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39 Cards in this Set
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Facility storage pressure tanks (pressure, characteristics, contents) |
Pressure: 15 psi+ Characteristics: horizontal pressure vessels and spherical pressure vessels Contents: flammable, toxic and/or corrosive |
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Facility cryogenic liquid tanks (pressure, capacity, characteristics, contents) |
Pressure: 15 psi+ Capacity: 300-400,000 gallons Characteristics: insulated, vacuum jacketed tanks with safety relief valves and rupture disks Contents: CO2, liquid O2, liquid nitrogen |
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Low pressure storage tanks(pressure, types of containers, contents) |
Pressure: 0.5-15 psi Types of containers: dome roof, spheroid and nodes spheroid tanks Contents: flammable and combustible liquids with low vapor pressures like solvents (flammability and toxic hazards) Eliminate ignition sources |
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Nonpressure/atmospheric storage tanks (pressure, type of tanks, contents) |
Pressure: 0.5 max Types of tanks: horizontal tanks, ordinary cone roof tanks, open and closed roof floating roof tanks, lifter roof tanks, vapor dome roof tanks Contents: flammable and combustible products(hydrocarbons), corrosive and/or toxic(sulfuric acid and aniline) |
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High Pressure Tank Truck (Pressure, capacity, how many compartments, contents, characteristics) |
-MC 331 -Pressure: 100-500 psi -Capacity: 3,000-11,000 gallons -Single steel compartment -Contents: transport liquified gases like propane, anhydrous ammonia and butane or high vapor pressure liquids and highly hazardous materials like parathion -Characteristics: bolted manway, white or other reflective paint scheme, hemispherical heads on both ends, uninsulated, emergency shutoff in left front and right rear |
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Cryogenic Tank Truck (pressure, capacity, contents, characteristics) |
-MC 338 -Pressure: less than 25 psi and up to 500 psi -Capacity: 8,000-10,000 gallons -Contents: liquified oxygen, liquified nitrogen, liquified carbon dioxide, liquified hydrogen -Characteristics: round tank flat ends, large and bulky double shelling and heavy insulation, emergency shutoff in left front and right rear |
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Low pressure chemical tank truck (pressure, capacity, contents, characteristics) |
-MC 307 -Pressure: 25-35 psi -Capacity: 5,500-7,000 gallons -Contents: flammable/combustible liquids, mild corrosives, some toxics/poisons -Characteristics: rounded or horseshoe shaped ends, stiffening rings that may be visible or covered, single or multiple compartments, pressure and vacuum protection, drain hose from rollover/turnover protection down side of tank, emergency shutoff (hydraulic or pneumatic) in left front of tank |
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Nonpressure Cargo Tank Trucks (pressure, capacity, contents, characteristics) |
-MC 306 -Pressure: less than 4 psi -Capacity: maximum 14,000 gallons typically ranging between 1,500-10,000 gallons -Contents: flammable liquids, individual compartments may carry different products -Characteristics: oval shape, vapor recovery system on curb side and rear of present, multiple compartments, mane at assemblies and vapor recovery valves on top for each compartment, emergency shut offs, aluminum tanks will melt |
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Corrosive Liquid Tank Trucks (pressure, capacity, contents, characteristics) |
- MC 312 -Pressure: 35-55 psi; may have much high maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) -Capacity: 3,300-6,300 gallons, usually only one compartment -Contents: corrosives, typical acids (acetyl chloride, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide) -Characteristics: small diameter round shape, exterior stiffening rings that may be visible on uninsulated tanks, top unloading on rear tank with exterior piping extending to bottom of tank, pressure relief device typically located in turnover protection, discolored loading and unloading area, an area painted or coated with corrosive resistant material |
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Compressed Gas/Tube Trailers (pressure, contents, characteristics) |
-Pressure: 2,400-5,000 psi with each cylinder having an over pressure device -Contents: helium, methane, oxygen and other gases -Characteristics: bolted manway at front or rear, valves in protected housing, valve manifold together, permanent markings for material or ownership that is locally identifiable including proper shipping name |
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Compressed Gas/Tube Trailers (pressure, contents, characteristics) |
-Pressure: 2,400-5,000 psi with each cylinder having an over pressure device -Contents: helium, methane, oxygen and other gases -Characteristics: bolted manway at front or rear, valves in protected housing, valve manifold together, permanent markings for material or ownership that is locally identifiable including proper shipping name |
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Dry Bulk Cargo Trailers (contents, pressure, characteristics) |
-Contents: oxidizers, corrosive solids, cement, plastic pellets and fertilizers -Pressure: contents usually not under pressure but low pressures between 15-20 psi may be used to discharge or transfer the product from the container -Characteristics: typically not under pressure, V or W shaped bottom unloading compartments, rear mounted auxiliary engine powered compressor or tractor mounted power take off air compressor, air assisted exterior loading and bottom unloading pipes |
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Pressure Tank Car (contents, pressure, capacity, characteristics) |
-Typically transport flammable, nonflammable, poisonous gases at pressures greater than 25 psi at 68 degrees F -Contents: flammable gases , nonflammable gases, poisonous gases, flammable liquids and liquified compressed gases -Pressure: 100-600 psi -Capacity: 4,000-34,000 gallons -Characteristics: cylindrical, noncompartmentalized, metal (steel or aluminum), rounded heads, out of sight fittings, may be insulated or thermally protected, initial isolation zone is 1 mile |
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Cryogenic Liquid Tank Cars (pressure, contents, characteristics) |
-Pressure: usually below 25 psi -Contents: argon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, liquefied natural gas, ethylene (-130 or below) -Characteristics: fittings for unloading/loading, pressure relief and venting in ground level cabinets on the sides of the car or end of car; stainless steel inner tank supported within strong outer tank, space between inner and outer tank filled with insulation and under vacuum, the combination of insulation and vacuum protects the contents from ambient temperatures for only 30 days, initial isolation zone is 1/2 mile |
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Low Pressure Tank Cars (pressure, capacity, contents, characteristics, DOT types) |
-Transport hazardous and nonhazardous solids and liquids with vapor pressures below 25 psi at 105-115 degrees F -Pressure: 60-100 psi -Capacity: 4,000-34,000 gallons; some older jumbo cars have a capacity of up to 45,000 gallons -Contents: flammable liquids, flammable solids, reactive liquids, reactive solids, oxidizers, organic peroxides, poisons, irritants, corrosive materials, fruit and vegetable juice, wine and other alcoholic beverages, tomato paste, other agricultural products -Characteristics: cylindrical with rounded heads, at least one manway for access to tanks interior, compartmentalized with up to six compartments constructed as distinct tanks each with own set of fittings, capacity and ability to transport a different commodity; fittings for loading and unloading, pressure and/or vacuum relief, gauging and other purposes visible at top and/or bottom of car -New DOT/TC 111 tank cars enclose some or all of the fittings inside a protective house similar to the pressure car; look at top of car and if a single protective housing is present you must verify whether it’s a high pressure or DOT 111 by specifications stenciled on right hand side of car -Trains transporting multiple low pressure tank cars containing ethanol, crude oil and other Class 3 products may be called High Hazard Flammable Trains -New DOT 111, 117, 120 |
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Covered hopper cars (contents) |
Dry bulk materials like grain, calcium carbide, ammonium nitrate and cement |
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Uncovered hopper cars (contents) |
Coal, sand, gravel or rocks |
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Uncovered hopper cars (contents) |
Coal, sand, gravel or rocks |
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Pneumatically unloaded hopper cars (contents, pressure) |
Ammonium nitrate fertilizer, dry caustic soda, plastic pellets and cement; pressure ranges from 20-80 psi |
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Uncovered hopper cars (contents) |
Coal, sand, gravel or rocks |
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Pneumatically unloaded hopper cars (contents, pressure) |
Ammonium nitrate fertilizer, dry caustic soda, plastic pellets and cement; pressure ranges from 20-80 psi |
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Miscellaneous cars |
-Boxcars and gondolas, well cars and spine cars often used to carry containers of hazardous materials -These cars can include mixed cargos of a variety of products in different types of packaging |
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Pressure IM Tank (name, capacity, pressure, contents) |
