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A. 2 years
B. 1 year
C. 4 years
D. 3 years
The regulations require that hazardous materials employees be trained and tested at least once every three years
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A. Material listed on that line in the largest part of the shipment
B. Shipment is regulated by hazardous material regulations
C. Entry refers to the materials that must be top loaded
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous products, the hazardous materials must be: Entered first. Highlighted in a contrasting color or identified by an "X" placed before the shipping description in a column captioned "HM". The letters "RQ" may be used instead of "X" if a reportable quantity needs to be identified.
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A. Keep people away and warn them of the danger
B. All answers are correct
C. Prevent smoking and keep open flames away
Follow this checklist: Check to see that your driving partner is OK, keep the shipping papers with you, keep people far away and upwind, warn others of the danger, and call for help.
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A. Oval
B. Diamond
C. Rectangle
Placards must be readable from all four directions. They must be at least 10 3/4 inches square, turned upright on a point, in a diamond shape.
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A. Flammables
B. Oxidizers
C. Explosives
D. All the answers are correct
Do not smoke within 25 feet of a placarded cargo tank used for Class 3 (flammable liquids),Division 2.1 (gases), or Class 1 (Explosives) Class 3 (Flammable Liquids) Class 4 (Flammable Solids) Class 4.2 (Spontaneously Combustible). Oxidizers fall under flammable solids.
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A. Amount being shipped
B. All the answers are correct
C. Materials hazard class
The three keys are: Materials Hazard Class, Amount Being Shipped, and amount of all Hazardous materials of all classes on your vehicle.
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A. Material has an insurance value of over $1,000
B. Material is in a package containing no other materials
C. Carrier must report any spill of this material
The letters RQ may appear before or after the basic description. You or your employer must report any spill of these materials, which occurs in a reportable quantity.
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A. Identifies the proper shipping name for which one or more technical names of the hazardous material must be entered in parentheses, along with the basic description
B. Identifies the proper shipping name
C. Gases
Means this hazardous material described in Column 2 is a generic shipping name. A generic shipping name must be accompanied by a technical name on the shipping paper.
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A. 15 to 50 yards
B. 15 to 50 feet
C. 5 to 10 feet
D. 15 to 20 feet
You must stop 15 to 50 feet before the nearest rail. Proceed only when you are sure no train is coming, and you can clear the tracks without stopping. Don't shift gears while crossing the tracks.
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A. The consignee's phone number
B. An extra fire bottle
C. A copy of FMCSR part 397
A carrier must give each driver transporting Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives a copy of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), Part 397.
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A. Flammable gases
B. Poisons
C. Explosives
Poison or poison inhalation hazard labeled material should not be loaded with animal or human food unless the poison package is over packed in an approved way.
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A. Any property that is totally fenced in by an 8-foot-high fence and has a guard on duty all day long
B. Any property that is totally fenced in by an 8-foot-high fence
C. Any property that has been government approved for this use
A safe haven is an approved place for parking unattended vehicles loaded with explosives. Designation of authorized safe havens is usually made by local authorities.
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A. The shipper
B. The driver
C. The carrier
The driver makes sure the shipper has identified, marked, and labeled the hazardous materials properly. Refuses leaking packages and shipments. Placards vehicle when loading, if required. Safely transports the shipment without delay. Follows all special rules about transporting hazardous materials. Keeps hazardous materials shipping papers and emergency.
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A. Only when the load is placarded
B. Only when the shipment does not cross state lines
C. Never
The rules require all drivers of placarded vehicles to learn how to safely load and transport hazardous products. They must have a commercial driver license with the hazardous materials endorsement.
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A. Above any other commodities
B. Below any other commodities
C. No more than 3 tiers high
Do not load nitric acid above any other product.
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A. make it easy to identify
B. make it easy to open and close the packages
C. make it as light as possible
D. do all of the above.
The shipper must package, mark, and label the materials; prepare shipping papers; provide emergency response information; and supply placards. Making the load easy to identify.
