Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 14

Knowledge Check

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