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There are three lists that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is regulated as hazardous. Which one of these choices is not one of those three lists?

Drivers of placarded vehicles transporting hazardous materials must stop ____ to ____ feet from the nearest rail of a railroad.

How many identical placards is a vehicle hauling hazardous materials required to display and where?

How many different type placards are there showing D.O.T specifications?

You must carry a gas mask with you when transporting?

What is the shape and size of a placard?

It is recommended that when hauling a load of explosives class A or class B to use the fuses instead of the warning triangles if in an emergency or breakdown situation.

Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fires unless you:

If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should:

The Hazardous Waste Manifest should be:

If a materials class is the word “FORBIDDEN”, what kinds of materials are you still allowed to haul?

Cylinders containing compressed gases may only be loaded onto a vehicle without a flat floor or platform if the cylinders are:

What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle?

If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle:

Animals and human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicle with:

The Transport Index of a radioactive material:

Class A explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle includes:

Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting Class A or Class B explosives?

A safe haven is best described as:

Which of the following is one of the three keys to identify which placard to use?

When is it necessary to ground the trailer?

You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within ____ feet of an open fire.

With most hazardous materials, you may park within 5 feet of the road briefly. If your work requires it. The materials that are the exception and do not allow parking this close to the road are:

The basic description of a hazardous material includes the hazard class, the ID number, and the proper shipping name. Which one must appear first on the shipping paper?

When fueling a placarded vehicle, someone must always be:

A driver that hauls hazardous materials must attend training every:

An “A/W” the first column of the hazardous materials table means:

How many different hazard classes are there?

When a substance in the Materials Table is written in italics it means:

Column 1 (symbols) the “I” means:

When hauling explosives 1.1 & 1.3; which placard do you use?

When a spill occurs of an “RQ” substance the carrier has within ______to report the spill.

Column 1 (symbols ) the “+” sign means:

You have loaded a hazardous material into a cargo tank. What must you do before you move the vehicle?

A properly prepared Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest:

Shippers package in order to ________the material.

Drivers placard their vehicle to_________the risk.

What three things do you need to know to decide which placards (if any) you need?

A hazardous materials identification number must appear on the _________and on the ____________. The identification number must also appear on cargo tanks and other bulk packaging.

What is shipper’s certification?

Where does shipper’s certification appear?

Who signs shipper’s certification?

When may non-hazardous materials be described by hazard class words or identification numbers?

Your load includes 20 pounds of division 2.3 gas and .1001 pounds of flammable gas. What placard do you need?

Around which hazard classes must you never smoke?

Which three hazard classes should not be loaded into a trailer that has a heater or air conditioner unit?

Should the floor liner required for Division 1.1 or 1.2 (Explosives A) be stainless steel?

What are cargo tanks?

What is a portable tank?

One of these shipping paper descriptions for a hazardous material is in the right order. Which one is it?

A placard is required for a combustible liquid at?

To find out if a shipment includes a hazardous material, you should:

When there is a hazardous materials emergency. You should:

Which signals may be used to warn of a stopped vehicle that contains explosives?

Column 1 (symbols) the “D” sign means:

A Hazard Class Name or ID number may not be used to describe a:

When transporting hazardous loads, you must check your tires at least:

If there is an “RQ” before or after the item description on the shipping paper, it means the:

Carriers must give each driver who transports Class A or B explosives:

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.

Who is responsible for safely transporting a hazardous material shipment without delay and keeping the shipping papers in the right place?

You find an overheated tire during an en route inspection. If you are hauling hazardous materials, you must:

The intent of Hazardous Materials Regulations is to ensurem safety, to contain the material, and:

The Total Transport Index of all radioactive material packages in a single vehicle must not exceed ____.

You are going to be hauling hazardous materials over a route you do not know well. When should you check the route and get the permits needed for the trip?

Which three hazard classes should not be loaded into a trailer that has a heater/air conditioner unit.

What is the only exception to certification by a shipper?

A truck carrying explosives has crashed with another vehicle. You should not pull them apart until:

When handling packages of explosives, you must:

Which of the following choices is a hazard class you are not allowed to smoke around?

