HazMat Test Questions

A power unit of a placarded vehicle is required to have a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of ____ B: C or more?

10

You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous material anymore than ____ feet of an open fire?

300

A vehicle placarded for hazardous material is required to have placards on how many sides of the vehicle?

4

You are carrying 2000 pounds of corrosive. You may park within ___ feet of the road if your work requires it, for a very short period of time.

5

What is the largest allowable total transport index of all packages in a single vehicle allowed to be?

50

Carriers are required to give each driver who transported Division 1.1 or Division 1.2:?

A copy of FMCSR, part 397

You should stop before crossing the railroad grade if you are carrying _____ gallons of chlorine

Any amount

If he hazardous material is leaking from your vehicle, you must not move your vehicle:?

Any more than safety required

When fueling a placarded vehicle, someone must always be:

At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow

A liquid poison is spilling from your vehicle. If it can be done safely, how should you channel the liquid?

Away from streams or sewers

When you are transporting chlorine in cargo tanks you must have?

Both an emergency kit for controlling leaks in fittings on the dome cover plate and an approved gas mask

Who is responsible for checking that the shipper correctly name, labeled and marked a hazmat shipment?

Carrier

If you are stopped at a truckstop, the shipping papers must be placed on the driver seat or the ____?

Drivers door pouch

How many times must you stop and check your dual tires while carrying hazardous materials?

Every 2 hours or 100 miles

You may not smoke around any vehicle being loaded or unloaded with:?

Explosives Oxidizers Flammables

Which one of the following shipping paper descriptions for hazardous material is in the correct order:?

Hydrogen bromide, non-flammable gas, UN 1048

There are 3 with the drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if the material is a regulated product. Which of these is one of them?

List of hazardous substances and reportable quantities

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

Loose floor boards or plates Sharp points that may damage the cargo A cargo heater that could start

When you are handling packages of explosives, you must:?

Never use hooks or metal tools

A hazard class number or ID number must not be used to describe a:?

Non-hazardous material

Animal and foodstuffs must not be loaded in the same vehicle with:?

Poisons

Which emergency equipment may be used to warn of a stop the vehicle which contains explosives?

Reflective triangles

You discover an overheated tire during an en route inspection. You must?

Remove the tire and place it far away from the vehicle

If an "X"or "RQ" is written or typed into the HM column of a shipping paper entry, the:?

Shipment is regulated by hazmat regulations

Who is responsible for packaging, labeling and preparing the hazardous material shipping papers before shipping?

Shipper

When using parking or emergency brakes what type of pressure is being used?

Spring pressure

If you discover that one of your tires is leaking while carrying hazardous materials, you must?

Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it

What does the transport index of a radioactive material tell you?

The degree of control needed during transportation

If a vehicle carrying explosives strikes another object, you must not separate the object until:?

The explosives have been removed and placed at least 200 feet away

If the word FORBIDDEN is written or typed in the hazard class column of any entry in the hazardous materials table:?

The product must never be transported

Which of the following is to be listed first on the shipping papers?

The proper shipping name

When shippers package hazardous materials, they must certify that this was done according to the regulations. The one exception to this rule is:?

The shipper is a private carrier carrying their own product

The intention of the hazardous materials regulations are to ensure safe drivers and equipment, to communicate the risk, and:?

To contain the material

When transporting division 1.1 or 1.2 explosives, you must not?

Transport them in a combination vehicle if there is a placarded tank in the combination

During a hazmat emergency, use every means to?

Warn others of danger Prevent smoking and keep open flames away, keep everyone away

A "W" in the first column of the hazardous material table indicates:?

Water shipments that are not a RQ