Hazmat 6Th Ed Chapter 3

Front 1

Hazardous materials/dangerous goods are assigned a ___ group in accordance with the degree of danger the present.

Back 1

Packing group

P101

Front 2

The three packing groups are:

Packing group 1: __ danger

Packing group 2: __ danger

Packing group 3: __ danger

Back 2

High danger

Medium danger

Low danger

P101

Front 3

Depending on the material, being transported, additional information requirements to be entered on the shipping paper are contained in 49 CFR 172.___

Back 3

49 CFR 172.203

P101

Front 4

The ___ is a guide to aid emergency responders in quickly, identifying the initial hazmat hazards involved in a transportation emergency incident. This allows you to help protect yourself and others, during the incidents initial response phase by avoiding and minimizing hazards.

Back 4

ERG

P102

Front 5

The ___ is primarily designed to be used at hazardous materials, incidents occurring at highways, railroads, and pipelines.

Isolation and protective distances in the ERG are based on conditions commonly associated with transportation incidents in open areas and may not be appropriate when applied to __ facility locations or in urban settings

Back 5

ERG

Fixed Facility

P102

Front 6

The ____ pages provide instructions for using the ERG.

Back 6

White

P103

Front 7

The ERG’s ___- bordered pages provide a four digit UN/NA number index list in numerical order. The four–digit ID number is followed by it’s assigned three digit emergency response. Initial action guide number (referred to here after as the “Guide”, _____-bordered pages) and the materials name.

Back 7

Yellow-bordered

Orange bordered

P104

Front 8

The _____-bordered section in the ERG enables first responders to identify the ___ number to consult for the substance involved.

Back 8

Yellow

Guide number

P104

Front 9

____ highlighting in the yellow bordered index indicates that substances are gases or may release gases that are toxic inhalation hazards (TIH). These materials required enhanced emergency response distances.

Back 9

Green

P104

Front 10

TIH is also known as ____ inhalation hazard (PIH) in the US.

Back 10

Poison

P105

Front 11

A “P” following the guide number indicates that a material _____.

Back 11

Polymerizes

P105

Front 12

_____ is a violent reaction that releases great amounts of heat and energy.

Back 12

Polymerization

P105

Front 13

Other terms, denoting possible polymerization include: monomer, stabilizer, and _____

Back 13

Inhibitor

P105

Front 14

The ____ bordered pages of the ERG provide an index of dangerous goods in alphabetical order by material name.

Back 14

Blue

P105

Front 15

The blue bordered pages are organized by ___ of hazardous material.

Back 15

Name

P105

Front 16

If the Guide number has a “P” next to it, the material may undergo a violent ______.

Back 16

Polymerization

P105

Front 17

ERG initial Action Guides (_____-bordered pages)

Back 17

Orange

P106

Front 18

The books _____- bordered section is the most useful because it provides safety recommendations and general hazards information. The orange-bordered pages organize individual Guides presented in a two-page format, featuring three sections. The left hand page lists potential hazards and public safety information. The __-handed page provides emergency response information.

Back 18

Orange-bordered

Right-handed

P106

Front 19

The initial _____ distance is a distance within which all persons should be considered for evacuation in all directions from the hazmat spill or leak source. This distance can be used to identify and establish an initial isolation ____.

Back 19

Initial isolation distance

Initial isolation zone

P107

Front 20

Awareness level personnel will probably not be involved in evacuations beyond the initial ____ phase.

Back 20

Isolation

P108

Front 21

When downwind from the Internet, evacuation from the initial isolation zone should be conducted at ____ angles to the prevailing wind direction, if possible.

Back 21

Right angles

P108

Front 22

Before attempting to conduct ERG recommended actions, you must be properly trained, and have the correct PPE. Therefore, awareness level personnel should only recognize, isolate, deny entry and ___.

Back 22

Notify

P109

Front 23

Toxic inhalation hazard (TIH) materials are highlighted ___ in the numeric (___-bordered) and alphabetic (___-bordered) ERG indexes for easy identification.

