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CBRNE
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Chemical
Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive |
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ODP
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Office of Demestic Preparedness
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Relgulations
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What is the awarness level required to do? (4)
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Recognize hazard
Protect themselves Call for help Secure incident scene |
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What is the operations level required to do?
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Initiate defense actions to protect public, environment, and property from incident
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What does CPC stand for?
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Chemical Protective Clothing
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SAR's
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Supplied Air Respirator
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APR's
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Air Purifying Respirator
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What are the types of APR?
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Partical Removing
Vapor and Gas removing Combination particle/vapor and gas removing |
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PARPs
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Powered Air-Purifying Respirators
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MSHA
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Mine Saftey and Health Administration
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Three types of Closed/Open SCBA being manufactured?
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Demand
Pressure-Demand Positive-Pressure |
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Two advantages of SCBA-type repiratory protection?
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Maneuverability
Independence |
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5 Disadvantages of SCBA-type repiratory protection?
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Weight
Limited air supply Change in profile Limited vision Limited communication |
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How much supply hose does someone carry with an SAR?
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300ft
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EBSS and what is it?
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Emergency Breathing Support System, used with the SAR to exit area when out of air. (ususally 5, 10, or 15 mins long)
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What Type of respirator is the SAR?
Letter Type A,B,C,D |
Type C
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Advantage of SAR?
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Reducing stress by removing weight
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Three limitations of APR?
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Limited life on cannisters
Need to constantly monitor atmoshpere Need normal oxygen content to be in atmoshpere for use |
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Three types of Personal Protective Clothing?
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Structural Fire Fighting PPE
High Temp Protective Clothing Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) - Liquid-splash protective clothing - Vapor-protective clothing |
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Two types of High Temp protective Clothing?
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Proximity Suits
Fire-Entry Suits |
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What EPA LETTER type protection level is Liquid-Splash Protection Clothing?
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Level B
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What EPA LETTER type protection level is Vapor-Protective Clothing?
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Level A
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What is EPA Level A and what protection does it provide?
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Highest level of respiratory, skin, and eye protection from solid, liquid, or gaseous chemicals
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What is EPA Level B and what protection does it provide?
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Same as level A but less skin protection. Protects against liquid-splash but no gas vapor protection
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What is EPA Level C and what protection does it provide?
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Lower Level then B.
Has same level of skin protection as Level B but lower level respiratory protection. Protects against liquid-splash but no gas vapor protection |
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What is EPA Level D and what protection does it provide?
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Lowest level, consists of street clothes or work uniform. Worn when no Atmoshphere hazard exists.
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What NFPA is set up for the Three Classes of PPE?
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NFPA 1994
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What Class ensemble do you wear if the hazard is undetermined?
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Class 1
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What is the Highest Class of ensemble?
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Class 1
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What class of ensemble is used if liquid droplets is likely and victims are not ambulatory but showing signs and symptoms?
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Class 2
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What Class ensemble is used when liquid droplets are likley and vicitms are impaired but ambulatory?
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Class 3
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JSLIST
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Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology
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How many times contsecutivly can JSLIST be worn?
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45 times
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What is Heat Stroke?
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Illness caused by heat exposure, resulting in failure of the bodys heating regulating mechanism.
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Two types of Asphyxiation Chemicals?
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Simple asphyxiant
Chemical Asphyxiant |
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Four routes of entry into body?
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Inhalation
Ingestion Contact Absorption |
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TLV
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Threshold Limit Value
*Deals with the exposure limit one can have with a chemical see STEL |
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STEL
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Short-term Exposure Limit
*Deals with the exposure limit one can have with a chemical |
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PEL
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Permissible Exposure Limit
*Deals with the exposure limit one can have with a chemical |
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Two catagories of Corrosives?
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Acids
Bases (alkalis or Caustics) |
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What are the corrosivity of acids and bases measured in?
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pH levels
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Define Viral Agents
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Simplest types of microorganisms that replicate themselves in the living cells of thier host.
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Define Bacterial agents
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Microscopc, single celled organisims.
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Define Rickettsias
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Specialized bacteria that live and multiply in the gasterialintestonal tract of arthropod carriers
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Define Biological Agents
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Poisons produced by living organisims
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IED
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Imporvised explosive device
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Four hazards by an explosion
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Blast pressure wave (shock wave)
Shrapnel frag Seismic Effect Incendiary Thermal Effect |
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Define Vapor Density
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The weight of a given volume of pure vapor compared to the weight of an equal volume of dry air in the same temperature or pressure.
Vapor Density less then 1 is lighter then air, greater then one is heavier then air. |
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What is polar solvent?
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When a liquid WILL mix with water
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Define persistence
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A chemicals ability to remain in the environment
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Define Reactivity
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A chemicals ability to undergo a chemical reaction with another material.
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Three types of Container Stress ?
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Thermal
Chemical Mechanical |
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7 common Dispersion patterns?
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Hemispheric
Cloud Plume Cone Stream Pool Irregular |
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To be considered bulk packaging one of three criteria must be met:
*Solid, Liquid, Gas ? |
Max capacity is greater then 119 gallons for liquid
Max net mass is greater then 882 lbs or max capacity is greater then 119 gallons as a recepticle for a solid Water capacity is 1,001 pounds or greater as a receptical for a gas. |
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Two types of Fixed-facility containers?
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Nonpressure tanks (aka atmospheric tank)
Pressured Tank |
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Three types of Bulk Transportation Containers
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Tank and other railcars
Cargo Tanks Intermodal Containers |
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Two catagories of (IBC) Intermediate Bulk Containers?
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Flexible
Rigid |
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1 short ton in lbs?
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approx 2,000 lbs
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In the US transportation of Hazardous Material is regulated by whom?
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The (DOT)
Department of Transportation |
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Nine Classes of catagorized Hazardous Materials?
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1. Explosives
2. Gases 3. Flammable Liquids 4. Flammable Solids 5. Oxidizers & Organic peroxides 6. Toxic & Infectious substances 7. Radioactive 8. Corrosives 9. Miscellaneous |
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What class of placards must always contain text?
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Class 7 Radioactive
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How many subdivisions are there in the Explosives Class?
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6 subdivisions
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How many subdivisions are there in Gases?
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3 - Gases
Flammable Non-Flammable Piosonous by inhalation |
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Three types of Flammable Solids?
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Flammable Solid Material
Spontaneous Combustible Dangerous When Wet |
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Specification plates provide what type of information?
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The standards to which the container/tank was built
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Which NFPA is the standard system for the identification of the hazards or materials?
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NFPA 704
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What are the three catagories in NFPA 704 for rating placards?
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Health
Flammablity Instability |
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What NFPA 704 Rating Color is for health?
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Blue
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What NFPA 704 Rating Color is for Flammability?
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RED
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What NFPA 704 Rating Color is for Instability?
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Yellow
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What NFPA rating color is used for Special Hazards?
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White
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What two symbols are the only symbols used in the white section?
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W and OX
For unusual reactivity with water and Oxidizers |
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What does the word CAUTION indicate on a placard?
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product might have minor health effects (such as eye or skin irratation)
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What does the word WARNING indicate on a placard?
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product has moderate hazards such as significant healt effects or flammability
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What does the word DANGER indicate on a placard?
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The highest degree of hazard (used on products that have potentially severe or deadly effects) also used on products that explode when exposed to heat
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When is the word POISON required on a placard?
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in addition to DANGER on the label of highly toxic material
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Who regulates the manufacture od labeling pesticides?
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The EPA
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What temperature does a pesticide have to fall under in order to be marked EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE?
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80 degrees F
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What is an EPA registration number used for?
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to obtain information about the product from the manufacturers 24 hour hotline
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5 types of supplemental chemical hazards symbols?
(nerve agents - letter symbols) |
1. G
2. VX 3. BZ 4. H 5. L |
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What written documents should a Fixed Facility have?
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MSDS documentation and Inventory records
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What is CHEMTREC?
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Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
*provides information on specific agents as well as how to manage incident |
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Four types of shipping papers?
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AIR BILL - air
Bill of Lading - Highway Waybill/Consist - Rail Dangerous Cargo Manifest - Water |
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MSDS
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Material Saftey Data Sheet
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What is the best source of information about particular material?
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MSDS/SDS
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LEL
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Lower Explosive Limit
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UEL
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Upper Explosive Limit
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What color page in the ERG is used to look up the UN number?
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Yellow
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What color page in the ERG is used to look up the Material Name?
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Blue
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What color page in the ERG is used to look up the 3 digit guide code?
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Orange
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What is Sublimation?
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The change of a solid to a gas skipping the liquid phase
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Four catagories of Terrorist Attacks?
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Chemical
Biological Explosive Radiological |
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What is the Chemical Warfare agents acronym?
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SLUDGEM
Salivation Lacrimation (tearing) Urination Defecation Gastrointestinal upset (cramping) Emesis (vomiting) Miosis (pinpointed pupils) or Muscular Twitching |
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What is the most serious hazard with meth labs?
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Flammability
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Estimanted every pound of meth produces how many lbs of waiste?
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6
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