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Dot Hazmat Security Awareness Quiz Answers

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QUESTION 1

What information must non-bulk packaging markings have

ANSWER

1. Consignee or consignor name and address. 2 Identification number. 3. Proper shipping name.

QUESTION 2

What do columns 1 though 5 of the HMT contain

ANSWER

Basic Hazmat descriptions

QUESTION 3

What do columns 6 though 10 of the HMT contain

ANSWER

Special Information

QUESTION 4

When are shipping papers required for a hazardous material?

ANSWER

Whenever hazardous materials are transported.

QUESTION 5

How will you know if a material is hazardous for transportation?

ANSWER

The material will be listed on the Hazardous Materials Table.

QUESTION 6

Anyone who transports or offers to transport a hazardous material uses the Hazardous Materials Table. Who else uses the HMT?

ANSWER

Anyone involved in providing hazmat packaging.

QUESTION 7

DOT Hazmat General Awareness

ANSWER

1.1 Mass Explosion hazard, 1.2 Projection Hazard, not mass explosion hazard, 1.3 Fire hazard, and either a Minor Blast hazard, a minor Projection hazard, or both. 1.4 Minor Explosion hazard, 1.5 Very Insensitive Explosives, 1.6 Extremely Insensitive articles that do not have a Mass Explosion hazard.

QUESTION 8

What is the D.O.T.

ANSWER

The D.O.T.'s responsibility is to ensure the safety of US citizens from all potential transportation hazards.

QUESTION 9

What is the D.O.T.'s responsibility?

ANSWER

Federal Regulations Title 49 parts 100 to 185.

QUESTION 10

Which Code of federal Regulations deal with Hazardous Material Regulation, or HMR?

ANSWER

Hazardous Materials Tables, hazardous materials communication, emergency response information and training requirements.

QUESTION 11

What topics does part 172 include?

ANSWER

The Hazardous Materials Regulations, H.M.R. addresses the transportation of all hazardous materials by highway, rail, vessel and air.

QUESTION 12

What is H.M.R.?

ANSWER

These regulations are issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or P.H.M.S.A.

QUESTION 13

Who issues the H.M.R. .

ANSWER

The P.H.M.S.A. is one of the D.O.T.'s administrative components.

QUESTION 14

What is the P.H.M.S.A.

ANSWER

Anyone involved in the preparation or transportation of hazardous materials

QUESTION 15

Who needs to learn the regulations?

ANSWER

Anyone who manufactures, repairs, or reconditions containers used to transport hazardous materials.

QUESTION 16

Other than drivers and manufacturers, who else must be included?

ANSWER

1. General awareness, 2. Function-specific, 3. Safety, 4. Security, 5. In-depth security, and 6. training specific to mode of transportation.

QUESTION 17

What does a complete DOT Hazmat transportation training include?

ANSWER

The training requirements for these areas can be found in Part 172 Subpart H of the HMR.

QUESTION 18

Where can a complete DOT Hazmat transportation training be found?

ANSWER

Not everyone needs all aspects of the training, such as clerical workers who fill out the shipping papers.

QUESTION 19

Does everyone need training?

ANSWER

no

QUESTION 20

If your work place does not have a security plant is In-depth security training required.

ANSWER

1. Lack of awareness that a hazmat is present, 2. Failure to follow established safety procedures, and 3. Lack of understanding of one's role during a incident

QUESTION 21

What are some examples of human error?

ANSWER

Within the first 90 days of your employment.

QUESTION 22

When is Hazmat training required?

ANSWER

At least every 3 years, unless you are an air carrier, in which the retraining must occur every 2 years as required by CFR 14

QUESTION 23

How often must the training be repeated?

ANSWER

The employer is responsible for ensuring you are trained, keeping records of your training, and determining the level of training and testing required.

QUESTION 24

What is the employers responsibility for training?

ANSWER

Penalties include fines from $250 to $500 per day per violation, and or imprisonment up to 5 years.

QUESTION 25

What are the consequences of Violating Regulations?

ANSWER

Imprisonment up to 10 years

QUESTION 26

What could be the penalty if a hazardous material release results in bodily injury or death?

ANSWER

All persons who transport or offer hazardous materials.

QUESTION 27

Who must develop and follow a Security plan?

ANSWER

1. Personnel Security, 2. Unauthorized Access, and 3. En route Security

QUESTION 28

At a minimum what must a Security Plan address?

ANSWER

The plan must be: 1. In writing, 2. Consistent with personnel security clearance or background investigation restrictions, and 3. A demonstrated need to know

QUESTION 29

What areas must a Security Plan address?

ANSWER

1. A hazardous materials is transported in an amount required the transport vehicle to display a placard. 2 A hazardous material in bulk packaging with a capacity equal or greater than 3,500 gallons for liquids or gases or more than 468 cubic feet for solids. 3. A select agent or toxin regulated is by Centers for disease Control and Prevention is transports, 4. A highway route-controlled quantity of Class 7 Radioactive material is transport

QUESTION 30

When must an assessment of possible transportation security risk be included with the plan?

ANSWER

5. More than 55 lbs of Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosive material is transported, 6. More than 1.06 qts per package of a material poisonous by inhalation, per 173.116a or 173.133a, 7 A shipment of 5,000 pounds gross weight or more of one class of hazardous material is transported for which a placarding is required

QUESTION 31

Security Risk Assessment?

ANSWER

All employees with responsibilities under the Security plan.

QUESTION 32

Who must receive in-depth Security -specific training?

ANSWER

1. Company security objectives, 2. Specific security procedures, 3. Employee responsibilities, 4. Action taken when a breach occurs, and 5 Organizational security structure.

QUESTION 33

What must In-depth Security-specific Training include?

ANSWER

The D.O.T.

QUESTION 34

Who regulates all forms of transportation in the US in the interest of protecting citizens?

ANSWER

The HMR was developed to regulate the transportation of hazardous materials in the US.

QUESTION 35

What is the purpose of the HMR?

ANSWER

The Hazardous Materials Table HMT is the table used to determine shipping requirements of all hazardous materials

QUESTION 36

What is the Hazmat Table?

ANSWER

Labeling the package, the vehicle transporting the material, the packaging itself, and restrictions on shipping plus more.

QUESTION 37

What does the HMT table include?

ANSWER

Materials capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety and property when transporting

QUESTION 38

According to the DOT how are hazardous materials classified?

ANSWER

They are found in 49 CRF 172.101

QUESTION 39

Where are hazardous materials listed?

ANSWER

1. Laboratory chemicals, 2. Biological agents, 3. Radioactive materials, 4. Compressed gases, 5. Patient specimens, 6. Dry ice, 7 Refrigerants and related equipment, 8. Instruments or equipment containing hazmats.

QUESTION 40

What are examples of Hazardous materials?

ANSWER

They are listed in appendix A of the HMT

QUESTION 41

Where are hazardous substances, mixtures and solutions found in the HMT?

ANSWER

Hazardous substances can also be mixtures or solutions for radionuclides conforming to appendix in the HMT table 2 as defined in 49 DFR 171,8

QUESTION 42

What else is a hazardous substance?

ANSWER

The categories are 1. Listed, 2, Characteristic, 3. Universal, and 4. Mixed

QUESTION 43

How does the EPA define a hazardous Waste, what are the categories?

ANSWER

Marine pollutants are hazardous materials that constitutes 10% of the solution or mixture or 1% of the solution or mixture if the material is considered a sever marine pollutant.

QUESTION 44

How are Marine Pollutants defined?

ANSWER

The person who manufactures or initiates the shipment of a material.

QUESTION 45

Who determines if a material is hazardous?

ANSWER

It is listed in the HMT

QUESTION 46

How do you know if a Material is Hazardous?

ANSWER

There are 9 DOT classes, plus sub classes of hazardous materials

QUESTION 47

What are the DOT Hazard Classes and Divisions?

ANSWER

Three divisions: 2.1 Flammable gases, 2.2 non-flammable compressed gases: and 2.3 Poisonous gases by inhalation

QUESTION 48

What are the 6 classes of explosives?

ANSWER

Class 3 flammable and combustible liquids are identified by their flash points.

QUESTION 49

How many divisions do Class 2 Compressed Gases have?

ANSWER

The flash point of a material is the lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off a vapor in large enough quantities that it can be ignited.

QUESTION 50

How are Class 3 flammable and Combustible liquids identified?

ANSWER

141 degrees F

QUESTION 51

What is the flash point of a material

ANSWER

Above 140 degrees f

QUESTION 52

What is the flash point of a flammable liquid?

ANSWER

Class 4 flammable solids are materials that either ignite easily, spontaneously or when they come into contact with water

QUESTION 53

What is the flash point of a combustible liquid?

ANSWER

3

QUESTION 54

What are class 4 flammable solids?

ANSWER

4.1 Flammable solids, 4.2 Spontaneously Combustible solids, 4.3 Dangerous when wet materials

QUESTION 55

How many divisions do Class 4, flammable solids have?

ANSWER

5.1 Oxidizers and 5.2 Organic Peroxides.

QUESTION 56

What are the 3 classes of class 4 flammable solids?

ANSWER

Hydrogen peroxide, aluminum nitrate, and nickel nitrate

QUESTION 57

What are the divisions of Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides

ANSWER

6.1 Poisonous/Toxic Materials, and 6.2 Infectious Substances.

QUESTION 58

What are examples of Class 5 materials?

ANSWER

Examples includes pesticides, solid, toxic: regulated medical waste materials, n.o.s. and infectious substances affecting humans.

QUESTION 59

How many divisions do Class 6 Toxic materials have?

ANSWER

Materials that emit ionizing radiation that may be harmful to humans and animals and may affect photographic and x-ray films

QUESTION 60

What are examples of Class 6 materials?

ANSWER

Class 8 corrosive materials cause full thickness destruction of human skin at the site of contact within a specific period or time or Liquids that have a severe corrosion rate on steel and aluminum.

QUESTION 61

What are Class 7 Radioactive Materials?

ANSWER

Materials that present a hazard during transportation but do not meet the definition of any other hazard class.

QUESTION 62

What are Class 8 corrosive materials?

ANSWER

Examples are dry ice, asbestos and air bag inflators.

QUESTION 63

What are Class 9 miscellaneous Hazardous Materials

ANSWER

Other regulated materials

QUESTION 64

What are examples of Class 9 materials?

ANSWER

The HMT helps determine whether or not a material is considered dangerous

QUESTION 65

What does O.R.M. refer to?

ANSWER

The HMT provides information used to complete a variety of hazard warning documents including, 1. Shipping papers, 2. Package markings and 3. Package labels.

QUESTION 66

What is the HMT or Hazmat table?

ANSWER

The table also provides 1. Quantity limits for transporting specific hazardous materials by aircraft or rail car, 2. Stowage aboard marine vessels and 3. Placarding information for all forms of transportation.

QUESTION 67

What information does the HMT provide?

ANSWER

In CFR Title 49 Part 172.101

QUESTION 68

What else does the HMT do?

ANSWER

1. Anyone who offers a hazardous material for transportation. 2. Anyone who transports a hazardous material by air, highway, rail or water and 3. Anyone who performs a function related to providing or proper use of hazardous materials packaging. 4. Anyone who provides hazardous material packaging.

QUESTION 69

Where can the HMT be found?

ANSWER

1-5: Basic Hazardous Material Description and 6-10 Special information for packaging, marking, labeling, placarding and other shipping mode-specific requirements.

QUESTION 70

Who uses the HMT?

ANSWER

1. Symbols, 2. Hazmat descriptions and Proper Shipping names, 3. Hazard Classes or Divisions, 4, Identification numbers, and 5 Packaging groups

QUESTION 71

What are the two areas of the Hazmat Table Categories?

ANSWER

6. Label codes, 7. Special Provisions, 8. Packaging, 9. Quantity Limitations, and 10. Vessel Storage

QUESTION 72

What are the first 5 columns of the HMT?

ANSWER

Appendix "A" - Hazardous Substances, and Appendix "B" - Marine Pollutants.

QUESTION 73

What is contained in columns 6 through 10?

ANSWER

Whenever a hazardous material is shipped

QUESTION 74

What information is found in the Appendices to the HMT?

ANSWER

Shipping papers are any documents that contains information required to describe a hazardous material being transported.

QUESTION 75

When are shipping papers required for hazardous materials?

ANSWER

1. Shipping orders, 2. Bills of lading, 3. Manifests or 4. Other shipping documents that contain the information required by Part 172, Subpart C.

QUESTION 76

What qualifies as shipping papers?

ANSWER

Form 8700-22, other shipping papers have no standard forms.

QUESTION 77

What are some examples of shipping papers?

ANSWER

Shipping papers are not required when shipping O.R.M.-D. materials unless they are being shipped by air

QUESTION 78

When shipping Hazardous Wastes Manifests, which form must be used?

ANSWER

Shipping papers are not required for materials that have an "A" in column 1 of the hazmat table unless they are shipped by water and have a "W" in column 1 .

QUESTION 79

What are exceptions to shipping paper requirements?

ANSWER

Yes , shipping papers are required.

QUESTION 80

What are some other exceptions to shipping papers?

ANSWER

1. Number of packages of a specific hazmat being shipped, 2. Whether or not the material is hazardous, 3. a basic description of the material, 4 The total quantity of all material being shipped and 5. Additional requirements.

QUESTION 81

Are shipping papers required for hazardous substances, wastes, or marine pollutants that have an "A" and are not being shipped by air, or "W" in column 1. and are not being shipped by water?

ANSWER

Use I SHIP as a memory aid, 1. ID number, 2. Proper Shipping name, 3. Hazard class or division number and, 4. Packing group.

QUESTION 82

What basic information must all shipping papers contain?

ANSWER

1. DOT-SP or DOT-E, 2. Limited Quantity, 3. The name of the hazardous substance if not identified by the proper shipping name, 4. Reportable quantity, 5. Residue, last contained or 6. Technical and chemical group names and generic descriptions.

QUESTION 83

When filling out the basic description, what is the proper order of information?

ANSWER

1. The person offering the hazardous material for transportation, 2. An agency or organization capable of and accepting responsibility for provided detailed information.

QUESTION 84

What information can be found in the additional requirements column?

ANSWER

1. Hazard characteristics and risks, 2. Emergency response information, 3. Incident mitigation information.

QUESTION 85

Who should be listed as the emergency response telephone number?

ANSWER

1. Basic description and technical name, 2 Immediate health hazards, 3. Risks of explosion, 4. Immediate precautions in case of accident or incident, 5. Spill or leak containment, 6. Preliminary first aid measures.

QUESTION 86

Emergency response number should be monitored at all times while the hazardous material is in transit, what information must be available?

ANSWER

It must be Legible, in English, available for use away from the hazmat package, and provided on a shipping paper or other document that includes both the basic description and technical name

QUESTION 87

What information is required for incident mitigation on shipping papers?

ANSWER

It must cross-reference the description for the hazardous material on the shipping papers.

QUESTION 88

How must emergency response information be presented?

ANSWER

To aid responders in identifying the specific or generic hazards of the materials involved in an incident.

QUESTION 89

If the Emergency Response Guidebook is used what must it do?

ANSWER

1. Enter all hazardous materials first on the shipping papers, 2. Color highlight the hazardous material, 3. Place an X in the HM column of the shipping paper to designate a material as hazardous, or 4. place an RQ for Reportable Quantity in the columns.

QUESTION 90

What is the purpose of the Emergency Response Guidebook?

ANSWER

1. Use English, 2. Be legible, 3. Avoid codes or abbreviations not used in the HMR, 4. Number multiple pages including number of pages, such as 1 of 4.

QUESTION 91

When shipping papers contain both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, how must the hazardous materials be identified?

ANSWER

Hazardous Material: Shipper - 2 years, Carrier - 1 year. Hazardous Waste: shipper and Carrier - 3 years.

QUESTION 92

What are additional shipping paper requirements?

ANSWER

Certification is accomplished by including a Shipper Certification with or on the shipping papers.

QUESTION 93

How long must shipping papers be retained?

ANSWER

A specific certification must be provided depending upon the mode of transportation.

QUESTION 94

How do shippers certify shipments?

ANSWER

"I declare that all of the applicable air transport requirements have been met"

QUESTION 95

Are there different types of certifications?

ANSWER

Part 172, Subpart D

QUESTION 96

What statements must be included for shipments by air?

ANSWER

Markings are located on the outer packaging's and can include 1. Descriptive name, 2. Identification number, 3. Instructions, 4. Cautions, 5. Weight and 6. Specification or UN marks.

QUESTION 97

DOT Hazmat: General Awareness - Marking, Labeling, and Placarding

ANSWER

1. Durable, 2. Written in English, 3. Printed on or affixed to the surface of the package, 4. Displayed on a sharply contrasting background, 5. Unobscured by other labels or attachments, 6. Located away from other markings.

QUESTION 98

What section of the HMR covers marking?

ANSWER

1. Proper shipping name, 2. Identification number and 3. Consignee or consignor name and address

QUESTION 99

What does marking include?

ANSWER

1. Hazardous material itself, 2. the packaging, and 3. the mode of shipment

QUESTION 100

What are the HMR marking requirements?

ANSWER

The technical name is the recognized chemical name or microbiological name

QUESTION 101

What are Non-bulk Packaging marking requirements?

ANSWER

The technical name of the hazardous material must be entered in parentheses in association with the shipping name.

QUESTION 102

What can additional markings pertain to?

ANSWER

This marking designates that the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety has authorized a special permit for the package

QUESTION 103

What does the technical name refer to?

ANSWER

These are packages authorized by an exemption issued prior to October 1, 2007

QUESTION 104

What must occur is the material has a letter G in Column 1 of the hazmat table?

ANSWER

Except when shipped by air, a package containing a limited quantity of a hazardous material does not required to be marked with the proper shipping name but must be marked with the identification number and preceded by the letters UN or NA.

QUESTION 105

What does the DOT-SP marking designate?

ANSWER

These are non-bulk packaging with a material classed as ORM-D and must be marked on at least one side. The ORM-D designation must be following the proper shipping name of the material.

QUESTION 106

What does a DOT-E refer to?

ANSWER

Class 7 radioactive materials must have the gross mass if greater than 110 lbs, as TYPE "A", or TYPE "B" with the radiation symbols for TYPE B markings, and marked USA for export shipments along with other packaging certification.

QUESTION 107

How are limited quantity materials handled?

ANSWER

There must be two vertical arrows on opposite sides of the package, with the arrows pointing in the upright direction.

QUESTION 108

What does ORM-D refer to?

ANSWER

Poisonous material by inhalation must be marked "Inhalation Hazard" unless there is a inhalation hazard label with the image of a skull and crossbones also.

QUESTION 109

How are Radioactive Materials marked?

ANSWER

Except where noted in 172.320 each package containing a Class 1 material must be marked with an EX-number

QUESTION 110

How must orientation markings be displayed?

ANSWER

Differences apply to bulk and non-bulk packaging per 172.322

QUESTION 111

Inhalation Hazard

ANSWER

All infectious substances must be marked with a BIOHAZARD marking in different ways related to its size. Packages containing Category B infectious substances must be marked with UN3373 per 173.199

QUESTION 112

Explosive

ANSWER

Non-bulk packaging, if the shipping name does not identify the hazardous substance by name, then the name must be marked on the package, in parentheses, in association with the proper shipping name.

QUESTION 113

Marine Pollutants

ANSWER

Keep Away from Heat markings must be placed on packages containing self-reactive substances of Division 4.1 or Organic Peroxides of Division 5.2 when transported by air.

QUESTION 114

Infectious Substances

ANSWER

All bulk packages must bear, at the least, an Identification number, unless otherwise specified

QUESTION 115

Hazardous Substances

ANSWER

The identification number is found in column 4 of the hazmat table and must be displayed on orange panels, placards representing the hazard class of the material, or white square-on-point configurations.

QUESTION 116

Keep Away from Heat

ANSWER

1. Cleaned of residue or purged of vapors, 2. Refilled with a material requiring no markings to the extend that the residue is no longer present or 3. Refilling with a material requiring different markings.

QUESTION 117

Bulk Packaging

ANSWER

a. Fires, breakage, spillage, or contamination involving radioactive materials or infectious substances other than diagnostic specimens of regulated medical waste b. Release of a marine pollutant

QUESTION 118

Where is the identification number found for bulk packaging?

ANSWER

Unodorized gas must be marked NON-ODORIZED or NOT ODORIZED. Additional requirements may pertain when carried on or in a transport vehicle or freight container per 172.326

QUESTION 119

When marked with proper shipping name, common name or identification number bulk packaging must remain marked when empty unless what?

ANSWER

The offertory must affix all markings and placards for the carrier as defined by 172.328(a)

QUESTION 120

What must portable tanks include?

ANSWER

Except for certain nurse tanks, each cargo tank transporting a Class 2 material must be marked with lettering no less than 2 inches in height on each side and end, with 1. Proper shipping name specified for the gas, 2. Appropriate common name for the material.

QUESTION 121

How must Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) be marked that is un-odorized?

ANSWER

Each tank must include QU for quenched or tempered steel or NQT if constructed on a different material. Each on-vehicle, manually activated remote shutoff device for closure of the internal self-closing ship valve must be identified by the marking Emergence shutoff in lettering at lease 3/4 inches high and in contrasting color to the background

QUESTION 122

How must Cargo Tanks be marked?

ANSWER

Tank cars must be marked on each side or end. If they contain materials specified in 172.330 they must be marked on each side with the key words of the proper shipping name or with a common name authorize for the material

QUESTION 123

How must cargo tanks be marked when transporting a Class 2 material.

