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HAZMAT Operations Practice Test Questions with Solutions, Exams of Engineering

Texas A & M University - Texarkana Engineering

A set of practice test questions covering various aspects of hazmat operations, including hazard identification, material safety data sheets (msds), placarding, and emergency response procedures. Each question includes a multiple-choice format with the correct answer highlighted. Suitable for students or professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of hazmat regulations and best practices.

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1) Within the UN system, a container labeled with a hazard class 4 contains a:

A) Combustible liquid

B) flammable gas

C) flammable solid

D) flammable liquid -- Correct Answer ✔✔ flammable solid

2) Of the references listed below, the MOST SPECIFIC source of information on a

hazardous material is/are:

A) The DOT Emergency Response Guidebook

B) The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

C) DOT placards

D) The NFPA 704 system -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The Material Safety Data Sheet

(MSDS)

3) Physical data, chemical name, exposure limits, health hazard data, and special

precautions are all parts of the:

A) Dangerous Cargo Manifest

B) Emergency Response Guidebook

C) Material Safety Data Sheet

D) UN ID system -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Material Safety Data Sheet

4) The background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance hazard

and that contains a skull and crossbones is:

A) Yellow

B) Orange

C) Red

D) White -- Correct Answer ✔✔ White

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Within the UN system, a container labeled with a hazard class 4 contains a: A) Combustible liquid B) flammable gas C) flammable solid D) flammable liquid -- Correct Answer ✔✔ flammable solid
Of the references listed below, the MOST SPECIFIC source of information on a hazardous material is/are: A) The DOT Emergency Response Guidebook B) The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) C) DOT placards D) The NFPA 704 system -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Physical data, chemical name, exposure limits, health hazard data, and special precautions are all parts of the: A) Dangerous Cargo Manifest B) Emergency Response Guidebook C) Material Safety Data Sheet D) UN ID system -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Material Safety Data Sheet
The background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance hazard and that contains a skull and crossbones is: A) Yellow B) Orange C) Red D) White -- Correct Answer ✔✔ White

Referring to the U.S. Military Marking System for Hazardous Materials, an octagon- shaped placard with a #1 on it denotes a: A) Moderate fire hazard B) Chemical fire hazard C) Mass detonation D) Mass Escape -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Mass Detonation
Referring to the U.S. Military Marking system for hazardous materials, the symbol for a mass fire hazard is: A) #3 in a triangle B) #1 in a square C) #2 in a square D) #4 in a circle -- Correct Answer ✔✔ #3 in a triangle
Given the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook, the hazard class number assigned for Vinyl Chloride with the I.D. #1086 is: A) 2 B) 4 C) 9 D) 1 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 2
An explosive with a fragment hazard is denoted by the U.S. Military Marking System as a: A) #3 in an X B) #4 in an X C) #2 in an X D) #4 in a circle -- Correct Answer ✔✔ #2 in an X
When referring to the U.S. military marking system, if a circle with a symbol of a person wearing a mask is seen, it is necessary to assume that: A) Protective mask or breathing apparatus must be used B) Fumigants are being used C) Turn-out clothing must be used D) Hazardous material is of an odorous nature -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Protective mask or breathing apparatus must be used

D) nonflammable liquids -- Correct Answer ✔✔ explosives

The UN hazard class 6 includes all of the following except: A) liquid poisons B) infectious substances C) poison solids D) poison gases -- Correct Answer ✔✔ poison gases
True or False: Placards that contain the UN class number 6 at the bottom identify a material that may be an infectious substance hazard. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ True
The NFPA 704 system indicates a: A) relative risk B) product's chemical name C) four digit number D) number used to look up the name of the product -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Relative risk
In using the various clues for detecting the presence of hazardous materials, the use of ________ would be considered the MOST dangerous. A) hearing B) vision C) the sense of smell D) binoculars -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The sense of smell
Which of the following IS NOT a likely location for terrorist activity? A) Public assembly B) Mass transit systems C) telecommunication facilities D) remote facility in rural area -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Remote facility in rural area
According to the NFPA 704 system, the most dangerous chemical would have a placard showing which of the following number sets? A) 4,4, B) 3,2,

