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Information on a pesticide label that indicates the relative toxicity of the material
Signal words
Portable tanks characterized by a unique style of construction
Totes
Containers designed to preserve the temperature of the cold liquid held inside
Dewar containers
One or more small openings in closed head drums
Bungs
Shipping papers for roads and highways
Bill of lading
Inverted J-shaped tubes that allow for pressure relief from the pipleline
Vent pipes
Barrel like containers
Drums
Shipping papers for trains
Waybill
A portable compressed gas container
Cylinder
The list of every car on a train
Consist
Within the NFPA hazard identification system, which number is used to identify materials that can cause death after a short exposure?
4 = death after a short exposure
What is the type of clandestine lab most commonly encountered by fire fighters?
Drug lab
Solids and powders are often stored in?
Bags
Liquid bulk storage containers have an internal capacity of more than?
119 gallons
Which type of packaging has an inner containment vessel of glass, plastic, or metal and packaging materials made of rubber or vermiculite?
Type A



Any Type A, B, C, or D = Radiation

What are 10-3/4" diamond shaped indicators that must be placed on all four sides of hazardous materials transportation called?
Placards
If a radiation incident is expected at a fixed facility, which person should be contacted for information?
The radiation safety officer
Shipping papers on a marine vessel are referred to as?
Dangerous cargo manifests
Which high pressure vessels have internal pressures of seven hundred pounds per square inch and carry liquefied propane?
IMO-Type 5 containers
Which DOT packaging group designation is used to present the highest level of damage?
Packaging group I

When large volume horizontal tanks are stored above ground, they are referred to as?

AST


Above Storage Tank

One of the most common chemical tankers is a gasoline tanker also known as a(n)?
MC-306 flammable liquid tanker
Drum bungs can be removed using a?
Bung wrench
Which type of containers are generally V-shaped with rounded sides and are used to carry grain or fertilizer?
Dry bulk cargo tankers
Solid bulk storage containers have an internal capacity of more than?
882 pounds
Gaseous substances that have been chilled until they liquefy are classified as?
Cryogenic liquids

Fire fighters should be able to recognize the three basic rail car configurations of?

Nonpressured


Pressurized


Special Use

Within the NFPA hazard identification system, which number is used to identify materials that will not burn and being least hazardous?

0 = not burn

Propane cylinders contain a liquefied gas and have low pressures of approximately?
200-300 psi
A glass, plastic, or steel container that holds 5 to 15 gallons of product is a?
Carboy
What is an area, patch or roadway that extends a certain number of feet on either side of a pipe itself and may contain warning and information?
Pipe line right a way
Shipping order bill of lading, manifest or other shipping documentation serving purpose and containing information required by DOT?
Shipping papers
10 3/4 inch signage required to be placed on all four sides of highway transport vehicles, railroad tank cars
Placards
4 inch diamond shaped markings placed on four sides of individual boxes and smaller packages
Labels
Any device or structure that prevents environmental contamination when the primary container fail.
Secondary containment
Within the NFPA hazard identification system, how are special hazards that react with water are identified?
W with slash through it
Shipping papers for trains
Waybill
A list of every car on a train
Consist

What describes the chemical hazards posed by a particular substance and provides guidance about PPE employees need to use to protect themselves from workplace hazards?

Hazardous


Materials


Information


System


(HMIS)

What is a color code marking system by which employers give their personnel the necessary information to work safely around chemicals?

Hazardous


Materials


Information


System


(HMIS)

What corrosive tankers are used for transporting concentrated nitric acids and other corrosive substances?
MC-312

What is a common source of information about a particular chemical that is specific to that substance?

Material


Safety


Data


Sheets


(MSDS)

Scene ______________ is especially important in all hazardous materials incidents.
Scene SIZE UP is especially important in all hazardous materials incidents.
Which containers primarily carry flammable liquids and corrosives?
IM-102
What are compressed gases such as hydrogen, oxygen, and methane carried by?
Tube trailers

What is a free service that connects fire fighters with chemical manufacturers, chemists, and other product specialists who can help during a chemical incident?

CHEMTREC


Chemical


Transportation


Emergency


Center

How is the Department of Transportation marking system characterized?
Labels and placards
Vessels that both shipping and storage vehicles
Intermodal tanks
What is any vessel or receptacle that holds materials, including storage vessels, pipelines and packaging?
Containers
What are portable plastic tanks surrounded by a stainless steel web that adds both structural ability and protection?
Totes
How much does a Liquid Bulk storage container contain?
More than 119 gallons
How much does a Solid Bulk storage container contain?
More than 882 gallons
How much does a Gases Bulk storage container contain?
More than 882 gallons
What Non Bulk Storage Vessel are barrel like containers used to store a wide variety of substances?
Drums
What Non Bulk Storage Vessel are commonly used to store solids and powders?
Bags
What Non Bulk Storage Vessel include Dewar containers that hold gaseous substances that have been chilled until they liquefy?
Cryogenic containers
What Chemical transport vehicle is commonly known as a gasoline tanker?
MC-306/DOT406 Flammable Liquid Tanker
What is a hazardous materials marking system designed for fixed facility use?
NFPA 704 hazard identification system
What are three basic rail car configurations?
DOT 111 Non pressured rail cars

DOT 105, DOT 112 Pressured rail cars


Special use rail cars

How are DOT chemical families recognized in the ERG?
DOT Class 1 thru 9
Within the NFPA hazard identification system, what does the blue diamond at nine o'clock position indicate?
Health hazard
Within the NFPA hazard identification system, what does the red diamond at the top position indicate?
Flammability
Within the NFPA hazard identification system, what does the yellow diamond at three o'clock position indicate?
Reactivity
Within the NFPA hazard identification system, what does the white diamond at the bottom position indicate?
Special symbols and handling instructions
What agency maintained and staffed by the U.S. Coast Guard and should always be notified if any spilled material could possibly enter a navigable waterway?
National

Response


Center


(NRC)

What tanks are designed to carry dry bulk goods such as powders, pellets, fertilizers, or grain and are generally V-shaped with rounded sides that funnel toward the bottom?
Dry bulk cargo tanks

What are gases or volatile liquids that are extremely toxic to humans?

Toxic


Inhalation


Hazard


(TIH)

What radioactive packages are designed to prevent greater exposure from the contents?
Type B packages
What radioactive packages are authorized for international shipments of radioactive material by air?
Type C packages
Which incident (chemical or biological) are typically characterized by a rapid onset of symptoms (minutes to hours)?
Chemical incident
Which incident (chemical or biological) feature a delayed onset of symptoms (days to weeks) are are odorless and colorless?
Biological incident
How are hazardous materials within the military marking system divided?
Four categories based on relative detonation and fire hazards



Division 1 thru 4

Whom is the NFPA 704 intended for?
Responders
Whom is the HMIS intended for?
Employees of a facility

What does CHEMTREC stand for?

Chemical


Transportation


Emergency


Center