The HAZMAT Technician
How Matter Behaves
Understanding Common Chemical Families
ERG
Atomic Structure & Chemistry of HAZMAT
100

The (4) four steps of the APIE process

Step 1: Analyze the incident

Step 2: Plan the initial response

Step 3: Implement the response

Step 4: Evaluate progress

100

The 3 states of matter

Solid, Liquid, Gas

100

This type of hazmat can be classified by either being an acid or a base

Corrosives

100

This section if the ERG provides you with general response guidelines for the material involved.

Orange Section

100

The basic building block of any substance is the ____

Atom

200

The NFPA standard the HAZMAT Technician is trained to

NFPA 1072 - Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications

200

This unit of measure can be defined as: the weight of pure vapor or gas compared to an equal volume of dry air

Vapor Density

200

This type of CBRNE/WMD agent is considered the most dangerous of the chemical warfare agents

Nerve Agents

200

The protective Action Distances can be found in this section of the ERG

Green Section

200

When a material cannot completely dissolve in water and a suspension is formed by a quantity of granulated or powdered solid material

Slurry

300

This tactical mode is the main type the HAZMAT technician will be performing while responding to an incident

Offensive Mode

300
Name the two types of flammable ranges

Lower Explosive Limit (Lower Flammable Limit)

Upper Explosive Limit (Upper Flammable Limit)

300
Name the 4 types of Ionizing Radiation

Alpha Particles, Beta Particles, Neutron Particles, Gamma Rays

300

If you have a UN number, you look in this section of the ERG to start obtaining information.

Yellow Section

300

These types of bonds are formed between two or more nonmetal elements

Covalent Bonds

400

Name the 3 different types of decontamination

Mass decontamination

Gross decontamination

Technical decontamination

400

This can be defined as the lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the liquids surface but will not support continuous burning

Flash Point

400

This acronym is used as a method or principle to limit exposure to radiation

A.L.A.R.A

As Low As Reasonably Achievable

400

You arrive to a Hazmat incident involving an truck rolled over into a ditch and you learn from the driver it is carrying Potassium Bromate. You are unable to see the UN number. This is where should you look FIRST in the ERG for to start gathering information.

What is the Blue boarded section? Material Index Section.

400

A common example of this type of reaction is when an ice pack is broken prior to being used on an injury

Endothermic

500

The primary objective of a HAZMAT Technician is

To control release of product from a variety of containers

500

These make up the Reactivity Triangle

Oxidizing Agent, Reducing Agent, Activation Agent

500

The 5 common families of hazardous materials

Inorganic compounds, organic compounds, oxidizing agents, reactive materials, corrosives

500

This is the area in which people are at risk of harmful exposure in Table 1.

Protective Action Zone

500

This type of energy is known as the minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction

Activation Energy