Ohio HazMat

1. If you need to placard a vehicle for hazardous materials, at least how many placards will you need?

4

3

2

1

2. You are going to be hauling hazardous materials over a route you do not know well. When should you check the route and the permits needed for the trip?

Before starting the trip

While you are still on a part of the route that you will know

Within 24hrs of the finish of the trip

At the end of the month

3. No one may smoke around any vehicle being loaded or unloaded with:

Flammables

Oxidizers

Explosives

All the above

4. To find out if a shipment included hazardous material, you should:

Open and inspect every package and container

Check for a fence around the loading dock

Look at the shipping paper

Look at the shipping license

5. Which signals may be used to warn of a stopped vehicle which contains explosives?

Signal flares

Reflective triangles

Flares

Fuses

6. When fueling a placarded vehicle, someone must always be:

Within 10ft of the pump with a fire extinguisher

Watching the fueling from a safe distance

At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow

At the emergency power shut-off for the pump

7. You need to warn of a stopped vehicle which has a tank for flammable liquids or gasses. You may use:

Flares

Fuses

Signal flares

Reflective triangles

8. Who is responsible for safely transporting a hazardous materials shipment without delay and keeping the shipping papers in the right place?

The driver

The carrier

The shipper

No one has both of these responsibilities

9. A vehicle placarded for hazardous materials must have placards on _____ sides:

1

2

3

4

10. Animal and Human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicles with;

Explosives

Oxidizers

Poisons

Compressed gas

11. When shippers package hazardous materials, they must certify that this was done according to the regulations. The only exception is when;

The shipment is a hazardous waste

The driver is given a sealed cargo compartment

The shipper is a private carrier carrying their own product

The trip will not cross the state line

12. When there is a hazardous materials emergency, you should;

Keep people away

Prevent smoking and keep open flame away

Warn others of danger

All the above

13. If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle;

Any more than 500 ft

In a upwind direction

Off the roadway

Any more than safety requires

14. If an "X" or a "RQ" is in the HM column of a shipping paper entry, the:

Shipment is regulated by hazardous material regulations

Material on that line is the biggest part of the shipment

Entry refers to the materials that must be top loaded

Entry is part of a partial shipment

15. The intent of the Hazardous Materials Regulations has three parts: (1) to ensure safe driver and equipment: (2) to contain the material; and (3):

To tax shippers directly

To communicate the risk

To allow state enforcement

To move shipments smoothly across state lines

16. Carriers must give each driver who transports class A or B explosive:

An extra fire bottle

The consignee's phone number

A copy of FMSCR Part 397

A list of rest stops the driver may use

17. Before loading or unloading any explosive, check the cargo space for:

A cargo heater that could not start

Sharp points that might damage the cargo

Loose floorboards or plates

All the above

18. A railroad crossing is ahead of you and you are hauling hazardous material. When you stop for the crossing, you can stop as far away as ____ feet from the nearest rail?

25

50

75

100

19. You are hauling hazardous materials and you find that one of your tires is leaking. You must;

Continue at reduced speed and check the tire ever 25 miles

Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it

Report it to your carrier immediately

Report it to the D.O.T.

20. Who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous materials shipping papers for a common carrier?

Shipper

Carrier

Driver

State auditors

21. The transport index of a radioactive material:

Is another way of writing the weight of the package

Tells the degree of control needed during transportation

Is something that only the shipper needs to worry about

Lets the ERT ignore the ID number on the placard

22. To stop at railroad tracks, you should stop ___ to ___ feet before the nearest track;

5;20

10;35

15;50

20;65

23. A properly prepared Uniformed Hazardous Waste Manifest;

Is not the concern of a driver hauling hazardous waste

Is required only if there is a loss of cargo during transport

Must be signed and carried by anyone transporting hazardous waste

Is the same as any other shipping paper

24. When transportating chlorine in cargo tanks, you must have;

An approved gas mask

An emergency kit for controlling leaks in fittings on the dome cover plate

Both A and B

Either A or B, but not both

25. When hauling hazardous materials, you must stop your vehicle and check any dual tires at least once every_____, Whichever is less?

1hr or 40 miles

2 hours or 80 miles

2 hours or 100 miles

3 hours or 150 miles

26. You are transporting hazardous materials. When you are not behind the wheel, the shipping papers must be in the drivers seat or;

In the drivers door pouch

In the trailers paper pouch

On your person

On the dashboard in clear view

27. A vehicle carrying explosives has crashed with another vehicle. You should not pull the vehicles apart until:

The shippers loading foreman is present

The explosives have been placed at least 300 feet away from the vehicles and occupied buildings

At least 30 minutes have passed

All three of the above conditions are met

28. The hazard class of a two-liter bottle of material is :Flammable Liquid," if the description also says "poison inhalation hazard" you should;

Placard the vehicle "Poison" only if no other cargo requires it

Placard the vehicle with both Poison and and hazard class placards

Placard the vehicle "Poison" and remove all other placards

Not placard the vehicle

29. If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should;

Tell only the Emergency Response Team about the hazard

Keep all people far away and upwind of the accidents

Prevent a panic by acting like nothing was wrong

Make sure the wheels can roll freely

30. You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within _____ feet of an open fire:

100

200

300

400

31. The intent of the hazardous materials regulations has 3 parts. (1) to ensure safe driver and equipment; (2) to communicate the risk; (3):

To tax shippers correctly

To contain the material

To allow state enforcement

None of the above

32. Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fire unless you;

Are equipped with fire sprinklers

Have LTL of a non-flammable material

Can safely pass the fire without stopping

Have an enclosed cargo compartment

33. When handling packages of explosives, you must;

Keep bystanders 100ft away

Double wrap wet boxes in plastic to prevent staining

Roll the packages carefully, with no sharp or jarring actions

Never use hooks or other metal tools

34. You have a vehicle without racks to hold cylinders of compressed gas. You may load such cylinders only if they are;

Loaded upright or braced laying down flat

Bundled loosely together with steel strapping

Less than half the load

Labeled :Non-Flammable" gas

35. You are behind the wheel of a truck carrying a hazardous material shipment. The shipping papers must be in the drivers door in;

A box under the drivers seat

Clear view within your reach

The trucks glove compartment

A pouch inside the trailer door.

36. A driver who tranposrts route controlled radioactive material must have had special training by the carrier within the last ____ year (s).

1

2

3

4

37. If the word "Forbidden" appears in the hazard class column of an entry in the hazardous materials table;

The carrier may not open the package or container

A common carrier may not transport the material

A shipment of that material must never be larger than RO

You may only transport it with an escort

38. When shippers package hazardous materials, they must certify that this was done according to the regulations. The only exception is when;

The shipment is a hazardous waste

The driver is given a sealed cargo compartment

The shipper is a private carrier carrying their own product

The trip will not cross the state line

39. You have hazardous materials leaking from a container but not spilling from a vehicle. Drive to the closest area where you can get the help:

That is up-wind of a place where people gather

As fast as you can if its damaging your truck

In repacking the leaking material with plastic over wrap

And call emergency personnel if they are needed.

40. A hazard class ID number may not be used to describe a:

Non-hazardous material

Reportable quantity of hazardous substance

Hazardous waste

Hazardous material

41. You find an overheated tire during an enroute inspection. If you are hauling hazxardous materials, you must;

Wait at least 2 hours before continuing your trip

Cool the tire, and then check it every 2 hours

Lower the tires cool air pressure at least 20PSI

Remove the tire and place in a safe distance from the vehicle

42. The power unit of a placarded vehicle must have a fire extenguisher with a UL rating of ___ B :C or more?

5

10

15

20

43. With most hazardous materials, you may park 5 feet of the road briefly, if your work requires it. The materials which are the exception and do not allow parking this close to the road are:

Explosives A and B

Corrosives and Oxidizers

Acids and Poisons

ORM C, D, and E

44. There are two lists that drivers, shippers, and carriers use to find out if a material is regulated product. One of these is the:

List of hazardous substances and reportable quantities

EPA Dangerous materials table

Shippers list of transportable quantities

Department of Transportation hazard chart

45. The basic description of a hazardous material includes the hazard class, the identification number and the proper shipping name. Which one must appear first on the shipping paper?

The hazard class

The proper shipping name

The identification number

The order of these is not a legal requirement

46. Who is responsible for finding out what permits or special routes you will need to haul hazardous materials?

The driver

The carrier

The shipper

The designee

47. Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting Class A or B explosives?

The written route plan

A citizens band radio

The carriers insurance policy

All the above

48. If there is an RQ before or after the item description on the shipping paper, it means the:

Material has an insurance value of over $1.000

Material is in a package containing no other materials

Carrier must report a spill of this material

Weight column may be blank

49. Cylinders carrying compressed gasses may only be loaded on a vehicle if the cylinders are:

Loaded in an upright position

Loaded into a rack attached to the vehicle

In boxes that will keep them from turning over

Any of the above

50. Only one of these shipping paper descriptions for a hazardous material is in the right order. Which one is it?

UN 1787, corrosive material

Corrosive material, Hydrochloric acid, UN 1789

Hydrogen Bromide, Non-flammable gas, UN 1048

Hexane, UN 1208, Flammable liquid.

51. The total transport index of all radioactive materials packages in a single vehicle must not exceed____.

5

10

50

100

52. Your vehicle contains explosives, oxidizers, or flammables. No one may smoke within ___ feet of the vehicle?

14

25

35

50

53. You must briefly leave your placarded vehicle parked on a public roadway and someone else may watch it. The person watching your vehicle must;

Be awake and able to move the vehicle if needed

Know what to do in an emergency

Be on the vehicle or within 100ft of the vehicle and have it within clear view

Meet all of the above conditions

54. A dated certificate of a radioactive materials training must be;

Signed by your insurance agent

Kept in the drivers vehicle

Filed with D.O.T.

Carrier by the driver

55. Who is responsible for checking that the shipper correctly named, labeled, and marked a hazardous materials shipment?

D.O.T.

Shipper

Manufacturer

Carrier

56. A vehicle contains 500lbs each of explosives A and B. You must use:

Explosive A placards

Dangerous placards

Blasting agents placards

Explosive and Dangerous placards

57. An "X" in the HM column of a shipping paper entry means that:

The material is not a hazardous material

This is an exception to the Hazardous Materials regulations

The entry is for hazardous material

This is a hazardous material that any driver can transport

58. Explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle is it includes:

Two or more trailers

200 inch wheelbase trailer

A placarded cargo tank

A vehicle carrying foodstuffs

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