California Class A Hazmat questions Flashcards

California Class A Hazmat questions Flashcards

• When carrying Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives, your

vehicle should not be:

Parked within 300 feet of a bridge.

• Placarded vehicles must carry fire extinguishers with a

minimum rating of:

10 B:C.

• When applying for an original or renewed HazMat

endorsement, you must undergo a backgroundcheck through which agency?The Transportation Security Administration

5. A material's hazard class reflects:The risks associated with the material.

• If a leak is suspected in a cargo of radioactive material:The driver should not operate the vehicle until it has been

cleaned.

• Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs

____ to accept a package.The shipper's certification

• Class 1, Class 2.1, and Class 3 materials should not be

placed in a trailer with:

A heater.

• Generally, a shipping paper must list: An emergency response telephone number.
• If you're transporting explosives and your vehicle

breaks down, you should notify other drivers:

With reflective triangles.

• A placard should be placed:At least three inches away from any other markings.
• Shippers package in order to ____ hazardous materials.Contain
• How often are hazardous materials employees required

to be trained and tested?Once every three years

• A person supervising the loading of a tank: Must stay within 25 feet of the tank.
• How do you label a package if the hazardous materials

label will not fit onto the package?Place the label on a tag securely attached to the item.

• If "Inhalation Hazard" appears on a shipping paper, the

shipper should provide which placard?Poison Gas or Poison Inhalation Hazard

• In general, when loading a tank with flammable liquids:A ground should be established before opening the filling

hole.

• When driving a vehicle with empty cargo tanks that are

used to carry hazardous materials, thedriver:

Must stop at railroad crossings before proceeding.

• If transporting explosives, you may leave your vehicle

unattended:

In a safe haven.

47. Portable tanks:Are not permanently attached to a vehicle.

• If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and

non-hazardous materials, the hazardousmaterials may

need to be:

Highlighted in a contrasting color.

• Shipping papers identifying hazardous materials should

be:

On the top of a stack of shipping papers.

• Identification numbers, shipping names, and hazard

classes:

Should not be abbreviated on a shipping paper.

• During a cargo fire, opening the trailer doors may

actually cause the fire to expand becausedoing so:

Allows oxygen into the trailer.

• On a shipping paper, if the letter "G" appears in Column

1, what else needs to appear?The technical name of the hazardous material

• If there is a collision involving a vehicle transporting

Class 1 explosives, the driver should:

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

• The only way to properly check tire pressure is by:Using a tire pressure gauge.
• A driver should ensure that:The shipping paper matches the markings and labels on

packages.

• When a driver is not in their vehicle, hazardous

materials' shipping papers should be:

Kept on the driver's seat.

• A person should not smoke within ____ of a vehicle

placarded for Class 3 or Division 2.1materials.25 feet

• If you identify hazardous materials leaking while you

are driving, you should:

Park the vehicle.

• Which type of material may be required to have a

transport index?Radioactive

15. If loading corrosive materials, you should not:Roll the containers.

• Containers of hazardous materials must be: Braced to prevent movement during transportation.
• The identification numbers assigned to chemicals can

be found:

In the DOT Emergency Response Guide.

18. If transporting explosives:You must have a written route plan.

• When approaching a railroad crossing while

transporting chlorine:

You must stop before crossing the tracks.

• When transporting Division 1.1 materials, the floor liner

should be:

Made from non-ferrous materials.

• To know which placard to use, you need to know:The hazard class of the materials.
• Your engine runs a pump used during the delivery of

compressed gas. After delivery, youshould turn off the engine ____ unhooking the hoses.Before

• The identification number associated with a hazardous

material should appear:

On the material's packaging.

41. While driving, shipping papers should be: Within reach.

• If you notice a cargo leak, you should identify the

leaking hazardous materials by:

Using the shipping papers.

• If transporting chlorine, what must be in the vehicle?A gas mask
• If a driver is given a leaking package or shipment, they

should:

Refuse it.

• Emergency response information provided by the

shipper must include:

Any risks of fire or explosion.

• A person attending a placarded vehicle may be:Within 100 feet of the vehicle.
• If cargo containing hazardous materials is leaking but

the driver does not have access to aphone, they should:

Send someone else for help.

• What should be done if the third column of the

Hazardous Materials Table contains the word"Forbidden?" The indicated substance should not be transported.

• If transporting a package that contains radioactive

materials, it is important to know that:

Radiation will pass through to other packages.

• When refueling a vehicle carrying hazardous materials:The engine should be turned off.