C) 0,2,

D) 3,3,2 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 4,4,

Given the product name, you can find the four digit UN/DOT number assigned by referencing all the following EXCEPT: A) shipping papers B) Emergency Response Guidebook C) MSDS sheets D) NFPA 704 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ NFPA 704
A reference book intended to be carried in every emergency vehicle in the United States is the: A) D E C I D E action plan B) NIOSH handbook of Hazardous Materials C) Emergency Response Guidebook D) NFPA Fire Protection Handbook -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Emergency Response Guidebook
Which of the following WOULD NOT be used to determine the name of a hazardous material located in the facility? A) NFPA 704 diamond B) DOT Emergency Response Guidebook C) Labels D) Material Safety Data Sheets -- Correct Answer ✔✔ NFPA 704 Diamond
Under SARA title III, some facilities are required to have MSDS information. The PRIMARY consideration in determining whether a facility is required to have MSDS information is whether the facility: A) is located within 1000 feet of residential neighborhoods B) has chemicals that are not consumer quantities C) has 24-hour security D) has an area under one roof that is greater than 250,000 square feet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ has chemical that are not consumer quantities
The two types of POTENTIAL HAZARDS found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook are:

The information paper developed by the manufacturer listing specific hazards of a product is called: A) The Emergency Response Guidebook B) CHEMTREK C) The NFPA 704 System D) Materials Safety Data Sheet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Material Safety Data Sheet
A major difference between a hazardous materials incident and other types of emergencies is the fact that hazmat incidents: A) can be more complex B) occur less frequently C) occur more frequently D) occur in specific locations -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Can be more complex
The DOT hazard Class 8 consists of: A) Flammable liquids B) Explosives C) Corrosives D) Poisons -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Corrosives
The primary hazard of a DOT hazard class 5 material is: A) Radiation B) Oxidation C) Spontaneously combustible D) Poison -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Oxidation
A cylinder should be considered dangerous regardless of what type of hazardous material it contains because the contents are: A) Flammable B) Pressurized C) Toxic D) Asphyxiating -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Pressurized
The four digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the:

A) UN product identification number B) Capacity of the tank car C) Last date the tank car was pressure tested D) Tank car registration number -- Correct Answer ✔✔ UN product Identification number

The NFPA 704 system for identifying hazardous materials gives: A) General hazard and degree of severity B) Specific product identification C) The DOT hazard class D) The UN hazard class -- Correct Answer ✔✔ General hazard and degree of severity
A number 4 in the blue quadrant of the NFPA 704 system indicates that there is _______ risk in this category from the chemical involved: A) Great B) A slight C) No D) Moderate -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Great
The white quadrant of the NFPA 704 system is used to indicate: A) Health Hazards B) Flammability C) Additional Information D) Reactivity -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Additional Information
The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated in the ______ quadrant of the NFPA 704 system: A) Blue B) Red C) White D) Yellow -- Correct Answer ✔✔ White
The type of hazardous material identification method required for shipping some products over 1001 pounds is the: A) DOT system

Using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is: A) The best first step B) Not reliable if the product is heavier than air C) Unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe D) Recommended unless you have a head cold -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Unreliable, Unacceptable, and Unsafe
Hazardous occupancies and problem locations should be identified and evaluated: A) En route to an emergency B) During preincident planning C) During training sessions D) At least once a year -- Correct Answer ✔✔ During preincident planning
Local emergency response personnel can avoid considerable confusion if the ______ is utilized in preincident planning: A) ERG B) MSDS C) Shipping Paper D) Bill of Lading -- Correct Answer ✔✔ MSDS
True or False-Shipping papers will contain an entry for Hazard classification according to DOT regulations. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ True
Which of the following should be found on shipping papers when transporting hazardous material? A) UN identification number B) Proper name of the shipped materials C) Hazard class of shipment D) All of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ All of the above
Any product, substance, or organism included by its nature or by the regulation in any of the classes listed in the schedule (UN 9 classes of hazardous materials) is the definition of a/an: A) Dangerous Cargo Manifest

