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Chapter 7
Knowledge Check
1.
What are critical tools for evaluating real-time incident data in order to determine whether anything is present?
Databases
Reference manuals
Monitoring instruments
Technical information centers
2.
Which of the following does NOT relate to monitoring and detection equipment?
Determining the appropriate level of PPE
Determining the size of control zones
Determining if more time is required
Determining if the incident is safe
3.
_______ is a hazardous materials emergency telephone technical information center available to responders in the United States?
CANUTEC
CHEMTREC
SETIQ
911
4.
Which event in the General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model occurs after a breach and allows the hazardous material to escape in the form of energy, matter, or a combination of both?
Breach
Release
Engulfment
Impingement
5.
Which type of stress is commonly the result of a transfer of energy when one object physically contacts or collides with another?
Thermal
Mechanical
Chemical
Radiological
6.
Which type of breach includes torn fiber or plastic bags, split 55-gallon drums, and seam/weld failures on both pressurized and nonpressurized containers?
Runaway cracking
Container punctures
Container splits or tears
Disintegration
7.
Which of the following is NOT a component of the risk-based response process?
Analyzing the problem
Identifying the hazards
Evaluating potential consequences
Determining dispatch protocol
8.
For which of the following release events does the responder have time to react and develop prolonged countermeasures?
Detonation
Violent rupture
Rapid relief
Spill or leak
9.
Which of the following is NOT a method for determining the pressure of a hazardous material container?
Using a fixed pressure gauge
Using a fixed gauging device
Attaching a pressure gauge
Using a vapor pressure/temperature conversion chart
10.
Which type of breach involves a small crack in a closed container that may suddenly develop into a rapidly growing crack that encircles the container?
Disintegration
Runaway cracking
Failure of container attachments
Container splits or tears
11.
Assessment of the hazards that may be involved in the incident, including the collection and interpretation of hazard and response information, best describes which of the following tasks?
Development of the incident action plan
Hazard assessment
Hazard evaluation
Risk evaluation
12.
Which event in the General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model states that responders must first understand what is likely to occur within the engulfed area if they do not intervene?
Impinge
Engulf
Harm
Release
13.
This resource has personnel that work with the hazardous material or have some specialized knowledge such as container design, toxicology, or chemistry.
Technical information centers
Technical information specialists
Technical information databases
Technical information publications
14.
Two primary tasks within the hazard and risk evaluation process are to gather data and information and compile it into a useful manner so that the risk evaluation process can be accomplished in a timely and ________ manner.
effective
efficient
safe
expeditionary
15.
Which event in the General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model involves the hazardous material coming in contact with exposures such as people, property, and systems as it engulfs an area?
Impinge
Breach
Harm
Release
16.
Which of the following release types is commonly associated with runaway cracking and overpressures of closed containers, giving responders no time to react?
Detonation
Violent rupture
Rapid relief
Spill or leak
17.
There are three factors that directly influence the level of harm. Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?
Lethality of chemicals involved
Location of chemical release
Size of dispersion pattern
Timing of the release
18.
Despite the large number of resources available, most responders rely on how many primary response guidebooks for most of their data and information?
1 to 2
2 to 4
3 to 5
4 to 6
19.
ANSWER: Under the stress event of the General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model, there are three types of stress. Which of the following is LEAST likely, though still possible?
Thermal
Mechanical
Chemical
Radiological
20.
The General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model describes _______ as an applied force or system of forces that tend to either strain or deform a container.
stress
breach
release
engulfment
21.
Which General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model event involves the material being free to travel or disperse, allowing it to move outward from the source and to surround an area?
Contact
Engulfing
Impingement
Release
22.
_______ is best described as the process by which responders analyze the problem and assess potential outcomes?
Development of the incident action plan
Hazard assessment
Hazard evaluation
Risk evaluation
23.
In order to mount a safe and effective hazmat response, responders must understand all of the following about the chemical EXCEPT:
physical properties.
chemical properties.
environmental influence.
cost per ounce.
24.
What is a problem with reference manuals and guidebooks that the responder must be aware of when using them for research?
Easily updated
Conflicting information
Availability
Cost
25.
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a source of data and information when gathering information on the hazardous materials involved in an incident?
911 operators
Technical information center
Hazardous materials databases
Monitoring instruments
26.
In order to determine the area affected by the material released, responders frequently use the “Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Distances” from what publication?
Emergency Response Guidebook
Fire Fighter’s Guide to Hazardous Materials
Managing the Incident
NFPA 472
27.
Which type of stress is a reaction between two materials, such as corrosive materials attacking metal or the pressure or heat generated by the decomposition or polymerization of a substance?
Thermal
Mechanical
Chemical
Radiological
28.
Which of the following databases is NOT part of the EPA trio of programs used for mitigation by responders at hazardous materials incidents?
ALOHA
CAMEO
MARPLOT
WISER
29.
A container that is stressed beyond its limits of recovery and opens up represents which event of the General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model?
Stress
Breach
Release
Engulfment
30.
Which of the following is NOT a method for a responder to determine how much product remains in a container?
Using fixed gauging devices
Using infrared cameras
Assessing the temperature of the product
Weighing small nonbulk cylinders
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