1 . A person should not smoke within ____ of a vehicle placarded for Class 3 or Division 2.1 materials.

50 feet
25 feet
100 feet

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

Diamond.
Triangle.
Circle.

3 . When traveling with Division 1.1 explosives, you may park no closer than ____ from the nearest building.

10 feet
50 feet
300 feet

4 . Who must label hazardous materials?

The mechanic
The shipper
The driver

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

A heater.
An air conditioner.
Other items.

6 . A placard indicating hazardous materials is which shape?

Diamond
Triangle
Circle

7 . If you discover that your cargo is leaking, you should:

Touch the leaking material to identify the cargo.
Use shipping papers and labels to identify the leaking cargo.
Assume all the cargo is leaking.

8 . Containers of hazardous materials must be:

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

9 . A placard identifying hazardous materials must be placed:

Inside the trailer.
Inside the cab.
On the outside of the vehicle.

10 . When loading compressed gas, the liquid discharge valves should be:

Removed.
Closed
Opened.

11 . A person attending a placarded vehicle must be:

Inside a gas station looking through a window.
In the vehicle, awake or asleep.
Within 100 feet of the vehicle.

12 . A clue that your shipment contains hazardous materials is that:

The shipper is in the business of firework or munition dealing.
The last shipment you picked up was labeled as hazardous.
The packaging looks damaged.

13 . Many products classed as poison are also:

Radioactive.
Flammable.
Gases.

14 . Shipping papers must include:

An emergency response telephone number.
The price of the materials.
The use of the materials.

15 . Hazardous materials may be transported:

By any driver with a CDL.
By a driver with a CDL and hazardous materials endorsement.
In rural areas by any driver.

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

The shipper’s certification
A notarized statement
A verbal agreement
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17 . Before loading or unloading flammable liquids, the engine should be:

Turned off.
Revved up.
Left on.

18 . Hazardous materials shipping papers may be:

Kept in a pouch attached to the driver's side door.
Taped to the passenger's side window.
Hidden under a seat.

19 . If you identify hazardous materials leaking while you are driving, you should:

Continue driving to find a phone booth and call the National Response Center.
Park the vehicle.
Leave the area to find help.

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

The mechanic
The shipper
The driver

21 . When Division 1.3 materials are being transported, the floor liner should be:

Made from non-ferrous materials.
Metallic.
Attached loosely.

22 . To transport hazardous materials, what does a driver need?

A CDL only
A CDL with a hazardous materials endorsement
A CDL with a tank endorsement
A CDL with a cargo endorsement

23 . A material’s hazard class reflects:

The risks associated with the material.
How quickly the material must reach its destination.
How much the material weighs.

24 . If a package of hazardous materials is not large enough to hold a label, it should be labeled:

With a barcode.
With a tag.
By being placed in a certain part of the trailer.

25 . An improperly placarded vehicle:

May never be moved.
May only be moved in an emergency.
May be driven if the cargo is not radioactive.

26 . A manifest for transporting hazardous waste:

Must be signed by hand.
Must be sent electronically.
Must be attached to the outside of the trailer.

27 . If transporting a package that contains radioactive materials, it is important to know that:

Radiation surrounds the package and will pass through to other packages.
The package should be transported in the cab.
The package should be loaded on their side.

28 . When you are behind the steering wheel, shipping papers should be:

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

29 . To transport hazardous materials, a driver needs:

Only a CDL.
A CDL with hazardous materials endorsement.
A CDL with a tank endorsement.

30 . 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.