Who is responsible for finding out what permits or special routes you will need to haul hazardous materials?

If an “X” or “RQ” is in the “HM” column of a shipping paper entry, the:

Which of the following, if required, must the shipper put on the package:

You are hauling hazardous materials and you find that one of your tires is leaking. You must:

Shipping papers must always be kept in one place when driving with hazardous materials. Where should they be kept when wearing your seat belt?

A vehicle contains 500 pounds each of explosives CLASS A and B, you must use:

Who is responsible for checking to be sure the shipper correctly named, labeled, and marked a hazardous materials shipment?

What must you check before transporting a sealed load?

You don’t have a Hazardous Materials Endorsement on your Commercial Driver’s License. You are asked to deliver hazardous materials in a placarded vehicle. You should:

Why are placards used?

You must have placards for explosive, poison gas, or radioactive materials exceeding:

When hauling hazardous materials, you must stop and check your tires every time you park, if you have ____ tires on your vehicle.

A vehicle placarded for Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives:

If you are required to stop at railroad crossings, you must:

Some hazardous materials may not be loaded with other hazardous materials. The prohibited combinations are listed in the:

The shipping papers for hazardous materials can be found:

Which of the following statements about loading and unloading cargo tanks is false?

The floor liner for explosives may not:

The floor liner for explosives may NOT contain nails or screws.

It is acceptable to use a placard with the word “DANGEROUS” if:

A “Transport Index” relates to products that are:

On the Hazardous Materials Table, proper shipping names are shown:

Product ID numbers must appear on each side and both ends of a tank containing:

The hazardous materials identification number is important because:

The basic shipment of a hazardous product must include:

In the event of an accident involving hazardous materials, you should first:

Which of the following statements about “radioactive” labels is true?

When transporting both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, your bills must:

The designation RQ identifies the material’s:

If you are hauling hazardous waste, you must:

On the Hazardous Materials Table, column 1 shows:

Tankers used to transport hazardous materials on vehicles must be marked with:

A placarded vehicle must have at least __ placards:

Of the following hazardous materials classes, which one is the most dangerous?

You must control how far packages labeled “Radioactive ll” or Radioactive lll” are located from people and cargo space walls by referring to:

You should turn off your engine when loading flammable liquid unless:

The hazardous materials will be named on:

A “Segregation and Separation Chart” indicates:

The shipper must attach a diamond-shaped label to hazardous materials by:

You should never transport a package labeled “poison” if you are hauling:

Which one of the following shipping descriptions is in the proper order:

If the hazardous materials are classified as “FORBIDDEN” you should:

When transporting explosives you may not:

Who is responsible for certifying on the bills of lading that the hazardous materials are prepared properly?

Containment rules are rules that:

You must notify the ____ of any spills exceeding the RQ (Reportable Quantity).

The product ID markings on a tank must be:

In order to transport hazardous materials which require placards you must:

Placarded loads require a fire extinguisher in your truck with a UL rating of:

A placard on the trailer is intended to communicate the risk of hazardous materials.

The placards should be placed on the vehicle:

Entries in the “Hazardous Materials Table” are shown:

Placards must be placed:

If the words “INHALATION HAZARD” appear on the shipping papers, you need:

When transporting explosives, flammable liquid or flammable gas, you may not:

The hazard class of all materials specifies:

When transporting compressed gases, you must:

The carrier sends products from one place to another by truck, rail, vessel, or airplane.

Shippers are required to describe hazardous materials correctly and include an emergency response telephone number on shipping papers.

On the Hazardous Materials Table columns 9 and 10 do not apply to highway transport.

If the words INHALATION HAZARD appear on the shipping paper or package, the rules require display of the POISON
INHALATION HAZARD or POISON GAS placards, as appropriate.

When loading/unloading Class 2 (compressed gases), including cryogenic liquids, if your vehicle doesn’t have racks to hold cylinders, the cargo space floor must be flat. The cylinders must be:

Division 2.3 (Poisonous Gas) or Division 6.1 (Poisonous) Materials. Never transport these materials in containers with interconnections.

