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101 Cards in this Set
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Which cargo tank truck type gasses that have been liquefied by increasing pressure and compressing them inot the liquid state?
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MC 331
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Which characteristic is NOT a distinguishing feature of a high-pressure tank?
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Oval shape
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Which cargo tank truck type carries gases that have been liquefied by temperature reduction?
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MC 338
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What material is NOT typically found in a cryogenic liquid tank?
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Anhydrous ammonia
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Which cargo tank can be easily identified by its side profile because of large, sloping, V-shaped bottom-loading compartments?
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Dry bulk cargo tanks
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Which cargo tank can be easily identified by several horizonal tubes on a trailer or intermodal unit?
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Compressed gas tube trailer
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What is a freight container that is used interchangeable in mulitple modes of transport such as rail. highway, and ship?
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Intermodal container
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Why must the contents of a freight container be identified by the intermodal container markings or shipping papers?
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The shape of the container alone will not tell whether it contains hazardous material
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What is the most common intermodal tank used in transportation?
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Nonpressure intermodal tank
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How high may pressures reach in nonpressure intermodal tanks?
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100psi (689 kPa)
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Which nonpressure intermodal tank most often transports nonregulated matherials such as food commodities?
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IM 102 portable tank
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Which pressurized intermodal tank is designed for working the heaviness of 100 to 500 psi (689 kPa to 3, 447 kPa) and usually transports gasses under pressure?
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Spec.51 portable tank
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Which vessel cargo carrier exclusively transports liquid products in bulk?
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Tanker
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Which tanker can be identified by the maze of piping on the deck and has the lowest average annual loss rate of cargo vessel?
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Chemical carriers
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What is the only way to positively identify a chemical cargo on a chemical carrier?
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Obtain the cargo plan that identifies where each commodity is stowed on the vessel
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In the U.S. who is required to maintain LNG/LPG vessel management and emergency contingency plans?
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The captain of the port
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Which cargo vessel carries products taht generate dust, creating the possibility of an explosion?
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Dry bulk vessels
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Which cargo vessel has large holds to accomodate a wide range of products?
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Break-bulk carrier
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Which vessel can be described as floating, moving, multilevel parking garage?
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Roll-on/roll-off vessel
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What are containers and aircraft pallets used to consolidate air crgo into a single, transportable unit called?
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Unit loading devices (ULDs)
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How are ULDs containing hazardous materials required to be labeled?
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In accordance with Title 49 CFR 172.512
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According to the U.S. DOT, what container is either a rigid or flexible portable packaging designed for mechanical handling?
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Intermediate bulk containers
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What are the design standards for intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico based on?
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United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
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What is defined as a flexible, collapsible bag or sack that is used to carry both solid materials and fluids?
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Flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC)
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Which intermediate bulk container is made of steel, aluminum, wood, fiberboard, or plastic and designed to be stacked?
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Rigid intermediate bulk container (RIBC)
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What safety feature can be found on a ton container?
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Fusible plugs
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The criteria met by nonbulk packaging includes all of the following except one. Which one?
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Maximum net mass of 882 pounds (400kg) or less and a minimum capacity of 119 gallons (450L) or more as a receptacle for a solid
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What type of nonbulk packaging consists of one or more inner packages secured in a nonbulk outer packaging?
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Combination packaging
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What type of hazardous material is shipped in a glass carboy in a plywood drum or box?
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Corrosive material
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What type on nonbulk packaging consists of a large glass or plastic bottle encased in a basket or box?
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Carboy
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What type of nonbulk packaging is a pressure vessel designed for pressures higher than 40 psi (276 kPa) and has a circular cross section and used to store,transport, and dispense large volumes of gaseous materials?
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Cylinder
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What is the most common capacityof a drum?
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55 gallons (208 L)
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How is the type of packaging used to transport radioactive materials determined?
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By the activity, type, and form ofhte material to be shipped
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Which radioactive container is used to ship materials with extremely low levels of radioactivity and is authorized for domestic shipment only vehicles solely dedicated to that purpose?
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Strong, tight container
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Which radioactive container transports materials that present limited hazard to the public and the environment and retains and protects the contents during normal transportation activities?
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Industrial container
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Which radioactive packaging carries materials that would present a radiation hazard to the public and must withstand severe accident conditions without releasing their contents?
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Type B packagingq
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A bottle that is made of brown glass may indicate what information about the contents?
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the content may be light sensitive or it may be reactive
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What set of standards provides a uniform basis for development of harmonized regulations for all modes of transport in order to facilitate trade and the safe, efficient transport of hazardous materials?
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UN Recommendations
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Under the UN system, what materials are classified under Class 3?
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Flammable liquids
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Under the UN system, which numerical class categorizes radioactive materials?
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Class 7
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What willthe four digits UN identification number be preceded by if it is meant for international transportation?
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UN
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Which pages in the Emergency Response Guidebook provide and index of material based onthe UN identification numbers?
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Yellow pages
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What is indicated by prefixing a hazard indentification code with an "X"?
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The material will react dangerously with water
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How does the DOT classify hazardous materials?
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According to their primary hazard
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What is defined as a diamond-shaped, color-coded sign provided by shippers to identify the materials transportation containers?
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Placard
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Where must the hazard class or division number be displayed on a placard?
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Inthe lower corner
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Which of the following is an important fact relates to placards?
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Other than Class 7 or the DANGEROUS placard, text indicating a hazard is not required
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According to the DOT, what are 3.9 inch, square-on-point diamonds, which may or may not have written text that idetifies the hazardous material within a package?
