HazMat VA Flashcards

HazMat VA Flashcards When trying to control a minor truck fire, what should you do before opening trailer doors?Check to see if the doors are hot.When transporting hazardous materials, placards: Should be used on all four sides of the vehicle To transport hazardous materials, what does a driver need?A CDL with a hazardous materials endorsement

An improperly placarded vehicle can only be moved:In an emergency.

Which type of material may be required to have a transport index?Radioactive If transporting chlorine, what must be in the vehicle?A gas mask Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs ____ to accept a package.The shipper's certification On a shipping paper, the identification number, shipping

name, and hazard class should:

Never be abbreviated.

Placards must be placed:So words or numbers are read from left to right.

Unless excepted, a shipping paper must list: An emergency response telephone number.If a package of hazardous materials is not large enough to

hold a label, it should be labeled:

With a tag.If a driver stops and leaves their vehicle while transporting

hazardous materials, the shipping papers should be:

Left in the front seat of the cab.A placard identifying hazardous materials must be placed:On the outside of the vehicle.What does a shipping paper describe?The materials being transported Which agency helps coordinate emergency response to chemical hazards?The National Response Center Who must mark and label the materials for shipping?The shipper

Load hazardous materials:Away from heat sources.

In general, before loading or unloading any flammable

liquids, an engine should be:

Turned off.When loading compressed gas, the liquid discharge valves

should be:

Opened As a driver, which of the following is not your job at the scene of an accident?Taking heroic measures to put the fire out.If you discover that your cargo is leaking, you shouldUse shipping papers and labels to identify the leaking cargo.An indicator that cargo contains hazardous materials is:The cargo is stored in cylinder tanks.When traveling with Division 1.1 explosives, you may park no closer than ____ from the nearest building.300 feet If you are transporting hazardous materials and the cargo

is on fire, you should:

Contact emergency personnel and let them battle the fire.If transporting hazardous materials, a shipper should warn

others by:

Posting HazMat placards on their truck.

Hazardous materials shipping papers may not be kept:In a pouch on the passenger's side door.The identification numbers assigned to chemicals can be

found:

In the DOT Emergency Response Guide.

Placards are:Required when transporting hazardous materials.

If a package contains liquid containers, the box must

display:

Arrows pointing in the correct upright direction.The National Response Center must be notified of an

incident resulting in any of the following, except:

Injury not requiring hospitalization.When a shipper packages hazardous materials, they

certify:

That the package has been prepared in compliance with the rules.

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

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

Before loading or unloading flammable liquids, the engine

should be:

Turned off.To know which placard to use, you need to know: The hazard class of the materials.In the event of a fire, what should you do before opening trailer doors?Check to see if the doors are hot.Who must label hazardous materials?The shipper 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 the words "Inhalation Hazard" appear on shipping

papers:

An inhalation hazard placard must be used when any amount of the material is being transported.

A person attending a placarded vehicle may be: Within 100 feet of the vehicle.

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

should:

Refuse it