1 . How often are hazardous materials employees required to be trained and tested?

Once every year
Once every three years
Once every five years

2 . If loading corrosive materials, you should not:

Roll the containers.
Load the containers by hand.
Use the vehicle’s parking brake.

3 . 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.

4 . 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.

5 . The power unit of a placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of:

10 B:C.
30 B:C.
40 B:C.

6 . If you notice a cargo leak, you should identify the leaking hazardous materials by:

Smelling the materials.
Touching the materials.
Using the shipping papers.

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

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

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

A heater.
An air conditioner.
Other items.

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

The carrier
The shipper
The driver

10 . 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.

11 . 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.

12 . Which type of material may be required to have a transport index?

Liquid
Combustible
Radioactive

13 . 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.

14 . 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.

15 . Load hazardous materials:

Near heat sources.
Away from heat sources.
Away from shadows.

16 . The only way to effectively check your tire pressure is:

With a tire pressure gauge.
By eyeballing it.
By pushing on the tire to feel the pressure.
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17 . If transporting chlorine, what must be in the vehicle?

A gas mask
Goggles
An axe

18 . What does a shipping paper describe?

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

19 . The National Response Center must be notified of an incident resulting in any of the following, except:

Death.
Injury requiring hospitalization.
Injury not requiring hospitalization.

20 . Which agency helps coordinate emergency response to chemical hazards?

The National Response Center
The Federal Containment Organization
The United Center for Chemical Assistance

21 . Placards showing the type of hazardous materials in a vehicle are usually shaped like what?

An octagon
A circle
A diamond

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

50 feet
25 feet
100 feet

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

Closed.
Removed.
Opened.

24 . 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.

25 . When carrying Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives, your vehicle should not be:

Parked within 300 feet of a bridge.
Parked within 40 feet of the road.
Driven in rain or snow.

26 . How many identical placards must be placed on a vehicle?

Three
Two
Four

27 . A driver should ensure that:

The shipping paper matches the markings and labels on packages.
The shipping paper is written in code.
All packages are labeled as poison.

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

Dollies.
Hooks.
Straps.

29 . 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.

30 . Hazardous materials placards are usually shaped like:

Circles.
Triangles.
Diamonds.