Which signals may be used to warn of a stopped vehicle which contains explosives?
Flares
Reflective triangles
Signal flares
A dated certificate of radioactive materials training must be:
Signed by your insurance agent
Carried by the driver
Kept in the driver’s vehicle
You need to warn other motorists of a stopped vehicle which has a tank used for flammable liquid or gases. You may use:
Signal fires
Flares
Reflective triangles
Only one of these shipping papers description for a hazardous material is in the right order. Which one is it?
UN1048, Hydrogen Bromide, Non-flammable Gas
Corrosive Material, Hydrochloric Acid, UN1789
Hexane, UN1208, Flammable Liquid
Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting Class 1.1 or 1.2 explosives?
The written route plan
The carrier’s insurance policy
A citizen’s band radio
You are hauling hazardous materials, and you find that one of your tires is leaking. Youo must:
Continue at reduced speed and check that tire every 25 miles
Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it
Report it to your carrier immediately
A properly prepared Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest:
Is the same as any other shipping paper
Must be signed & carried by anyone transporting hazardous wa
Is required only if there is loss of cargo during transport
You find an overheated tire during inspection. If you are hauling hazardous materials, you must:
Cool the tire, then check it every 2 hours
Wait at least 2 hours before continuing on your trip
Remove the tire and place it at a distance from the vehicle
You are going to be hauling hazardous materials over a route you do not know well. When should you check the route and the perits needed for the trip?
While you are still on a part of the route that you know
Within 24 hours of the end of the trip
Before starting the trip
Who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous material shipping papers for a common carrier?
Shipper
Carrier
Driver
When hauling hazardous materials, you must check you dual tires:
Every 2 hours
After 11 hours of driving
At the start of each trip, when you park, & when you stop
You should stop before crossing a railroad grade if your vehicle is carrying _______ of chlorine
Any amount
55 gallons
110 gallons
Class 1.1 explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if it includes:
Two or more trailers
A placarded cargo tank
A vehicle carrying foodstuffs
You have loaded a hazardous material into a cargo tank. What must you do before you move the vehicle?
Place shipping papers within your reach
Have the loading observers sign off on the shipping papers
Close all manholes & valves & be sure they are free of leaks
You should stop ______ feet before the nearest rail
10 to 35
15 to 50
5 to 20
Who is responsible for checking that the shipper correctly named, labeled, and marked a hazardous materials shipment?
Manufacturer
Shipper
Carrier
To find out if a shipment includes a hazardous material, you should:
Look at the shipping papers
Look at the shipping license
Open and inspect every package and container
A vehicle carrying explosives has crashed with another vehicle. You should not pull them apart until:
The shipper’s loading foreman is present
At least 30 minutes have passed
The explosives have been placed at least 200 feet away
You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within _____ feet of an aopen fire.
200
400
300
If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle
Any more than 500 feet
In an upwind direction
Any more than safety requires
Carriers must give each driver who transports Class 1.1 or 1.2 explosives
A copy of FMCSR part 397
An extra fire bottle
A list of rest stops the driver may use
The basic description of a hazardous material includes the hazard class, the identification number and the proper shipping name. Which one must appear first on the shipping paper?
