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1) How to identify Hazardous Material 2) How to safely load hazardous shipments 3) How to properly placard your vehicle in accordance with the rules 4) How to safely transport these materials
4 things an applicant needs to know to pass the hazardous material endorsement test.
The driver's responsibilities in transporting hazardous materials.
What is meant by "Hazard Class"?
1. Class code, which indicates the type and level of danger in an emergency or a spill. 2. In case of an accident in which the driver may be injured and cannot communicate the information to the first responders.
1. Shipping papers list what? 2. Why?
Within easy reach of emergency personnel. The 3 options are; - In clear view within immediate reach while the seat belt is fastened while driving. - In a pouch on the driver's door. - On the driver's seat when out of the vehicle.
Where are drivers required to store shipping papers while a hazardous load is in transit?
Yes, shippers will mark each package with a diamond shaped label that gives hazardous class information. If a label will not fit on a package, then a securely attached tag may be used.
Are individual packages required to be marked with hazardous material information?
Yes, diamond shaped placards that indicate the hazardous class code of the cargo are required. Both sides, as well as the front and rear of the vehicle, must have identical placards. The placards must be readable from all four directions.
Are vehicles required to be placarded with hazardous material information?
10 3/4-inches square, square-on-point, in a diamond shape. Cargo tanks and other bulk packaging also display the ID number of their contents on placards, or orange panels or white square-on-point displays that are the same size as placards, and placed near the placards.
Describe placards
1. Hazard class 2. proper shipping name 3. lists or give reference for requirements pertaining to labeling, packaging and quantity limits aboard aircraft and stowage on vessels.
What is the hazardous material table used for?
• An entry with a proper shipping name, hazard class, and ID number • A highlighted entry or one with an X or RQ in the hazardous materials column • What business the shipper is in (e.g., paint dealer, chemical supply, scientific supply house, pest control or agricultural supplier, explosives, munitions or fireworks dealer) • Tanks with diamond labels or placards on the premises • Type of package being shipped. Cylinders and drums often are used for hazardous materials shipments • Hazard class label, proper shipping name, or ID number on a package • Handling precautions noted
How can a driver tell if a shipment has hazardous material by looking at the shipping papers?
• The hazard class of materials • The amount of hazardous materials shipped • The total weight of all classes of hazardous materials in your vehicle
What do you need to know in order to determine which placards to use on the vehicle?
You may park a placarded vehicle (not laden with explosives) within 5 feet of the traveled part of the road only if your work requires it. Do so only briefly. Someone must always watch the vehicle when parked on a public roadway or shoulder. Do not uncouple a trailer with hazardous material and leave it on a public street. Do not park within 300 feet of an open fire.
What are the rules regarding parking a vehicle carrying hazardous materials?
Park it. Secure the area. Keep people away and upwind. You or your employer must notify The National Response Center at 800 424-8802 as soon as practical, but no later than 12 hours after an incident. ONLY If trained, attempt to contain the leak using appropriate spill containment devices. Stay there, but always at a safe distance
What steps should a driver follow if they discover material leaking from their shipment?
When sending someone for help, write down: • A description of the emergency • Your exact location and direction of travel • The shipping name, hazard class and ID number of the hazardous materials from the shipping paper • Your name, the carrier's name, and the name of the community or city where your terminal is located
When sending someone for help, what information should you give them?
• Your name. • Name and address of the carrier you work for • Phone number where you can be reached • Date, time and location of incident • The extent of injuries, if any • Classification, name, and quantity of hazardous materials involved, if such information is available • Type of incident and nature of hazardous material involvement and whether a continuing danger to life exists at the scene If a reportable quantity of hazardous substance was involved, the caller should give the name of the shipper and the quantity of the hazardous substance discharged. Carriers must make detailed written reports within 30 days of an incident
What information must be provided to the National Response Center when making a report?
Gases, solids, and flammable and combustible liquids
What forms can hazardous materials come in?
you must pass written test first. Completing the written test is only the beginning of your training.