Back 23

Green

Yellow

Blue

P111

Front 24

A small spill (approximately __ gallons or less) involves a single small package, small cylinder, or small leak from a large package.

A large spill (more than __ gallons involves a spill from a large package or multiple spills from many small packages.

Back 24

Small Less than 55 gallons

Large more than 55 gallons

P111

Front 25

The table of initial isolation and protective ____ distances provides several variables, including small, and large spills at night, and during the day.

Back 25

Action

P111

Front 26

As with the isolation distances provided in the ____-bordered pages, the initial isolation distance is provided in the ___-bordered pages are the distance within which all persons should be considered for evacuation in all directions from an actual hazardous material spill/leak source.

This distance will always be at least ___ ft.

Back 26

Orange

Green

100ft

P112

Front 27

If hazardous materials are on fire, or have been leaking for longer than __ minutes, this ERG table does not apply (green pages initial* isolation). Seek more detailed information on the involved material in the appropriate orange bordered Page in the ERG.

Back 27

30 minutes

P112

Front 28

Wind speed is broken into three descriptions: low, medium, and ___.

Back 28

High

P112

Front 29

On the first page of the ___ is a flow chart, addressing each step in the decision-making process.

Back 29

ERG

P113

Front 30

___ involves physically securing and maintaining the emergency scene (scene control) by establishing isolation, perimeters, or cordons and none entry to unauthorized person’s. It also includes preventing contaminated, or potentially contaminated individuals. (or animals) from leaving the scene in order to stop the spread of hazardous materials.

Back 30

Isolation

P114

Front 31

The ____ perimeter (outer perimeter, or outer Cordon) is the boundary established to prevent unauthorized access to an egress from the scene.

Back 31

Isolation Perimeter.

P114

Front 32

The isolation process may continue with evacuation, ___ in-place, or ____ in place of people located within protective action zones.

Back 32

Defending in place

Sheltering in place

P114

Front 33

Law enforcement officers are often used to establish and maintain isolation ____.

Back 33

Perimeters

P115

Front 34

Awareness level personnel may be trained to mitigate ____ releases without calling for additional assistance. For more information about response to incidental releases., see 29 CFR 1910.120.

Back 34

Incidental releases

P115

Front 35

Because terrorist and criminal incidents may differ from ordinary hazmat incident, there are some specific, unique actions that need to be taken, such as immediately notifying ___ enforcement.

Back 35

Law enforcement

P115

Front 36

The ___ pages is at the back of the ERG provide the differences between chemical, biological, and radiological incidents and possible indicators.

Back 36

White pages

P115

Front 37

The ___ pages is at the back of the ERG provide the differences between chemical, biological, and radiological incidents and possible indicators.

Back 37

White pages

P115

Front 38

The ___ provides the improvised explosive device (IED) safe, standoff, distance, chart for various explosive threats.

Back 38

ERG

P115

Front 39

Although not listed in the CBR, explosives are considered a hazardous material and possible ___.

Back 39

WMD

P116

Front 40

The first responder community should be encouraged to get to know it’s FBI ____ coordinator.

Back 40

WMD

P116

Front 41

Predetermined SOP’s and/or emergency _____ plans should define roles in the notification process and methods for communication.

Back 41

Emergency response plans

P117

Front 42

ERG ID Number Index

(___-bordered pages)

Back 42

Yellow

P104

Front 43

ERG ID Number Index

(___-bordered pages)

Back 43

Yellow

P104

Front 44

ERG Material Name Index

( ____ -bordered pages)

Back 44

Blue

P105

Front 45

ERG Initial Action Guides

(_____-bordered pages)

Back 45

Orange

P106

Front 46

ERG table of initial isolation and protective action distances

( _____-bordered pages)

Back 46

Green

P110

Front 47

Personnel trained at the ___ level are responsible for making appropriate notifications.

Back 47

Awareness

P116