ANSWER

Must be marked on 2 opposing sides in letter or numerals no less than 2 inches high with the proper shipping name or authorized common name and specified identification number. The vehicle used to transports such tanks must be marked on each side and with end with the specified identification number

QUESTION 124

How must MC 330 and 31 tanks be marked?

ANSWER

The offeror must affix all markings and placard for the carrier prior to or at the time the packaging is offered for transportation

QUESTION 125

Tank Cars

ANSWER

If the identification number marking on the bulk packaging is not visible, the transport vehicle or freight container must be marked as required by 172.332 on each side and each end with the specified identification number

QUESTION 126

Multi-Unit Tank cars

ANSWER

A bulk packaging containing an elevated temperature material must be marked on 2 opposing sides with the word HOT in black or white Gothic lettering on a contrasting background.

QUESTION 127

Other Bulk packaging

ANSWER

Those containing molten aluminum or molten sulfur must be marked MOLTEN ALUMINUM OR MOLTEN SULFUR

QUESTION 128

Other Bulk Packaging Identification

ANSWER

The minimum size of markings on bulk packaging depends upon the size of the bulk packaging

QUESTION 129

Elevated Temperature Materials

ANSWER

The information on labels should be conveyed by: 1. Color, 2. Symbol, 3. Text and 4. Hazard class or division number

QUESTION 130

Elevated Temperature Aluminum or Sulfur

ANSWER

All warning labels can be found in Part 172, Subpart E of the HMR.

QUESTION 131

Bulk Marking Size

ANSWER

The label required for a specific hazardous material is identified in column 6, Label Codes of the HMT

QUESTION 132

How should the information on labels be conveyed?

ANSWER

The first code is the Primary Hazard and those that follow are the subsidiary hazards.

QUESTION 133

Where can information on labels be found?

ANSWER

Class 1 explosives in division 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 must use Class 1 Explosive Label. Asterisks are replace by the division number and compatible group number

QUESTION 134

Where can the information be found when determining Correct Labels?

ANSWER

Packaging that contain division 2.1 flammable gas must be labeled with the white-on-red flammable gas label.

QUESTION 135

What happens when some materials have more than one code listed?

ANSWER

Division 2.2 non-flammable gases must use the non-flammable gas label to indicate the presence of a hazardous gas

QUESTION 136

Class 1 Explosives

ANSWER

a. Division 5.1 Oxidizer placard is used for quantities equal to or greater than 1000 pounds b. Organic Peroxide placard is used for quantities of organic peroxides other than Type B, temperature controlled equal to or greater than 1000 pounds in non-bulk packages.

QUESTION 137

Class 2 flammable gas

ANSWER

Class 3 flammable liquids such as gasoline or other fuels use the flammable liquid label.

QUESTION 138

Division 2.2 non-flammable gases

ANSWER

Flammable solids such as magnesium, must use the flammable solids label. If spontaneous combustible, the spontaneously combustible label must be used.

QUESTION 139

Division 2.3 poisonous gas.

ANSWER

Flammable solids that are dangerous when wetted must use the dangerous when wet label.

QUESTION 140

Class 3 flammable liquids

ANSWER

Division 5.2 organic peroxides must use organic peroxide label

QUESTION 141

Class 4 flammable solids

ANSWER

This class of materials must use the inhalation hazard label

QUESTION 142

Class 4.3 dangerous when wetted

ANSWER

The work POISON can be replaced with the work TOXIC

QUESTION 143

Division 5.1 oxidizers

ANSWER

Are medical waste or patient specimens.

QUESTION 144

Class 6.1 poisonous or Toxic materials

ANSWER

Radioactive material packaging are labeled after determining whether a radioactive material is considered I, II or III. Packaging containing fissile materials that can sustain a chain reaction of nuclear fission must use the Fissile Label.

QUESTION 145

Division 6.1 poision label that causes irritation, illness or death

ANSWER

Must use Corrosive materials Label

QUESTION 146

Division 6.2 infectious Substances

ANSWER

These materials do not meet the requirements of the other 8 hazards class and can include marine pollutants, hazardous wastes and substances and elevated temperature materials

QUESTION 147

Class 7 Radioactive Materials

ANSWER

Packages that contain a hazardous material authorized of transport on cargo aircraft only required a specific label in addition to the normal hazard label and must be labeled CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY

QUESTION 148

Class 8 corrosive materials

ANSWER

Bulk packages carrying regulated medical waste must be marked with the Biohazard label

QUESTION 149

What are class 9 materials?

ANSWER

The Empty label is used to label packaging that contained radioactive materials

QUESTION 150

Cargo Aircraft Only

ANSWER

Infectious substances must be labeled with the Etiological Agent label

QUESTION 151

Biohazard

ANSWER

All labels must meet the specification pertaining to 1. Durability, 2. Design, 3. Size, 4. Color and 5. Form identification

QUESTION 152

When is the Empty label used?

ANSWER

Labels must be located on the same surface of the package and near the proper shipping name., within 6 inches of one another, not obscured, on contrasting color or have a dotted or solid outer border

QUESTION 153

When is the Biomedical label used?

ANSWER

1. Color, 2. Symbol, 3. Text, 4 Hazard class or division number 5. Hazmat ID number.

QUESTION 154

What are the Label Specifications

ANSWER

The basic rule for placarding states that each bulk packaging, freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle or rail car containing any quantity of a hazardous material must be placards on each side on each end.

QUESTION 155

Label Placement

ANSWER

Placarding are not necessary for any of the following unless specified, 1. Infectious substances, 2. ORM-D, 3. Authorized limited quantities identified on the shipping paper, 4. Hazardous materials prepared in accordance with 173.13, 5.Hazardous material packaged as small quantity per 173.4 and 6. Combustible liquids in non-bulk packaging.

QUESTION 156

What information must placards convey?

ANSWER

In some cases the Dangerous placards can be used for 2 or more hazardous materials. Other exceptions can be for, 1. Hazardous material of aggregated amounts less than 1001 pound and 2. Empty non-bulk packages

QUESTION 157

Basic Placarding Rules

ANSWER

With very few exceptions all material listed in table 1 must be placarded. The exception that apply to materials in Table 2 do not apply to Table 1.

QUESTION 158

Placarding Exception

ANSWER

These labels convey hazards by, 1. Color, 2. Symbol, 3 Text, and 4. Hazard class or division number.

QUESTION 159

Exceptions from Table 2

ANSWER

Part 172, Subpart E

QUESTION 160

Table 1

ANSWER

The specifications can be found in 172.411 to 172.450

QUESTION 161

How do Labeling labels convey information?

ANSWER

Additional exceptions for specific hazard classes are identified in 172.504(f)

QUESTION 162

Where can warning labels be found in the HMR

ANSWER

a. The explosive placards for division 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 must be used for any quantity of these hazardous materials b. The placards for explosives division 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 must be used for quantities equal to or greater than 1000 pounds, the asterisk must be replaced when required by the appropriate compatibility group letter.

QUESTION 163

Where can information be found on label specifications?

ANSWER

Placard is used on non-bulk quantities with a gross weight of 1,000 pounds or more b. Must be used on bulk packages of any quantity

QUESTION 164

Table 1 Marking, Labeling and Placarding exceptions table 1.

ANSWER

a. The placard is used for all quantities transported in bulk b. The work Combustible can be replaced with the words Fuel Oil on a placard displaced on a cargo or portable tanks used to transport fuel oil that is not classed as a flammable liquid by highway. The words Fuel Oil must be in white.

QUESTION 165

Placards

ANSWER

a. Used for non-bulk quantities that are equal to or greater than 1000 pounds b. Must be used for all quantities transported in bulk c. The class 4 Dangerous When Wet is used for all bulk and non-bulk quantities

QUESTION 166

Class 2 Flammable gas, non-flammable gas, poison gas and oxygen placards are used on quantities of these materials equal to or greater than 1000 pounds. These placards must be used for any quantity of bulk packages.

ANSWER

a. Used for non-bulk packages containing 1000 pounds or more of poisonous maters b. Used for all bulk packages c. The word Toxic may be used instead of the work Poison d. For Division 6.1, Packing Group III materials, PGIII can be used in place of the work Poison e. Class 6 Poison Inhalation Hazard placard is used for all quantity of poison inhalation hazard materials.

QUESTION 167

Class 3 Flammable gas

ANSWER

a. Used for any quantity of a shipment containing packages bearing a Radioactive a Yellow-III label. b. Some radioactive materials in "exclusive use" with low specific activity radioactive materials will not use the label, though the Radioactive placard is required. c. Used for exclusive shipments of low specific activity material and surface contaminated objects.

QUESTION 168

Class 3 Combustible

ANSWER

Used for non-bulk packages of 1000 pounds or more and all quantities of bulk packages.

QUESTION 169

Class 4 Flammable Solids and Spontaneously Combustible

ANSWER

a. Do not required placards when shipping in the U.S. b. Bulk packages of Class 9 material must be marked with the appropriate identification number c. ID number can be on an orange panel, a white square-on-point display, or a Class 9 placard.

QUESTION 170

Class 5 Oxidizer

ANSWER

For several non-bulk Table 2 materials with a gross weight of more than 1000 pound you can use a Dangerous placard rather than specific placard for each hazard.

QUESTION 171

Class 6 Poison Placard

ANSWER

All placards must meet specifications pertaining to: 1. Strength and durability 2. Design 3. Size 4. Color 5. Form identification and 6. The trefoil symbol used on radioactive placard.

QUESTION 172

Class 7 Radioactive Placard

ANSWER

1. Must be 3 inches from all other markings 2. Clear of devices 3. Visible 4. Printed horizontally 5. Affixed to a backgound of contrasting color 6. Easy to locate and read.

QUESTION 173

Class 8 Corrosive Placards

ANSWER

1. Placards must be provided for the material being carried to the carries by the shipper 2. Unless proper placards are be affixed to the vehicle 3. In some cases the shipper must affix the placard.

QUESTION 174

Class 9

ANSWER

The receptacle, container, box, drum or any components of the materials used to contain the hazardous materials.

QUESTION 175

Dangerous Placard

ANSWER

The combination of the packaging and the hazardous material

QUESTION 176

Placard Specifications

ANSWER

a. A tank intended primarily for the carriage of liquids or gases and includes appurtenance, re-enforcements, fitting and closures b. Permanently attached or forms part of a motor vehicle, but not removed from motor vehicle when loaded or unloaded. c. Not fabricated under a specification for cylinders, intermediate bulk containers, tank cars etc.

QUESTION 177

Placard Placement

ANSWER

Combination of packaging

QUESTION 178

Who Provides Placards

ANSWER

Inner and outer packaging working as a unit

QUESTION 179

Hazmat Packaging

ANSWER

1. Made of metal, fiberboard, plastic, plywood etc 2. Does not include cylinder, jerricans, wooden barrels, or bulk packaging's

QUESTION 180

Packaging

ANSWER

IBC a rigid or flexible portable packaging other than a cylinder or portable tanks designed for mechanical handling

QUESTION 181

Package

ANSWER

A metal or plastic packaging of rectangular or polygon cross section

QUESTION 182

Cargo Tank

ANSWER

3 packing groups designations based upon the degree of danger: 1. PF I - Great Danger 2. PG II - Medium Danger 3. PG III - Minor Danger

QUESTION 183

Combination Packaging

ANSWER

1. The packing group for most materials is found in column 5 of the HMT 2. Class 1 Explosive are normally assigned to PG II implying a medium danger

QUESTION 184

Composite Packaging

ANSWER

1. Class 2: Gases 2. Class 7: Radioactive 3. ORM-D: Consumer Commodity 4. Division 6.2: Infectious Substances, other than regulated medical waste

QUESTION 185

Drum

ANSWER

1. Authorized packaging 2. Specification packaging 3. Packaging compatibility 4. Venting 5. Outages and filling limits 6. Details found in 173.24

QUESTION 186

Intermediate Bulk Container

ANSWER

1. Defined by the HMR depending upon the capacity or mass of the material inside 2. Any packaging that meets any one of the following conditions 3. Liquid - Max capacity of 119 gallons or less 4. Solid - Maximum mass of 882 pound or less 5. Class 2 Gas - Water capacity of 1000 pounds or less 6. Examples include fiberboard boxes, drums, cylinder or jerricans.

QUESTION 187

Jerrican

ANSWER

1. Packaging design 2. Filling limits 3. Restrictions on mixed contents 4. Requirements found in 173.24a

QUESTION 188

Packing Groups

ANSWER

Packaging other than a vessel or barge, including a transport vehicle or freight container, in which hazardous materials are loaded with on intermediate for of containment 1. Liquid - Max capacity greater than 119 gallons 2. Solid - Met mass greater than 882 pounds and max cap of 119 gallons 3. Class 2 Gas - Water capacity greater than 1000 pounds 4. Examples of Bulk packaging a. Tank cars b. Cargo tanks iii. Intermediate bulk containers

QUESTION 189

Determining Packing Groups

ANSWER

1. Outage and filling limits 2. Equivalent steel 3. Air pressure 4. Prohibitions for certain hazardous materials based on temperature or weight 4. United Nations portable tanks Requirements found in 1723.24b

QUESTION 190

Classes with No Packing Groups

ANSWER

1. HMR provides all criterial 2. Need to know about the material being shipped 3. Specific information required to determine packaging includes 4. The hazardous material being shipped 5. The hazmat's packing group 6. Any pertinent special provision for the hazmat 7. Packaging references

QUESTION 191

General Packaging Requirements Covers

ANSWER

1. Find proper shipping name for the hazmat in the HMT - determine the appropriate packaging by: i. Column 5 Packaging Group ii. Column 7 Special Provision iii. Column 8 Packaging iv. Columns 7 and 8 will direct you to specific instructions for packaging found within HMR.

QUESTION 192

Non-Bulk Packaging

ANSWER

a. Report incident within 12 hours to the National Response Enter b. For Infectious Substances (etiologic agent) report to the CDC

QUESTION 193

Additional Non-bulk Packaging Requirements include:

ANSWER

a. Hospitalization as a result of injury b. Death of any individual c. If either of the following lasts more than 1-hour notification is required i. Evacuation of the general public ii. Closing or shut down of a major transportation artery iii. Aircrafts flight patter or routine is altered

QUESTION 194

Additional Bulk Packaging Requirements include

ANSWER

a. Your name b. Name and address of person you represent c. Telephone number where you can be reached d. Date, time and location of incident e. Extend of any injuries f. Type of incident and nature of hazardous materials involved (spill, explosion etc.) g. Where continuing danger to life existing at the incident scene h. Hazmat class or division, proper shipping name and quantity of material involved if possible.

QUESTION 195

Determining the Correct Packaging

ANSWER

a. Fill out Hazardous Materials Incident Report DOT Form 5800.0 within 30 days of incident b. Submitted to DOT Information system PHH-63

QUESTION 196

Using the Hazardous Materials Table

ANSWER

a. Person in physical possession of hazardous material during: i. Transportation ii. Loading, iii. Unloading iv. Temporary storage

QUESTION 197

Incident Reporting

ANSWER

a. The NRC or CDC is notified of a hazardous materials incident b. A hazardous material is released, or any quantity of hazardous waste is discharged c. An undeclared hazardous material is discovered d. A specification cargo tank with a capacity of 1000 gallon or more containing hazardous material suffers i. Structural dame to the lading retention system ii. Damage that required repair to a system intended to protect lading retention system, even is no release of hazardous material occurred.

