Cargo Trucks
MazMat ID
CBRNE
Hazmat Properties
Potpouri
100
This cargo tank truck that carries corrosives operates at a pressure of 75 psi or less
What is an MC 312/DOT 412
100

TRACEM is an acronym for Hazardous Materials Hazards such as these.

Thermal

Radiological

Asphyxiation

Chemical

Etiological

Mechanical

100
SLUDGEM refers to the effects of these agents
What are organophosphates or nerve agents
100
These particles of radiation can be stopped by a piece of paper
What are alpha particles
100
Also known as the contamination reduction zone, this area is where the decontamination line is located
What is the warm zone
200

This cargo tank has exposed valving in its underbelly

What is an MC 306/DOT 406

200

These non-bulk packages store corrosive liquids

What are jerricans

200
This federal agency has jurisdiction over all terrorism events
What is the FBI
200
The ratio of weight of a substance compared to the weight of an equal volume of water
What is specific gravity
200
This type of radioactive packaging can survive serous accidents and fire without a container breach
What is Type B
300
This cargo carrier has generally has multiple distinctive "V" shapes
What is a dry bulk cargo tank
300
This section of the Emergency Response Guidebook are bordered in green.
What is the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances (isolation distance will work)
300
Arriving at a fire scene, you discover laboratory glass and tubing, and a lot of chemicals. Your suspicion should be that the location is this
What is a clandestine or drug lab
300
Route of entry through skin or eyes
What is absorption
300
These three factors are the elements of ALARA
What are time, distance, and shielding
400
This has a working pressure of 3,000 to 5,000 psi
What is a tube trailer
400

This tank car has fittings that are visible

What is a nonpressure tank car

400
The "E" in CBRNE stands for this
What is explosive
400
Sodium hydroxide has a pH of 14. That would qualify it as this.
What is a base (caustic and alkaline are acceptable too)
400
Runaway cracking in a pressure container can lead to this phenomena
What is a BLEVE
500

This is a single shell un-insulated tank under high pressure

What is an MC 331

500
Hydrogen Cyanide would fall under this DOT division (remember not just class, but subclass too!)
What is 2.3
500
These type of chemical agents cause tissue damage to the lungs, giving them their nickname, "lung-damaging agents
What are choking agents
500
This classification of class B foam is concentrated at 6%
What is alcohol resistant (AR) or alcohol type concentrate (ATC)
500

This is the device used to detect, monitor and measure radiation in the field.

What is a Geiger counter.

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