Florida Hazmat Test
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Non-soluble contaminants should be removed from the skin with:
Liquid soap & water
Which of the following is a resource for determining the size of a endangered area of a hazardous materials incidents:
ERG (Emergency response guide)
Identify the two following items: See Pic
Safety Vent
Steel cylinders designed to with stand pressure may contain:
Compressed Gasses
A tanker equipped with propane burners and attached propane tanks with a working tank pressure usually 400-500F is what type of carrier:
Tar & asphalt carrier
A MC 333 cargo tank carries what type of product:
Cryogenic materials
All of the following are types of toxic skin reaction except:
Carcinogens
The hazard identification phase of pre-incidents planning primarily involves :
Gathering information
Title 49 of the Code of Federal regulations includes all:
DOT Regulations
The Superfund Amendment & reauthorization are administered by:
EPA
Compressed gases are defined by DOT as having a absolute pressure exceeding:
40 psi at 70 F
What measures the ability of a liquid to evaporate, that is, to change from a liquid to a gas:
Vapor Pressure
On a combustible gas indicator with a reading in % LRL, the reading indicate 0-100% of:
The lower explosive limit
Which of the following chemicals can produce methemoglobinemia:
Nitrates
The longest approved airline for supplied air respirators are:
300 ft
A placard with a Class Division number 4.2 at the bottom of the placard would be:
Spontaneous combustible material
How are subsidiary placards be distinguished from primary placards:
Subsidiary placards do not carry class or UN number
If your monitoring a gas with a LEL of 2% and your combustible gas indicator reading 50% LEL what is the actual percentage of gas in the atmosphere:
1%
PID are generally used to detect:
Organic vapors and gases in low ppm ranges
Class 5 material such as ammonium nitrate fertilizers include what group:
Organic Peroxides
Carboxyhemoglobin occur when the carbon monoxide inhibits:
the bloods inability to carry oxygen
Asphyxiants is a substance:
deprives the body of oxygen
Victims of heat stroke experiences:
Rapid, strong pulse & flushed dry skin
A 'pyrophoric' materials describes a material that spontaneously ignites in air at or below :
130F
Substances added to monomers to prevent them from polymerizing are :
Inhibitors
All gases have a vapor pressure higher than:
760 mmhg
A glass or plastic bottle encased in outer package such as polystyrene box or wooden crate may contain:
Hydrochloric acid
Inorganic peroxides act as both oxidizers &:
Corrosives
What type of respirators should be worn in emergency response:
Positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure to hydrogen fluoride can cause depletion of blood:
Calcium
Non-pressure cargo tanks have :
Elliptical cross-sections and flat heads
Emergency responders should withdraw from Haz-mat incident if:
Container damage threatens massive release
Identify the highway cargo: See Pic
Pressure MC 331
Post exposure monitoring is necessary:
to assist early identification of illness or injury
If further assistance is needed to analyze an incident it can be sought from:
the shipper
The process by which a chemical moves through a material by molecular means is called:
Permeation
The Chlorine "B" kit is designed to handle leaks of what type of container:
1 Ton containers
The Chlorine "A" kit is designed to handle leaks of what type of container:
Cylinders
Identify the following: Cryogenic liquid MCC 338 (see pic)
See Pic
Benzene, which can over stimulate the nervous system causing skin irritations is an example of:
Neurotoxins
The first step in conducting pre-incident planning for a fixed site is :
Conduct a site visit
Responsibilities of the Haz-mat Safety Officer include:
remaining alert to various threats at hazmat incidents
Most Biological agents are dispersed as:
Aerosols
The NFPA Diamond is a labeling system that incorporates the use of four diamonds what is blue:
Health
Which organs is considered the primary" transfer point" for the chemicals in the body:
the lungs
What type of chemical exposure automatically prohibits the reuse of PPE:
Carcinogens
A non-bulk container or carboy are used almost exclusively for hazardous materials can hold:
13-20 gallons
In emergency decontamination, the primary concern is to:
remove all containments quickly
When must a decontamination are be set up:
before personnel enter the hot zone
Which of the following organizations issue hazard class & divisions:
DOT
Non-pressure cargo carry primarily:
Petroleum products
Detectors tubes are used for:
Identify specific gases in the atmospheres
Cryogenic liquids are generally stored at maximum temperature of:
minus 130 F
Tube trailers carry:
Cold temps have little effect because of physical demands in fire fighting.