Class 4 (Flammable Solids) and Class 5 (Oxidizers) Materials. Class 4 materials are solids that react (including fire and explosion) to water, heat, and air or even react spontaneously. When loading/unloading they must be:

The HMR requires that drivers have special training before driving a vehicle transporting:

Propane is a Class 2 hazardous material that is a:

If loading Class 8 (Corrosive) materials by hand, load breakable containers of corrosive liquid:

You must check a placarded vehicles tires every time you stop. The only way to properly check the tire pressure is:

A __________ in Column 1 of the Hazardous Materials Table means that the hazardous material described in Column 2 is a generic shipping name.

An exception to the shipper’s certification requirement is when the:

Column 1 of the Hazardous Materials Table tells:

A prohibited loading combination is ______ and animal or human food unless the package is over-packed in an approved way.

Emergency response information must be kept:

Loading Division 2.3 (Poisonous) gas Zone A in the same vehicle with __________ is prohibited.

Hazardous materials include:

Table 1 materials must be placarded when:

Column 3 of the List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities shows:

Which of the following statements is true?

You may use __________ placards instead of separate placards for each Table 2 hazard class when you have 1,001 pounds or more of two or more Table 2 hazard classes, requiring different placards, and you have not loaded 2,205
pounds or more of any Table 2 hazard class at any one place.

Each placard must be:

A shipment may include hazardous materials if the shipping paper has:

The carrier:

HMR require that drivers have special training before driving a vehicle transporting:

The __________ must still be visible when a portable tank is on a motor vehicle.

If you are transporting Class 1 (Explosives) and your vehicle is involved in a collision, remove all explosives before attempting to separate the vehicles and place them at least __________ feet away from the vehicles and occupied buildings.

You may transport packages of explosives that:

Treat the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest as a __________ when transporting hazardous wastes.

The __________ uses the hazardous materials regulations to determine the product’s identification number.

Leaking or damaged packages should:

Never use burning signals, such as __________ around a tank used for Division 2.1 (Flammable Gas), whether loaded or empty.

__________ in packages with a transport index.

You or your employer must phone the National Response Center when any of the following occur as a direct result of a hazardous materials incident:

You may move an improperly placarded vehicle:

If the words INHALATION HAZARD are on the shipping paper or package, you must display __________ placards in addition to any other placards needed by the product’s hazard class.

If you are transporting a flammable liquid and you have an accident:

Unless you have read all the related rules, don’t load __________ in a cargo space that has a heater.

If hazardous materials are spilling from your vehicle:

If you call the National Response Center regarding a hazardous materials incident:

The A symbol in Column 1 of the Hazardous Materials Table:

The __________ refuses leaking packages and shipments.

If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and nonhazardous products, the hazardous materials will be:

A driver transporting __________ in cargo tanks must have an emergency kit for controlling leaks in dome cover plate fittings on the cargo tank.

A material’s __________ reflects the risks associated with it.

Hazardous materials employers are required to keep a record of that training on each employee as long as that employee is working with hazardous materials and for _____ days thereafter.

You must only give a hazardous waste shipment to:

On the shipping paper, total quantity must appear ______ the basic description.

You or your employer must phone the National Response Center when one or more major transportation arteries or facilities are closed or shut down for _______ or more as a direct result of a hazardous materials incident.

You or your employer must phone the National Response Center when any of the following occur as a direct result of a hazardous materials incident:

Battery fluid is a(n) __________ hazardous material.

The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) are found in parts __________ of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The driver:

Which of the following statements is true?

If you pick up a hazardous materials shipment that does not have a properly prepared shipping paper:

Many products classed as poison are also:

Toxic gases can __________, even if they don’t smell.

A driver transporting __________ in cargo tanks must have an approved gas mask in the vehicle.

Do not transport Division 1.1 or 1.2 (Class A explosives) in triples or in vehicle combinations if the other vehicle in the combination contains:

If you break down while driving a tank used for Class 3 (Flammable Liquids), whether loaded or empty, and have to use stopped vehicle signals, use:

A bulk packaging is a single container with a capacity of ____ gallons or more.

The person attending a placarded vehicle must be:

Examples of ORM-D hazardous materials are:

Clearly distinguish hazardous materials shipping papers from others by: