Hazmat Tech

Front 1

_____ react with oxygen so readily that even the little amount of air in the container will be enough oxygen to form a peroxide and will be listed in the ingredients

Back 1

Ethers

Front 2

______ is the ability of a solid, liquid, gas, or vapor to dissolve in water?

Back 2

solubility

Front 3

_______ is two or more liquids or gases that cannot be mixed and will remain separated under normal conditions

Back 3

immiscible

Front 4

_______ refers to the relative rate of evaporation to assume the vapor state

Back 4

volatility

Front 5

OSHA has jurisdiction for HAZMAT response in all states using OSHA regulations as the basis for the authority (T/F)

Back 5

False

Front 6

Standard atmospheric pressure can be measured in the following units except: PSI / mmHg / inHg / kJ

Back 6

kilojoules (kJ)

Front 7

Any material which is a gas at 68F or less and 14.7psi of pressure or a material which has a boiling point of 68F or less at 14.7psi which is ignitable in a mixture of 13% or less by volume with air or has a flammable range at 14.7psi with air of at least 12% regardless of the LEL

Back 7

Flammable Gas

Front 8

_______ a substance that causes mutations (genetic damage).

Back 8

Mutagen

Front 9

A mixture below it's _______ is too lean to burn. A mixture above its _______ is too rich to burn.

Back 9

LEL, UEL

Front 10

Which describes a class 4 material?
A) may heat and ignite spontaneously, or on exposure to air/water.
B) may be toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption.
C) may heat and ignite spontaneously or on exposure to air/nitrogen

D) Both A and B

Back 10

D) Both A and B

Front 11

When _______ are exposed to some or possibly all of the following: heat, light, pressure, and oxidizers, they will start to polymerize or chemically come apart and reform into huge hydrocarbon chains.

Back 11

Monomers

Front 12

_______ of a substance is the temperature at and above which vapor of the substance cannot be liquefied, no matter how much pressure is applied.

Back 12

Critical temperature

Front 13

_______ is the rapid release of a liquefied gas or compressed gas that results in the rapid cooling of the material and the surrounding surfaces

Back 13

Auto refrigeration

Front 14

Which Federal agency regulates science and technology that may be used in anti-terrorism, identifies and regulates critical infrastructure, is the lead enforcement agency in the anti-terrorism and deterrence agency, identify and ensure domestic emergency preparedness?

Back 14

DHS

Front 15

EPA was directed by congress to adopt regulations to cover non-OSHA states (T/F)

Back 15

True

Front 16

Which Federal agency develops regulations concerning transportation of materials it has identified as hazardous, including transportation by water, rail, highway, and pipeline?

Back 16

DOT

Front 17

_______ can occur with a full or empty container (liquid/gas). It occurs when an accident, fire, or other stress has damaged a container and the pressure in the container exceeds the container's ability to hold it.

Back 17

Vapor Explosion

Front 18

_______ occurs by taking materials into the digestive system through the mouth and/or nose.

Back 18

ingestion

Front 19

_______ exposure is a short term exposure, a one time shot.

Back 19

acute dose

Front 20

_______ is a comparison of the density of the liquid compared to the density of pure water at a specific temperature

Back 20

Specific Gravity

Front 21

_______ is the lowest temperature at which a liquid will give off enough vapors to ignite near the surface of the liquid, but does not have enough vapors to continue to burn.

Back 21

Flash Point

Front 22

_______ is the minimum temperature at which a material will begin to burn without an external ignition source

Back 22

auto ignition temperature

Front 23

_______ are units of measurement for absorbed doses of radiation.

Back 23

Sievert, Gray, Roentgen Absorbed Dose (RAD)

Front 24

_______ measures a concentration of vapors or mists in the air in PPM

(LC50, LD50, Mutagen, or LC and LD50)

Back 24

LC50

Front 25

Described competencies for a HAZMAT Tech as defined by OSHA 1910.120

Back 25

D) All of the above

Front 26

Blood agents, such as arsine, would fall under which UN/DOT hazard class/division?

Back 26

2.3

Front 27

MOST riot control agents are considered to be in DOT hazard class _______

Back 27

6.1

Front 28

Which clue for detecting the presence of hazardous materials is considered the most dangerous

Back 28

the sense of smell

Front 29

DOT hazard class 1

Back 29

Explosives

Front 30

Container of flammable solids would receive a UN label or placard with a hazardous classification number of _______

Back 30

4

Front 31

The placard drawing with the vial burning metal and hands represents which hazard classes?

Back 31

Corrosives

Front 32

The hazard class represented by the blue placard is

Back 32

Dangerous when wet

Front 33

For materials in hazard class 8 (corrosives) a DOT placard is required if the gross weight is in excess of

Back 33

1001lbs

Front 34

DOT has established a system called the _______ to indicate the allowable amount of radiation for transportation of radioactive materials.

Back 34

Transport Index

Front 35

Small particles with either a positive or negative electrical charge

Back 35

Beta

Front 36

Large particles with either a positive or negative electrical charge

Back 36

Alpha

Front 37

Energy wave with no electrical charge

Back 37

Gamma

Front 38

Form of radiation bearing no particular charge

Back 38

Neutron

Front 39

DOT hazard class 9 consists of _______

Back 39

miscellaneous

Front 40

(Hazard Class) Any organic compound containing oxygen in the bivalent (-O-O-) structure and which may be considered a derivative of hydrogen peroxide, in which organic radicals have replaced one or more of the hydrogen atoms.

Back 40

Division 5.2 (Organic Peroxides)

Front 41

Of the seven types of organic peroxides, (Type A-G), which type is transportation forbidden?

Back 41

Type A

Front 42

_______ is a temperature below which the material must be stored and shipped to remain stable?

Back 42

MSST

Front 43

_______ is the temperature a material will decompose and continue to decompose at a faster and faster rate?

Back 43

SADT

Front 44

(Definition) Substance or material that the secretary of transportation has determined is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce.

Back 44

Hazardous Material

Front 45

Hazard class represented by the placard with a skull and cross bones at the top and a number 2 at the bottom is

Back 45

Poison gases

Front 46

_______ describes the way Federal departments and agencies will prepare. (Hint: Presidential Directive)

Back 46

HSPD-8

Front 47

NIMS provides a consistent framework for incident management at all jurisdictional levels regardless of the cause, size, or complexity of the incident.
(T/F)

Back 47

True

Front 48

Which of the following would not be used to determine the name of a HAZMAT located in a facility: NFPA 704 Diamond / Emergency Response Guidebook / Labels / MSDS

Back 48

NFPA 704 Diamond

Front 49

If a chemical name is highlighted in the ERG, the table of initial isolation and protective action distances are found in which color section?

Back 49

Green

Front 50

Physical data, chemical name, exposure limits, health hazard data, and special precautions are all parts of the _______

Back 50

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Front 51

NIMS provides a consistent framework for incident management at all jurisdictional levels regardless of the cause, size, or complexity of the incident (T/F)

Back 51

True

Front 52

SCBA and supplied air purifying respirators are two types of _______

Back 52

atmosphere supplied devices

Front 53

Suit used where splashes may occur, but where respiratory hazards are minimal

Back 53

Level C

Front 54

Structural firefighting protective clothing can be utilized to make rescues of live victims during a HAZMAT / WMD incident involving chemicals (T/F)

Back 54

True

Front 55

While extinguishing a small fire in an unoccupied house, you discover a lab setup and numerous types of raw materials. There is particularly a large amount of oxidizing powders and liquid peroxides. What type of illegal activity might be occurring here?

Back 55

Explosives manufacture (oxidizing powders and peroxides are your key here)

Front 56

The 4 routes of entry for human exposure to hazardous materials are:

Back 56

inhalation, ingestion, absorption, and injection

Front 57

Do Not permit an end user to wear protective clothing and engage in work when his/her core temperature exceeds:

Back 57

100.4F / 38.0C

Front 58

The greater the temperature of the liquid, the greater its _______ will be.

(Intensity, Volatility, Vapor Pressure, or Viscosity)

Back 58

Vapor pressure

Front 59

Materials that turn from a solid to a gas without going through a liquid states are said to be _______.

Back 59

Sublimate

Front 60

_______ the smallest molecule from which a polymer can be formed.

Back 60

Monomer

Front 61

_______ is a substance that is either present in an environment where it does not belong or is present at levels that might cause harmful (adverse) health effects. Which of the following below best represents the above statement?

Back 61

Contaminant

Front 62

_______ is the amount of a substance that actually got into the body through the eyes, skin, stomach, intestines, or lungs.

Back 62

Absorbed Dose

Front 63

_______ is a substance that causes defects in development between conception and birth

Back 63

Teratogen

Front 64

_______ (amount) of exposure is measured in milligrams for liquids, kilograms for solids, and PPM/PPB for gases and vapors.

Back 64

Dose

Front 65

To protect themselves and others, first responders must be able to make a proper assessment. The MOST IMPORTANT part of an assessment is _______

Back 65

recognizing the presence of a HAZMAT / WMD

Front 66

Using the human senses of smell or taste to determine the presence of a hazardous material is:

Back 66

unreliable, unacceptable, and unsafe.

Front 67

The NFPA lists _______ as the standard for identifying fire hazards of materials at fixed facilities.

Back 67

704

Front 68

Toxic substances that are living materials or are obtained from living organisms are called _______

Back 68

Biological agents

Front 69

What are some of the on-scene warning signs that may be present in a terrorist event involving chemical or biological agents

Back 69

Unexplained patterns of illness/death. Unexplained signs/symptoms of skin, eye, or airway irritation. Unexplained vapor clouds, mist, or plumes.

Front 70

The collection of evidence at a terrorist event is PRIMARILY the responsibility of

Back 70

Law Enforcement (And Garrett)

Front 71

Gases that displace oxygen such as CO2 and N2, are examples of _______ asphyxiants.

Back 71

Simple

Front 72

Which of the following substances would be classified as a chemical asphyxiant?

Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Cyanogen chloride
Methane

Back 72

Cyanogen chloride

Front 73

Vapor-tight suit which resists permeation by most chemicals is known as a _______ suit.

Back 73

Level A

Front 74

When responding to a potential hazardous material incident, the safest approach is:

Back 74

Uphill and upwind, even if it requires a longer response time.

Front 75

Adsorption is the process of adhering the contaminant to a surface (T/F)

Back 75

True