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A. The amount of a substance or material being shipped
B. The amount of all the hazardous materials of all classes in your vehicle
C. The manufacturing date of the material
D. The hazard class of the substance or material
To decide which placards to use, you need to know: The hazard class of the materials, the amount of hazardous materials shipped the total weight of all classes of hazardous materials in your vehicle.
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A. Name in italics
B. Identification number
C. Descriptive name in Roman print
D. UN marks
Names shown in italics are not proper shipping names and not acceptable, those in roman type above it are.
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A. Classes 1, 2.1, and 3
B. Classes 1, 3, and 4
C. Classes 1, 3, and 6
D. Classes 1, 4, and 5.1
The three hazard classes that must be kept in a trailer without automatic heating and cooling are: explosives (1), flammable gases (2.1), and flammable liquids (3), because these are particularly volatile.
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A. All of the above are major differences
B. Cargo tanks are filled while on the vehicle; portable tanks can be filled either on or off the vehicle
C. Portable tanks must show the owner or lessee's name on them
D. Cargo tanks are permanently attached to vehicles; portable tanks are temporarily attached
Cargo tanks are bulk packaging permanently attached to a vehicle. Cargo tanks remain on the vehicle when you load and unload them. Portable tanks are bulk packaging, which are not permanently attached to a vehicle.
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A. five
B. three
C. eight
The Hazardous Materials Table lists every type of material that the US Department of Transportation has designated as a hazardous material for the purpose of transportation. There are eight columns in the Hazardous Materials Table, describing the mode of transportation (air, ground, water, etc.), the name of the material, its hazard class, its identification number, and so on.
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A. provide proper shipping papers
B. use placards
C. have their drivers text their locations
To communicate the risk of hazardous materials, regulations require shippers to put placards on trucks, put hazard warning labels on packages, provide proper shipping papers, and supply emergency response information.
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A. the driver
B. the shipper
C. the receiver.
’s: Identification number, proper shipping name, hazard class, packing group, correct packaging, correct label and markings, and correct placards.
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A. Call CHEMTREC by phone and tell them where you are going
B. Have the loading observers sign the shipping papers
C. Close all manholes and valves. Be sure they are free of leaks
Close all manholes and valves before moving a tank of hazardous materials, no matter how small the amount in the tank or how short the distance.
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A. loaded upright or lying down flat and braced
B. less than half of the load
C. bundled loosely together with steel strapping
If your vehicle doesn't have racks to hold cylinders, the cargo space floor must be flat. The cylinders must be: Held upright, in racks attached to the vehicle or in boxes that will keep them from turning over and may be loaded in a horizontal position if it is designed so the relief valve is in the vapor space.
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A. Both of the above
B. An emergency kit for controlling leaks in fittings on the dome cover plate
C. An approved gas mask
A driver transporting chlorine in cargo tanks must have an approved gas mask in the vehicle. The driver must also have an emergency kit for controlling leaks in dome cover plate fittings on the cargo tank.
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A. Only if regulations specifically authorize the shipper to do it
B. Only if there isn't enough room for the whole thing
C. Only if it is one of the five most frequently shipped hazardous materials
Identification number, shipping name, and hazard class must not be abbreviated unless specifically authorized in the hazardous materials regulations
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A. Turn it off after unhooking the hoses
B. Turn it off on arrival; use other power to run the pump
C. Leave it on the entire time
D. Turn it off before unhooking the hoses
Unless your engine runs a pump for product transfer, turn it off when loading or unloading. If you use the engine, turn it off after product transfer, before you unhook the hose.
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A. Non-ferrous metal
B. Stainless steel
C. All of the above
D. Carbon steel
Use a floor lining with Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3. The floors must be tight, and the liner must be either nonmetallic material or non-ferrous metal.
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A. On the packages and on paperwork at the shipping destination
B. On the shipping papers and on a secret document in the driver's wallet
C. On the packages and on paperwork at the shipping point of origin
D. On the shipping papers and on the packages
Always make sure that the shipper shows the correct basic description on the shipping paper and verifies that the proper labels are shown on the packages.
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