transport index?

Answer 6

Radioactive

Question 7

When applying for an original or renewed HazMat endorsement, you must undergo a background
check through which agency?

Answer 7

The Transportation Security Administration

Question 8

Your engine runs a pump used during the delivery of compressed gas. After delivery, you should
turn off the engine ____ unhooking the hoses.

Answer 8

Before

Question 9

Placarded vehicles must carry fire extinguishers with a minimum rating of:

Answer 9

10 B:C.

Question 10

If a driver is given a leaking package or shipment, they should:

Answer 10

Refuse it.

Question 11

If transporting explosives, you may leave your vehicle unattended:

Answer 11

In a safe haven.

Question 12

A material’s hazard class reflects:

Answer 12

The risks associated with the material.

Question 13

How do you label a package if the hazardous materials label will not fit onto the package?

Answer 13

Place the label on a tag securely attached to the item.

Question 14

If “Inhalation Hazard” appears on a shipping paper, the shipper should provide which placard?

Answer 14

Poison Gas or Poison Inhalation Hazard

Question 15

If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the hazardous
materials may need to be:

Answer 15

Highlighted in a contrasting color.

Question 16

Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs ____ to accept a package.

Answer 16

The shipper’s certification

Question 17

A driver should ensure that:

Answer 17

The shipping paper matches the markings and labels on packages.

Question 18

A placard should be placed:

Answer 18

At least three inches away from any other markings.

Question 19

To know which placard to use, you need to know:

Answer 19

The hazard class of the materials.

Question 20

Shipping papers identifying hazardous materials should be:

Answer 20

On the top of a stack of shipping papers.

Question 21

When a driver is not in their vehicle, hazardous materials’ shipping papers should be:

Answer 21

Kept on the driver’s seat.

Question 22

What should be done if the third column of the Hazardous Materials Table contains the word
“Forbidden?”

Answer 22

The indicated substance should not be transported.

Question 23

Containers of hazardous materials must be:

Answer 23

Braced to prevent movement during transportation.

Question 24

Class 1, Class 2.1, and Class 3 materials should not be placed in a trailer with:

Answer 24

A heater.

Question 25

If loading corrosive materials, you should not:

Answer 25

Roll the containers.

Question 26

Identification numbers, shipping names, and hazard classes:

Answer 26

Should not be abbreviated on a shipping paper.

Question 27

On a shipping paper, if the letter “G” appears in Column 1, what else needs to appear?

Answer 27

The technical name of the hazardous material

Question 28

When carrying Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives, your vehicle should not be:

Answer 28

Parked within 300 feet of a bridge.

Question 29

Generally, a shipping paper must list:

Answer 29

An emergency response telephone number.

Question 30

If you're transporting explosives and your vehicle breaks down, you should notify other drivers:

Answer 30

With reflective triangles.

Question 31

If transporting explosives:

Answer 31

You must have a written route plan.

Question 32

A person should not smoke within ____ of a vehicle placarded for Class 3 or Division 2.1 materials.

Answer 32

25 feet

Question 33

When refueling a vehicle carrying hazardous materials:

Answer 33

The engine should be turned off.

Question 34

While driving, shipping papers should be:

Answer 34

Within reach.

Question 35

During a cargo fire, opening the trailer doors may actually cause the fire to expand because doing so:

Answer 35

Allows oxygen into the trailer.

Question 36

If you notice a cargo leak, you should identify the leaking hazardous materials by:

Answer 36

Using the shipping papers.

Question 37

When approaching a railroad crossing while transporting chlorine:

Answer 37

You must stop before crossing the tracks.

Question 38

If you identify hazardous materials leaking while you are driving, you should:

Answer 38

Park the vehicle.

Question 39

Emergency response information provided by the shipper must include:

Answer 39

Any risks of fire or explosion.

Question 40

If cargo containing hazardous materials is leaking but the driver does not have access to a phone, they should:

Answer 40

Send someone else for help.

Question 41

Portable tanks:

Answer 41

Are not permanently attached to a vehicle.

Question 42

The identification numbers assigned to chemicals can be found:

Answer 42

In the DOT Emergency Response Guide.

Question 43

When driving a vehicle with empty cargo tanks that are used to carry hazardous materials, the driver:

Answer 43

Must stop at railroad crossings before proceeding.

Question 44

A person supervising the loading of a tank:

Answer 44

Must stay within 25 feet of the tank.

Question 45

A person attending a placarded vehicle may be:

Answer 45

Within 100 feet of the vehicle.

Question 46

In general, when loading a tank with flammable liquids:

Answer 46

A ground should be established before opening the filling hole.

Question 47

If there is a collision involving a vehicle transporting Class 1 explosives, the driver should:

Answer 47

Remove the explosives from the vehicle before separating the vehicles involved in the collision.

Question 48

If a leak is suspected in a cargo of radioactive material:

Answer 48

The driver should not operate the vehicle until it has been cleaned.

Question 49

The only way to properly check tire pressure is by:

Answer 49

Using a tire pressure gauge.

Question 50

If transporting chlorine, what must be in the vehicle?

Answer 50

A gas mask