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Hazardous Materials

  1. Shippers package in order to (fill in the blank) the material.
    Shippers package in order to contain the materials safely and for drivers to load, transport, and unload.
  2. Driver placard their vehicle to (fill in the blank) the risk.
    Drivers placard their vehicle to Communicate the risk.
  3. What three things do you need to know to decide which placards (If any) you need?
    The hazard class of the materials.

    The amount of hazardous materials shipped.

    The total weight of all classes of hazardous materials in your vehicle.
  4. A hazardous materials identification number must appear on the (fill in the blank) and on the (fill in the blank).
    The identification number must appear on the shipping paper as part of the shipping description and also appear on the package. It also must appear on cargo tanks and other bulk packaging.
  5. Where must you keep shipping papers describing hazardous materials?
    In a pouch on the driver's door

    In clear view within immediate reach while the seat belt is fastened while driving

    On the driver's seat when out of the vehicle.
  6. Around which hazard classes must you never smoke?
    Class 1 (Explosives)

    Class 2.1 (Flammable Gas )

    Class 3 (Flammable Liquids)

    Class 4 (Flammable Solids)

    Class 5 (Oxidizers)
  7. Which three hazard classes should not be loaded into a trailer that has a heater/air conditioner unit?
    Class 1 (Explosives)

    Class 2.1 (Flammable Gas )

    Class 3 (Flammable Liquids)
  8. Should the floor liner required for Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials be stainless steel?
    No
  9. At the shipper's dock you're given a paper for 100 cartons of battery acid. You already have 100 pounds of dry Silver Cyanide on board. What precautions do you have to take?
    The rules require some products to be loaded separately. You cannot load them together in the same cargo space.
  10. Name a hazard class that uses transport indexes to determine the amount that can be loaded in a single vehicle.
    Class 7 (Radioactive) materials
  11. What are cargo tanks?
    Cargo tanks are bulk packaging permanently attached to a vehicle. Cargo tanks remain on the vehicle when you load and unload them.
  12. How is a portable tank different from a cargo tank?
    Portable tanks are bulk packaging, which are not permanently attached to a vehicle. The product is loaded or unloaded while the portable tanks are off the vehicle. Portable tanks are then put on a vehicle for transportation
  13. Your engine runs a pump used during delivery of compressed gas. Should you turn off the engine before or after unhooking hoses after delivery?
    If you use the engine, turn it off after product transfer, before you unhook the hose.
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Juebug
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Hazardous Materials
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