HAZMAT CDL

"________________________," are regulations intended to protect you, those around you, and the environment. They tell shippers how to package the materials safely and drivers how to load, transport, and unload the material.

"Containment Rules"

Hazard Class 8

- Corrosives - Battery Fluid

Hazard Class 3

- Flammable Liquids - Gasoline

Hazard Class 9

- Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials - Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

Hazard Class 7

- Radioactive - Uranium

What do hazardous materials include?

1. Explosives 2. Various types of gases 3. Solids 4. Flammable and Combustible liquids 5. Other Materials

The shipper must ______________, ___________________, and _____________ all the materials.

1. Package 2. Mark 3. Label

The shipper uses the hazardous materials regulations to determine the product's:

1. Proper shipping name 2. Hazard class 3. Identification Number 4. Packing Group 5. Correct Packaging 6. Correct label and markings 7. Correct placards

What 3 things describes the hazardous materials being transported?

1. Shipping Orders 2. Bills of Lading 3. Manifests

Law enforcement officers may stop and inspect your vehicle. When stopped, they may check your ____________________, ________________________, and the _____________________________________, and ______________________________________.

1. Shipping Papers 2. Vehicle Placards 3. Hazardous materials endorsement on your driver's license 4. Your knowledge of hazardous materials

The shipper sends products from one place to another by _____________, ____________, ______________, or _______________.

1. truck 2. rail 3. vessel 4. airplane

Hazard Class 1 - 1.6

1.1 - Mass Explosion - Dynamite 1.2 - Projection Hazard - Flares 1.3 - Fire Hazard - Display Fireworks 1.4 - Minor Explosion - Ammunition 1.5 - Very Insensitive - Blasting Agents 1.6 - Extremely Insensitive - Explosive Devices

When hauling hazardous materials a fire extinguisher must have a minimum UL rating of

10 BC

You should stop before crossing any railroad grade if your vehicle is caring how much chlorine

110 gallons. 100 gallons. 55 gallons. Any amount answer

To stop for a railroad tracks how many feet away should you stop before the nearest

15 - 50 feet

To stop for railroad tracks, you should stop _____ feet before the nearest track.

15 to 50 ft.

Propane is an example of what hazard class Division and name

2 / 2.1 / flammable gas

When hauling hazardous materials, you must stop your vehicle and check any dual tires at least once every _____, whichever is less.

2 hours or 100 miles

Hazard Class 2 - 2.3

2.1 - Flammable Gases - Propane 2.2 - Non-Flammable Gases - Helium 2.3 - Poisonous/Toxic Gases - Fluorine, Compressed

Placards placed on your vehicle must be at least blank away from any other markings

3 inches

When transporting hazardous material you may not park within blank feet of place where people together

300 feet

You may not Park a vehicle carrying hazardous material within how many feet of an open fire

300 feet

A vehicle placarded for hazardous material must have placards on ________________ sides.

4 sides

Hazard Class 4 - 4.3

4.1 - Flammable solids - Ammonium Picrate 4.2 - Spontaneously Combustible - Wetted White Phosphorus 4.3 - Dangerous when wet - Sodium

The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) is found in parts 100-185 of Title 49 of the CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. The common reference for these regulation is ___________________________.

49 CFR 100-185

Hazard Class 5 - 5.2

5.1 - Oxidizers - Ammonium Nitrate 5.2 - Organic Peroxides - Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide

The Total Transport index of all radiation material packages in a single-vehicle must not exceed

50

You must not smoke within so many feet of a placarded used for flammable liquids or gases

50 feet

Hazard Class 6 - 6.2

6.1 - Poison (Toxic Material) - Potassium Cyanide 6.2 - Infectious Substances - Anthrax Virus

How many different hazard classes are there?

9

How many shipping classes are there

9 shipping classes

Hazardous materials employers are required to keep a record of training on each employee as long as that employee is working with hazardous materials, and for _________________ thereafter.

90 days

Before loading or unloading any explosive, you should check the cargo space for:

A cargo heater that could start Sharp point that might damage the cargo Loose floorboards or plates. ALL THE ABOVE

What does carriers give to each driver who transports Class A or B explosives

A copy of the Federal Motor Carrier safety regulation part 397

The hazard class name or ID number may not be used to describe

A non hazardous material

Nitric acid cannot be

A. Loaded above another product B. Classification division chart C. Both A&B is the answer

Shipping papers when not driving should be kept

A. driver seat B. Driver floor C. Driver door pouch Either A or C is the ananswer

When transporting chlorine in cargo tanks you must have

An approved gas masks. The proper shipping papers. An emergency kit of controlling leaks in linings on the Dome cover plate. All of the above (is the answer)

You should stop before crossing a railroad grade if your vehicle is carrying _____ of chlorine.

Any Amount

It hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle where should you not move your vehicle

Any more than safety requires

When hauling hazardous material how often must you stop your vehicle and check any dual tires

At least once every two hours are 100 miles whichever is less

When fueling your placard vehicle someone must always be

At the nozzle controlling the fuel flow

Only one of these shipping paper descriptions for a hazardous material is in the right order. Which one is it? A: Corrosive material, Hydrochloric acid, UN1789 B: Hydrogen Bromide, Non-flammable gas, UN1048 C: Hexane, UN1208, Flammable Liquid

B: Hydrogen Bromide, Non-flammable gas, UN1048

Inspect your vehicle __________________ and ________________ each trip.

Before and During

You are going to be hauling hazardous materials over a route you do not know well. When should you check the route and get the permits needed for the trip?

Before starting the trip

You are going to be hauling hazardous materials over a route you do not know well. When should you check the route and permits needed for the trip.

Before starting the trip.

The shipper must _________________ on the shipping paper that the shipment has been prepared according to the rules (unless you are pulling cargo tanks supplied by you or your employer).

Certify

The shipper must provide _____________________________.

Emergency response information.

The regulations also require that drivers have special training before driving a vehicle transporting certain ________________ or highway route controlled quantities of _________________________.

FLAMMABLE GAS MATERIALS or highway route controlled quantities of RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.

Learn the rules and follow them. Following the rules reduces the risk of injury from hazardous materials. Taking shortcuts by breaking rules is unsafe. Non-compliance with regulations can result in ________________________.

Fines and Jail

A material listed as blank is a hazard class or division should never be transported.

Forbidden

A vehicle placarded for hazardous materials must have placards on how many sides

Four sides

To know which placards to display you need to know the total weight the amount of Hazard material shipped and blank

Hazard class

You must have a commercial driver license (CDL) with a ______________________ before you drive any size vehicle that is used to transport hazardous material as defined in 49 CFR 383.5.

Hazardous materials endorsment

A hazardous material with a class number of 1 reflects what type of risk

High Risk

A Shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous products the hazardous material must be

Highlighted in contrasting colors. Identified by X or RQ in column captioned HM Describe the first. All of the above (is the answer)

Only one of these shipping papers descriptions for a hazardous material is in the right order which one is

Hydrogen bromine non flammable gas un - 1048

What should you do when there is a hazardous material emergency?

Keep people away. Prevent smoking and keep open Flames away. Warn others of the danger. Do all of these things (is the answer)

You can determine if placard are needed if you know

Materials class. Amount being ship. Amount of all hazardous materials of all classes on your trailer. ALL THE ABOVE (is the answer)

If you must breifly leave your placard Vehicles parked on a public roadway and someone else must watch it the person watching your vehicle must

Meet all of the above conditions. Be aware and move the vehicle if needed. Know what to do in an emergency. Beyond the vehicle or within a hundred feet of the vehicle and have it within Clearview

If a shipper loads a leaking or damage container on your vehicle you should

Not transport it

The regulations require that hazardous materials employees be trained and tested by their employer at least _______________________________________.

Once every 3 years.

A Shipping paper for hazardous materials must include

Page numbers if Shipping paper has more than one page. Proper shipping description for each hazardous material. Shepherd's certification signed by the shipper. All the above (is the answer)

Some locations require ________________ to transport certain explosives or bulk hazardous wastes.

