Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 14

Knowledge Check

1. Why should I Cs consult technical sources before using equipment to confine spilled materials?
2. 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:
3. Provided they have appropriate training, equipment, and PPE, Operations Level responders can take offensive actions, like leak control, in situations involving:
4. Spill control tactics attempt to:
5. A defensive spill-control tactic that confines a hazardous material, rather than changing its physical and/or chemical properties, is:
6. Which process might be used for the temporary mitigation of radioactive and biological substances?
7. At a fixed facility or at a pipeline, responders should NOT shut any valves without direction from:
8. Neutralization and vapor dispersion are:
9. The most common cause of a BLEVE is when:
10. Foam cannot seal vapors of:
11. What may indicate that the pressure within a container is increasing and that container failure may be imminent?
12. Diking, damming, diverting, and retention:
13. Responders usually use organic-based materials, such as activated charcoal or carbon, as:
14. One problem associated with dispersion is that it can:
15. During the process of adsorption, the molecules of the liquid hazardous material:
16. At an incident involving a break in an underground pipe, personnel should first evacuate the area immediately around the break and the area:
17. How can water be used in flammable and combustible liquid fire control?
18. Why should responders avoid contact with flammable or combustible products?
19. If the products of combustion present fewer hazards than the leaking chemical, the best course of action may be to:
20. When choosing the type of ventilation to use, remember that: