1.
Which is the best action a first responder can take to isolate a hazard area and deny entry to unauthorized persons?
A. Without entering the area, keep people away from the scene and outside the safety perimeter.
B. Don protective clothing, enter the incident area, and evacuate victims.
C. Ask bystanders to help spread the word for people to stay away from the area.
D. Alert the appropriate hazardous material experts to attend to the incident.
2.
Who should a first responder call when he or she comes upon an incident involving hazardous materials?
A. HazMat team
B. 9-1-1
C. city mayor
D. incident commander
3.
What should a first responder's initial action(s) at the scene of a hazardous materials/WMD incident or potential criminal/terrorist activity include?
A. gather information
B. set perimeters
C. notify the proper authorities
D. all of the above
4.
What is the first line of defense against hazardous materials and their potential effects on a first responder?
A. turnout gear
B. placards or labels
C. recognition and identification
D. gathering and analyzing
5.
What hazard class is indicated by this placard?
A. class 3265: infectious substances
B. class 8: corrosives
C. miscellaneous dangerous goods
D. toxic materials
6.
On this placard, where is a UN hazard class or division located?
A. top
B. middle
C. bottom
D. it's not there
7.
What component of a placard is intended to help a first responder differentiate between the hazard and the hazard class?
A. color
B. symbol
C. UN hazard class or division number
D. UN/HA ID number, class description
8.
What hazard class placard background is orange?
A. explosives
B. gases
C. oxidizers
D. miscellaneous dangerous goods
9.
Dry ice and asbestos fall into what hazard class?
A. miscellaneous dangerous goods
B. corrosives
C. toxic materials and infectious substances
D. flammable solids
10.
What hazard class is shown in this picture?
A. peroxide
B. oxidizer
C. gasoline
D. flammable liquid
11.
What do labels and placards indicate?
A. identity of hazardous materials
B. primary hazard class of materials
C. properties of hazardous materials
D. reactions to certain substances
12.
What marking type is attached to the outside of a motor vehicle, railcar, freight container, or portable tank containing at least 640 cubic feet of hazardous materials?
A. sign
B. placard
C. label
D. marking
13.
A placard that reads INHALATION HAZARD indicates a material from what class?
A. explosives
B. gases
C. oxidizers
D. miscellaneous dangerous goods
14.
The NFPA 704 marking system uses the color blue to indicate what type of hazard?
A. reactivity
B. health
C. special hazards
D. flammability
15.
In the NFPA 704 system, a 2 in the health diamond indicates which of the following?
A. death possible
B. extreme care
C. hazardous
D. slightly hazardous
16.
What is the greatest hazard according to this placard?
A. capable of detonation
B. explosive
C. very flammable
D. death is possible
17.
What special hazard is being identified by this placard?
A. oxidizer
B. flammable
C. combustible
D. explosive
18.
Where is the flammability hazard located on the NFPA 704 placard?
A. top
B. right
C. left
D. bottom
19.
Using the military marking system, the orange upside-down triangle indicates what type of explosive?
A. explosion with fragments
B. moderate fire hazard
C. mass detonation
D. mass fire hazard
20.
Using the military marking system, the orange X indicates what type of explosive?
A. mass fire hazard
B. moderate fire hazard
C. explosion with fragments
D. mass detonation