The identification number
The hazard class
The proper shipping name
With most hazardous materials, you may park within 5 feet of the road briefly, if your work requires it. The materials, which are the exception and do not allow parking this close to the roadside are:
Corrosives and oxidizers
Explosives 1.1 and 1.2
Acids and poisons
If the word Forbidden appears in the hazard class column of an entry in the hazardous materials table:
A common carrier must never transport the material
A shipment of this material must never be larger than RQ
The carrier may not open the package or container
A vehicle placarded for hazardous materials must have placards on _______ sides
4
3
2
Animal and human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicle with:
Oxidizers
Explosives
Poisons
You have hazardous materials leaking from a container but not spilling from your vehicle. Drive to the closest area where you can get help:
And call emergency personnel if they are needed
As fast as you can if it is damaging your vehicle
In repacking the leaking materials with plastic overlap
You are behind the wheel of a truck carrying a hazardous material shipment. The shipping papers must be on the pouch on the driver’s door or in:
The glove compartment
Clear view within your reach
A pouch on the inside of the trailer door
If there is an RQ before or after the item description on the shipping paper, it mean the:
Carrier must report a spill of this material
Material is in a package containing no other materials
Material has an insurance value of over $1000
When fueling a placarded vehicle someone must always be
At the emergency power shut off for the pump
Within 10 feet of the pump with a fire extinguisher
At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow
You have a vehicle without racks to hold cylinders of compressed gas. You may load such cylinders only if they are:
Less than a half of the load
Loaded upright or braced laying down flat
Labeled Non-flammable gas
The total transport index of all radioactive materials packages in a single vehicle must not exceed ______:
50
10
100
The transport index of a radioactive material:
Is something that only the shipper needs to worry about
Tells the degree of control needed during transportation
Is another way of writing the weight of the package
You are transporting hazardous materials. When you are not behind the wheel, the shipping papers must be on the driver’s seat or:
On the dashboard in clear view
In the driver’s door pouch
On your person
A driver who transports controlled radioactive material must have had special training by the carrier within the last _____ years
1
3
2
If an X or RQ is in the hazardous materials column of a shipper paper entry, the:
Shipment is regulated by hazardous materials regulations
Material on that line is the biggest part of the shipment
Entry refers to the materials that must be top loaded
Your vehicle contains explosives, oxidizer, or flammables. No one may smoke within ______ feet of the vehicle.
35
25
15
The intent of the Hazardous Materials regularion has three parts: (1) to ensure safety of drivers and equipment (2) to communicate the risk and (3):
To contain the materials
To tax the shipper correctly
To allow state enforcement
If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should:
Prevent a panic by acting like nothing is wrong
Tell only the Emergency Response Team about the hazard
Keep all people away and upwind of the accident
If you need to placard a vehicle for hazardous materials, how many placards will you need?
3
2
4
A hazard class name or ID number may not be used to describe:
Hazardous waste
A reportable quantity of a hazardous substance
Non-hazardous waste
The intent of the Hazardous Materials regulation has three parts: (1) to ensure safe drivers and equipment (2) to contain the materials and (3):
To communicate the risk
To tax shippers correctly
To allow state enforcement
There are two lists that drivers, shippers, and carriers use to find out if a material is a regulated product. One of these is the:
Department of Transportation Hazard Chart
List of Hazardous Materials and Reportable Quantities
EPA Dangerous Materials Table
When shippers package hazardous materials, they must certify that this was done according to regulations. The only exception is when:
The driver is given a sealed cargo compartment
The shipment is a hazardous waste
The shipper is a private carrier carrying their own product
Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fire unless you:
Have an enclosed cargo compartment
Are equipped with a fire sprinkler
Can safely pass the fire without stopping
The power unit of a placarded vehicle must have a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of _____ B:C or more.
15
10
5
When transporting chlorine in a cargo tank, you must have:
An approved gas mask
An emergency kit for controlling leaks in fittings on the do
Both
The hazard class of a two-liter bottle of material is Flammable Liquid. If the descrption also says Poison Inhalation Hazard you should:
Placard the vehicle POISON and remove all other placards
Placard the vehicle POISON onlyif no other cargo requires it
Placard vehicle with both POISON and hazard class placards
A railroad crossing is ahead of you and you are hauling hazardous material. When you stop for the crossing, you can stop as far away as _____ feet from the nearest rail.
100
50
75
Who is responsible for finding out what permits or special routes you will need to haul hazardous materials?
The shipper
The driver
The carrier
Who is responsible for safely transporting a hazardous material shipment without delay and keeping the shipping papers in the right place?
The shipper
The carrier
The driver
A vehicle contains 500 pounds each of explosives class 1.1 and 1.2. you must use:
Explosives and Dangerous placards
Dangerous placards
Explosives 1.1 placards
When handling packages of explosives, you must:
Double wrap wet boxes in plastic to prevent staining
Roll the packages carefully, with no sharp or jarring action
Never use hooks or other metal tools
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