Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 1

Knowledge Check

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