HazMat Emergency Response Flashcards
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What information does the ERG's orange-bordered pages provide?
Answer: Potential hazards and emergency response actions for a specific material
The orange-bordered pages in the ERG provide the potential hazards and initial emergency response actions for specific hazardous materials.
If you are first on the scene of a HazMat accident that you did not cause, what is your responsibility?
Answer: Stop, keep others away, call 911, and stay upwind
Any CDL driver witnessing a HazMat incident should stop at a safe distance, warn others, call emergency services, and stay upwind of any release.
What does the word INHALATION HAZARD on a shipping paper indicate?
Answer: The material poses a serious risk from breathing vapors or gases
INHALATION HAZARD indicates the material can cause serious harm or death if its vapors or gases are breathed, requiring respiratory protection during emergencies.
How should you handle a situation where you find a leaking package at a shipper's dock before loading?
Answer: Refuse to accept the leaking package
A driver must refuse any HazMat package that is leaking, damaged, or improperly packaged — it is the driver's right and responsibility to reject unsafe cargo.
What information should you give when calling in a HazMat emergency?
Answer: Your location, nature of incident, materials involved, and any injuries
When reporting a HazMat emergency, provide your exact location, the nature of the incident, the materials involved, quantities, and any known injuries.
Which color section of the ERG lists materials by their four-digit ID number?
Answer: Yellow pages
The yellow-bordered pages of the ERG list hazardous materials in numerical order by their UN/NA four-digit identification number.