Chapter 1

1. Containers that are designed and constructed for transportation of hazardous materials must meet performance regulations established by which government agency?

2. In addition to federal incident reporting requirements, there may be several state and local government requirements for reporting spills. The responsibility to meet these requirements falls upon the:

3. What does the OSHA General Duty Clause cover?

4. Of the following statements, which is NOT true when determining whether you are meeting the “standard of care”?

5. Which NFPA protective clothing and equipment standard covers protective ensembles for first responders to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism incidents?

6. What term represents the minimum accepted level of hazardous materials emergency service that should be provided regardless of location or situation?

7. Which of the following components of a hazards analysis is based upon the potential risks and considers emergency response resource requirements?

8. The first and most critical element of the hazardous materials management system is the:

9. Hazmat response teams typically function as a group or _______ within the Incident Command System.

10. The first of four key elements in a hazardous materials management systems approach is:

11. A recent addition to the voluntary consensus standards, NFPA ____ applies to the storage, use, and handling of hazardous materials in all occupancies and facilities.

12. What is the primary responsibility of emergency responders during clean-up and recovery operations?

13. Which of the following components of a hazards analysis identifies areas that may be affected or exposed and which facilities, property, or environment may be susceptible to damage should a hazmat release occur?

14. What term represents the minimum accepted level of hazardous materials emergency service that should be provided regardless of location or situation?

15. Planning is a process used to manage:

16. Within the National Incident Management System incident typing system, which type of incident is considered a significant event with national-level impact?

17. How many hours of initial training at the operations level does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration require for the hazmat technician?

18. Which element of the hazardous materials management system involves restoring a facility or getting the community back to normal as soon as possible?

19. The National Incident Management System categorizes incidents into _____different types based on the scope, impact, and resource requirements.

20. A hazards analysis should be conducted for every location designated as having a(n) _____ probability for a hazmat incident.

21. Within the Incident Command System, the hazmat response team is under the control of a hazardous materials officer, who functions as a hazmat:

22. Which of the following components of a hazards analysis is a judgment of incident probability and severity based upon the previous incident history, local experience, and the best available hazard and technological information?

23. Which hazardous materials are covered in NFPA 30?

24. Which hazardous materials are covered in NFPA 58?

25. Within the National Incident Management System incident typing system, the overwhelming majority of hazardous materials incidents handled at the local level are:

26. Which NFPA protective clothing and equipment standard covers protective ensembles for first responders to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism incidents?

27. Which of the following components of a hazards analysis provides specific information on situations that have the potential for causing injury to life or damage to property and the environment?

28. Which of the following is NOT a federal regulation pertaining to reporting requirements of a hazardous materials incident?

29. Documents related to emergency operations planning that support the overall emergency preparedness process could include all of the following EXCEPT:

30. A hazmat response team is an organized group of trained response personnel that operates under an emergency response plan and applicable: