FREE Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Endorsement Awareness Questions and Answers

Question 1

The following describes the NFPA Standard for Responders' Competence to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents:

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NFPA 472

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NFPA 1472

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NFPA 471

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NFPA 1471

Question 2

The words dangerous goods and hazardous materials are interchangeable.

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False

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True

Question 3

What sources can you go to in order to discover the names connected to the UN numbers in the transportation sector?

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Emergency Response Guide

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NFPA 704 symbol

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MSDS

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Ingredients list

Question 4

There are no hazardous materials in residential structures.

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False

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True

Question 5

The Emergency Response Guidebook has two different categories of potential risks:

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Health and fire/explosion

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Reactivity & explosion

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Spill & leak

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Airborne contamination potential & reactivity to light

Question 6

Where can I get an NFPA 704 placard?

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All the above

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Fixed facilities

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Radiation shipments

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Rail cars

Question 7

The colors make up the NFPA 704 logo.

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Red, blue, yellow, white

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Orange, blue, white, green

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Orange, blue, white, green

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Black, red, white, yellow

Question 8

The color blue on the NFPA 704 emblem denotes

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Health

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Reactivity

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Flammability

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Special hazards

Question 9

The number 3 in the red, blue, or yellow part of the NFPA 704 sign would denote

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Serious type hazard

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Immediate hazard

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No hazard

Question 10

In Canada, MSDS sheets feature nine sections, but in the US, there are sixteen.

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False

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True