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HAZMAT - Basic Operations of Firefighting: Final Exam Questions with Verified Solutions, Exams of Safety and Fire Engineering

Nova Southeastern University (NSU)Safety and Fire Engineering

A series of questions and answers related to the basic operations of firefighting in hazardous materials situations. It covers topics such as osha regulations, emergency response procedures, heat-related emergencies, exposure and contamination, and the identification and handling of hazardous materials. A basic understanding of hazmat principles and practices, but it lacks in-depth analysis and critical thinking exercises.

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HAZMAT – BASIC OPERATIONS OF
FIREFIGHTING FINAL
EXAM.QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS.100% GUARANTEED
PASS.GRADED A+
A hazardous chemical is any chemical which is a physical or health hazard to employees best
defines? - ✔✔✔O.S.H.A.
Emergency Response Operations for releases of hazardous substances are regulated by SARA?
(Which Title) - ✔✔✔Title II
Annual physical exams are required for emergency responders by? - ✔✔✔29 CFR 1910.120
Exposure is the process by which people, equipment are subjected to or come into contact with a
hazardous material whereas contamination is: - ✔✔✔Transfer of a hazardous material to persons,
equipment, and the environment in greater than acceptable qualities.
"Individuals trained to respond in a defensive fashion" best describes: - ✔✔✔First Responder
Operations Training
In Illinois, the job of the State Emergency Response Commission is fulfilled by the? - ✔✔✔Illinois
Emergency Management Agency
The symptoms of profuse sweating, cold clammy skin, and pale appearance are associated with
which heat related emergency? - ✔✔✔Heat Exhaustion
A diverse Emergency Planning Group responsible for Hazardous Materials planning in each county in
Illinois is the: - ✔✔✔LEPC
Local Emergency Planning Committees
Acute exposure to hazardous materials may only be a single occurrence, whereas chronic exposure
is: - ✔✔✔Long term
The section of SARA that provides for Emergency Response Plans is: - ✔✔✔Title III
The NFPA Standards for Professional Competence of Responder to Hazardous Materials Incidents is?
- ✔✔✔NFPA 472
The first step in planning and preparedness for a hazardous material is? - ✔✔✔Plan Development
When writing Standard Operating Guidelines "who, what, when, and why" should appear in which
section? - ✔✔✔Introduction Section
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HAZMAT – BASIC OPERATIONS OF

FIREFIGHTING FINAL

EXAM.QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED

SOLUTIONS.100% GUARANTEED

PASS.GRADED A+

A hazardous chemical is any chemical which is a physical or health hazard to employees best defines? - ✔✔✔O.S.H.A. Emergency Response Operations for releases of hazardous substances are regulated by SARA? (Which Title) - ✔✔✔Title II Annual physical exams are required for emergency responders by? - ✔✔✔29 CFR 1910. Exposure is the process by which people, equipment are subjected to or come into contact with a hazardous material whereas contamination is: - ✔✔✔Transfer of a hazardous material to persons, equipment, and the environment in greater than acceptable qualities. "Individuals trained to respond in a defensive fashion" best describes: - ✔✔✔First Responder Operations Training In Illinois, the job of the State Emergency Response Commission is fulfilled by the? - ✔✔✔Illinois Emergency Management Agency The symptoms of profuse sweating, cold clammy skin, and pale appearance are associated with which heat related emergency? - ✔✔✔Heat Exhaustion A diverse Emergency Planning Group responsible for Hazardous Materials planning in each county in Illinois is the: - ✔✔✔LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committees Acute exposure to hazardous materials may only be a single occurrence, whereas chronic exposure is: - ✔✔✔Long term The section of SARA that provides for Emergency Response Plans is: - ✔✔✔Title III The NFPA Standards for Professional Competence of Responder to Hazardous Materials Incidents is?

  • ✔✔✔NFPA 472 The first step in planning and preparedness for a hazardous material is? - ✔✔✔Plan Development When writing Standard Operating Guidelines "who, what, when, and why" should appear in which section? - ✔✔✔Introduction Section

Monitoring the scene is considered part of which phase of response? - ✔✔✔Identification What is the difference between the two groups of corrosives (acids and bases) when they come into contact with your skin? - ✔✔✔There is pain immediately with acids but NOT with bases What is the significance of a vapor concentration that is too rich to burn? - ✔✔✔The vapor to air mixture is above the U.E.L. By definition, a flammable liquid has a flash point below? - ✔✔✔100 degrees Do all flammable materials have an auto-ignition temperature? - ✔✔✔True The ratio of the weight of a substance to weight of an equal volume of water defines: - ✔✔✔Specific Gravitiy The minimum concentration of an inhaled substance in the gases state that will be fatal to 50% of a test group identifies: - ✔✔✔LC 50 The maximum airborne concentration to which an average healthy person may be exposed repeatedly for 8 hours each day, 40 hours per week, without suffering adverse effects is? - ✔✔✔TLV

  • TWA (Threshold Limit Value - Time Weighted Average) Which value is the 15 minute, time weighted average exposure that should never be exceeded at any time or repeated more than 4 times a day? - ✔✔✔TLV - STEL (Threshold Limit Value - Short Term Exposure Limit) The permissible exposure limit (PEL) is comparable to which of the following? - ✔✔✔TLV - TWA (Threshold Limit Value - Time Weighted Average) In the State of Illinois 29 CFR 1910.120 is enforced on fire departments by? - ✔✔✔Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) Gases which displace or dilute the amount of oxygen in the air so that an oxygen deficient atmosphere is created are? - ✔✔✔Simple asphyxiants Individuals who experience secondary exposure to health hazards may experience significant and dangerous effects if ever exposed again, this is an example of? - ✔✔✔Sensitizers Which sense can be used safely to identify a hazardous material? - ✔✔✔Sight Which type of tanks would have an operating pressure above 15 psi? - ✔✔✔Low Pressure Acute exposure to hazardous materials may only be a single occurrence, whereas chronic exposure is? - ✔✔✔Long term Sphere storage tanks are which of the following types? - ✔✔✔Pressure

