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Military Hazmat Placards

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QUESTION 1

The four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car is the: A. UN product identification number B. Capacity of the tank car C. Last date the tank car was pressure tested D. Tank car registration number

ANSWER

UN product identification number

QUESTION 2

The NFPA 704 systems for identifying hazardous materials gives: A. The general hazard and degree of severity on a fixed facility. B. Specific product identification C. The DOT hazard class D. The UN hazard class

ANSWER

The general hazard and degree of severity on a fixed facility.

QUESTION 3

A number 4 in the blue quadrant of the NFPA 704 system indicates that there is ___ risk on this category from the chemical involved. A. A HIGH B. A slight C. No D. A moderate

ANSWER

HIGH

QUESTION 4

The fact that a product is water reactive would be indicated with _ in the NFPA 704 system: A. ox with a line through it B. Red C. w with a line through it D. Yellow

ANSWER

W with a line through it

QUESTION 5

UN/DOT placards indicate general hazard recognition by: A. Using numbers 0-4 to indicate relative risk B. Always indicating the product name C. Giving the UN hazard class number D. The shape of the placard

ANSWER

Giving the UN hazard class number

QUESTION 6

A bill of lading contains valuable information about the origin of the product and is the type of shipping paper used when transporting a product via: A. Highway truck B. Railway C. Water D. Air

ANSWER

Highway truck

QUESTION 7

A___ is placed on highway transport vehicles to identify the contents: A. A placard B. A Safety Data Sheet C. A container ID D. The manufacturers name

ANSWER

placard

QUESTION 8

Where are pipeline owners required to place pipeline markings (and where can first responders expect to find them): A. At the origin and destination points of the underground pipeline only B. Wherever the underground pipeline passes in close proximity to highly populated areas C. Only wherever the underground pipeline crosses state or provincial borders D. At any place the underground pipeline crosses a mode of transportation

ANSWER

D. At any place the underground pipeline crosses a mode of transportation

QUESTION 9

Of the following, which is the quickest available source of SDS for first responders at a hazardous materials incident? A. The supplier of the material B. The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) C. CHEMTREC D. OSHA

ANSWER

C. CHEMTREC

QUESTION 10

What does the red section stand for in the nfpa 704 placard? A. Health hazard B. Flammability C. Special hazards D. Reactivity

ANSWER

Flammability

QUESTION 11

What does the yellow section stand for in the nfpa 704 placard? A. Health hazard B. Flammability C. Special hazards D. Instability

ANSWER

instability

QUESTION 12

What does the blue section stand for in the nfpa 704 placard? A. Health hazard B. Flammability C. Special hazards D. Reactivity

ANSWER

Health hazard

QUESTION 13

What does the white section stand for in the nfpa 704 placard? A. Health hazard B. Flammability C. Special hazards D. Reactivity

ANSWER

Special hazards

QUESTION 14

Referring to the U.S. military marking system for hazardous materials, the symbol for a MASS EXPLOSION hazard is: A. #3 in a triangle B. #1 in a OCTOGON C. #2 in a square D. #4 in a circle

ANSWER

B. #1 in a octogon

QUESTION 15

Referring to the U.S. military marking system for hazardous materials, the symbol for a explosion with fragment hazard is: A. #3 in a triangle B. #1 in a square C. #2 in a X D. #4 in a circle

ANSWER

C. #2 in a x

QUESTION 16

Referring to the U.S. military marking system for hazardous materials, the symbol for a MASS FIRE hazard is: A. #3 in a triangle B. #1 in a square C. #2 in a square D. #4 in a circle

ANSWER

A. #3 in a triangle

QUESTION 17

Referring to the U.S. military marking system for hazardous materials, the symbol for a MODERATE FIRE hazard is: A. #3 in a triangle B. #1 in a square C. #2 in a square D. #4 in a DIAMOND

ANSWER

D. #4 in a DIAMOND

QUESTION 18

U.S. military marking system for hazardous CHEMICAL, the symbol for HIGHLY TOXIC chemical agents, requires full protective clothing set 1 A. RED = DEAD B. YELLOW=MELLOW C. WHITE=BRIGHT

ANSWER

RED = DEAD

QUESTION 19

U.S. military marking system for hazardous CHEMICAL, the symbol for HARASSING AGENTS FULL, full protective clothing SET 2: (riot control agents and smoke) A. RED = DEAD B. YELLOW=MELLOW C. WHITE=BRIGHT

ANSWER

YELLOW=MELLOW

QUESTION 20

U.S. military marking system for hazardous CHEMICAL , the symbol for spontaneously COMBUSTIBLE FULL protective clothing SET3: A. RED = DEAD B. YELLOW=MELLOW C. WHITE=BRIGHT

ANSWER

WHITE=BRIGHT

QUESTION 21

PIPELINE MARKER MUST HAVE

ANSWER

NAME OF COMMODITY , COMPANY INFO AS WELL AS SIGNAL WORDS, CAUTION WARNING DANGER

QUESTION 22

wear breathing apparatus

ANSWER

indicates the presence of incendiary and readily flammable chemical agents that present an intense heat hazard.

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