Military Hazmat Placards
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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
UN product identification number
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
The general hazard and degree of severity on a fixed facility.
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
HIGH
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
W with a line through it
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
Giving the UN hazard class number
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
Highway truck
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
placard
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
D. At any place the underground pipeline crosses a mode of transportation
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
C. CHEMTREC
What does the red section stand for in the nfpa 704 placard? A. Health hazard B. Flammability C. Special hazards D. Reactivity
Flammability
What does the yellow section stand for in the nfpa 704 placard? A. Health hazard B. Flammability C. Special hazards D. Instability
instability
What does the blue section stand for in the nfpa 704 placard? A. Health hazard B. Flammability C. Special hazards D. Reactivity
Health hazard
What does the white section stand for in the nfpa 704 placard? A. Health hazard B. Flammability C. Special hazards D. Reactivity
Special hazards
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
B. #1 in a octogon
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
C. #2 in a x
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
A. #3 in a triangle
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
D. #4 in a DIAMOND
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
RED = DEAD
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
YELLOW=MELLOW
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
WHITE=BRIGHT
PIPELINE MARKER MUST HAVE
NAME OF COMMODITY , COMPANY INFO AS WELL AS SIGNAL WORDS, CAUTION WARNING DANGER
wear breathing apparatus
indicates the presence of incendiary and readily flammable chemical agents that present an intense heat hazard.
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