Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 13

Knowledge Check

1. Neutralization and vapor dispersion are:
2. To stop or limit the escape or to contain the release of a product either in its original container or by transferring it to a new one is the goal of:
3. A defensive spill-control tactic that confines a hazardous material, rather than changing its physical and/or chemical properties, is:
4. The most common cause of a BLEVE is when:
5. Provided they have appropriate training, equipment, and PPE, Operations Level responders can take offensive actions, like leak control, in situations involving:
6. Which process might be used for the temporary mitigation of radioactive and biological substances?
7. Spill control tactics attempt to:
8. How can water be used in flammable and combustible liquid fire control?
9. One problem associated with dispersion is that it can:
10. If the products of combustion present fewer hazards than the leaking chemical, the best course of action may be to:
11. At a fixed facility or at a pipeline, responders should NOT shut any valves without direction from:
12. What may indicate that the pressure within a container is increasing and that container failure may be imminent?
13. Why should responders avoid contact with flammable or combustible products?
14. At an incident involving a break in an underground pipe, personnel should first evacuate the area immediately around the break and the area:
15. When choosing the type of ventilation to use, remember that:
16. Responders usually use organic-based materials, such as activated charcoal or carbon, as:
17. Foam cannot seal vapors of:
18. Why should I Cs consult technical sources before using equipment to confine spilled materials?
19. Diking, damming, diverting, and retention:
20. During the process of adsorption, the molecules of the liquid hazardous material: