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.