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Ace your DoD Hazmat Operations Final Course Review by mastering hazard identification, containment procedures, and Department of Defense regulations for handling hazardous materials. This review evaluates your ability to execute safe response operations in military and federal contexts. It is specifically designed to certify personnel for competency in hazardous materials emergency response and logistics.
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Ace your DoD Hazmat Operations Final Course Review by mastering hazard identification, containment procedures, and Department of Defense regulations for handling hazardous materials. This review evaluates your ability to execute safe response operations in military and federal contexts. It is specifically designed to certify personnel for competency in hazardous materials emergency response and logistics. Identify the organizations whose training requirements you need to meet to become certified as an operations-level responder ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. 1. OSHA DOT EPA Industrial packages are designed to transport radioactive materials with: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. low concentrations, that are considered to be limited threat to the public, and packaged in glass or concrete Identify the container, possible contents and hazard (no picture available) ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. IM-102 Portable tank Flammable liquid UN/DOT hazard class 3 This facility tank stores materials in a pressure range of: ✔✔
……. ANSWER ……. D. 0 to 0.5 PSIG Strong, tight packages are designed to transport radioactive materials with: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. D. Low radioactivity such as natural uranium and rubble from nuclear reactors and packages in steel, wood, or fiberboard. DOT placards, labels, and identification numbers may appear on all of the following EXCEPT: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. C. Forbidden Materials the type of container often found at construction and industrial sites that is used to transport gases up to 34, kPa (5,000 psi) is a(n): ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. Compressed Gas tube trailer Identify the label indicates the highest level of hazard ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. C. The highlighted section of this pesticide EPA registration number is the: 45678- 1234 - 67 ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. D. Specific product Identify TWO types of materials that would be classified as Class 3 substances ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. Flammable liquids E. Combustible liquids Match each hazardous material that could be used in a criminal or terrorist incident with its DOT class and division ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Sarin - Class 6, Division 1
determine spill control and clean-up procedures for water- bourne releases Corrosivity - Indicates the possible destruction or alterations to the skin at site of contact Form - used to determine the hazards of a material and the tactics for controlling a release Reactivity - Ability of a material to release energy either by itself or in combination with other materials. When radioactive contamination occurs and the person is removed from the endangered area ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. The contaminated material ingested or inhaled continues to emit radiation This type of breach usually happens when (no picture available) ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. container material rusts or corrodes a train derailment has taken place and you must clear the endangered area; you refer to the SDS and the ERG before contacting CHEMTREC. The information that
CHEMTREC provides is not the same as what is stated in your other resources. You should ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. D. Analyze the situation and make a decision based on the specific event. match each type of chronic health hazard with the correct information ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Mutagen - Causes mutations in the DNA Carcinogen - has been evaluated by the international agency for research on Cancer Teratogen - causes growth abnormalities in embryos, or genetic modifications in cells. Exposure to a high dose of radiation for a short time is considered ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. C. Acute Identify which graphic below shows the correct section of the ERG guidebook to use to determine the size of the endangered area ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. D. Green pages Match each type of hazard that can cause harm with the correct information ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Etiologic - harm resulting from exposure to infectious substances Toxic - harm resulting from exposure to poison Mechanical - Harm resulting from contact with scattering fragments Thermal - Harm resulting from exposure to hot and cold temperatures. The UN / DOT hazard class for smallpox is: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. Class 6.2. Match each target organ effect with its effect on humans ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Nephrotoxin- Kidney Damage
Upon arrival at an incident scene, you have been tasked with selecting the appropriate CPC. It has been determined that the product leaking is ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. C - CPC Level 3 This CPC suit is a chemical splash protective but not chemical vapor protective. This suit would be designed by EPA as: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. Level B. CPC Suits can be difficult to work in and can increase responder stress. Identify FOUR issues that are standard sources of additional stress associated with the use of CPC. ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. Reduced visibility D. Reduced mobility E. Heat stress F. Added weight match Each component on the air line respirator with its function ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Bypasses regulator and provides air directly to the facepiece - 3 Delivers breathable air to the regulator - 4 Protects the wearer's face - 2 Contains a samll reserve of compressed breathing air - 1 A sorbent is used with an air purifying respirator to: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. removes chemical contaminants from inhaled air match each type of respiratory protection device with the information that should be considered when selecting
respiratory protections at a HazMat incident: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Self-Contained breathing apparatus - Provides highest level of respiratory protection Air line respirator - Must have a source of emergency air if used in an IDLH atmosphere Air Purifying respirator - should only be used when the hazard is known and quantified as below PEL Personnel or equipment can become contaminated by all the following EXCEPT: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. when exiting the decontamination corridor The role of an Operations-level responder includes all of the following EXCEPT: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. D. Commanding the scene At a HazMat incident, the maximum number of incident command posts should be ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. One Identify THREE key components of an IMS ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. Modular organization C. Consolidated action Plan F. Common terminology
After the long training exercise you just had your facepiece has an unpleasant odor. To disinfect your facepiece you should use ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. The correct type of disinfecting solution recommended by the manufacturer Select THREE rules that apply when cleaning the SCBA components ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. Do not get water into the regulator assembly openings C. Use mild soap and water D. Clean the entire unit. Communicating the status of a planned response to an incident commander should be accomplished ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. Through the chain of command All of the following are established methods that can be used to notify the incident commander and other responders at the scene in the event of an emergency EXCEPT ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. D. Sending an emergency Fax An operations level responder is expected to do all of the following EXCEPT ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. identify the signs and symptoms of exposure to each hazardous material.
The Graphic below is an example of a typical ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. Nonpressure intermodal tank container You're driving alongside the railroad tracks and see a tank car with a white body and two red vertical bands. A label on the tank reads "Highly Toxic." You have just seen a ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A. Pressure tank car Match each type of facility tank with its container shape ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Noded Spheroid Tank - 2 Sphere Tank - 3 Spheroid tank - 1 Horizontal tank - 4 At an indient at a fixed facility, you notice a product name and a identification number stenciled on the contained. The ID number should relate to the ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. B. Site plan You receive an emergency call from a woman who is frantic because her sons has just swallowed a few drops of pesticide. The first thing you do is ask her to look for the signal word on the contained. She tells you that is says "CAUTION." With that information, you tell her that ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. D. her son will get sick from the substance Using the DOT system, materials, other than gas, that are either known to be so toxic to humans as to afford a hazard to health during transport, OR in absence of adequate data on human toxicity, are presumed to be toxic to humans would fall under ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Class 6, Division 1 match each calss and division with the correct information ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Class 1, Division 3 - Explosives that have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor
CHEMTREC has access to all of the following resources EXCEPT the ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Chemical Mixers Association Identify FOUR examples of ionizing radiation ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Beta particles Gamma rays Alpha particles X Rays Identify the TRUE statement. ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A person who is contaminated must have been exposed Match the dispersion pattern with the description ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Plume - Product drifts with the wind Hemisphere - Usually occurs when there is no wind Stream - Liquid flows with topography but remains generally consistent Cone - Liquid that flows with topography and widens at the farthest point Pool - Spreads equally in all directions The type of release that is associated with runaway cracking is ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Violent rupture A material that is not necessarily toxic but can cause unconsciousness and death by displacing or depriving oxygen is known as a(n) ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Asphyxiant The UN / DOT Hazard Class for the choking agent phosgene is ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Class 2. Identify the FOUR factors that should be considered when attempting to determine the number and type of exposures at a HazMat incident ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Type of occupancies
Size of the endangered Area Size of the breach Time of day A patient that is less seriously injured and has non-life threatening injuries is ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Priority- 2 Identify THREE late effects that may result from radiation exposure ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Cancer Shortened Life span Genetic defects To find out the distances for evacuation at a a HazMat incident, use the ERG to determine the size of the endangered area. Another way to find out would be to ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Contact CHEMTREC
Air Purifying respirator - Effectiveness of the filtering cartridge depends on the concentration of contaminants Identify THREE factors that can affect the selection and use of an APR at an HazMat incident ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere Concentration of hazardous vapors in the atmosphere Whether the acid/gas filtration and purification devices to be used at this incident have passed thier expiration date for use You are at a HazMat incident where a large number of people have been exposed to a hazardous materials. Identify FOUR procedures that should be performed ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Designate a safe refuge area for contaminated persons Decontaminate all persons that are contaminated Direct all contaminated persons to the decon area Designate a decon area For the command and control of emergency operations, an IMS is an organized system of ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Roles, responsibilities and procedures. Identify the TWO items with which you should become familiar when pre-planning the procedures for requesting additional assistance ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. be aware of all available resources
establish and maintain a resource listing When performing decontamination procedures ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Thoroughness is most important Operations-level responders are at an a HazMat incident and preparing to approach the scene. Identify TWO questions they should be asking themselves about their protective equipment ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Is the suit completely sealed, protecting all areas of my body from hazards? How strenuous is the task that i will be performing? Respnders should wear appropriate clothing (preferably layered) underneath their protective clothing and should use warm shelters to don and doff their clothing in order to avoid ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Hypothermia Select the BEST method for donning your facepiece? ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Place your chin in the lower part of the facepiece, the npulling the harness back over your head. After centering the harness on the back of your head, tighten the lower straps then tighten the temple straps Intermodal equipment, including tank containers will have all of the markings below EXCEPT: ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. A three-letter abbreviation for the owner, followed by an "X" and numbers The section shown on this SDS is the ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Physical characteristics All of the following hazards might be associated with a
One item that affects the total number of exposures that can be saved is the ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. resources available at the time Identify the FOUR types of harm that can result from exposure to gases stored in containers that may be under pressure during a rescue operation ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Mechanical injury asphyxiation Chemical injury thermal injury All of the following are TRUE statements about CPC suit cooling systems EXCEPT ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Suit cooling systems eliminate the need for medical monitoring Emergency decontamination procedures that are set up at a HazMat incident to quickly remove contaminants that pose an immediate threat to a victim's life are known as ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Gross decontamination procedures If criminal or terrorist activity is suspected at a HazMat incident, evidence collection should be coordinated by ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. trained law enforcement officials Match each IMS incident level with its example ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Level 1 - Small spill occurs from a drum and is cleaned up by two of the plant's employees without causing an evacuation Level 2 - Spill occurs from a portable container that is beyond the plant's ability to control and clean up; requires some protective action of the surrounding area
Level 3 - Spill occurs from a tank truck; requires large-scale protective action since the truck contained extremely hazardous substances Safety Officer Podel is giving a safety briefing at a HazMat incident and as a part of his briefing, he identifies all the possible hazards so that responders know what to expect. When he identifies these hazards, Podel should also ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Describe the methods used to identify the hazards All of the following are guidelines to use when selecting emergency decontamination areas, EXCEPT that the decon area should be located ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. downhill from the incident Responders Jones and Chou are wearing chemical vapor protective clothing in the hot zone as they work to clean up a release. after 30 minutes, Choi notices that his buddy Jones isn't sweating anymore and appears to be confused. Jones is most likely to be suffering from heat ✔✔ ……. ANSWER ……. Stroke