Hazmat Labels Are Used To Communicate Information True Or False

Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Nerve agents were designed for one purpose--to kill people. Statement 2: Blood and choking agents, while being terrorism agents, are also common industrial chemicals. Statement 3: Biological agents are the easiest of the categories of warfare agents to make. a. Statement 1 is true, statement 2 and 3 are false. b. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. c. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true. d. All three statements are true

Directions: Read the statements below regarding the determination of specific names of hazardous materials and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: A Material Safety Data Sheet provides the name the chemical company uses to identify the product. Statement 2: The product name is not always identical to the chemical name, as listed on a Material Safety Data Sheet. Statement 3: The listing of product names, chemical names, and synonyms on Material Safety Data Sheets can make identifying chemicals sometimes confusing. a. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. b. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. c. Statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false. d. All three statements are true.

Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Federal public buildings are prime targets for terrorist attacks. Statement 2: Social security buildings would be an exception to statement 1, above. Statement 3: Virtually all terrorist attacks are directed toward public buildings. a. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. b. Statements 1 and 3 are true, statement 2 is false. c. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. d. All three statements are true.

Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from Alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Biological agents are very easy for terrorists to distribute effectively. Statement 2: The two most popular biological agents among terrorists are anthrax and ricin. Statement 3: Biological agents are the easiest warfare agent classification for terrorists to make. a. Statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false. b. Statement 1 is true, statements 2 and 3 are false. c. Statement 3 is true; statements 1 and2 are false. d. All three statements are true.

Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: If placards are clearly displayed on the transportation mode, shipping papers are not required. Statement 2: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous materials, there is no requirement for specific information to be provided on shipping papers. Statement 3: Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the chemical or its hazard class. a. all three statements are true b. statement 1 is true; statement 2 and 3 are false c. statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false

Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: When carrying hazardous materials, transportation mode must carry shipping papers. Statement 2: Shipping papers may include a packing group number listed as I, II, or III. Statement 3: The higher the packing group number, the more dangerous the chemical is. a. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false c. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false d. all three statements are true

Direction: Read the following statements regarding hazmat recognition and identification and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: There are numerous informal ways to recognize the presence of hazardous materials. Statement 2: Using the senses of sight, sound and odor is one of the informal ways of recognizing the presence of hazardous. Statement 3: Using the human senses indiscriminately to detect the presence of hazmat, while fairly reliable, is unsafe. a. all three statements are true b. statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false c. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false d. statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false

Directions: You have arrived on the scene of a Haz Mat incident. Read the statements below and determine if you are dealing with a chemical or biological incident. Then select your answer from Alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Victims have lost control of their bowels--you suspect a nerve agent. Statement 2: Victims complain of not feeling well after inhaling an airborne white powder days earlier--you suspect a biological agent. Statement 3: Victims are exhibiting pinpoint pupils, runny noses and difficulty breathing--you suspect a biological agent. a. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true. b. Statements 1 and 2 are false,; statement 3 is true. c. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. d. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false.

Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from Alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Examples of nerve agents are sarin, soman and V agent. Statement 2: Nerve agents were designed with only one purpose in mind: to kill people. Statement 3: Nerve agents are very effective due to their high vapor pressure, which allows them to readily vaporize. a. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true. b. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. c. Statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false. d. All three statements are true

Directions: Read the statements below regarding the determination of specific names of hazardous materials and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: The blue section of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) lists the shipping names of hazardous materials. Statement 2: Shipping names are always identical to the chemical names of materials. Statement 3: It is important to know the proper spelling of the shipping name of a material before referencing the ERG. a. All three statements are true. b. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false c. Statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false. d. Statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false.

