Hazmat Incident Commander

Chapter 8

Knowledge Check

1. Which of the following self-contained breathing apparatus has a compressed air cylinder to supply fresh air that is exhaled to the ambient atmosphere?
2. According to NFPA 1991 and ASTM F1001, how many chemicals are chemical vapor protective clothing tested against?
3. Which of the following is a process by which a hazardous chemical moves through a given material on the molecular level?
4. Which of the following is the flow or movement of a hazardous chemical through closures, seams, porous materials, and pinholes or other imperfections in the material?
5. For which of the following environments can an APR be used by responders?
6. Which of the following is defined as the time from the initial chemical attack on the outside of the material until its desorption and detection inside?
7. Manufacturers recommend which of the following uses for suits that have exceeded their shelf life?
8. Which of the following respiratory protections would best protect you from a thermal hazard?
9. Structural firefighting clothing (as compared to chemical protective clothing) would be preferred when exposed to:
10. Which of the following NFPA standards covers Vapor Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Materials Emergencies?
11. Which of the following air-purifying respirators uses a blower to force the ambient air through air-purifying elements and into a full-face mask?
12. Limited-use materials are protective clothing materials that are used and then discarded after how many uses?
13. All of the following basic types of protective clothing are used at hazmat incidents EXCEPT:
14. For which of the following hazards would structural firefighting clothing provide the responder with adequate skin protection?
15. Use of breakthrough times from testing of chemical protective clothing against chemicals allows responders to estimate the duration of ________ protection in a worst-case scenario.
16. ________ is the rate at which the chemical passes through the chemical protective clothing material and is generally expressed as micrograms per square centimeter per minute.
17. Which of the following is the most common type of PPE used by emergency responders?
18. Which of the following is NOT a parameter that should be considered when evaluating and choosing chemical protective clothing materials and barrier fabrics?
19. Air purification respirators are designed to remove particulate matter, gases, or vapors before inhalation through the use of a _______ attached to a mask.
20. For what support function could limited-use materials be used due to their lower costs and reduced maintenance requirements?
21. All of the following are parameters that should be considered when evaluating and choosing chemical protective clothing EXCEPT:
22. Which type of respiratory protection is used for long periods of working time at a hazardous materials incident?
23. Which of the following NFPA standards covers Protective Ensembles for Chemical/Biological Terrorism Incidents?
24. What is the maximum hose length from the source of supplied air?
25. Which type of self-contained breathing apparatus recycles exhaled air by removing carbon dioxide with an alkaline scrubber?
26. For which of the following hazards would chemical vapor protective clothing be the most acceptable level for skin protection?
27. The physical destruction or decomposition of a clothing material due to chemical exposure, use, or ambient conditions is known as:
28. What industrial liquid chemical is used to test protective ensembles for first responders to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents?
29. Which of the following respiration devices uses a filter, cartridge, or canister that removes specific air contaminants by passing ambient air through the filter, cartridge, or canister?
30. Reusable garments are designed and fabricated to allow for decontamination and reuse, although some certain chemical exposures may require the ________ of these garments.