Hazardous Materials Awareness Flashcards
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A fuel truck overturns near the ACFT test site. In the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), which colored pages list materials by their 4-digit UN/NA ID number?
Answer: Yellow pages
Yellow-bordered pages index materials numerically by ID number.
Which ERG section lists hazardous materials alphabetically by name?
Answer: Blue pages
Blue-bordered pages list materials alphabetically by name.
In the ERG, which colored pages contain the response guides covering potential hazards, public safety, and emergency actions?
Answer: Orange pages
Orange-bordered pages hold the numbered guides with safety and response recommendations.
Which ERG section contains the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances?
Answer: Green pages
Green pages give isolation and protective action distances for highlighted materials, such as toxic inhalation hazards.
A placard displaying hazard class number 3 on a vehicle indicates what type of material?
Answer: Flammable liquids
DOT Hazard Class 3 is flammable liquids, such as gasoline and diesel.
DOT Hazard Class 8 on a placard identifies which category?
Answer: Corrosive materials
Class 8 covers corrosives, such as battery acid.
When approaching an unknown hazardous materials release, from which direction should personnel approach?
Answer: Upwind, uphill, and upstream
Approaching upwind, uphill, and upstream keeps personnel away from vapors and runoff.
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