Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 1

Knowledge Check

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