Chapter 14

1. Why should responders avoid contact with flammable or combustible products?

2. Why should I Cs consult technical sources before using equipment to confine spilled materials?

3. Which process might be used for the temporary mitigation of radioactive and biological substances?

4. A defensive spill-control tactic that confines a hazardous material, rather than changing its physical and/or chemical properties, is:

5. Provided they have appropriate training, equipment, and PPE, Operations Level responders can take offensive actions, like leak control, in situations involving:

6. 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:

7. Responders usually use organic-based materials, such as activated charcoal or carbon, as:

8. The most common cause of a BLEVE is when:

9. One problem associated with dispersion is that it can:

10. What may indicate that the pressure within a container is increasing and that container failure may be imminent?

11. During the process of adsorption, the molecules of the liquid hazardous material:

12. At a fixed facility or at a pipeline, responders should NOT shut any valves without direction from:

13. How can water be used in flammable and combustible liquid fire control?

14. If the products of combustion present fewer hazards than the leaking chemical, the best course of action may be to:

15. At an incident involving a break in an underground pipe, personnel should first evacuate the area immediately around the break and the area:

16. Neutralization and vapor dispersion are:

17. Foam cannot seal vapors of:

18. Spill control tactics attempt to:

19. When choosing the type of ventilation to use, remember that:

20. Diking, damming, diverting, and retention: