1 . Containers of hazardous materials must be:

Brightly-colored.
Braced to prevent movement during transportation.
Made of cardboard.

2 . Who must label hazardous materials?

The shipper
The loader
The driver

3 . As a driver, which of the following is not your job at the scene of an accident?

Keeping people away from the scene.
Taking heroic measures to put the fire out.
Communicating the danger of the hazardous materials to response personnel.

4 . If "Inhalation Hazard" appears on a shipping paper, the shipper should provide which placard?

Liquid
Poison Gas or Poison Inhalation Hazard
Reportable Quantity

5 . The identification numbers assigned to chemicals can be found:

In the DOT Emergency Response Guide.
In the truck's manual.
In the Periodic Table of Elements.

6 . When approaching a railroad crossing while transporting chlorine:

You must stop before crossing the tracks.
You must reduce your speed before crossing the tracks.
You may proceed across the tracks without stopping if no warning lights are flashing.

7 . If transporting hazardous materials, a shipper should warn others by:

Posting HazMat placards on their truck.
Putting flashing lights on their truck.
Sounding a siren.

8 . If transporting explosives:

You must have a written route plan.
You should take the shortest possible route.
You can always use tunnels.

9 . If your engine runs a pump used during delivery of compressed gas, you should turn off the engine:

While unhooking the hoses.
After unhooking the hoses.
Before unhooking the hoses.

10 . Shippers package in order to ____ hazardous materials.

Contain
Release
Insulate

11 . A hazardous material's identification number should appear:

On the transporting vehicle's bumper.
On the material's packaging.
On a sticker near the material's shipping container.

12 . If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the hazardous materials may need to be:

Highlighted in a contrasting color.
Circled by a pen or marker.
Unmarked.

13 . Who must mark and label the materials for shipping?

The carrier
The shipper
The driver

14 . When loading containers of hazardous materials, you should not use:

Dollies.
Hooks.
Straps.

15 . If corrosive materials leak in a trailer, the trailer should be:

Cleaned with acid.
Cleaned with water.
Left to air dry without washing.

16 . A placard indicating hazardous materials is shaped like a:

Diamond.
Triangle.
Circle.
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17 . While driving, shipping papers should be:

Within reach.
In the sleeping compartment.
Hidden under a seat.

18 . To know which placard to use, you need to know:

The hazard class of the materials.
The type of container that is holding the materials.
The destination of the materials.

19 . Hazardous materials placards are usually shaped like:

Circles.
Triangles.
Diamonds.

20 . When traveling with Division 1.1 explosives, you must park at least ____ from any building.

25 feet
50 feet
300 feet

21 . When applying for an original or renewed HazMat endorsement, you must undergo a background check through which agency?

The Transportation Security Administration
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Department of Energy

22 . If a driver stops and leaves their vehicle while transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should be:

Carried by the driver.
Left in the front seat of the cab.
Placed in a box under the passenger seat.

23 . Class 1, Class 2.1, and Class 3 materials should not be placed in a trailer with:

A heater.
An air conditioner.
Other items.

24 . When refueling a vehicle carrying hazardous materials:

The engine should be left on.
The engine should be turned off.
The gas nozzle may be left unattended.

25 . If you are transporting hazardous materials and the cargo catches on fire, you should:

Try to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher.
Contact emergency personnel and let them battle the fire.
Continue driving to the fire department.

26 . What does a shipping paper describe?

The materials being transported
How the materials will be transported
Who should accept the materials being transported

27 . If you are transporting hazardous materials and the cargo is on fire, you should:

Try to put it out with a fire extinguisher.
Contact emergency personnel and let them battle the fire.
Hope the fire goes out by itself.

28 . During a cargo fire, opening the trailer doors may actually cause the fire to expand because doing so:

Allows oxygen into the trailer.
Changes the temperature of the trailer.
Provides more moisture to the trailer.

29 . Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs ____ to accept a package.

The shipper’s certification
A notarized statement
A verbal agreement

30 . 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.
Attach a QR Code to be scanned.
Reduce the size of the HazMat label to fit it completely on the item.