HAZMAT Awareness ERG& Placards

The DOT Hazard Class 6 includes all of the following except:

Poison gases

The steps that are taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public during an incident involving releases of hazardous materials are called:

Protective actions

A tractor trailer hauling gasoline should display a placard with the Hazard Class:

Red, 3

For materials in hazard class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weigh is in excess of:

1001 lbs.

A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels would be labeled _______ under the UN Labeling System.

5

A tractor-trailer carrying 1001 lbs. of organic peroxides, other than Type B, requires:

A yellow placard

Composition, handling and storage, and first aid measures are all parts of the:

Material Safety Data Sheet

A hazard class of 3, within the U. N. Labeling System indicates a ______ product.

Flammable: combustible liquid

The DOT Placarding System requires a vehicle carrying nonflammable compressed gas to display a placard colored:

Green

The two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook are:

Health & fire/explosion

Given the product name, you can find the four-digit UN/DOT number assigned by referencing all of the following except:

NFPA 704

The primary hazard of a DOT Hazard Class 5 material is:

Oxidation

If a placard is visible, but no product name or four digit UN number is given, how can you determine which guide page of the Emergency Response Guidebook to use?

The table of placards lists guide numbers

The chemicals listed in highlighted type in the Emergency Response Guidebook were selected because:

They present a poison inhalation hazard

T or F. Placards that contains the DOT Class number 6 at the bottom identify a material that may be an infectious substance hazard.

True

On a placard, the number at the bottom of the diamond indicates the:

UN hazard class

The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the:

UN product identification number

The background color of a placard that would signify a poisonous substance hazard and that contains a skull and crossbones is:

White

The DOT Placarding System requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 lbs. of corrosive to display a _________ placard.

White over black