Directions: Read the following statements and choose your answer from A-D below. Statement 1: There are many types of intermodal containers, or freight containers that can be used interchangeably on multiple modes of transportation (highway, rail, ship). Statement 2: Cryogenic liquids cannot be shipped in intermodal containers because they are considered to be too unstable for this type of shipment. Statement 3: Radioactive material containers are shipped in either Type A or Type B containers. a. All three statements are true. b. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true. c. Statement 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false. d. Statements 1 and 3 are false; statement 2 is true.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding remote shutoffs and select your answers from choices A through D. Statement 1: Remote shutoffs are usually well marked and in an easy-to-find location. Statement 2: Remote shutoffs in fixed facilities are typically located near the entrance. Statement 3: On vehicles, the two most common locations for remote shutoffs are at the valve controls and behind the driver's door. a. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. b. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. c. Statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false. d. All three statements are true.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding absorption and select your answers from choices A through D. Statement 1: Absorption is a defensive method of controlling a hazardous material spill by applying a material that will soak up and hold, or absorb, the spill. Statement 2: Absorption generally requires that the operational personnel be in close proximity to the spill. Statement 3: Absorbent materials can react with certain hazardous substances. a. All three statements are true. b. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. c. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. d. Statements 1 and 3 are true; statement 2 is false.

Directions: Read the following statements and select your answer from alternatives A-D below: Statement 1: A person may be exposed to large quantities of a hazardous material in concentrations that do not present a hazard or to small amounts of a hazardous material that present a very high hazard. Statement 2: A person exposed to a hazardous material may not necessarily be contaminated by it. Statement 3: Responders working in the hot zone may become contaminated during control operations. If they then carry that contamination outside the hot zone, the may contaminate others. a. Statements 1, 2, and 3 are all true. b. Statements 1 and 2 are true, statement 3 is false. c. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. d. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding hazardous materials incident control zones and select your answer from choices A through D. Statement 1: The hot zone is the area immediately around the release. Statement 2: The warm zone includes the decontamination area. Statement 3: The command post is located in the warm zone. a. All three statements are true. b. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. c. Statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 3 is false. d. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding Hazmat incidents involving criminal or terrorist activities, and select your answer from choices A through D. Statement 1: Safety briefings should include approaching a potential terrorism incident in the same manner as a hazardous material incident. Statement 2: If an explosion has occurred, the safety briefing should stress the potential that a secondary explosive device exists. Statement 3: Safety briefings should include the reminder that the incident is also a crime scene, so evidence must be preserved. a. Statement 1 is true, statements 2 and 3 are false. b. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. c. Statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false. d. All three statements are true.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding hazardous materials incident evacuation/sheltering-in-place and select your answer from choices A through D. Statement 1: The decision to evacuate or shelter-in-place is relatively easy to make. Statement 2: Sheltering-in-place is a method of safeguarding people in a hazardous area by keeping them in a safe atmosphere, usually inside structures. Statement 3: Evacuation is always preferred over sheltering-in-place. a. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. b. Statement 2 is true; statements 1 and 3 are false. c. Statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false. d. All three statements are true.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding safety briefings prior to allowing personnel to work at a hazardous material incident and select your answer from choices A through D. Statement 1: Pre-incident survey information is vital to establishing briefing items. Statement 2: MSDS information can be an important part of the briefing process. Statement 3: Risk/benefit assessment is the most important item to be considered. a. Statement 1 is true; statements b. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false c. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true d. All three statements are true.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding excessive heat disorders and select your answer from choices A through D. Statement 1: Heat exhaustion occurs because the body is unable to dissipate. Statement 2: Heat stroke results from the failure of the temperature-regulating capacity of the body. Statement 3: Both heat exhaustion and heat stroke are immediate life threatening conditions. a. All three statements are true. b. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. c. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. d. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding cold stress and select your answer from choices A through D. Statement 1: When decontamination and doffing of PPE occurs in a cold environment, the body can cool rapidly. Statement 2: Wet clothing extracts heat from the body up to 240 times faster. Statement 3: Hypothermia, while serious, is not a true medical emergency. a. All three statements are true. b. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. c. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. d. Statements 2 and 3 are true, statement 1 is false.

Directions: Read the following statements regarding limitations of personnel working in PPE and select your answer from choices A through D. Statement 1: A responder's physical, mental, or emotional condition can cause problems with using PPE. Statement 2: Practice and conditioning can help reduce psychological limitations. Statement 3: Training and education can help reduce physical limitations of PPE users. a. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. b. Statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 3 is false. c. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true. d. All three statements are true.