Transportation of Hazardous Materials
What method of transportation is used to transport 90 percent of the world's cargo?
Substances that possess harmful characteristics are called __________ __________ in the United States.
Hazardous Materials
What is an ERG? Hint: It gives guidelines for initial actions to be taken at hazardous materials incidents.
Emergency Response Guide
What form of transportation primarily uses a "Bill of Lading" for the documentation of it's hazardous materials?
over-the-road, trucks, trucking, or highway
Which level responder is trained only to establish scene control by isolating the hazardous area and denying entry?
What health effects are short term and appear within a few hours or days?
Acute health conditions
What method of transportation statistically results in the MOST hazmat incidents?
over-the-road, highway, trucking
What is an assessment of a facility or location made before an emergency occurs, in order to prepare for an appropriate emergency response?
Preplan or Preincident Survey
What are forms provided by chemical manufacturers, distributors, and importers; provides information about chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response procedures, and waste disposal procedures? (SDS)
Safety Data Sheets
Which of the five senses is the safest to use to detect hazardous materials?
All Indiana Firefighters wanting to achieve Indiana Department of Homeland Security certifications must train and be certified to what hazardous materials responder level?
Hazmat Operations
From the acronym TRACEM, what types of hazards affect the oxygenation of the body and generally lead to suffocation?
Asphyxiation hazards
What type of hazardous material is being transported if there is a skull and crossbones on it's label or placard?
poisonous or toxic material
What is gas that is converted into liquid by cooling below -130 degrees Fahrenheit?
Cryogen
National Fire Protection Agency
Two deliberate acts that end in hazmat incidents are C_____ S_____ and W_____ of M______ D_____ incidents.
Chemical Suicides and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Which level of responder is typically at an incident when it occurs?
Awareness level responder
In the NFPA 704 system for Identifying Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, there are four diamonds. The left diamond indicates the level of health hazard associated with a particular hazardous material. What number appears in the diamond if the material can cause the most severe health effects?
4
"Dangerous"
What is the Outer Boundary of an incident that is controlled to prevent entrance by the public or unauthorized persons?
Isolation Perimeter
What are five types of weapons that can be involved in WMD incidents? (CBRNE)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and/or Explosive
What does the number (1 through 9) at the bottom of a DOT placard indicate?
A materials hazard class.
What responder ensures that recognized safe practices are followed at hazmat incidents?
Hazardous Materials Safety Officer
What are the three mechanisms of harm from a hazardous material?
1) Energy Release; 2) Corrosivity; and, 3) Toxicity
What are the five different types of containers used to transport radioactive materials?
1) Excepted; 2) Industrial; 3) Type A; 4) Type B; and 5) Type C.
What type/classification of hazardous material is capable of causing damage by gradually eroding, rusting, or destroying material?
Corrosive
What is the APIE process?
STEP 1) Analyze the incident; STEP 2) Plan the initial response; STEP 3) Implement the response; STEP 4) Evaluate the process
What is the system that the U.S. and many other countries throughout the world have developed to promote common, consistent criteria for classifying chemicals according to their health, physical, and environmental hazards? (GHS is the acronym).
The Globally Harmonized System
What type of personnel are trained in hazardous materials beyond the core competencies and can perform additional defensive tasks and limited offensive actions?
Operations Mission-Specific personnel
What are the 4 methods by which a hazardous material can enter the body?
1) inhalation; 2) absorption; 3) Ingestion; and, 4) Injection