Chapter 14

1. Why should I Cs consult technical sources before using equipment to confine spilled materials?

2. If the products of combustion present fewer hazards than the leaking chemical, the best course of action may be to:

3. Diking, damming, diverting, and retention:

4. Provided they have appropriate training, equipment, and PPE, Operations Level responders can take offensive actions, like leak control, in situations involving:

5. The most common cause of a BLEVE is when:

6. Foam cannot seal vapors of:

7. During the process of adsorption, the molecules of the liquid hazardous material:

8. What may indicate that the pressure within a container is increasing and that container failure may be imminent?

9. At an incident involving a break in an underground pipe, personnel should first evacuate the area immediately around the break and the area:

10. Which process might be used for the temporary mitigation of radioactive and biological substances?

11. Responders usually use organic-based materials, such as activated charcoal or carbon, as:

12. One problem associated with dispersion is that it can:

13. How can water be used in flammable and combustible liquid fire control?

14. At a fixed facility or at a pipeline, responders should NOT shut any valves without direction from:

15. Spill control tactics attempt to:

16. When choosing the type of ventilation to use, remember that:

17. A defensive spill-control tactic that confines a hazardous material, rather than changing its physical and/or chemical properties, is:

18. To stop or limit the escape or to contain the release of a product either in its original container or by transferring it to a new one is the goal of:

19. Why should responders avoid contact with flammable or combustible products?

20. Neutralization and vapor dispersion are: