CDL Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Practice Test 2

Question 1

Where must the identification number of a hazardous material appear?

Accepted Answer

The package and the shipping paper

Answer

The shipping paper and the placards

Answer

The package and the placards

Answer

The shipping paper only

Question 2

What is the shipper's certification?

Accepted Answer

The shipper certifies that the shipment has been prepared according to the applicable rules

Answer

The shipper's statement that the package contains hazardous materials

Answer

The shipper's statement that the product is not safe to inhale

Answer

The shipper's description of the hazardous materials, including proper shipping name, hazard class, ID number and packing group

Question 3

You are asked to transport a package that is properly marked and has a signed shipper's certification, but you notice the package is leaking. You should

Accepted Answer

Refuse the shipment

Answer

Accept the shipment and report it to your dispatcher

Answer

Repackage the material to contain the leak

Answer

Accept the shipment only if it is a Class 2 material

Question 4

When approaching a railroad crossing at which you are required to stop, where should you stop?

Accepted Answer

15 to 50 feet before the nearest rail

Answer

50 to 100 feet before the nearest rail

Answer

25 to 50 feet before the nearest rail

Answer

15 to 40 feet before the nearest rail

Question 5

You must stop at a railroad crossing if your vehicle

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Has an Inhalation Hazard placard

Answer

Is carrying less than 1000 pounds of chlorine

Answer

Has an empty used hazardous materials cargo tank

Question 6

To decide which placards to use, you need to know the hazard class, the amount shipped and

Accepted Answer

The total weight of all classes of hazardous materials in your vehicle

Answer

The identification number

Answer

The proper shipping name

Answer

The distance you are traveling

Question 7

If you have someone attending a placarded vehicle that is parked, that person should

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Answer

Be in the vehicle and awake or within 100 feet of the vehicle

Answer

Be able to move the vehicle if necessary

Answer

Have a hazardous materials endorsement

Question 8

When transporting materials from placard Table 1, which rule applies?

Accepted Answer

[*]Placard required for any amount

Answer

Placard required if total amount transported is 1,001 pounds or more.

Answer

Placard required if two or more hazard classes are present

Answer

You may use DANGEROUS placards when you have 1,001 pounds or more of two or more different classes.

Question 9

When you are transporting hazardous materials, the following smoking regulations apply

Accepted Answer

Both A and C

Answer

Do not smoke within 25 feet of a vehicle carrying explosives, flammable liquids or solids or oxidizers

Answer

Do not smoke within 25 feet of any vehicle carrying any class of hazardous material

Answer

Do not smoke within 25 feet of a placarded cargo tank used for class 3 or class 2.1 materials

Question 10

If you are transporting Class 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives, you must have a placard if they exceed

Accepted Answer

Any amount

Answer

1,001 pounds

Answer

440 pounds

Answer

The RQ (Reportable Quantity) amount