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75 Cards in this Set
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Information on a pesticide label that indicates the relative toxicity of the material
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Signal words
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Portable tanks characterized by a unique style of construction
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Totes
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Containers designed to preserve the temperature of the cold liquid held inside
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Dewar containers
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One or more small openings in closed head drums
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Bungs
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Shipping papers for roads and highways
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Bill of lading
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Inverted J-shaped tubes that allow for pressure relief from the pipleline
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Vent pipes
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Barrel like containers
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Drums
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Shipping papers for trains
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Waybill
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A portable compressed gas container
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Cylinder
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The list of every car on a train
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Consist
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Within the NFPA hazard identification system, which number is used to identify materials that can cause death after a short exposure?
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4 = death after a short exposure
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What is the type of clandestine lab most commonly encountered by fire fighters?
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Drug lab
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Solids and powders are often stored in?
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Bags
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Liquid bulk storage containers have an internal capacity of more than?
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119 gallons
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Which type of packaging has an inner containment vessel of glass, plastic, or metal and packaging materials made of rubber or vermiculite?
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Type A
Any Type A, B, C, or D = Radiation |
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What are 10-3/4" diamond shaped indicators that must be placed on all four sides of hazardous materials transportation called?
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Placards
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If a radiation incident is expected at a fixed facility, which person should be contacted for information?
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The radiation safety officer
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Shipping papers on a marine vessel are referred to as?
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Dangerous cargo manifests
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Which high pressure vessels have internal pressures of seven hundred pounds per square inch and carry liquefied propane?
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IMO-Type 5 containers
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Which DOT packaging group designation is used to present the highest level of damage?
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Packaging group I
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When large volume horizontal tanks are stored above ground, they are referred to as? |
AST Above Storage Tank |
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One of the most common chemical tankers is a gasoline tanker also known as a(n)?
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MC-306 flammable liquid tanker
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Drum bungs can be removed using a?
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Bung wrench
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Which type of containers are generally V-shaped with rounded sides and are used to carry grain or fertilizer?
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Dry bulk cargo tankers
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Solid bulk storage containers have an internal capacity of more than?
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882 pounds
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Gaseous substances that have been chilled until they liquefy are classified as?
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Cryogenic liquids
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Fire fighters should be able to recognize the three basic rail car configurations of? |
Nonpressured Pressurized Special Use |
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Within the NFPA hazard identification system, which number is used to identify materials that will not burn and being least hazardous? |
0 = not burn |
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Propane cylinders contain a liquefied gas and have low pressures of approximately?
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200-300 psi
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A glass, plastic, or steel container that holds 5 to 15 gallons of product is a?
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Carboy
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What is an area, patch or roadway that extends a certain number of feet on either side of a pipe itself and may contain warning and information?
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Pipe line right a way
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Shipping order bill of lading, manifest or other shipping documentation serving purpose and containing information required by DOT?
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Shipping papers
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10 3/4 inch signage required to be placed on all four sides of highway transport vehicles, railroad tank cars
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Placards
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4 inch diamond shaped markings placed on four sides of individual boxes and smaller packages
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Labels
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Any device or structure that prevents environmental contamination when the primary container fail.
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Secondary containment
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Within the NFPA hazard identification system, how are special hazards that react with water are identified?
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W with slash through it
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Shipping papers for trains
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Waybill
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A list of every car on a train
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Consist
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What describes the chemical hazards posed by a particular substance and provides guidance about PPE employees need to use to protect themselves from workplace hazards? |
Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS) |
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What is a color code marking system by which employers give their personnel the necessary information to work safely around chemicals? |
Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS) |
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What corrosive tankers are used for transporting concentrated nitric acids and other corrosive substances?
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MC-312
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What is a common source of information about a particular chemical that is specific to that substance? |
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) |
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Scene ______________ is especially important in all hazardous materials incidents.
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Scene SIZE UP is especially important in all hazardous materials incidents.
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Which containers primarily carry flammable liquids and corrosives?
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IM-102
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What are compressed gases such as hydrogen, oxygen, and methane carried by?
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Tube trailers
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What is a free service that connects fire fighters with chemical manufacturers, chemists, and other product specialists who can help during a chemical incident? |
CHEMTREC Chemical Transportation Emergency Center |
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How is the Department of Transportation marking system characterized?
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Labels and placards
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Vessels that both shipping and storage vehicles
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Intermodal tanks
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What is any vessel or receptacle that holds materials, including storage vessels, pipelines and packaging?
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Containers
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What are portable plastic tanks surrounded by a stainless steel web that adds both structural ability and protection?
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Totes
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How much does a Liquid Bulk storage container contain?
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More than 119 gallons
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How much does a Solid Bulk storage container contain?
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More than 882 gallons
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How much does a Gases Bulk storage container contain?
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More than 882 gallons
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What Non Bulk Storage Vessel are barrel like containers used to store a wide variety of substances?
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Drums
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What Non Bulk Storage Vessel are commonly used to store solids and powders?
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Bags
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What Non Bulk Storage Vessel include Dewar containers that hold gaseous substances that have been chilled until they liquefy?
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Cryogenic containers
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What Chemical transport vehicle is commonly known as a gasoline tanker?
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MC-306/DOT406 Flammable Liquid Tanker
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What is a hazardous materials marking system designed for fixed facility use?
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NFPA 704 hazard identification system
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What are three basic rail car configurations?
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DOT 111 Non pressured rail cars
DOT 105, DOT 112 Pressured rail cars Special use rail cars |
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How are DOT chemical families recognized in the ERG?
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DOT Class 1 thru 9
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Within the NFPA hazard identification system, what does the blue diamond at nine o'clock position indicate?
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Health hazard
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Within the NFPA hazard identification system, what does the red diamond at the top position indicate?
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Flammability
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Within the NFPA hazard identification system, what does the yellow diamond at three o'clock position indicate?
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Reactivity
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Within the NFPA hazard identification system, what does the white diamond at the bottom position indicate?
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Special symbols and handling instructions
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What agency maintained and staffed by the U.S. Coast Guard and should always be notified if any spilled material could possibly enter a navigable waterway?
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National
Response Center (NRC) |
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What tanks are designed to carry dry bulk goods such as powders, pellets, fertilizers, or grain and are generally V-shaped with rounded sides that funnel toward the bottom?
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Dry bulk cargo tanks
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What are gases or volatile liquids that are extremely toxic to humans? |
Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) |
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What radioactive packages are designed to prevent greater exposure from the contents?
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Type B packages
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What radioactive packages are authorized for international shipments of radioactive material by air?
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Type C packages
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Which incident (chemical or biological) are typically characterized by a rapid onset of symptoms (minutes to hours)?
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Chemical incident
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Which incident (chemical or biological) feature a delayed onset of symptoms (days to weeks) are are odorless and colorless?
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Biological incident
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How are hazardous materials within the military marking system divided?
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Four categories based on relative detonation and fire hazards
Division 1 thru 4 |
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Whom is the NFPA 704 intended for?
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Responders
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Whom is the HMIS intended for?
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Employees of a facility
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What does CHEMTREC stand for? |
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center |