Hazmat Overview (28)
What is the detailed profile of a specific chemical's properties that is provided by the manufacturer and/or supplier of that chemical?
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
According to the NFPA, what is defined as a material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or the environment?
Hazard
What is the appropriate agency to call upon discovery of a hazardous materials incident?
National Response Center (NRC)
Hypothermia is defined as a core temperature of ____ or less
95 degrees farenheit
Taking steps to stop fluid from leaking from a tank is an example of which tactic? (Chapter 33)
Containment
The DOT definition of hazardous materials focuses on those materials that are
Not properly controlled
Which mnemonic helps firefighters remember a set of lighter-than-air gases?
HA HA MICEN
In general, which response objective is the highest level of risk that is permissible for operations-level responders?
Defensive
In the context of respirators, what does the "S" stand for in the acronym SAR?
Supplied
What is the last item removed during the decontamination process?
SCBA mask
In hazardous materials preincident planning, once the agency has identified the threats in its jurisdiction, what should the agency do next?
Determine how it will respond
What will a liquid with a specific gravity of 0.7 do in water?
Float on the surface
The specific identity of a hazardous material should be confirmed by consulting a minimum of _____ sources
Three
Personnel working at a hazardous materials incident should receive pre-entrance medical monitoring within ____ hour(s) before entering a hazardous environment.
1
Approximately how many anthrax spores are needed to cause an anthrax infection?
8,000 to 10,000
The NFPA defines optional mission-specific competencies for which level of hazardous materials responder?
Operations
Collect in low spots
At a hazardous material release, which type of action must not be taken until the material is identified?
Offensive
What agency establishes recommended exposure levels (REL's) for chemicals?
NIOSH
What is the most common method of vapor suppression?
Application of a foam blanket
Who is qualified to supervise operations-level personnel engaged in product control tasks?
Allied professional
What is the expansion ratio of propane?
270:1
The hazardous materials team
Which EPA level of chemical-protective clothing provides a high level of respiratory protection but less skin protection?
B
How does gross decontamination differ from emergency decontamination?
Where it is performed