You must briefly leave you placarded vehicle(no explosives on public roadway). The person who watches you vehicles should be.
Awake and able to move the vehicle if needed
Someone who knows what to do in an emergency
On the vehicle or within 100 ft and have full view
All of the above
Who is responsible for checking that the shipper correctly named, labeled, and marked a hazardous shipment?
Shipper
Carrier
A railrraod crossing is ahead of you and you are hauling a hazardous material. When you stop for the crossing, you can stop ____ ft from the nearest trail.
50 ft
70ft
When calling the NRC, you should
State the ups of incident and nature of hazardous material involvement and where danger to life exist
Call the fire department
Which of the following must drivers have in there possession while transporting class a or b explosives?
The written route plan
Carries insurance policy
The intent of the Hazardous Mat regulations has 3 parts. To ensure safe drivers and safe equipment; to contain the material; and
To tax the shipper correctly
To communicate the risk
Who is responsible for safely transporting a hazardous material shipment without delay and keeping the shipping papers in the right place?
the driver
The carrier
Your vehicle contains explosives, oxidizers, of flammables. No one may smoke within_____ ft of the vehicle
25ft
35ft
A vehicle contains 500 pounds of each explosives A and B. You must use
Explosives A placards
Explosives and Dangerous Placards
You are behind the wheel of a truck caring a hazardous materials shipments. The shipping papers must be in a pouch on the drivers door or in
A box under the drivers seat
Clear view within reach
The basic description of hazardous material includes the hazard class, identification number, and proper shipping name. Which one must appear first on the shipping papers?
The proper shipping name
The hazard class
A dated certificate of radioactive materials training must be
Carried by the driver
Kept in the drivers vehicle
With most hazardous materials, you may park within 5 feet of the roadway briefly, if your work require it. The materials are the exception and do not allow parking this close to the road are?
Corrosives and oxidizers
Explosives A and B
Class A explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if it includes:
Two or more trailers
A placarded cargo tank
An X in the HM column of a shipping paper entry means that
The entry is for hazardous materials
This is an exception to the hazardous materials regulation
To find out if a shipment includes a hazardous material, you should
Look at the shipping papers
Open and inspect every package and container
A properly prepared Uniform hazardous waste manifest:
Is the same as any other shipping paper
Must be signed and carried by anyone transporting a hazardous waste
IF there is a RQ before or after the item description on the shipping papers, it means:
Carries must report any spill of this material
Material has an insurance value of over $1k.
The power unit of a placarded vehicle must have a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of ____ B.C. or more
5
10
When you discover a hazmat fire
Hazard materials fires need special training and protective gear
Use water to put it out
If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should:
Keep all people far away and up wind of the accident
Prevent panic by acting like nothing happened
To identify placards you need, you should
know the class of the hazard material
Put any placard on
IF the symbols appear in col. 1, which one tells it is safer for domestic transportation?
T
D
W
What about transferring flammable liquids is true?
Do no transfer flammable liquids from one tank to another on public highways
It is not dangerous
You have loaded a hazardous material into a cargo tank. What must you do before you move the vehicle
Have the loading observers sign off the shipping papers
close all manholes and valves . be sure they are free of leaks
You have a hazardous material leaking from a container, but not spilling from the vehicle. Drive to the closest area where you can get help
And call emergency personnel if they are needed
The is upwind of a pale where people gather
When transporting chlorine in cargo tanks, you must have
An approved gas mask
An emergency kit for controlling leaks in fitting on the dome cover
Both
A driver who transports route-controlled radioactive material must have had special training by the carrier within the last _____ years
2
4
If you must leave a placarded vehicle on the public roadway
It must be watched by a qualified person who will comply with all the requirement s
You must be sure both the cab and the cargo are locked and the breaks are set.
whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fires unless you
can safely pass the fire without stopping
have a LTL of nonflammable material
if the words INHALATION HAZARD are on the shipping papers or package you must
display POISON placards in addition to any other needed placards
Display HAZARDOUS placards where appropriate
the transport index of a radioactive material:
Tells the degree of control needed during the transportation
Is another way of writing of the package
who is responsible for finding out what permits or special routes you will need to haul hazardous materials?
The driver
the carrier
who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous material shipping papers ?
the shipper
shipping names that are shown in italics in the hazardous material table
are forbidden materials
are not proper shipping names
the total transport infra go all radioactive materials package in a single vehicle must not exceed____
50
explosive 1.1 must not be transported in a single transport vehicle that includes
Class 7 (radioactive) materials
Materials that are classified as ORMD
a vehicle placarded for hazardous materials must have placards on ____ sides
Animal and human food should no be loaded int eh same vehicle with
Oxidizers
Poisons
You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within____feet of any open fire
300ft
500ft
Cylinders containing compressed gases may only be loaded onto vehicles if the cylinders are
Labled non-flammable gas
Secured upright or braced lying down flat
The national response center
Must inspect any truck or bus that is involved in a hazardous materials accident
Helps coordinate emergency response to chemical hazards
Which signals may be used to warn of stopped vehicles
reflective triangles
flares
If you have a hazardous materials fire not the road you should
Not attempt to control the fire
Open cargo doors
IF the (D) symbol appears in column 1 of the hazardous materials table(section 172.101) then the proper shipping name of the hazardous material is:
Appropriate for describing materials for domestic transportation, but may not be appropriate for international transportation .
Subject to HMR, only when transported by water unless it is hazardous substance, hazardous waste or marine pollutant.
Who is responsible for providing emergency response info to the motor carrier for each hazardous material being shipped?
National response center
If the word "forbidden" appears in the hazards class column of an entry in the hazardous material stable:
A common carrier must not transport the material
The carrier may not open the package or container
Generally the _____ must certify on the shipping papers that the shipment has been prepared in the correct manner.
A flammable liquid can be transferred from one tanker to another on a public roadway if
It is an emergency situation
It is an off-peak traffic period
You find an overheated tire during an en route inspection. if you are hauling hazardous materials must:
Remove the tired and place it a safe distance from the vehicle
Wait at least 2 hours before continuing your trip
When loading or unloading any explosive
Cargo hooks must be non-ferrous to prevent sparks
Never use any cargo hooks or metal tools
Which of these contains information you need in order to determine placards to use?
The hazard class of the materials and the amount of hazardous materials in your truck
the amount of materials shipped, whether the materials are designed for domestic or international travel and the shippers certification
When carrying explosives and you have a breakdown or crash
Leave the vehicle and go for help
Do not allow smoking of fire neat the truck
Smoking is prohibited when loading or unloading which of the following ?
Class 5(oxidizers)
Class 8(corrosives)
Which of these placards must be displayed whenever any amount of the material is transported?
Poison gas
Corrosive; flammable
When hauling hazardous materials, you must stop you vehicle and check any dual tires at least once every _______ whichever is first.
2 hours or 100 miles
3 hours or 150 miles
