Hazardous Materials Awareness

What is a reference book intended as a guide to aid emergency responders in identifying specific hazards?

What are the two types of potential hazards found in each guide of the Emergency Response Guidebook?

What are the steps taken to preserve the health and safety of emergency responders and the public during an incident called?

What is the four-digit number appearing on a placard or an orange panel of a tank car called?

For materials in Hazard Class 8 (corrosive), a DOT placard is required if the gross weight is in excess of __________.

What do UN/DOT placards indicate regarding general hazard recognition?

On a placard, what does the number at the bottom of the diamond indicate?

The DOT Placarding System requires a vehicle carrying over 1001 pounds of corrosive to display a __________ placard.

The DOT Placarding System requires a vehicle carrying nonflammable compressed gas to display a placard colored __________.

A Hazard Class of 3, within the U.N. Labeling System indicates a __________ product.

A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels would be labeled Hazard Class __________ under the UN/DOT Labeling System.

A container of flammable solids would receive a UN Label or placard with a hazardous classification number of __________.

Using the UN/DOT Labeling System, a flammable liquid would receive a hazard classification of?

Within the UN/DOT System, a container labeled with a Hazard Class 4 contains a?

What document includes composition, handling and storage, and first aid measures?

The background color of a placard that signifies a poisonous substance hazard and contains a skull and crossbones is __________.

What type of placard is required for a tractor-trailer carrying 1001 lbs. of organic peroxides, other than Type B?

What does the DOT Hazard Class 2 include?

What type of materials does the DOT Hazard Class 1 include?

The DOT Hazard Class 6 includes all of the following except?

Placards that contain the DOT Class number 6 at the bottom identify a material that may be an infectious substance hazard.

A substance that readily yields oxygen to support combustion of fuels would be labeled __________ under the UN Labeling System.

What placard color should a tractor trailer hauling gasoline display with the Hazard Class?

_________ is placed on highway transport vehicles to identify the contents.

When finding the four-digit UN/DOT number assigned, you can reference all of the following except?

Which of the following would not be used to determine the name of a hazardous material located in a facility?

Which examples of hazardous materials would be classified and placarded Class 9 during transportation?

What does the DOT Hazard Class 8 consist of?

What is the primary hazard of a DOT Hazard Class 5 material?

If a placard is visible but no product name or four-digit UN number is given, how can you determine which guide page of the Emergency Response Guidebook to use?

If a chemical name is highlighted in the Emergency Response Guidebook, the table of initial isolation and protective action distances are found in the __________ section.

When referring to the Emergency Response Guidebook, if a chemical name is not highlighted, the next step is to proceed to the ________ section for the action guides.

Why were the chemicals listed in highlighted type in the Emergency Response Guidebook selected?

Using the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook, what is the hazard class number assigned for vinyl chloride with the I.D.#1086?

What does the DOT Hazard Class 7 consist of?

What does the DOT Hazard Class 9 consist of?

Which section of the Emergency Response Guidebook provides fire, explosion, and health hazard information for the material identified by the first responder?

What should a first responder do if a numbered guide for a transported hazardous material cannot be obtained?