Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 1

Knowledge Check

1. Which first responders are allowed to perform some defensive actions, but, with some exceptions, are not expected to come into contact with hazardous materials?
2. In the United States, the agency that manages national nuclear research and defense programs is called the:
3. In the United States, the agency that oversees and enforces compliance with the Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FSHA) is the:
4. The process of taking in hazardous materials through the skin or eyes is defined as:
5. In Step 4 of the APIE process, responders:
6. 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?
7. In Step 4 of the APIE process, responders:
8. The role of the hazardous materials technician specialist is to:
9. The NFPA:
10. The role of the hazardous materials technician specialist is to:
11. 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?
12. At complex hazmat incidents, first responders:
13. Hazmat incidents often:
14. Awareness level personnel are expected to:
15. 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:
16. In the United States, transportation of hazardous materials via air, highway, pipeline, rail, or water is regulated by the:
17. In the United States, the agency that manages national nuclear research and defense programs is called the:
18. Awareness level personnel are expected to:
19. Which first responders are allowed to perform some defensive actions, but, with some exceptions, are not expected to come into contact with hazardous materials?
20. The NFPA:
21. Which of the following is a Canadian agency that regulates dangerous goods/hazardous materials?
22. Which of the following is a Canadian agency that regulates dangerous goods/hazardous materials?
23. In the United States, transportation of hazardous materials via air, highway, pipeline, rail, or water is regulated by the:
24. Hazmat incidents often:
25. At complex hazmat incidents, first responders:
26. The process of taking in hazardous materials through the skin or eyes is defined as:
27. Chemicals or biological substances that cause sickness, illness, or injmy by doing damage on the molecular scale are examples of:
28. Chemicals or biological substances that cause sickness, illness, or injmy by doing damage on the molecular scale are examples of:
29. In the United States, the agency that oversees and enforces compliance with the Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FSHA) is the:
30. 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: