HazMat HazMat Emergency Response 3

Question 1

What information does the ERG's orange-bordered pages provide?

Accepted Answer

Potential hazards and emergency response actions for a specific material

Answer

List of approved HazMat carriers

Answer

State-by-state routing regulations

Answer

Vehicle inspection checklists

Question 2

If you are first on the scene of a HazMat accident that you did not cause, what is your responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Stop, keep others away, call 911, and stay upwind

Answer

No responsibility — drive on

Answer

Attempt to clean up the spill

Answer

Direct traffic until police arrive

Question 3

What does the word INHALATION HAZARD on a shipping paper indicate?

Accepted Answer

The material poses a serious risk from breathing vapors or gases

Answer

The material requires special ventilation during loading

Answer

The material is safe to handle without respiratory protection

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Special inhalation permits are required

Question 4

How should you handle a situation where you find a leaking package at a shipper's dock before loading?

Accepted Answer

Refuse to accept the leaking package

Answer

Load it carefully and report it upon delivery

Answer

Wrap the package in plastic and load it

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Accept it only if the leak is small

Question 5

What information should you give when calling in a HazMat emergency?

Accepted Answer

Your location, nature of incident, materials involved, and any injuries

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Your name and license plate only

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The shipper's phone number and let them handle it

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Only the UN number from the placard

Question 6

Which color section of the ERG lists materials by their four-digit ID number?

Accepted Answer

Yellow pages

Answer

Blue pages

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Orange pages

Answer

Green pages