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Labels
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Which DOT Class 1: Explosives divisions denotes explosives that have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, or both, but not a mass explosion hazard?
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Division 1.3
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Which DOT placard hazard class identifies gases?
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Class 2
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What does the DOT define as any liquid that does not meet the definition of any other hazard class and has a flash point above 141F (60.5C) and below 200F (93C)?
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Combustible liquid
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Which DOT placard hazard class identifies flammable and combustible liquids?
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Class 3
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Which of the following is NOT a primary hazardof a Class 4 hazardous material?
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Reactive
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Which division of Class 4 hazardous materials classifies spontaneously combustible material?
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Division 4.2
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Which DOT placard hazard class identifies oxidizers and organic peroxides?
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Class 5
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What does the DOT define as a material, other thana gas, that isknown to be toxic to humans?
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Poisonous material
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What does the DOT define as a virus or microorganism or a proteinaceous infectious particle that has the potential to cause disease in humans or animals?
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Pathogen
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Which DOT placard hazard class identifies radioactive material?
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Class 7
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What does the DOT define as a liquid or solid that causes full thickness destruction of human skin at the site of contact within a specific period of time?
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Corrosive material
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Which DOT placard hazard class identifies corrosive materials?
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Class 8
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Which DOT placard hazard class identifies miscellaneous dangerous goods?
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Class 9
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Where must hte hazard class or division number be displayed on subsidiary placards?
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In the lower corner
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What is defined as a hazardous material, other than a hazardous waste, that is carried on a motor vehicle for a specific purposes?
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Materials of trade (MOT)
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What material is eligible to qualify as MOT?
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Hazardous waste
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What must be included on any package that contains a material that meets the definition of more than one hazard class?
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MSDS sheets
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Which title of the CFR contains the regulations governing the use of lables?
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Title 17
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According to the DOT, what is defined as a descriptive name, an identification number, a weight, or a specification and includes instructions, cautions, or UN marks required on outer packaging of hazardous materials?
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A marking
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What information is NOT required on subsidiary radioactive materials II and III labels?
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The atomic weight
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Which of the following is a difference between U.S. and Canadian placards?
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Canadian subsidiary labels andplacards will not have the class number on them
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Wword will be written on a Mexican placard instead of "dangerous"?
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Peligroso
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On which U.S. DOT marking is additional text optional?
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Orientation marking
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On what Canadian placard will you find the skull and crossbones symbol?
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Toxic gas
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What symbol do Canadian labels and placards use to identify radioactive material?
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Trefoil
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Which North American country incorporates provisions for combustibles liquids into the flammable liquids class of hazardous materials?
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United States
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Which identification marking found on highway transporation vehicles provides information about the standards to which the container/tank was built?
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Specification plates
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How must a railcar be marked that is dedicated to the transportation of one type of material?
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The name of the material must be painted on the car
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Which North American railroad tank car marking shows the volume of the tank of the car?
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Capacity stencil
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Which North American railroad tank car marking indicates the standards to which a tank car was built?
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Specification marking
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What do the first letters in the series of specification markings on a railroad tank car indicate?
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The approving authority
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Following the indification of length and height what do the second two numbers denote on an international intermodal container or tank size/type code?
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Pressure range of the contents
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Which NFPA code provides a widely recognized method for indicating the presence of haardous materials at commerical, manufacturing, institutional, and other fixed-storage facilities?
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NFPA 704
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What information does the NFPA 704 system NOT offer to a first responder?
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Provides the exact location and quantity of a chemical
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In the NFPA rating scale, which number represents a material with greatest severity of hazard?
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4
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On what color background does the NFPA 704 instability hazard rating appear?
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Yellow
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In accordance with NFPA 704, what position on a placard will identify special hazards?
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Six o' clock
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Which NFPA standards describe the properties and hazards of various materials and provide information on personal protection and fire fighting when faced with the specific chemicals?
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NFPA 49 and 325
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In accordance with NFPA 704, what position on a placard will identify the flammability rating?
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Twelve o' clock
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On what color background does the NFPA 704 health hazard rating appear?
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Blue
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Which organization's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires employers to identify hazards in the workplace and train employees how to recognize those hazards?
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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When a company uses the Hazardous Materials Information Guide (HMIG) system to mark hazardous materials, what will the yellow background color denote?
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Reactivity
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What should responders use to become familiar with the labeling systems used at facilities in their jurisdiction?
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Pre-incident survey
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According to the Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FHSA), which signal word must appear on the label of a product that must appear on the label of a product that may have minor health effects?
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Caution
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires a label on any containers, transformers, or capacitors that contain what chemical?
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Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
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what label must appear on all controlled products received at workplaces in Canada?
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Workplace label
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What is the name of Mexico's hazardous communication system?
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NOM-018-STPS-200
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What source of information should be consulted when responding to a hazardous materials incident involving military vehicles or facilities?
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Military personnel on the scene
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What is the U.S. and Canadian military symbol for mass fire hazard?
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A "3" inside an upside-down triangle
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What color is the background on a military sign for full protective clothing if white phosphorus or other spontaneoulsy combustible material is present?
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White
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In U.S. and Canadian military symbols what symbol inside a circle will denote presence of an incapacitating nerve agent?
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BZ
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What is a pipeline company required to provide where pipelines cross roads, railroads, and waterways?
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Markers
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According to the ANSI, which categoryof materials includes corrosives and flammable materials?
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High-hazard materials
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