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| What are 4 types of weapons of mass desstruction? |
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| chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear |
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| Substances that possess harmful characteristics are called________ in the United States |
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| What type of incident is often most complex? |
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| Personas trained to the ____________ level are expected to be able to recognize a haz mat incident or terrorist attack, protect themselves from hazards, call for additional help, and secure incident scene. |
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| Which set of PPE will protect against all hazards? |
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| What is the primary concern for first responders? |
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| What are the 4 types of protective breathing equipment pieces? |
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| Self-contained breathing apparatus |
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| Powered air-purifying respirator |
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| Chemical protective clotheing |
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| liquid-splash protector and vapor protector |
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| What are the levels of protective equipment that has been established to be used at incidents involving CBR materials? |
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| Which level of PPE provides the highest level of protection against vapors, gases, mists, and particles from respiratory tract, eyes, and skin? |
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| Which level of PPE consists of a splash-protecting garment and air-purifying devices? |
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| Which level of PPE consists of typical work uniforms, street clothes, or coveralls? |
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| Which level of PPE is worn when highest level of respiratory protection is necessary but a lesser level of skin protection is needed? |
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| What NFPA established performance requirements for three classes of PPE ensembles that are used in situations involving chemical or biological terrorism agents? |
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| What does the US military use to protect against chemical, biological, and radiological hazards? |
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| MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) |
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| Vapor-protective clothing protects against |
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| What is necessary when recording the inspection of PPE? |
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| date, any unusual conditions, person making inspection, and equipment number |
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| Which of the following is an advantage of using SCBA respiratory protection? |
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| Fire fighting protective clothing may be appropriate for use at hazmat incidents when: |
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| certain conditions are met |
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| What type of PPE clothing allows a person to work in total flame environments for short periods of time? |
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| What do first responders often rely upon to determine defensive operations? |
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| ERG (Emergency Response Guide) |
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| What are the three types of container stress? |
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| thermal, chemical, mechanical |
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| What are the five types of container breaches? |
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| disintegration, runaway cracking, puncture, split/tear, attachments open or break |
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| What are the four was in which containers release their contents? |
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| detonation, violent rupture, rapid relief, spill/leak |
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| Hemispheric, cloud, plume, cone, stream, and pool are examples of what? |
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| dispersion/engolf of release |
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| Hazardous materials can be found where? |
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| Open top floating roof tanks contain what types of liquids? |
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| Covered top floating roof tanks contain what types of liquids? |
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| Atmospheric underground storage tanks contain what type of liquids? |
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| Horizontal pressure vessels contain all of the following except: LPG, anhydrous ammonia, compressed natural gas, or oxygen? |
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| Spherical pressure vessels contain what two types of products? |
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| liquefied petroleum gases and vinyl chloride |
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| Covered hopper cars carry what products? |
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| calcium carbide, cement, and grain |
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| Open top hoppers carry coal, rock, gravel, and what? |
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| True or False: The miscellaneous boxcar carries all types of materials that need no protection |
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| False: The miscellaneous Gondola |
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| The miscellaneous Gondola is what type of railcar? |
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| A pneumatically unloaded hopper car carries what type of products? |
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| Non-pressure liquid tankers have a capacity of: |
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| Low pressure chemical tankers have a capacity of |
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| Corrosive liquid tankers haul what type of liquids? |
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| High pressure tanks haul what type of products? |
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| high pressure gases and liquids |
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| Cryogenic liquid tankers haul what type of products? |
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| Is compressed gas tube trailers under pressure? |
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| Does an intermodal tank contain both liquids or solids in both hazardous and nonhazardous traliers? |
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| Pressure intermodal tanks contain a pressure of what? |
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| Cryogenic intermodal tanks haul what? |
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| Tube module intermodal containers contain gases under what pressure? |
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| What are refrigerated containers sometimes called? |
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| What is an example of non-bulk packaging? |
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| What is the capacity of a ton container? |
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| In the United States, which regulating body is responsible for the regulations pertaining to transportation of hazardous material? |
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| DOT (Department of Transportation) |
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| How many hazard classes are used to categorize hazardous materials under the United Nations (UN) Systems? |
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| What are the four basic types of containers/packing used to ship radioactive material? |
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| Type A, B, Industrial, or excepted |
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| The UN has developed a system of _____ digit identification numbers that is used in conjunction with illustrated placards in North America. |
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| What is either a rigid or flexible portable packing designed for mechanical handling? |
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| intermediate bulk container |
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| What is class 1 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| What is class 2 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| What is class 3 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| What is class 4 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| Flammable solids, substances liable to spontaneous combustion, substances that emit flammable gases on contact with water |
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| What is class 5 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides |
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| What is class 6 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| Toxic and infections substances |
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| What is class 7 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| What is class 8 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| What is class 9 mean on USDOT placard hazard class? |
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| Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles |
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| What are potential hazards of gas? |
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| thermal, asphyxiation, chemical, and mechanical |
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| Hazard classes have _______ numbers on the placard to help describe properties f hazardous materials |
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| A flammable liquid is generally a liquid having a flash point of not more than: |
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| A combustible liquid has a flash point above: |
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| 141 degrees F and below 200 degrees F |
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| What does the color red represent on a placard? |
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| What does yellow represent on a placard? |
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| What does blue represent on a placard? |
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| What does white represent on a placard? |
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| special hazards, located at 6 o'clock |
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| What are 2 symbols allowed in the white/non-colored section? |
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| W (reactive to water) and OX (oxidizer) |
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| The four UN identification number can be used to identify Hazardous Materials in which book? |
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| ERG (Emergency Response Guide Book) |
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| In addition to 4 digit UN id numbers, many highway transportation vehicles have identification markers called what: |
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| manufacturer specification plates |
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| What is the name of a number stenciled on the exterior of railroad tank cars to indicate volume of the tanks? |
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| What is stenciled on rail tank car that could help responders determine the car's contents from the railroads computer or the shipper? |
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| Stencil on the exterior of tank cars indicating the standards to which the thank car was built is called: |
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What does this image mean?
[image] |
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On this sign, what do number 1.1 represent?
[image] |
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| True/False: Most hazard materials have more than one hazard, but the DOT classifies them by the most severe or prominent hazard? |
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What does the letter "A" represent on the placard?
[image] |
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| Which is more of a concern to first responders than the compatibility group? |
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| What is the protective Action Zone? |
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| a downwind distance from a spill/leak source within which protective actions should be implemented. |
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| Is deliberately using the human senses to detect the presence of hazardous materials both unreliable and unsafe? |
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Several indications of a physicial action are in the following, which one is not an indicator:
a. rainbow sheen on water surfaces
b. fireman having gas
c. wavy vapors over a volatile liquid
d. frost or ice buildup near a leak
e. containers deformed by the force of an accident |
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| True/false: Chemical and radiological agents should not be tested for all explosive incidents because of the possibility of terrorism |
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| False-test to make sure it isn't a terrorist attack |
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| When should a personnel assigned to conduct monitoring and sampling wear appropriate PPE when operating in potentially hazardous areas? |
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| 4 indicators of a chemical attack: |
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1. victims in a concentrated area
2. symptoms immediate (seconds to hours after exposure)
3. symptoms vary similar (SLUDGEM)
4. may have observable features such as chemical residue, dead foliage, dead animals/insects, and pungent odor |
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| 4 indicators of a Biological attack? |
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1. victims dispersed over a wide area
2. symptoms delayed (days-weeks after exposure)
3. symptoms most likely vague and flu-like
4. no observable features |
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| 4 indicators of an explosive attack? |
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1. explosion self-evident (debris field, fire, etc. )
2. victims in a concentrated area
3. Mechanical and thermal injuries
4. Potential radiation and chemical agent risk |
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| 4 indicators for a radiological attack? |
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1. explosion self-evident
2. Victims in a concentrated area
3. Mechanical and thermal injuries initially, radiological symptoms will likely be delayed
4. Radiation detected through monitoring |
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| What does SLUDGEM stand for? |
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| Salivation, lacrimating (tearing), urination, defecation, gastrointestinal upset/cramping, emesis, miosis or muscle twitching |
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| What are some nuclear attack indicators? |
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| warning/threat of an attack, mushroom cloud, exceptionally large/powerful explosion, electromagnetic pulse (EMP |
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| What items may a fire fighter find in or around a meth lab? |
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| condenser tubes, filters, funnels, turkey basters, gas containers, glassware, heat sources, grinders, pH papers, tubing |
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| Is it true that biological labs may be cleaner than any other type of lab because a sterile environment may be important in avoiding contamination of samples? |
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| yes-also look for caster beans, used to make recin |
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| Improvised explosive device-pipes, activation devices, empty fire extinguishers, propane containers |
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| True/False: Firefighters should ALWAYS approach or move suspicious objects |
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| True/False: Monitoring ad detection devices cannot be useful in determining the presence of hazardous materials as well as the concentrations present. |
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| Personal dosimeters are generally worn to measure/identify an individual's exposure to what? |
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| If a firefighter suspects criminal or terrorist activity, should they investigate the problem themselves? |
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| What is a biological toxin? |
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| It is a poison produced by living organisms. |
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| In a vehicle bomb explosion, what is the lethal air blast range for a compact sedan? |
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| Should you always touch or move anything that may conceal an explosive device? |
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| Chemical warfare agent that attacks the lungs causing tissue damage. |
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| Having occupants remain in a structure or vehicle in order to provide protection from a rapidly approaching hazard is called what? |
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| In history, what has been terrorist main targets: hard targets or soft targets? |
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| Soft (couldn't find the answer) |
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| NFPA 704 system is not designated for what situations or hazards? |
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| transportation, general public use, non-emergency occupational exposures, explosive and blasting agents, chronic health hazards, etiologic agents |
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| Shipments of hazardous materials must be accompanied by what? |
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| shipping papers that describe them. |
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| what is the proper way to describe hazardous materials? |
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1. proper shipping name of the material 2. hazard class represented by the material
3. packing group assigned to the material
4. quantity of the material |
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| chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response procedures, and waste disposal procedures of a specified material |
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| SDS's (safety data sheet) must include what sections? |
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1. identification
2. hazard id
3. composition/information on ingredients
4. first aid measures
5. fire fighting measures
6. accidental release measures
7. handling and storage
8. exposure controls/personal protection
9. physical and chemical properties
10. stability and reactivity
11. toxicological information
12. ecological information
13. disposal considerations
14. transport info
15. regulatory information
16. other info |
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| Are markings required on military vehicles carrying hazardous materials? |
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| Who regulates the manufacture and labeling for pesticides? |
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| Under HCS (Hazard Communication Standard), chemical manufacturers and importers are requires to do what? |
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| requires the employers to identify hazards in the workplace and train employees how to recognize those hazards and to ensure that all haz mat containers are labeled, tagged, or marked with the ID of the substances. |
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| Under US Federal hazardous substances act, labels on products destined for consumer households must incorporate one of what four signal words? |
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| CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER, POISON |
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| In addition to DOT required placards, intermodal tanks and containers are marked with what? |
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| initials and tank numbers |
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| NFPA 704 system gives a widely recognized method for indicating what? |
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| for indicating the presence of hazardous materials at commercial, manufacturing, institutional, and other fixed-storage facilities |
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| The NFPA ststem uses a rating system of number from what to what? |
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| 0-4. 0 is minimal hazard and 4 is severe hazard. |
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| The ratings of 0-4 are assigned to what 3 categories of hazard? |
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| health, flammability, and instability |
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| NFPA 704 rating numbers are arranged on what shape marker or sign? |
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| What does a specification marker indicate? |
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| the standards to which a tank car was built |
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| What does the capacity stencil show? |
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| volume of the tank car tank |
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| Initials and markings are used for what? |
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| get info about the car's contents from the railroad's computer or the shipper |
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| What is included in division 1 of the fire divisions? |
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| What is included in division 2 of the fire divisions? |
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| Explosion with fragment hazard |
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| What is included in division 3 of the fire divisions? |
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| What is included in division 4 of the fire divisions? |
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| What does "red you're dead" indicate? |
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| wear full protective clothing (Set One)-presence of highly toxic chemical agents that may cause death or serious damage to body functions |
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| what does "yellow you're mellow" indicate? |
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| wear full protective clothing (set two)-presence of harassing agents (riot control agents and smokes) |
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| What does "white is bright" indicate? |
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| Wear full protective clothing- indicates the presence of white phosphorous and other spontaneously combustible material |
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| waht does "wear breathing apparatus" indicate? |
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| the presence of incendiary and readily flammable chemical agents that present and intense heat hazard. |
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