Hazard Awareness Final

The DOT Class for radioactive materials is:

7.

Identify your FOUR main responsibilities at the Awareness level.

A. call for trained personnel B. recognize the presence of hazardous materials C. protect yourself D. secure the area

Select here to view the ERG, then match each guide number with the corresponding hazardous material. 1. 128 2. 124 3. 121 4. 127

2 Chlorine 1. Diesel Fuel 4. Acetone 3. Nitrogen

Match each NFPA 704 marking system description with the correct area on the NFPA marker. 1 Blue 2 Red 3 Yellow 4 White

2. Fire hazard 4. Special information 1. Health hazard 3. Reactivity hazard

Using the attached ERG, determine the UN/NA number and guide number for chlorine. Select the ERG to look up the correct answer.

UN/NA number 1017 and guide number 124

All of the following information can be found in the Emergency Response area of the orange guide pages in the ERG EXCEPT:

recommended type of protective clothing and respiratory protection.

Mechanical harm can result when:

· A. a pressurized container explodes.

Terrorist incidents characterized by the rapid onset of medical symptoms and easily observed signatures are

• A chemical incidents.

Match each type of bulk material with the tank designed to carry that material. 1 white ridged, red lights 2 Blue truck front 3 white truck face, silver haul 4 White haul, blue back

1. Corrosives 4. Liquefied petroleum gas 2. Liquefied nitrogen 3. Flammable liquids

Match each DOT hazard class and division with its description. 1. Class 4, Division 1 2. Class 4, Division 2 3. Class 4, Division 3

1. Flammable solid 3. Dangerous-when-wet material 2. Spontaneously combustible material

Match each color with what it typically signifies as a munitions marking by dragging each item, on the left, to the corresponding blank on the right. 1. Munitions used for illuminating 2. Identifies counter-measure ammunitions 3. Used for practice 4. Munitions carries screening or marking smoke

2. Aluminum or silver color 4. Light green 1. White 3. Light blue

Match each section of the ERG with the description of how it should be used. 1. Look up the name of the material involved in the incident 2. Look up the four-digit UN/NA number that is displayed on a placard, orange panel, shipping paper, or package 3. Determine the isolation distance necessary for protecting people from a spill 4. Find out the potential hazards, public safety actions, and emergency response actions associated with the materials involved

2. Yellow section 1. Blue section 4. Orange section 3. Green section

When analyzing a hazardous materials incident at the Awareness level, you are responsible for: 1. Extinguishing medium 2. Incompatibility 3. Exposure hazards 4. Solubility in water

3. Health hazards 1. Fire and explosion data 4. Physical data 2. Reactivity data

When analyzing a hazardous materials incident at the Awareness level, you are responsible for: 1. Caused by exposure to extreme temperatures, either hot or cold 2. Materials that are toxic to humans if inhaled, swallowed, absorbed, or enter through breaks in the skin 3. Living microscopic organisms, like germs, that can enter the body 4. Can destroy body tissue on contact

4. Corrosive 3. Etiologic 1. Thermal 2. Poisonous

Match each type of protective clothing with its possible application and use. 1. Provides protection against toxic vapors and gases 2. Provides protection against liquids, dusts, and powders 3. Not designed for use against chemical hazards 4. Normal clothing for Awareness level personnel

4. Street clothing and work uniforms 3. Structural fire fighting protective clothing with positive pressure SCBA 1. Vapor tight, chemical-protective clothing 2. Liquid splash chemical-protective clothing

A material that is a flammable solid would be classified as a Class ____ hazardous material.

A 4.1

When analyzing a hazardous materials incident at the Awareness level, you are responsible for

A recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.

Among other things, the Initial Protective Action Distance for a material involved at an incident is based on the

A time of day.

Terrorists have been known to use compact sedans as IEDs. Using the attached ERG, determine the outdoor evacuation distance for a compact sedan IED. Select the ERG to look up the correct answer.

A. 1,500 feet.

Explosives that have a fire hazard and either a minor blast or minor projection hazard, or both, but no mass explosion hazard are in the DOT Class 1, Division: •

A. 3

corrosive material that damages the skin or body tissue is considered exposure by:

A. Contact

Identify the THREE organizations whose local, state, and federal requirements you need to comply with at the HazMat Awareness level.

A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) B. Department of Transportation (DOT) C. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

A material that yields oxygen, causing or enhancing the combustion of other materials is classified as a(n):

A. Oxidizer

Information about a material's health hazards will be found in the:

A. Potential Hazard area of the orange guide pages in the ERG.

Using the attached ERG, determine the UN/NA number and guide number for propane. Select the ERG to look up the correct answer.

A. UN/NA number 1075 or 1978 and guide number 115

A typical situation when you should use the isolation distances found in the ERG's orange guide pages is when:

A. a hazardous material is exposed to fire.

Using the attached ERG, determine what the product name is for identification number 1001. Select the ERG to look up the correct answer

A. acetylene

Using the DOT hazard classification system, certain hazards can be determined by the:

A. color of the label or placard

At a fixed facility, the best places to look for the names of the hazardous materials are the SDS and the:

A. emergency planning documents.

Identify TWO reasons the Authority Having Jurisdiction's processes are important to you at a HazMat incident.

A. establish methods and procedures for facility owners/operators to follow B. provide guidelines to individuals trained at the Awareness level about their role

Evacuation may require you to do all of the following EXCEPT:

A. find a building where windows and doors can be closed tightly.

Identify the TWO types of information found in the Potential Hazards area of the orange guide pages in the ERG.

A. fire and explosion hazards B. health hazards

Identify THREE types of hazard information found in the orange section of the Emergency Response Guidebook.

A. fire and explosion hazards B. protective clothing to wear C. spill or leak response actions

When transporting hazardous materials, the shipping papers should contain the proper shipping name and the:

A. four-digit identification number.

When a hazardous materials incident has occurred, it is important to survey the scene:

A. from a safe location.

One limitation of using your senses to determine the presence of a hazardous material is that: •

A. if you are close enough to sense hazardous materials, you may have already endangered yourself.

This individual has subjected himself to hazardous materials by way of

A. inhalation.

The method for recognizing the presence of hazardous materials that is MOST likely to endanger your health is:

A. inhaling the released material.

Identify FOUR specific actions you should take when an incident is suspected to involve criminal or terrorist activity.

A. isolate potentially exposed people or animals using the ERG B. document your initial observations for law enforcement C. prevent secondary contamination, wait for decontamination of victims D. establish control zones and access control points using the ERG

The type of material found in DOT Class 2, Division 2 is a(n):

A. liquefied gas

All of the following may be sensory clues that you can use to recognize the presence of a hazardous material EXCEPT:

A. looking in the health hazard section of the SDS.

All of the following statements about special hazardous communication markings are true EXCEPT:

A. markings follow DOT standards for color and placement.

Identify FOUR types of locations that could become targets for criminal or terrorist activity using hazardous materials.

A. military installations C. telecommunications facilities D. places of historical significance E. mass transit systems

Identify SIX indicators of possible criminal or terrorist activity involving chemicals.

A. multiple victims nauseous and vomiting B. unexplained vapor clouds C. unusual security D. sudden onset illnesses G. unexplained eye irritation H. unusual odors

Use Guide 111 in the Emergency Response Guidebook:

A. only until more specific information is available.

Identify the THREE pieces of information that should always be printed on a pipeline warning sign.

A. ownership of the pipeline B. emergency phone number C. information about the pipeline contents

DOT Class 6, Division 1 materials consist of:

A. poisonous materials

Places of public assembly, mass transit systems, and places of high economic impact are all examples of

A. possible targets for terrorist activity involving hazardous materials.

One indicator of a possible criminal or terrorist activity involving biological agents is:

A. reports of multiple casualties with similar signs and symptoms.

When trying to identify a specific material that has been delivered by truck, one common difficulty you may encounter is that the: •

A. shipment contains a mixed load of hazardous materials

Identify the THREE factors that determine the level of potential harm from a hazardous material.

A. size of the dispersion pattern B. timing of the release C. lethality of the materials involved

The shape of the isolation zone, or protective action distance, at a HazMat incident is a:

A. square.

Using the attached ERG, determine which product name, four-digit identification number and guide number combination is INCORRECT. Select the ERG to look up the correct answer.

A. sulphuric acid, identification number 1693, guide number 159

All of the following are personal safety considerations to evaluate when responding to an incident where criminal or terrorist activity is suspected EXCEPT:

A. the smell emanating from the scene.

To find the appropriate guide page within the Emergency Response Guidebook, you must:

A. use the four-digit identification number or product name of the material

All of the following are ways that hazardous materials can be harmful to people, property, or the environment EXCEPT:

A. visual exposure.

When hazardous materials are being transported by rail, the shipping papers are most likely to be: •

A. with the conductor or engineer

The orange placard image with the number 1 indicates a(n):

B. explosive.

Identify the Emergency Response Guidebook that is opened to the section that lists the UN/NA numbers in order.

Yellow and green label

Using the attached ERG, determine the product name that corresponds to UN/NA number 1090. Select the ERG to look up the correct answer.

acetone

Tom Yoder is a security guard at a chemical plant. While making his nightly rounds, he discovers an incident involving several materials. Unfortunately, neither the SDS nor the LERP is available for the identification process. You should:

activate the plant emergency notification system.

You should only approach a victim of a HazMat incident:

after the victim has been decontaminated.

What type of hazard occurs when the oxygen in the air or blood is replaced by a different substance, denying living organisms the oxygen they need?

asphyxiation

When attempting to render emergency medical care to victims of hazardous materials incidents, Awareness level personnel must be

careful not to become a victim themselves.

Identify the TWO actions that should be taken when a hazardous material has been identified.

deny entry isolate the hazard area

The onset of symptoms from a biological terrorist incident:

depends on the biological agent used

The placard image indicates a(n):

explosive

If evacuation is not possible because the hazardous material presents an immediate danger, you should implement:

in-place protection.

The type of protective action that requires you to keep everyone who is not directly involved in the emergency response operations, including unprotected emergency responders, away from the incident area is known as:

isolating the area and denying entry

Matt Boone needs to identify the hazardous material at an incident. He knows he is dealing with a single material leaking from an unknown Department of Transportation vehicle. Unfortunately, neither the SDS nor the local emergency response plan is available for the identification process.

look at Guide 111 in the orange section of the ERG.

During an electrical storm, a large limb from a tree has broken off and fallen onto an oil tank, causing the tank to crack open and leak. You have identified the chemical by name, looked it up in the blue section of the ERG, and taken note that a small fire is starting. To implement the appropriate isolation distances, you should use your ERG and turn to the:

orange section.

Hazard information that you might find in the green section of the ERG includes:

the initial isolation perimeter for a material.

As an individual certified at the Awareness level, you have just discovered a cargo tank truck that has overturned on the highway. Identify your FOUR MAIN areas of responsibility during the initial response to this incident.

· A secure the area around the cargo tank truck · B identify the hazardous materials being carried in the cargo tank truck · C. protect yourself from any danger D. call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number to report the incident

You are at a hazardous materials incident involving an overturned tank truck. From the placard affixed to the tank, you copy down the UN/NA identification number which is 3142. Which guide number in the ERG should you turn to for more information about the material involved in the incident? To view the ERG, select the graphic on this page

· B. 151

Identify FOUR possible ignition sources that may be found at the scene of a hazardous materials incident.

• A heated surfaces • B open flames • C lightning • D cutting and welding operations

Responder Kaldor arrives at a BLEVE incident with a 3,088 gallon tank that is 4.1×21.3 feet and has 7,055lb propane mass. Using the attached ERG, determine the SUGGESTED minimum evacuation distance. Select the ERG to look up the correct answer.

• A. 2,169 feet

A typical situation when you should use the isolation distances found in the ERG's orange guide pages is when:

• A. a hazardous material is exposed to fire

If a contamination risk exists and you need to provide first aid to a victim:

• A. be sure the victim has been decontaminated.

Using the attached ERG, determine which TWO products correspond to guide number 128. Select the ERG to look up the correct answers.

• A. diesel fuel • B. gasoline

If a hazardous material leak exists, you should:

• A. initiate the notification process.

Identify the THREE pieces of information that will be found on all shipping papers

• A. proper shipping name • B. four-digit UN/NA number • C. hazard class

Petroleum and hazardous liquid pipeline structures include:

• A. pump stations.

The shipping papers for hazardous materials shipped by air are located:

•A. in the cockpit.