The hazardous materials safety officer is not responsible for:
Identifying the materials involved
Which of the following statements best describes OSHA:
OSHA standards apply to all workplaces
The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas inside a container is called:
Boiling point
Of the following the heat related stresses the most serious condition is:
Red, hot dry skin, no sweating
When used as a terrorist weapon, which is called a blood agent:
Hydrogen cyanide
How many individuals are commonly required for a hazardous Sector group to make a well coordinated entry & recovery:
8-12 personnel
The following picture is :
Open floating- roof tank
How could you decontaminate a contaminated entry team who has heat stress:
Perform a emergency decon & then remove clothing
Base on its molecular weight, which one of the following will tend to rise in air:
Acetylene (MW=26)
Which of the following is considered to be defensive control operations:
Dikes & damming
65. Prior to beginning offensive operations, adequate resources must be:
Flammable Solids
DOT Hazard Class 4 includes:
Instruments ranked "UL" or "FM" approved as " intrinsically safe"
Which of the following instruments should you use in a flammable atmosphere:
30 years after you leave employment
If you are exposed to a product on duty, OSHA requires your records to be maintained for:
Counts per minute
Alpha & Beta survey use reading display in :
A spherical tank
A round roof tank is an example of a :
the temperature at which a materials burns without a flame
Ignition Temperature refers to :
Incident Commander
Of the following positions what must always be established at a Haz-mat call:
118.9 gallons
Bulk containers for liquids hold a maximum capacity of more than:
Inhalation
The primary route of chemical exposure for fire fighters is:
Can create frostbite with direct skin contact
Leaking propane tanks that are not on fire are hazardous situations because propane vapors:
1
76. Air has a vapor density of:
Nerve Agent
The warfare agent SARIN is an example:
100 gallons
Bulk containers or liquid hold a maximum capacity of more than:
Radiation
What do these devices detect: Dosimeters (See pic)
Explosives
The type of weapon most commonly used by terrorist are:
Acids
Materials with a ph of 4 are:
A decon area must be set up prior to personnel entering an area with the potential of exposure to HAZMAT
Which of the following is a true concern decontamination:
Organophosphates
Diazinon & Malathion are examples of which type of insecticides:
prevent the body from using inhaled oxygen
Simple asphyxiants displace oxygen in the air, chemical asphyxiants:
IDLH
The maximum concentration that a responder or worker could escape without suffering harm as a consequences of a 30 minute exposure should his/her respirator fail is known as:
Vertical Cone- roof tank
Which of the following is not a pressure vessel:
Spherical tank
What facility container is characterized by its ball like appearance and support legs:
29 CFR 1910.120
The OSHA standard that protects workers in hazardous waste operations & responders:
loss of bladder control
Central nerves system toxicants can cause effects including:
Methane
What is stored in the following container (See Pic):
the underarm, genital and jaws allow greater absorption that do other parts of the body
Of the following which statement is true concerning routes of exposure to chemicals:
Cold zone
The area where staging, back team also beyond range of contamination is:
Concentration
A chemical " Explosive limit" depends on its:
the weight of water
Although specific gravity has no unit of measure, it does have a value relative to:
Transport routes and well as fixed sites should be identified
Which of the following statements is true regarding the hazard identification phase of pre incident planning:
Employee right to know
OSHA Hazard Communication standard:
Explosives
DOT Hazard Class 1:
Hazardous Assessment
The materials process of considering all available factor that will immediately affect the incident assuring the course of an operation is known as:
Sink in water
If the specific gravity of a unknown material is released into a pond is 1.3, the product will:
Internationally
UN identification numbers indicates that a chemical may be shipped:
Pressure cargo tank
An "MC 331 " is a :
Low pressure cargo tank
A " DOT 407" is a :
29 CFR 1910.120
Medical surveillance for emergency responders is part of which federal regulation:
The average airborne concentration of substance to which an adult can be exposed for an 8hour workdays or 40hrs work week.
The Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) is defined as:
May not need to follow government reporting procedures
Facilities that use only very small quantities of hazardous materials:
Each pre-incident plan must be site specific
Generic pre-incidents plans can be developed for:
A site visit may not be necessary if previous pre-incident plans are available
Which of the following statements is not true of pre-incidents planning:
24% and 2640 ppm
108. A combustible gas instruments (CGI) provides a 30% of LEL reading for an atmosphere containing hexane. The conversion for hexane is 0.8 and the LEL is 1.1. What is the true concentration for both LEL & parts per million:
Work within limitations of resources and training
The right response to an incident is to:
Direct read out instruments provide measurements in real time
110. If a material is "water miscible", it is:
sink in air
Vapors and gases with molecular weights greater than 29 tends to:
all of the above
Hazards analysis is the process during which:
The instrument reading compared to the calibration gas
Which of the following is the best definition of relative response as it applies to detection devices:
NFPA 1991
Vapor protective clothing for hazardous chemical emergency response is described in:
Liquid splash protective clothing
NFPA 1992 addresses which type of protective clothing:
Large amounts of water
If containments are corrosive, skin and mucous membrane must be flushed with:
Destructive testing
PPE contaminations levels can only be determined by:
Bungs
Most 55 gallon drums have opening in the top fitted with plugs and caps. These opening are called:
EPA regulations apply primarily to hazardous waste
Which of the following statements best described the regulations set by the EPA:
Dikes
Which of the following is usually built to contain releases on land:
Venting
Which of the following control techniques involves releasing liquefied compressed gas vapors into the atmosphere to reduce tank pressure:
The first responding unit arrives
An incident management system should be established when:
Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance
In addition to Incident command, what are the four primary divisions at a hazardous materials incident:
All of the above
When used as weapons of mass destruction, biological agents can be dispersed as:
Permeate protective clothing
Breakthrough time refers to the time it takes for a chemical to:
OSHA
Which organization mandates the use of ICS at hazardous materials incident:
The patient should undergo gross decon prior to medical treatment
How should a seriously injured patient who has been contaminated with a toxic chemical be decon:
Cyanide
Which of these asphyxiants carries the highest risk of secondary contamination:
Organophosphates
The acronym DUMBELS is associated with:
the rate at which a product evaporates
The "persistence " of a product refers to:
Cryogenic materials
An "MC 338" cargo carries"
40% and 4800 ppm
A combustible gas instruments (CGI) provides a 20% of LEL reading for an atmosphere containing toluene. The conversion for toluene is 2.0 and the LEL is 1.2. What is the true concentration for both LEL & parts per million:
Oxidizers
DOT Hazard Class 5 includes:
SCBA
When doffing chemical protective clothing, the last item to removed should be:
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Hydrocarbons containing a molecular structure in the form of a ring are known as:
234,00 ppm
Using the "1300 rule" calculate the concentration of vapor in the headspace of a drum of acetone which has a vapor pressure of 180 mmHg at room temperature:
100 psi
Non-pressure Type 1 intermodal tank containers transport liquid and solids materials at pressure up to:
Gathering information
The hazard identification phase of pre-incident planning primarily involves:
More likely to evaporate
Substance with high vapor pressure are:
25% (5% to drop O2 by 1%)
Approximately how much of displacing gas is need to drop oxygen concentration by 5%:
50,000 ppm
An oxygen monitor that reads 20.8 after a fresh air set up, reads 19.8 oxygen while being used in a 10,000 gallon capacity tank. If the gas is a displacement gas, what is the true concentration of displacement gas:
2.8% and 392 ppm
A combustible gas instruments (CGI) provides a 2% of LEL reading for an atmosphere containing methyl ethyl ketone. The conversion for methyl ethyl ketone is 1.4 and the LEL is 1.4. What is the true concentration for both LEL & parts per million:
Fuels
MC 306/DOT 406 cargo tanks generally carry what type of products:
After the splash suit is removed
In the decon process for liquids splash-protective garments, the SCBA face piece is removed:
Diking
Which of the following is not an example of a containment technique:
Explosives
Class 1
Gases
Class 2
Flammable Liquids
Class 3
Flammable Solids
Class 4
Oxidizing substances
Class 5
Toxic and infectious substances
Class 6
Radioactive
Class 7
Corrosives
Class 8
Miscellaneous dangerous goods
Class 9
Table 1 Materials
Hazardous Material that must always be placarded, regardless of quantity are
DOT Regulations
Title 49 in the Code of Federal Regulations
Covered Hopper Cars
Caustic Soda is frequently transported in
Requires that MSDS Sheets accompany Shipping Papers/
The following is NOT true regarding shipping papers
Single compartment, Stainless Steel tank in metal frame
What best describes the most common type of tank container
29 CFR 1910.120
What is NOT true of skin contamination
Several inches of lead
Which of the following items will provide minimum shielding from gamma radiation.
Amount of an agent in your body
Biological monitoring measures
Infectious
Etologic means that an agent is
It may either increase or prevent the spread of gas
What influence does topography have on the spread of a poisonous gas that is HEAVIER than air...
A site visit may not be neccessary if previous pre incident is available
What is NOT true of pre incident plans
Work within limitations of resources and training
Which of the following is true of direct read out instruments
23.5%
An atmosphere is assumed to be oxygen-enriched if concentrations of oxygen are greater than:
Prevent or limit skin exposure
Chemical protective clothing is specifically designed to:
Permeation
What type of resistance data is most valuable when using vapor protective clothing
The Chemical is highly concentrated
Although all factors are involved, protective clothing is more likely to be permeated if
Organic Compounds
"Deactivation" is the use of cleaning agents, neutralizers, or disinfectants for decontamination and is generally used for:
Overpack drums must be marked
Which of the following statements is true regarding overpacking
Clay
Which of the following items is used as an adsorbent
Aluminum
Cargo tanks can be constructed from any of the following materials. Which one is softest and will puncture most easily?
Operations is responsible for management of tactical operations to stabilize and control the incident.
In an incident management system, which of the following statement best describes the function of Operations...
As neccessary
During a hazardous materials incident, transfers of command should take place:
Chemical should be thoroughly flushed and burn covered by dry dressing
How should burns from alkali corrosive agents be treated?
All three routes of exposure
Cyanide is easily absorbed through:
Prevent Severe Injury
In Emergency Decon, which of the following is a primary concern?
NIOSH
What Organization assigns protection factors to respirators?
Covered Hopper Cars*
Caustic Soda Can be carried in :*
Cyanide*
Which asphyxiant carries highest risk of secondary contamination?*
Osha
Regulations (29)
EPA
Regulations (40)
DOT
Regulations (49)
Cryogenic liquid tank truck, carries liquid gases by refrigeration like liquid nitrogen, outer shell surrounds insulated inner tank, vacuum space between, hold 7000 gallons, has large back compartment mounted at rear of tank for filling and discharge.
MC-338
High Pressure tank truck, carries liquefied gases, anhydrous ammonia, LPG, Looks like a bullet, holds 11500 gallons, generally above 100psi,
MC 331
Corrosive Liquid tank truck, carries both acids and bases, circular in cross section with reinforcing rings, corrosion protective coating around the manhole, 7000 gallon single compartment, tank pressure is 35 to 50 psi
DOT 412/MC 312
Low pressure chemical tank truck, carries variety of materials, pressure can be up to 40 psi and can be insulated, 6000 gallons, made of steel
DOT 407/MC307
Gasoline tanker, nonpressure liquid tank, oval in cross section with blunt ends, multiple compartments, can have mixed loads, carries about 9000 gallons, psi can not exceed 3 psi
DOT 406/MC 306
Recommended Practice for Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents
NFPA 471
Toxin
Is Biological Agent Riccin a bacteria, virus or toxin
Virus
Is Biological Agent Smallpox a bacteria, virus or toxin
Bacteria
Is the Biological agent Anthrax a Bacteria, virus or toxin?
119 gallons for liquids 882 lbs for solids 1000 lbs as receptaple for gas
A bulk package is describes as what for liquids, solids or water capacity for gas greater than
Pressurized gases
Which of the following is NOT true regarding weather conditions
Develop a comprehensive plan of action
What is the Next Step in a pre incident plan once you have collected all pertinent information>
Period between begininng measurement and OBTAINING a reading
Which of the following is the best definition of Response time as it applies to detection devices?
Cryogenic liquids
What do Dewar containers hold
Red, Yellow, White, Blue (RYWB)
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