Permits

The hazard class of two liter bottles of materials is "Flammable Liquid". If the description also says "Poison Inhalation Hazard" you should:

Placard the vehicle with both "POISON" and "HAZARDOUS" class placards.

The hazard class of a two liter bottle material is flammable liquid. If the description say poison, inhalation hazard, how should placard

Placard the vehicle with both the poison and the hazard class placard.

The driver _________________ when loading, if required.

Placards his vehicle

When inhalant hazards appear on shipping papers which placard must be displayed

Poison

Animal / human food should not be loaded in the same vehicle with what

Poisons

Regulations require shippers to put hazardous warning labels on packages and blank

Provides proper shipping papers. Emergency response information. Placards All the above (is the answer)

Which signals may be used to warn of a stop vehicle that contains explosives

Reflective triangles

The driver _____________________ leaking packages and shipments.

Refuses

The Carrier _____________________________________ involving hazardous materials to the proper government agency.

Reports accidents and incidents

The shipper must ____________________ placards.

SUPPLY Placards

Where would you first find requirements for mixed loads

Segregation and separation charts

Who is responsible for packaging labeling and preparing hazardous material shipping papers for a common carrier

Shipper

Shipping papers are

Shipping orders. Bills of lading. Manifest. All of the above (is the answer)

______________ and _______________ may also require drivers to follow special hazardous material routes.

States and Counties

You are hauling hazardous materials and you find out that one of your tires is leaking what must you do

Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it

The transport index of radioactive material

Tell the degree of control needed for transportation

The transport index of a radioactive material:

Tells the degree of control needed during transportation

The ____________________ may require permits or exemptions for special hazardous materials cargo such as rocket fuel.

The Federal Government

A vehicle carrying explosives has crashed with another vehicle you should not pull them apart until

The explosives have been place at least 200 feet away from the vehicle and occupied vehicles

There are two lists that drivers shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is a regulated product. One of these lists is

The list of hazardous substance and reportable quantities

The regulations require vehicles transporting certain ___________ or __________ of hazardous materials to display diamond shaped, square on point, warning signs called __________________.

The regulations require vehicles transporting certain TYPES or QUANTITIES of hazardous materials to display diamond shaped, square on point, warning signs called PLACARDS.

If an X or RQ is in the HM column of a Shipping paper entry then

The shipment is regulated by hazardous materials regulations

Cylinders containing compressed gases may only be loaded onto a vehicle if the cylinders meet which conditions

They are loaded in an upright or horizontal position. They are loaded in a rack attached to a vehicle. There are in boxes that will keep them from turning over. ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS ( is the answer)

What steps communicate the hazard to the shipper, the carrier, and the driver?

They are regulations that which require shippers to put hazard warning labels on packages, provide proper shipping papers, emergency response information.

Portable tanks must display

Total weight

When transporting hazardous waste you must sign a carry

Uniform hazardous waste manifest

Whenever your vehicle is placard you should not drive near open fire unless

Unless you can safely past the fire without stopping

When shippers package hazardous material they must certify that this was done according to the regulations. What is the only exception

When the shipper is a private carrier carrying his own product

Whether or not a material is considered hazardous is based on its __________________ and the ____________________ on whether or not the material meets a ______________ of a ______________________ in the regulations.

Whether or not a material is considered hazardous is based on its CHARACTERISTICS and the SHIPPER'S DECISION on whether or not the material meets a DEFINITION of a HAZARDOUS MATERIAL in the regulations.

A driver who transport controlled radioactive material must have special training by the carrier within how recent of time period.

Within the past two years

A material's _____________________ reflects the _____________ associated with it.

a material's HAZARD CLASS reflects the RISKS associated with it.

If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle:

any more than safety requires.

If you are loading or unloading any type of explosives, you must make sure that the:

cargo heaters have been disabled.

No one may smoke within 25-ft of any vehicle that contains explosives, oxidizers or:

flammable materials.

If an "X" or "RQ" is in the "HM" column of the shipping paper entry, the:

shipment is regulated by hazardous material regulations.

The driver keeps hazardous materials _______________________________________________________.

shipping papers and emergency response in the proper place.