Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 1

Knowledge Check

1. The role of the hazardous materials technician specialist is to:
2. Fire service professional organizations testified before the U.S. Congress and requested inclusion of emergency responders in the provisions of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA) based on:
3. Which first responders are allowed to perform some defensive actions, but, with some exceptions, are not expected to come into contact with hazardous materials?
4. In the United States, the agency that manages national nuclear research and defense programs is called the:
5. Fire service professional organizations testified before the U.S. Congress and requested inclusion of emergency responders in the provisions of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA) based on:
6. The NFPA:
7. At complex hazmat incidents, first responders:
8. Hazmat incidents often:
9. The role of the hazardous materials technician specialist is to:
10. Which of the following is a Canadian agency that regulates dangerous goods/hazardous materials?
11. Which of the following is a Canadian agency that regulates dangerous goods/hazardous materials?
12. In the United States, transportation of hazardous materials via air, highway, pipeline, rail, or water is regulated by the:
13. The process of taking in hazardous materials through the skin or eyes is defined as:
14. Which first responders are allowed to perform some defensive actions, but, with some exceptions, are not expected to come into contact with hazardous materials?
15. What level of responder is expected to identify potential hazards at an incident including the type of container involved, the hazardous material involved, and the hazards presented by the material, but does not perform offensive actions?
16. Awareness level personnel are expected to:
17. The NFPA:
18. Chemicals or biological substances that cause sickness, illness, or injmy by doing damage on the molecular scale are examples of:
19. The process of taking in hazardous materials through the skin or eyes is defined as:
20. What level of responder is expected to identify potential hazards at an incident including the type of container involved, the hazardous material involved, and the hazards presented by the material, but does not perform offensive actions?
21. At complex hazmat incidents, first responders:
22. In Step 4 of the APIE process, responders:
23. In Step 4 of the APIE process, responders:
24. Chemicals or biological substances that cause sickness, illness, or injmy by doing damage on the molecular scale are examples of:
25. In the United States, the agency that oversees and enforces compliance with the Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FSHA) is the:
26. Hazmat incidents often:
27. In the United States, transportation of hazardous materials via air, highway, pipeline, rail, or water is regulated by the:
28. In the United States, the agency that manages national nuclear research and defense programs is called the:
29. In the United States, the agency that oversees and enforces compliance with the Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FSHA) is the:
30. Awareness level personnel are expected to: