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