Hazard Classes & Identification
This reference book, published by the DOT, provides initial response guidelines for over 3,000 hazardous materials by ID number.
Response: What is the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)?
Placards must be placed on all four sides of a vehicle carrying hazardous materials: front, rear, and both of these.
Response: What are Sides?
While driving, shipping papers for hazardous materials must be kept within the driver's reach or in a pouch on this door.
What is the Driver's side door?
When stopping at a railroad crossing with a placarded hazardous materials vehicle, you must stop between 15 feet and this distance from the nearest rail.
Response: What is 50 feet?
To pass the official Georgia CDL HazMat endorsement exam, you must score at least this percentage.
Response: What is 80%?
Class 1 hazardous materials belong to this danger category.
Response: What are Explosives?
You must never smoke or carry an open flame within this many feet of a placarded tank carrying flammable liquids or explosives.
Response: What is 25 feet?
When you are out of the vehicle (e.g., at a rest stop), shipping papers must be left in plain view on this seat or in the door pouch.
Response: What is the Driver's seat?
An unattended vehicle carrying Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives may only be parked in an officially designated location known as this.
Response: What is a Safe Haven?
The total number of questions on the Georgia CDL HazMat endorsement written test is this.
What is 30 questions?
A 4-digit ID number must appear on hazard placards, cargo tanks, or this type of packaging.
Response: What is Bulk packaging?
This party is responsible for certifying on the shipping papers that the hazardous material is properly packaged, labeled, and marked.
Response: Who is the Shipper?
On a shipping paper listing both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the hazardous materials must be highlighted, listed first, or marked with this letter in the X column.
What is the letter "X" (or "RQ" for reportable quantity)?
If carrying Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives, you must not park within this many feet of a bridge, tunnel, or building.
What is 300 feet?
If a hazmat leak occurs, the driver's first priority after stopping safely and securing the vehicle is to do this.
Response: What is Keep people away / Warn others of danger?
Hazardous materials regulations require employees to be trained and tested at least once every this many years.
Response: What is 3 years?
Identification numbers (such as UN or NA numbers) on placards or orange panels must be readable from at least this distance.
What is 50 feet?
Shipping papers must include a 24-hour emergency response phone number supplied by this entity.
Response: Who is the Shipper?
When dual tires are used on a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, you must check the tires at the start of each trip and every time you do this.
Response: What is Stop / Park the vehicle?
In Georgia, if you are involved in a major hazardous materials spill or incident, you must notify the local law enforcement and this federal agency hotline.
Response: What is the National Response Center (NRC)?
Radioactive materials (Class 7) must never be transported in the same vehicle as Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 of this hazard class.
Response: What are Explosives?
Placards are diamond-shaped hazard warnings that must measure at least this size on each side (in inches or millimeters).
What is 10.8 inches (250 mm)?
When transporting hazardous waste, you must also carry this official tracking document in addition to shipping papers.
What is a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest?
If your placarded vehicle breaks down on the highway, emergency warning reflective triangles must be set out immediately, but you must NEVER use these flame-producing signals near flammable liquids or explosives.
Response: What are Flares (or open-flame signals)?
Vehicles equipped with cargo tanks containing hazardous liquids must be inspected for leaks before every trip and after loading by checking these pressure relief mechanisms and valves.
What are Emergency shutoff valves / discharge valves?