B) Extremely Hazardous Substance C) Corrosive Materials D) Dangerous Goods (Canada) -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Dangerous Goods (Canada)

On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the: A) UN hazard class B) Guide number from the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook to be used C) UN product identification number D) relative risk, 0- 4 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ UN hazard class
The DOT placarding System requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive to display a ______ placard: A) yellow B) white over black C) white D) black and yellow -- Correct Answer ✔✔ White over black
The DOT placarding system requires a vehicle carrying nonflammable compressed gas to display a placard colored: A) red B) yellow C) green D) orange -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Green
Any liquid or solid that causes visible destruction of human skin tissue or steel is considered a/an ________ material. A) acidic B) corrosive C) alkali D) etiological -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Corrosive
A green background placard represents which of the following hazard classes? A) Explosives B) Nonflammable gas

A placard with a blue background represents which of the following hazard classes? A) Dangerous when wet B) Combustibles C) Health Hazard D) Oxidizers -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Dangerous when wet
A placard with the top half background yellow, and bottom half white, and a radioactive symbol on the top half represents which of the following hazard classes? A) Radioactives B) Poison gases C) Flammable liquids D) Corrosives -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Radioactives
A placard with white background, and a skull and crossbones symbol on the top and a 2 on the bottom, represents which of the following hazard classes? A) Radioactives B) Poison gases C) Poison liquids D) Corrosives -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Poison gases
A placard with white of black, and a hand with chemical being poured onto it represents which of the following hazard classes? A) Poisons B) Miscellaneous C) Flammable gases D) Corrosives -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Corrosives
A placard with a red background and a 3 on the bottom represents which of the following hazard classes? A) Flammable gases B) Corrosives C) Flammable liquid/combustible D) Explosives -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Flammable liquid/combustible
Which of the following labels indicates the product is a gas?

A) Orange background with EXPLOSIVES in the center B) White over red background with SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE in the center and a 4 on bottom C) Red background with a 3 on bottom D) Red background with a 2 on bottom -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Red background with a 2 on bottom

On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the left? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Blue
On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the top? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Red
On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the right? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Yellow
On a diamond shaped NFPA 704 placard there are 4 smaller diamonds in the following colors blue, red, yellow, and white. Which small diamond is on the bottom? -- Correct Answer ✔✔ White
In the NFPA 704 system of id, the diamond shaped placard used for fire hazard is ALWAYS colored: A) blue B) yellow C) red D) white -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Red
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) lists ______ as the standard for identifying fire hazards of materials at fixed facilities. A) 704 B) 1991 C) 472 D) 1910.120 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 704

Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, a placard with a white background, and a wheat symbol with an x through it, and HARMfUL STOW AWAY FROM FOODSTUFFS with a 6 on the bottom indicates the substance is considered: A) Corrosive B) Combustible C) Highly toxic D) Polymer -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Highly toxic
Once resource that deals with protective action distances involving poisonous gas, is the: A) DOT ERG book B) MSDS C) NFPA hazmat data base D) Fire Chief's handbook -- Correct Answer ✔✔ DOT ERG book
Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, the recommended personal protective equipment for a hazardous material SPILL involving Dichlorvos is: A) Street clothing and work uniform B) Structural firefighter protective clothing and positive pressure SCBA C) Positive pressure SCBA D) Chemical protective clothing and positive pressure SCBA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Chemical protective clothing and positive pressure SCBA
Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, the table of isolation distances, defines a "small spill" as a spill of up to _______ from a leaking package. A) Less than 75 gallons B) Approximately 200 liters C) more than 55 gallons D) more than 75 gallons -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Approximately 200 liters
Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, the isolation distance for a small spill involving a package of the chemical boron trichloride is: A) 100 feet B) 1000 feet C) 1500 feet D) 1 mile -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 100 feet

Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, the shape of the initial isolation zone should be a: A) Circle B) Square C) Triable D) Rectangle -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Circle
True or False: Given the 2000 Edition of the ERG, if the index entry for hazardous material is highlighted, the table of initial isolation and protective action distances should be used. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ True
Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, the recommended personal protective equipment for a hazardous material fire involving ammonium hydrogen sulfate is: A) Street clothing and work uniform B) Structural firefighter protective clothing and positive pressure SCBA C) Positive pressure SCBA D) Chemical protective clothing and positive pressure SCBA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Structural firefighter protective clothing and positive pressure SCBA
Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, the shape of the protective action zone should be a: A) Circle B) Square C) Triangle D) Rectangle -- Correct Answer ✔✔ square
True or False: Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, if the index entry for a hazardous material IS NOT highlighted, the table of initial isolation and protective action distances should be used. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ False
Given the 2000 edition of the ERG, the following statement describes: "People inside a building should remain inside until the danger passes." A) protective actions B) initial isolation area C) evacuation

B) Injection, infection, radiation, and adsorption C) Inhalation, ingestion, absorption, and injection D) absorption, dilution, injection, and ingestion -- Correct Answer ✔✔ inhalation, ingestion, absorption, and injection

Which of the following is not an action that should be taken regarding an individual who has come in contact with a corrosive material: A) Remove the individual from the hazard area B) Flush exposed skin with water C) Apply petroleum jelly to the exposed area D) Remove the contamination from the clothing -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Apply petroleum jelly to the exposed area
When determining initial stand off or isolation distances for improvised explosive devices, it is BEST for responders to: A) routinely isolate the immediate danger area 2,000 feet in all direction regardless of the device. B) use explosives detection equipment or bomb sniffing dogs to accomplish the task C) wait for bomb technicians to size up the situation and confer with the incident commander before making the call D) understand that recommended isolation distances should be considered only as a guide -- Correct Answer ✔✔ understand that recommended isolation distances should be considered only as a guide
Scene control at a terrorism incident may present unique challenges for the responders. In particular, responders must be aware that: A) the incident may have taken place in a high crime area, so they should wait for the police before taking any action B) the terrorist may be on the scene waiting for responders to arrive before striking again C) the terrorist will not intentionally target responders, so they should consider the scene safe except for any hazardous materials present D) scene control at criminal incidents is solely the responsibility of law enforcement, so they should focus on other activities -- Correct Answer ✔✔

the terrorists may be on the scene waiting for responders to arrive before striking again

The most effective personal protection principle(s) for responders involved with B- NICE materials is/are: A) time, distance, and shielding B) level A and B chemical protection C) scene control D) product isolation -- Correct Answer ✔✔ time, distance, and shielding
Which of the following is/are potential ignition sources found at the scenes of hazardous materials incidents? A) radios, hand lights, pagers B) heated metal surfaces C) electrostatic and frictional sparks D) lighting equipment E) all of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ all of the above
To protect themselves and others, first responders must be able to make a proper assessment. Which of the following is the MOST IMPORTANT part of assessment? A) calling for the appropriate help to mitigate the incident B) recognizing the presence of hazardous materials C) determining the appropriate actions to be taken recommended by the ERG D) securing the area of the emergency -- Correct Answer ✔✔ recognizing the presence of hazardous materials
A recon team is sent to observe a tank truck that has rolled over. The team reports that the vehicle is an MC 312. The container most likely contains a: A) flammable liquid B) corrosive liquid C) poison gas D) flammable solid -- Correct Answer ✔✔ corrosive liquid
The shipping of radioactive materials in a metal drum is considered a Type ______ packaging.

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C) 0,2,