Cryogenic liquid carrier cargo tanks can be identified by markings, such as refrigerated liquid. There markings are: - ✔✔✔Permanent Reporting marks on intermodal tank containers are placed where? - ✔✔✔Right hand side as the responder faces it The relative hazard that is indicated on the pesticide label is? - ✔✔✔Signal word The "Restricted Use Statement" on a pesticide label is the: - ✔✔✔Precautionary statement The statement that indicates the product poses a threat to the environment is the? - ✔✔✔Hazard statement What conditions, surrounding a hazardous materials incident, should be noted when surveying the scene? - ✔✔✔Topography, land use, accessibility Weather conditions, bodies of water Railways, highways, airports Hazardous materials first responders can verify information they have obtained at an incident by? - ✔✔✔Contacting CHEMTREC or CANUTEC MSDS can be obtained from a shipper as well as fixed facilities? - ✔✔✔True The specific gravity of a hazardous material maybe found in which of the following sections of an MSDS? - ✔✔✔Physical and chemical characteristics The flammability limits of a hazardous material may be found in which section of the MSDS? - ✔✔✔Physical hazards of the material The routes of entry of a hazardous material may be found in which section of the MSDS? - ✔✔✔Health hazards of the material Permissible exposure limits of a hazardous material may be found in which of the following sections of an MSDS? - ✔✔✔Physical hazards of the material The responder to a hazardous materials incident may need information about the material's manufacturer. This may be found in which section in the MSDS? - ✔✔✔Health hazards of the material The information that will help a responder in a hazardous material incident choose the appropriate respiratory protection can be found in which section of an MSDS? - ✔✔✔Health hazards of the material The manufacturer's emergency phone number may be found in which section of the MSDS? - ✔✔✔Responsible party contact There are two basic types of fixed facilities. The one that is usually a single company complex where one or more products are produced from components identifies? - ✔✔✔Manufacturing complex

Which of the following is NOT a type of storage found at a fixed facility? (Warehousing, Liquid, Manufacturing, Gas) - ✔✔✔Manufacturing When responding to a fixed facility emergency involving the structure, the first concern would be? - ✔✔✔Occupancy, location, and life hazard Which of the following resource manuals provide evacuation and isolation distances? - ✔✔✔Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) CAMEO and TOMES are? - ✔✔✔Computer resource programs CHEMTRAC can be reached directly, 24 hours a day, by calling? - ✔✔✔ 1 - 800 - 424 - 9300 Monitoring devices used by emergency responders are typically? - ✔✔✔Direct reading devices The actual capture and analysis of a small piece of the environment in question is called? - ✔✔✔Sampling The ability of a monitoring device to differentiate between environment of differing levels of contaminates best describes the ______________ of the device? - ✔✔✔Selectivity According to ______________, monitoring devices should be safe for environments where there is potential for air/fuel mixtures in the proper proportions to ignite. - ✔✔✔NFPA National Electric Code Proximity suits and entry suits are designed to provide which protection? - ✔✔✔Thermal The movement of a hazardous chemical through openings in a garment is considered? - ✔✔✔Penetration Agencies who use breathing apparatus and respond to hazardous materials emergencies must have:

  • ✔✔✔A written respiratory program Training in the use and care of breathing apparatus A yearly medical evaluation Which is a disadvantage of positive pressure supplied air respirators? - ✔✔✔Requires egress to use the same path as entry A chemical protection clothing designed to protect from skin contact hazards is? - ✔✔✔Splash protective suits Chemical suits can be constructed from elastomer fabric. What is an example of elastomer fabric? - ✔✔✔Neoprene The EPA level of protection often considered appropriate for defensive action of the operations level is? - ✔✔✔Level B When should decontamination be set up? - ✔✔✔Before work teams are sent into an incident

When can first response personnel carry contaminants out of the hot zone? - ✔✔✔Emergency Decontamination What is the most cruical aspect of controlling a hazardous material incident? - ✔✔✔Implementing and use of an incident management system The responsibility for decontamination, development, and implementation of the incident action plan is the? - ✔✔✔Incident Commander The advantage of Emergency decontamination is that it can be implemented? - ✔✔✔Without establishing a formal contamination reduction corridor An Incident Management System must be in place at a Hazardous Materials Incident is required under by? - ✔✔✔29 CFR 1910.120 (q) (3) (ii) Who has the responsibility of notifying the dispatcher and other responders when command has been assumed or transferred? - ✔✔✔Incident Commander What is the common color for the flashing light used to locate the command post? - ✔✔✔Green A chemical reaction causing over-pressurization in a container best describes? - ✔✔✔Chemical stress Disintegration, runaway linear cracking, and splits/tears are all ways: - ✔✔✔Containers fail Hemisphere, plume, and cone are all: - ✔✔✔Dispersion patterns In the event that response objectives are NOT being met and the incident is intentsifying, you should return to which step to help you select an alternate response option? - ✔✔✔Analyzing the problem Termination of a hazardous materials incident consists of which three parts? - ✔✔✔Debriefing, critique, comments What is the recommended total time for conducting a critique? - ✔✔✔ 30 - 40 minutes