Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 5

Knowledge Check

1. When is topography a factor in hazmat incidents?
2. Static electricity, internal combustion engines, and heated surfaces are examples of:
3. Posionous materials are known to be _____ to humans.
4. What is the pressure exerted by a saturated vapor above its own liquid in a closed container?
5. The concentration (in air) at which the "average person" can smell a particular compound is the:
6. Which class of hazards is characterized by thermal and mechanical hazards in the form of blast pressure waves, shrapnel and fragmentation, and incendiary thermal effects?
7. Fla1mnable gases have:
8. addition to burning, all flammable and combustible liquids exhibit varying degrees of:
9. Where are you MOST likely to find gases or vapors with vapor density greater than one?
10. Asphyxiants, irritants, convulsants, and carcinogens are types of:
11. Which of the following statements about a hazardous materials state of matter is MOST accurate?
12. Class 8 hazards are either a liquid or a solid that cause full thickness destruction of human skin at the site of contact because they are:
13. Organic peroxides are both an oxidizer and a fuel, making them very:
14. The conversion of a liquid to vapor:
15. Overhead power lines, highway traffic, and rail lines are examples of:
16. The ALARA principle uses time, distance, and __ to limit exposure to radiation.
17. What BEST describes compressed gas?
18. Incidents involving _____are potentially the most dangerous for emergancy responders.
19. The damaging effects of ionizing radiation occur at the __ level.
20. Which type of radiation can be reduced or stopped by a layer of clothing, a thin sheet of metal, or a thick Plexiglass?