HazMat Operations: Test Bank with Complete Solutions for DOT Hazard Classes and Agencies, Exams of Nursing

Download HazMat Operations: Test Bank with Complete Solutions for DOT Hazard Classes and Agencies and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! 1 [Date] HazMat Ops Test Bank #1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS The DOT Hazard Class 1 consists of: - answers>a. Explosives The DOT Hazard Class 8 consists of: - answers>c. Corrosives Which of the following agencies regulates pipelines that carry hazardous materials across state borders, navigable waterways, and federal lands? - answers>c. DOT (Department of Transportation) Of the following, which is the quickest available source of MSDS for first responders at a hazmat emergency? - answers>c. CHEMTRAC Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: If placards are clearly displayed on the transportation mode, shipping papers are not required. 2 [Date] Statement 2: If a transportation mode is not carrying hazardous materials, there is no requirement for specific information to be provided on shipping papers. Statement 3: Shipping papers must contain the proper name of the chemical or its hazard class. - answers>d. statements 2 and 3 are true; and statement 1 is false Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: When carrying hazardous materials, transportation mode must carry shipping papers. Statement 2: Shipping papers may include a packing group number listed as I, II, or III. Statement: The higher the packing group number, the more dangerous the chemical is. - answers>b. statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false Who is responsible for care and control of a bill of lading? - answers>b. driver Who is responsible for care and control of dangerous cargo manifest? - answers>a. Captain or Master 5 [Date] Using the nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) classification, which of the following is not considered a biological warfare agent? - answers>d. Soman Of the following biological or chemical agents, which is the easiest for a terrorist to make? - answers>a. Ricin Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Nerve agents were designed for one purpose--to kill people. Statement 2: Blood and choking agents, while being terrorism agents, are also common industrial chemicals. Statement 3: Biological agents are the easiest of the categories of warfare agents to make. - answers>d. All three statements are true. The acronym SLUDGEM is used to describe the signs and symptoms of exposure to which of the categories of warfare agents? - answers>a. Nerve agents 6 [Date] Blister agents belong in which category of warfare agents under the CBRNE classification? - answers>c. Chemical Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Federal public buildings are prime targets for terrorist attacks. Statement 2: Social security buildings would be an exception to statement 1, above. Statement 3: Virtually all terrorist attacks are directed toward public buildings. - answers>c. Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false. Which of the following are signs and symptoms of exposure to a nerve agent at a Haz Mat or suspected terrorism incident? - answers>c. Loss of bladder control and vomiting Using the nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) classification, which of the following is not considered a chemical warfare agent? - answers>c. Ricin Directions: You have arrived on the scene of a Haz Mat incident. Read the statements below and determine if you are dealing 7 [Date] with a chemical or biological incident. Then select your answer from Alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Victims have lost control of their bowels--you suspect a nerve agent. Statement 2: Victims complain of not feeling well after inhaling an airborne white powder days earlier--you suspect a biological agent. Statement 3: Victims are exhibiting pinpoint pupils, runny noses and difficulty breathing--you suspect a biological agent. - answers>c. Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false. Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from Alternatives A-D. Statement 1: Biological agents are very easy for terrorists to distribute effectively. Statement 2: The two most popular biological agents among terrorists are anthrax and ricin. Statement 3: Biological agents are the easiest warfare agent classification for terrorists to make. - answers>a. Statements 2 and 3 are true; statement 1 is false Directions: Read the statements below and select your answer from Alternatives A-D. 10 [Date] Directions: Read the statements below regarding the determination of specific names of hazardous materials and select your answer from alternatives A-D. Statement 1: A Material Safety Data Sheet provides the name the chemical company uses to identify the product. Statement 2: The product name is not always identical to the chemical name, as listed on a Material Safety Data Sheet. Statement 3: The listing of product names, chemical names, and synonyms on Material Safety Data Sheets can make identifying chemicals sometimes confusing. - answers>d. All three statements are true. The complexity of transport regulations is compounded by several agencies having overlapping responsibilities. All of the following federal agencies are involved in the regulation of hazardous materials and/or wastes except the: - answers>d. Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC) The primary hazard of a DOT Hazard Class 5 material is: - answers>b. Oxidation If a placard is visible, but no product name or four digit UN number is given, how can you determine which guide page of 11 [Date] the Emergency Response Guidebook to use? - answers>a. The table of placards lists guide numbers. If a chemical name is highlighted in the Emergency Response Guidebook, the table of initial isolation and protective action distances are found in the _____ section. - answers>b. Green When referring to the Emergency Response Guidebook, if a chemical name is not highlighted, the next step is to proceed to the _____ section. - answers>d. Orange The chemicals listed in highlighted type in the Emergency Response Guidebook was selected because: - answers>a. They present a poison inhalation hazard. Using the DOT Emergency Guidebook, the hazard class number assigned for vinyl chloride with the I.D. #1086 is: - answers>a. 2 The DOT Hazard Class 2 consists of: - answers>b. Gases The DOT Hazard Class 3 consists of: - answers>c. Flammable liquids 12 [Date] the DOT Hazard Class 4 consists of: - answers>d. Flammable solids The DOT Hazard Class 5 consists of: - answers>a. Oxidizers The DOT Hazard Class 6 consists of: - answers>b. Poisons The DOT Hazard Class 7 consists of: - answers>c. Radioactive substances The DOT Hazard Class 9 consists of: - answers>d. Miscellaneous Which section of the Emergency Response Guidebook provides the fire, explosion, and health hazard information for the material identified by the first responder? - answers>c. Orange If a numbered guide for a transported hazardous material cannot be obtained by following the three steps outlined on page 1 of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook, the first responder should: - answers>c. See if the placard is visible, refer to the Table of Placards section of the guidebook. 15 [Date] The collection of evidence at a terrorist event is primarily the responsibility of: - answers>c. Law Enforcement _____ is the process of taking in materials through the skin or eyes. - answers>b. Absorption The route of exposure that is the most commonly associated with causing ill effects, both acute and chronic, is: - answers>c. Inhalation Copies of the local emergency response plan (LERP) must be made available to: - answers>d. All first responders. Typical ignition sources found at the scene of a hazardous material incident would include all of the following except: - answers>a. Chemical light sticks Of the following, which is not a responsibility of the individual trained to the awareness level? - answers>a. Establish the decon corridor One of the roles of the first responder at the awareness level during a Haz Mat incident is to: - answers>c. Isolate the area 16 [Date] Of the following, which are the prescribed shapes of the recommended initial isolation and protective action zones? - answers>a. A circle for the initial isolation zone with an elongation of it downwind side for the protective action zone. A first responder must refer to the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances in the Emergency Response Guidebook: - answers>c. Whenever the material entry in the Identification Number and Name Indexes is highlighted and fire is not involved. The Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances in the Emergency Response Guidebook is divided into "small spills" and "large spills." The DOT defines a small spill as a leaking container, smaller than: - answers>b. 55 gallons Upon arriving on the scene of a 55 gallon drum leaking an unknown liquid, you notice a flammable liquid placard. After referring to your Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), you are directed to guide number 127. You would expect to find the Emergency Action for a spill or leak in the section which is colored: - answers>d. Orange 17 [Date] When providing emergency medical care to victims of a hazardous materials incident: - answers>c. The patient should be removed from the contaminated area at which time basic care and decontamination can begin. If, in using the Emergency Response Guidebook, a first responder discovers the entry for the material in question is highlighter and there is no fire involved, the first responder should go directly to the: - answers>c. Green-bordered section The mission of the first responder trained to the awareness level includes all of the following except: - answers>b. Surveying the incident from a close proximity to determine the identity of the material involved. First responders trained to the Awareness level have the ability to: - answers>c. Realize the need for additional resources and make the appropriate notifications. The isolation distance in the numbered guides is to be used: - answers>d. Once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the ID number of material name indexes. 20 [Date] Emergency decontamination must take place in the decon corridor. - answers>b. False In order to determine whether the personal protective equipment provided is appropriate for defensive operations, the Emergency Response Guidebook should be consulted. The section in which this information would be found is colored: - answers>c. Orange You arrive on the scene of a vehicle accident involving a cargo tank truck carrying gasoline. The truck is leaking its product into a small lake. The driver of the truck gives you an MSDS sheet on gasoline, which gives a specific gravity of 0.8. With this information, you can predict that the product will: - answers>a. Remain on top of the water as it is lighter than water. The active ingredients on a pesticide table will be: - answers>a. Listed by name and percentage. Control of the scene begins by isolating the site. The process for establishing initial isolation distances can be found: - answers>b. In the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). 21 [Date] Diking, damming, and diverting are _____ options available for _____ control. - answers>c. Defensive; spill When initiating an Incident Management System at hazardous materials incidents, it is important to remember that an individual's span of control is: - answers>c. 2 to 7 If you are initiating the Incident Management System at a hazardous materials incident, the person assigned as the Safety Officer should be: - answers>c. Trained to the technician level. The goal of an emergency decon procedure is to: - answers>d. Remove any threatening contamination as quickly as possible.