CDL Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Practice Test 2

Where must the identification number of a hazardous material appear?

A. The shipping paper and the placards

B. The package and the placards

C. The package and the shipping paper

D. The shipping paper only

The package and the shipping paper. The identification number must appear on the hazardous material package as well as on the shipping paper as part of the shipping description.

What is the shipper's certification?

A. The shipper's statement that the package contains hazardous materials

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

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

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

The shipper certifies that the shipment has been prepared according to the applicable rules. If a shipper packages hazardous materials, they have to certify that the package has been prepared according to the rules. The shipper

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

A. Accept the shipment and report it to your dispatcher

B. Refuse the shipment

C. Repackage the material to contain the leak

D. Accept the shipment only if it is a Class 2 material

Refuse the shipment. You should never accept leaking hazardous materials regardless of the class of the material or if the shipper's certification has been signed.

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

A. 50 to 100 feet before the nearest rail

B. 25 to 50 feet before the nearest rail

C. 15 to 40 feet before the nearest rail

D. 15 to 50 feet before the nearest rail

15 to 50 feet before the nearest rail. After you stop, you should proceed only when you are sure that no train is approaching.

You must stop at a railroad crossing if your vehicle

A. Has an Inhalation Hazard placard

B. Is carrying less than 1000 pounds of chlorine

C. Has an empty used hazardous materials cargo tank

D. All of the above

All of the above. If your vehicle has any placard, it must stop at railroad crossings. Also, you are required to stop at railroad crossings if you carry any amount of chlorine or have cargo tanks (whether they are loaded or empty

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

A. The identification number

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

C. The proper shipping name

D. The distance you are traveling

Both A and B. The person attending a placarded vehicle must: be in the vehicle and awake or within 100 feet of the vehicle and have it within clear view; be aware of the hazards of the materials being transported; know what to do

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

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

B. Be able to move the vehicle if necessary

C. Have a hazardous materials endorsement

D. Both A and B

Both A and B. The person attending a placarded vehicle must: be in the vehicle and awake or within 100 feet of the vehicle and have it within clear view; be aware of the hazards of the materials being transported; know what to do

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

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

B. [*]Placard required for any amount

C. Placard required if two or more hazard classes are present

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

Placard required for any amount. A placard is required for any amount of Table 1 materials (e.g., explosives, poisonous gases etc.). Table 2 materials are not required to be placarded if the amount is less than 1,001 pounds (excep

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

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

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

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

D. Both A and C

Both A and C. You should not allow smoking within 25 feet of any vehicle carrying Class 1 (Explosives), Class 2.1 (Flammable Gases), Class 3 (Flammable Liquids), Class 4 (Flammable Solids), or Class 5 (Oxidizers). Smoking regulati

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

A. 1,001 pounds

B. 440 pounds

C. The RQ (Reportable Quantity) amount

D. Any amount

Any amount. If you transport any amount of hazardous material listed in Placard Table 1 (Classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3,4.3, 5.2, 6.1 or 7) then you must placard your vehicle.