QUESTION 198

Telephone - Each person in physical possession of the hazardous materials must report to the NRC when an incident happens

ANSWER

a. When a hazardous materials incident involves transportation by aircraft report must be sent to FAA Security Field Office nearest the location of the incident

QUESTION 199

Cause for Telephone Notification

ANSWER

a. Copy of report must be kept by the principle place of business of the person who reported the incident for 2 years b. Report must be updated within one year of date of occurrence when: i. A death results from injury caused by a hazmat ii. There was a misidentification of the hazmat or package information on a prior incident report iii. Damage, loss or a related cost what was unknown when initial report filed iv. Damage, loss or a related cost changes by $25,000 or more or 10% pf the prior total estimate, whichever is greater

QUESTION 200

Additional Causes for Telephone Notification

ANSWER

a. Implemented in 2003 i. Involves all workers involved in shipping hazardous materials that provides: 1. An awareness of security risks associated with hazardous materials transportation 2. Methods to enhance hazardous material transportation security ii. Additionally, hazmat employees who perform regulated function related to transportation of materials listed in 172.800(b) or who are responsible for implementing an in-depth security plan must receive in-depth training

QUESTION 201

Required Notification Information

ANSWER

a. Disgruntled Employees b. Members of anti-government groups c. Mentally unbalanced d. Infiltrators e. Part time or temporary employees f. Thieves

QUESTION 202

Written Report

ANSWER

Follow attendance and parking rules established for truck drives by the US DOT in 49 CFR Part 397

QUESTION 203

Who Completes Written Report?

ANSWER

a. Establishing company tracking procedures such as GPS b. Establishing check points and time c. Ensures drives have a 24-hour contact number d. Insist you carry proper ID and paperwork for you load

QUESTION 204

Circumstances That Necessitate Written Reports

ANSWER

a. Prioritize the hazmats i. List all hazardous materials ii. Rank each on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being most dangerous iii. Rank each hazardous material for exposure potential and accessibility on a scale of 1 to 5. 1 being most accessible iv. Compute total score. v. Lowest score should receive highest priority

QUESTION 205

Written Reports for Air Transport

ANSWER

a. Predictability of shipment b. Proximity to public events c. Volume of material being shipped d. Population densities e. Proximity to landmarks f. Number and frequency of trips g. Stopping and refueling points h. Trip distance and environmental conditions

QUESTION 206

Written Report Maintenance

ANSWER

a. A hazardous material in an amount that must be placarded per Part 172, Subpart F b. A hazardous material in bulk packaging having a capacity equal to or greater than 3500 gallons of liquids or gases more than 468 cuft for solids c. A select agent or toxin regulated by the CDC

QUESTION 207

Security Awareness

ANSWER

a. ERG

QUESTION 208

Security Awareness Training

ANSWER

a. Anyone involved in providing hazmat packaging

QUESTION 209

Threats include

ANSWER

a. Ensure the safety of US citizens from transportation hazards

QUESTION 210

Awareness While En Route

ANSWER

a. health; safety; property

QUESTION 211

Employer Responsibilities

ANSWER

a. complete shipping papers

QUESTION 212

Conduction a Vulnerability Assessment: Carriers

ANSWER

a. Use the Dangerous placard

QUESTION 213

Ranking of Potential exposure

ANSWER

a. 30 days

QUESTION 214

Who is Required to have an In-depth Security Plan?

ANSWER

a. PG I

QUESTION 215

1. Which of the following is an example of an emergency response reference that can be used as a supplemental reference away from the hazmat package?

ANSWER

a. Yes

QUESTION 216

1. Anyone who transports or offers to transport a hazardous material uses the Hazardous Materials Table. Who else uses the HMT?

ANSWER

a. Jerrican

QUESTION 217

1. What is the DOT's responsibility?

ANSWER

a. Columns 1 - 5

QUESTION 218

1. The DOT considers any material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to ______, _______, and ________ in transportation to be a hazardous material.

ANSWER

a. 2.3

QUESTION 219

1. The Hazardous Materials Table is, amongst other things, used to determine if a material is considered hazardous by the DOT, What else is the HMT used for? select packaging markings, fill out packaging labels, and ________ .

ANSWER

a. proper shipping name

QUESTION 220

1. What might the HMR allow you to do when transporting multiple packages of different types of hazardous materials?

ANSWER

a. develop a Security Plan

QUESTION 221

How long after a hazmat incident do you have to submit a written report?

ANSWER

a. Whenever hazardous materials are transported

QUESTION 222

1. Which of the following packing groups present the greatest amount of danger?

ANSWER

a. A liquid with a flash point of 150° F is transported by rail in the US—

QUESTION 223

1. Your company regularly offers a liquid hazardous material for shipment in bulk quantities greater than 3,500 gallons. Is it necessary for your company to develop and implement an In-depth Security Plan?

ANSWER

a. They are unfamiliar with normal operating procedures

QUESTION 224

1. Which of the following is considered a non-bulk packaging?

ANSWER

a. Missing identification

QUESTION 225

1. Which of the following columns form the Hazardous Materials Table are used to determine the Basic Hazmat Description?

ANSWER

a. identification number

QUESTION 226

1. Dichlorosilane lists the following label codes in column (6) of the Hazardous Materials Table: 2.3, 2.1, and 8. Which of these codes is the Primary Hazard?

ANSWER

a. The hazmats with the lowest scores

QUESTION 227

1. All non-bulk packagings must have an identification number, a consignee (or consignor) name and address, and ______________.

ANSWER

a. The material will be listed on the Hazardous Materials Table

QUESTION 228

1. In order to prevent unauthorized access to hazardous materials, all persons who transport or offer hazardous materials must _______________.

ANSWER

a. enhance transportation security

QUESTION 229

1. When are shipping papers required?

ANSWER

a. are involved in the preparation or transportation of hazardous materials

QUESTION 230

1. Under which of the following circumstances would the Combustible Liquid classification used? The material does not meet any other hazard class definitions.

ANSWER

a. ORM

QUESTION 231

1. What might be an indication that your point of contact is not trustworthy with the materials you are carrying?

ANSWER

a. infrastructure damage

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