How do you gain a hazardous material endorsement?
every 5 years
By federal law, how regularly must employees involved in transporting hazardous materials be tested?
Rules that inform drivers of the proper way to load, transport, and unload bulk tanks.
What are "containment rules"?
Explosive contents
What does an orange placard represent?
Decide the identification number of the product.
Which of these is not a responsibility of the driver?
Shipper, carrier, driver
In what order do the following operate?
The shipper has the main responsibility of ensuring the product has been correctly packaged according to the hazardous materials regulations.
Whose responsibility is it to package the hazardous product correctly?
Class 1: Explosives. Class 2: Gases. Class 3: Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Class 4: Flammable Solids. Class 5: Oxidizing Substances, Organic Peroxides. Class 6: Toxic Substances and Infectious Substances. Class 7: Radioactive Materials. Class 8: Corrosives. Class 9: Miscellaneous Hazard
How many hazard classes are there?
Class 1 Expl: orange Class 3 Flamm: red, fire Class 5 Oxid: yellow Class 6 Pois: blck and wht, skull
Color of: Class 1, explosive Class 3, flammable liquid Class 5, Oxidizer Class 6, poisonous
The risks associated with the individual products.
What do hazard classes reflect?
In the event of an emergency, you may not be able to speak.
Why is it important that shipping papers are placed correctly in the vehicle?
Division 1.1-Dynamite can be explosive, making it Class 1.
Example of a Class 1 hazardous material?
Division 4.3, sodium is a hazard as it is spontaneously combustible when wet.
Which hazard class does sodium come under?
FOUR: one on the front, one on the rear, and one on either side of the vehicle. This is so the warning can be read by someone approaching the vehicle from any direction.
How many identical placards are required on a vehicle transporting hazardous materials?
Alphabetical order
In what order are proper shipping names listed in the hazardous materials table?
Reportable Quantity
What does "RQ" stand for?
When a shipping paper suggests Inhalation Hazard, you must display the poison or poison gas placard. Class 6
What action should you take if you see the phrase "Inhalation Hazard" on your shipping paper?
1.Highlighted in contrasting color 2. Letters NHM in HM column 3. Materials should be described FIRST on the shipping paper. (Either mark an X (or an RQ if applicable), highlight it or describe it above.)
An order contains both hazardous and nonhazardous materials. Which of the following is not an appropriate way of marking the hazardous materials on the shipping paper?
Unlike Phenylmercuric acetate, Phenylthiourea, and phosphine, phorate only has a Reportable Quality of 10 pounds.
Which of these materials does not have a Reportable Quantity of 100 pounds?
5 000 Pounds
What is the Reportable Quantity of phosphoric acid?
15 to 50 feet
Drivers of placarded vehicles transporting hazardous materials must stop ____ to ____ feet from the nearest rail of a railroad.
31
How many different type placards are there showing dot specifications?
Any vehicle carrying chlorine
When is it required for the driver to have an approved gas mask on hand?
10 3/4 inch square or diamond
Size and shape of placard
Can safely pass the fire without stopping
Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fires unless you:
Tabbed differently and kept on top of all other paperwork
The hazardous waste manifest should be
No. You can't haul a forbidden cargo
Can you haul forbidden material?
2 years
Besides your appropriate license, a driver must carry on his person at all times a dated certificate signed by the employer. This certificate must also be updated every
A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above
What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle?
ONLY for safety purposes, no more than safety requires.
If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle:
Poisons
Animals and human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicle with?
Tells the degree of control needed during transportation.
The transport index of a radioactive material:
A placarded cargo tank.
Class A explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle includes:
The written route plan
Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting class a or b explosives?
A bulk container permanently attached to a vehicle.
Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank?
Any property that has been government approved for unattended vehicles that are hauling explosives.
What is the best description of a safe haven?
a. Materials hazard class b. Amount being shipped c. RQ is listed
Three indications or keys to identify which placard to use?
When filling or unloading any flammable liquid tank. Ground must be maintained until filling hole is properly closed.
When is it necessary to ground the trailer?
300
You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within ____ feet of an open fire.
Explosives A and B
The materials that are the exception and do not allow parking within 5 feet close to a road are
No. you cannot
Can you legally haul hazardous materials without a hazardous materials endorsement on your commercial driver license.
The shipper
The emergency response telephone number is the responsibility of which individual?
Emergency Response Guidebook
ERG stands for
the name of a hazardous material is crucial because this will be the same as on the shipping paper; also needed is the ID number.
The most important information on the package marking is
1. the hazard class of materials; 2. how many of them you are shipping 3. the total weight of the materials deemed hazardous.
What 3 things do you need to know when choosing a placard to display?
At least 3 inches
How far away must placards be from other markings?
119 gallons
What capacity must a single container be able to contain to be considered a bulk packaging?
Class 7:
Which of the following hazard classes/divisions does not have to be braced ahead of transport?
Never smoke anywhere near your vehicle if you are transporting any materials that are Class 1 (explosives), Division 2.1 (flammable gas), Class 3 (flammable liquids), Class 4 (flammable solids), Class 5 (oxidizers.)
You should never smoke anywhere near your vehicle when transporting which classes of materials?
Class 1, explosives Class 3, flammable liquids & Division 2.1, flammable gases
There are special cargo heating rules for loading which of the following?
The ONLY exception is in an emergency situation where there is no alternative action that can be made.
You should never transfer explosives (Class A or B/Divisions 1.1,1.2, and 1.3) between vehicles on a public roadway, except..
To avoid incident, you shouldn't transport explosives in combination vehicles with anything longer than a double trailer.
You must never transport Class A explosives in any vehicle longer than:
More than two high or above any other product
You must never load nitric acid __.
1. they are held upright (or braced laying flat down), 2. fastened in racks attached to the vehicle, OR in boxes that will keep them from turning over.
When loading your vehicle with Class 2, compressed gas materials, it is crucial that
Radioactive materials
When loading which of the following would you expect to find the term "transport index"?
At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow.
When fueling a placarded vehicle you must be,
This material is only restricted when shipped by air and/or water.
An "a/w" the first column of the hazardous materials table means:
It is not the proper shipping name - those in romantype above it are
When a substance in the materials table is written in italics it means
" ", "A", "D" domestic transportation, "G", "I" international "W"
Column 1 of the Table contains six symbols
Lists the hazardous materials descriptions and proper shipping names of materials designated as hazardous materials. "or" in italics indicates that there is a choice of terms in the sequence that may alternately be used "poison & toxic" are used interchangeably
Column 2
contains a designation of the hazard class or division corresponding to each proper shipping name, or the word "Forbidden".
Column 3
the identification number assigned to each proper shipping name. "UN" = proper shipping names considered appropriate for international transportation as well as domestic transportation. "NA"= not recognized for International transport, except Canada "ID" = proper shipping names recognized by the ICAO Technical Instructions
Column 4
one or more packing groups assigned to a material corresponding to the proper shipping name and hazard class for that material. Packing Groups I, II and III indicate the degree of danger presented by the material is great, medium or minor, respectively.
Column 5 specifies
codes which represent the hazard warning labels required
Column 6 specifies
Explosives 1.1
When hauling explosives 1.1 & 1.3; which placard do you use?
15 days
When a spill occurs of an "rq" substance the carrier has within ______to report the spill.
The proper shipping name with out regard whether the material meets the definition of that class.
Column 1 (symbols ) the "+" sign means:
Inpsect for possible puncture risks (bolts, hooks, sharp loose materials) Close all manholes and valves. Be sure they are free of leaks
You have loaded a hazardous material into a cargo tank. What must you do before you move the vehicle?
Must be signed and carried by anyone transporting a hazardous waste.
A properly prepared uniform hazardous waste manifest:
Hydrogen bromide, non flammable gas, un 1048.
The right order of shipping paper descriptions for a hazardous material is
More than 110 gallons
A placard is required for a combustible liquid at?
Reflective triangles
Which signals may be used to warn of a stopped vehicle that contains explosives?
2 hours or 100 miles
you must stop your vehicle and check any dual tires at least once every ___. Whichever is less.
Carrier must report any spill of this material.
an "rq" before or after the item description on the shipping paper, it means
A copy of fmcsr part 397
Carriers must give each driver who transports class a or b explosives:
To communicate the risks associated with the material
The intent of hazardous materials regulations is to ensure safety, to contain the material, and:
50
The total transport index of all radioactive material packages in a single vehicle must not exceed
Check the proper route and get the permits needed for the trip before you start the trip:
You are going to be hauling hazardous materials over a route you do not know well; you must
a. Flammable liquids b. Flammable gas c. Explosives
Which three hazard classes should not be loaded into a trailer that has a heater / air conditioner unit.
1. Remove the tire and place it a safe distance from the vehicle. 2. Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it.
1. You find an overheated tire during an enroute inspection. If you are hauling hazardous materials, you must: 2. You find a leaking tire, you must:
The explosives have been placed at least 200 feet away from the vehicles and occupied buildings.
A truck carrying explosives has crashed with another vehicle. You should not pull them apart until.
The driver
Who is responsible for finding out what permits or special routes you will need to haul hazardous materials?
"explosives a" placards
A vehicle contains 500 pounds each of explosives a and b, you must use:
Shipment is regulated by hazardous material regulations.
If an "x" or "rq" is in the "hm" column of a shipping paper entry, the:
a. The required label b. The hazardous materials shipping name and identification number c. The name and address of shipper or consignee
Which of the following, if required, must the shipper put on the package.
The shipper is a private carrier carrying his or her own product.
The shippers package hazardous materials, they must certify that this was done according to the regulations. The only exception is when:
2 feet
The transport index of a material is 1.1. What distance must it be kept from people?
Anything you swallow, excluding mouthwash, toothpaste, and skin creams
Foodstuffs definition
Class A explosives; because it could prove a major hazard to the safety of not only the driver but also surrounding people.
Charged storage batteries should never be loaded in the same vehicle with..
881.9 pounds of solid, water capacity of 1 000+ pounds for a gas.
To be considered a bulk packaging, the freight container or transport vehicle must be capable of holding ____ pounds of solid and/or water capacity of ____ pounds for gas
1. Within 25 feet of the tank 2. Have a clear view of the tank, 3. Know the hazards, 4. Be aware of emergency procedures 5. Be able to (and authorized to) move the tank.
When someone is loading or unloading a cargo tank, there must always be another individual watching. How close must they be to the vehicle?.. and
if you need to operate a pump.
When loading or unloading flammable liquids, you must always turn off your engine. The only exception is..
reflective triangles or red electric lights in the event of a breakdown.
You must never use flares or fuses around a vehicle that has Class A or B explosives, or tanks that transport Class 3 or Division 2.1 materials (flammable liquids and gases, respectively), whether they be empty or full. I During a break down, use
25 feet of the vehicle. You should never smoke within 25 feet of a placarded tank used for Division 2.1 materials.
When transporting explosives, flammable liquids, flammable solids, or oxidisers, you should never smoke or carry a lighted cigarette/pipe/cigar within
2 hours or 100 miles, whichever is less. Also, you must use a tire pressure gauge. and you must consider regulations about parking and watching placarded vehicles.
You should check your tires every
Check that your driving partner is OK, Ensure you have your shipping papers with you. and keep people far away and upwind Call for help Keep a safe distance but do not leave the vehicle unattended.
In a hazardous materials emergency, which of the following would you do FIRST?
Park the vehicle, secure the area, stay there, send someone else for help.
You discover a leak in your vehicle. Which of the following is the correct procedure to follow?
The Carrier, except: When picking up Class A or B explosives at a location other than your employer's terminal, then it is the responsibility of the driver to create a written route plan.
When transporting explosives, a written route plan is required. Whose responsibility is it to create this?
name and address of the carrier they work for, the hazardous materials, time and location of the incident, any injuries sustained, a phone number they can be reached at, any continuing danger to life that exists at the scene.
When making an immediate telephone report, which of the following details would the caller not be expected to give?
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