HazMat Management System
Which of the following hazardous materials include discarded materials regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of public health and safety concerns?
A) Dangerous goods
B) Extremely hazardous substances (EHS)
C) Hazardous chemicals
D) Hazardous wastes
D) Hazardous wastes
When using the health hazard equation, exposure is added to:
A) toxicity.
B) dose.
C) concentration.
D) time.
A) toxicity.
Which of the following is a critical success factor that should occur within the first hour of the hazardous materials response?
A) Transferring communication responsibilities
B) Distributing relevant data and information at the scene
C) Establishing command and control in a timely manner
D) Ensuring backup personnel are properly equipped
C) Establishing command and control in a timely manner
Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?
A) Flammability
B) Vapor pressure
C) Normal physical state
D) Vapor density
A) Flammability
If a hazardous materials situation deteriorates rapidly, locations within how many feet of the incident may be contaminated?
A) 250 feet (76 meters)
B) 500 feet (152 meters)
C) 1000 feet (305 meters)
D) 1500 feet (457 meters)
C) 1000 feet (305 meters)
Which of the following is true of regulations?
A) Regulations provide methods to make sure the law is being followed.
B) Regulations create standards to improve the quality of a product or system.
C) Regulations are created by a legislative body.
D) Regulations come from professional organizations and trade associations.
A) Regulations provide methods to make sure the law is being followed.
A responder is exposed to a single dose of hydrogen cyanide at a particular hazardous materials incident. This event would be categorized as a(n):
A) acute exposure.
B) acute effect.
C) chronic exposure.
D) chronic effect.
A) acute exposure.
When responding to hazardous materials incidents, it is necessary to understand that the first 10 minutes of the incident determines operations for the next:
A) 20 minutes.
B) 60 minutes.
C) 2 hours.
D) 8 hours.
B) 60 minutes.
Upon arriving on the scene of a hazardous materials incident, you identify that the hazardous material is a liquid. Which of the following is true of liquid substances?
A) Liquids present the greatest risk to emergency responders.
B) Liquids are easier to control than solid substances.
C) Liquids can be toxic through skin absorption.
D) Liquids with a low vapor pressure pose the greatest risk
C) Liquids can be toxic through skin absorption.
If resources will not be needed for a while, the incident commander should consider:
A) moving the staging area further away from the incident.
B) establishing primary and secondary staging areas.
C) deploying emergency response resources to the incident.
D) assigning resources from the staging area to their tactical assignment.
B) establishing primary and secondary staging areas.
In which of the following ways would a train carrying liquid petroleum oil be considered a high-hazard flammable train (HHFT)?
A) In a continuous block of at least 10 cars
B) In at least a total of 35 tank cars
C) In a continuous block of at least 15 cars
D) In at least a total of 25 tank cars
B) In at least a total of 35 tank cars
A responder who has been exposed to which of the following systemic poisons should be evaluated for skin damage?
A) Carbon tetrachloride
B) Asbestos
C) Hydrogen cyanide
D) Coal tar compounds
D) Coal tar compounds
Which of the following actions would occur during a defensive reconnaissance of a hazardous materials incident?
A) Obtaining intelligence and incident information from the inner perimeter
B) Entering the inner perimeter with the bomb squad and other hazardous materials personnel
C) Collecting information on site layout and containers beyond the inner perimeter
D) Observing for unusual or foreign devices attached to hazardous materials containers
C) Collecting information on site layout and containers beyond the inner perimeter
Toluene is an example of a(n):
A) aromatic hydrocarbon.
B) saturated hydrocarbon.
C) halogenated hydrocarbon.
D) aliphatic hydrocarbon.
A) aromatic hydrocarbon.
According to the National Institute of Chemical Studies, protection-in-place should be chosen in which of the following scenarios?
A) The leak is a long-duration solid or liquid leak.
B) The released material forms a puff or migrating plume pattern.
C) The leak requires extended time to be contained.
D) The release involves a gas that can permeate structures.
B) The released material forms a puff or migrating plume pattern.
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires agencies and companies to undertake which of the following?
A) Identifying the local agency responsible for the coordination of the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
B) Cleaning up inactive hazardous waste disposal sites.
C) Creating installation, leak prevention, and notification requirements for underground storage tanks.
D) Developing Area Contingency Plans.
D) Developing Area Contingency Plans.
When responding to a hazardous materials incident, which of the following exposure guidelines would you use to determine the level of concern to the general public over 30 minutes of exposure?
A) Threshold limit value (TLV)
B) Permissible exposure limit (PEL)
C) Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH)
D) 10 percent of immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH)
D) 10 percent of immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH)
During your initial approach to the incident scene, what should you do first during the site management and control step?
A) Assess the situation and determine a potential escape route.
B) Establish a staging area for additional equipment and personnel.
C) Isolate all nonessential personnel from the problem area.
D) Use monitoring and detection equipment to secure the scene.
A) Assess the situation and determine a potential escape route.
A hazardous material at the scene of a factory incident is identified as phosgene oxime. Based on this identification, you would suspect that victims are most likely to exhibit which of the following symptoms?
A) Blisters
B) Burns
C) Seizures
D) Asphyxiation
A) Blisters
When developing an isolation perimeter for an outdoor scenario, what should you do first?
A) Allow the reconnaissance team to begin their scene size-up.
B) Provide proper care to injured civilians on the scene.
C) Control intersections, on/off ramps, and other access routes.
D) Designate and communicate the location of the staging area.
C) Control intersections, on/off ramps, and other access routes.
Which hazards analysis method would most likely be used in the petroleum and chemical industries?
A) Event Tree Analysis
B) Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
C) Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Study
D) Fault Tree Analysis
C) Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Study
What is the lethal dose of a hazardous material with an LD50 of 0.5 mg/kg for a 168-pound person?
A) 38 mg
B) 76 mg
C) 84 mg
D) 114 mg
A) 38 mg
Upon arriving on the scene of a hazardous materials incident, you notice a vapor cloud and suspect the hazardous material involved is anhydrous ammonia. You should:
A) assess the hazards posed by the material.
B) verify that the hazardous material is anhydrous ammonia.
C) instruct other responders to leave the scene.
D) determine the response mode and tactics
B) verify that the hazardous material is anhydrous ammonia.
When examining the scene of an explosion, which finding would lead an investigator to determine that high-order explosive materials were involved?
A) Explosive burn rate less than 1086 feet per second (331 meters per second)
B) Shock wave greater than 3300 feet per second (1006 meters per second)
C) Explosive that did not completely consume the filler
D) Evidence of a push-pull-shove effect that weakened structural integrity
B) Shock wave greater than 3300 feet per second (1006 meters per second)
For a 4-hour release in a house, air in the house will be replaced how many times during the event?
A) 0.5
B) 1
C) 1.5
D) 2
D) 2