Week 1 (History and Legislations)

Question 1

Any substance or material that is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce.

Answer 1

Dangerous Goods

Question 2

What is Dangerous Goods also known as?

Answer 2

Restricted Articles, Hazardous Materials and Dangerous Cargo

Question 3

What are the three things that should be done with dangerous goods?

Answer 3

• Properly Marked
• Properly Labeled
• Properly Stored

Question 4

In 1871, Hazardous cargoes have always been considered a _______ because they _______ offer a _______ to the __________, ___________, and _________

Answer 4

danger, naturally, threat, environment, property, and civilians

Question 5

Who discovered Nitroglycerin? and when was it discovered?

Answer 5

Ascanio Sobrero. 1847

Question 6

Who further developed the Nitroglycerin? and when?

Answer 6

Alfred Nobel (1860)

Question 7

Timeline of the legislations: What happened in 1866?

Answer 7

Nitroglycerin explosion in San Francisco, California. 15 people died.

Question 8

Timeline of the legislations: What happened in 1871?

Answer 8

The first laws concerning the transportation of dangerous goods went into effect. Separated passengers from dangerous goods.

Question 9

What law was created in 1871?

Answer 9

Dangerous goods act of 1871

Question 10

This concerns the transportation of dangerous goods wherein they should be separated from passenger vessel

Answer 10

Dangerous Goods act of 1871

Question 11

Timeline of the legislations: What happened in 1903? and what was the exact date of this event?

Answer 11

November 3 1903, Disastrous flight car in ohio

Question 12

Timeline of the legislations: What happened in 1909?

Answer 12

Legislation expanded to include ground transportation of hazardous goods

Question 13

This is known as the greatest and largest man-made explosion in the history of dangerous goods.

Answer 13

Halifax explosion

Question 14

In what year did that halifax explosion happen?

Answer 14

1917

Question 15

How many people died and how many people got injured in the Halifax explosion?

Answer 15

2000 died, 9000 were injured

Question 16

This was the year when the legislation passed to regulate hazardous material shipments transported by air

Answer 16

1958

Question 17

What did the congress pass wherein it requires the Department of transportation to gather and report information regarding hazardous materials accidents and activities?

Answer 17

Hazardous Material Transportation Control Act

Question 18

When was Hazardous Material Transportation Control Act passed by the Congress?

Answer 18

1970

Question 19

This was the year when they revised the Hazardous Material Transportation Control Act to be more strict

Answer 19

1973

Question 20

When did the ValuJet flight 592 crash happen?

Answer 20

May 11 1996

Question 21

State the reasons on why the ValuJet Flight 592 happen

Answer 21

• Mislabelled parcels
• Incorrect documents
• Mishandled parcels
• Improperly stowed
• Unaware pilot and crew
• Was not able to do necessary action to recover or prevent crash

Question 22

Less than 2 weeks after the Flight 592 crash, FAA banned what in commercial passenger flights?

Answer 22

oxygen generators

Question 23

What did the FAA mandate for cargo areas?

Answer 23

fire detection and suppression systems

Question 24

How many aircrafts were retrofitted by March 2001?

Answer 24

more than 3,400 aircrafts

Question 25

What was the name of the captain in ValuJet Flight 592?

Answer 25

Captain Candalyn Kubeck (35)

Question 26

What was the name of the first officer in ValuJet Flight 592?

Answer 26

First Officer Richard Hazen (52)

Question 27

How many people died in the ValuJet Flight 592 crash?

Answer 27

110 (105 passengers, 2 flight crew, 3 FA's)