Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 14

Knowledge Check

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