1 . On a shipping paper describing both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the hazardous materials may be identified by being:

Listed first.
Written in pencil.
Listed in red ink.

2 . In addition to reading the manual, the best way to learn about transporting hazardous materials is to:

Talk to other HazMat drivers.
Attend hazardous materials training courses.
Follow your instincts.

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

A heater.
An air conditioner.
Other items.

4 . 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

5 . 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.

6 . What does a shipping paper describe?

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

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

The shipper’s certification
A notarized statement
A verbal agreement

8 . A placard indicating hazardous materials is which shape?

Diamond
Triangle
Circle

9 . When transporting hazardous materials, placards:

Should be lit up.
Should be used on all four sides of the vehicle.
Should be used only by Class A licensed drivers.

10 . If accepting a shipment, what could indicate that the cargo contains hazardous materials?

The cargo is stored in cylinder tanks.
The cargo is picked up from a supermarket.
The cargo is packaged on wood pallets.

11 . Shippers package in order to ____ hazardous materials.

Contain
Release
Insulate

12 . 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.

13 . Many products classed as poison are also:

Radioactive.
Flammable.
Gases.

14 . Shipping papers describing hazardous materials:

Should not be placed in the cab.
Must include the types of materials being transported.
Must be kept in electronic form.

15 . If transporting chlorine, what must be in the vehicle?

A gas mask
Goggles
An axe

16 . Shipping papers must include:

An emergency response telephone number.
The price of the materials.
The use of the materials.
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17 . When loading compressed gas, the liquid discharge valves should be:

Removed.
Closed
Opened.

18 . If cargo containing hazardous materials is leaking but the driver does not have access to a phone, they should:

Drive to a phone to alert emergency personnel.
Drive to a designated hazardous materials clean-up facility.
Send someone else for help.

19 . 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.

20 . 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.

21 . 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.

22 . 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.

23 . 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.

24 . 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.

25 . While driving, shipping papers should be:

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

26 . 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.

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

An octagon
A circle
A diamond

28 . 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.

29 . When a shipper packages hazardous materials, they certify:

That the package does not contain hazardous materials.
That the package has been prepared in compliance with the rules.
That the package was packed at a different location.

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

Three
Two
Four