Spec 51 or IMO Type 5 Capacity: 4,500-5,500 gallons Pressure: 100-500 psi Contents: Liquified gases like LPG, anhydrous ammonia, high vapor pressure flammable liquids, pyrophoric liquids and other highly regulated materials Initial isolation is 1 mile |
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IM 101 Portable Tank (capacity, pressure, contents) |
Capacity: 5,500-6,300 gallons Pressure: 25.4-100 psi Contents: hazardous and non hazardous materials like toxics, corrosives and flammables with flash points below 32 F |
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IM 102 Portable Tank (capacity, pressure, contents) |
Capacity: 5,000-6,300 gallons Pressure: 14.5-25.4 psi Contents: whiskey, alcohols, some corrosives, pesticides, insecticides, resins, industrial solvents and flammables with flash points ranging from 32-140 degrees F |
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Y Cylinders/Y Ton Containers: DOT/TC-3AA (water capacity in lbs, pressure) |
Weight: not over 1,000 lbs Pressure: at least 150 psig |
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Y Cylinders/Y Ton Containers: DOT/TC-3AAX (water capacity in lbs, pressure) |
Weight: not less than 1,000 lbs Pressure: at least 500 psig |
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RAM Excepted (purpose, contents) |
Used to transport materials that have limited radioactivity; low levels of radioactivity that present no risk to public or environment; empty packages are excepted; not marked or labeled Contents: articles manufactured from natural or depleted uranium or natural thorium, empty containers |
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Industrial (purpose, contents) |
retains and protects its contents during normal transportation activities; not identified on packages or shipping papers; materials that present a limited hazard to public and environment Contents: slightly contaminated clothing, laboratory samples, smoke detectors |
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Type A (purpose, contents) |
protects its contents and maintains sufficient shielding under conditions normally encountered during transportation; must demonstrate ability to withstand a series of tests without releasing their contents; package and shipping papers will have the words Type A on them Contents: Radiopharmaceuticals, certain regulatory qualified industrial products, RAM with relatively high specific activity levels |
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Type B (purpose, contents) |
Must demonstrate ability to withstand tests simulating normal shipping conditions; must withstand severe accident conditions without releasing contents; these packages are identified on the package and and shipping papers Contents: materials that would present a radiation hazard to the public or environment if there were a major release, materials with high levels of radioactivity such as spent fuel from nuclear power plants |
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Type C (purpose, contents) |
Rare packages used for high activity materials transported by aircraft; designed to withstand severe accident conditions associated with air transport without loss of containment or significant increase in external radiation levels Contents: Plutonium and high activity materials |
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Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (capacity, contents) |
Capacity: equivalent of four to five 55 gallon drums Contents: solid materials and fluids |
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Rigid Intermediate Bulk Containers(pressure, capacity, contents) |
Pressure: up to 100 psi Capacity: up to 400 gallons Contents: solid material and liquids, fertilizer, solvents and other chemicals |
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Bags (contents) |
Contents: explosives, flammable solids, oxidizers, organic peroxides, fertilizers, pesticides, other regulated materials, typically stored and transported on pallets |
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Carboys(capacity, contents) |
Capacity: may exceed 20 gallons but 5 gallon containers are more common Contents: corrosives and non hazardous like water |
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Cylinders (pressure, contents) |
Pressure: higher than 40 psi Contents: gaseous materials, compressed gas |
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Drums (capacity, contents, types of drums) |
Capacity: up to 119 gallons but 55 gallon drums are most common Contents: metal drums carry flammables and solvents; plastic/poly drums carry corrosives Types: open heads- removable top Tight (or closed) heads- non removable tops with small openings plugged by bungs (stoppers) |
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Dewar flask (characteristics, capacity, contents) |
- Nonpressurized insulated container that has a vacuum space between outer shell and inner vessel Capacity: 4-125 gallons; some as large as 1,250 gallons Contents: designed for storage and dispensing cryogenic materials like liquid nitrogen, liquid oxygen and helium |
