The transport index of a radioactive material:

  • Is another way of writing the weight of the package.
  • Is something that only the shipper needs to worry about.
  • Tells the degree of control needed during transportation.
  • None of the above.

Which one is correct?

  • Tells the degree of control needed during transportation.

Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank?

  • A bulk container not permanently attached to a vehicle.
  • A bulk container permanently attached to a vehicle.
  • Both the first and second options
  • None of the above
  • A bulk container permanently attached to a vehicle.

What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle?

  • A u.l. rating of 15 abc
  • A u.l. rating of 5 b/c or above
  • A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above
  • Any of the above are acceptable

Which statement is correct?

  • A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above

Drivers who transport route controlled radioactive materials must carry a dated certificate of radioactive materials training. This training must have ocurred within the last:

  • 2 years
Who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous material shipping papers for a common carrier?
  • The shipper
Do not smoke within __ feet of a placarded cargo tank used for Class 3 (flammable liquids) or Division 2.1 (gases).
  • 25

There are three lists that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is regulated as hazardous. Which one of these choices is not one of those three lists?

  • Epa dangerous materials list

If the words *INHALATION HAZARD* appear on the shipping papers, you need …

  • Placards designating a poison
  • Placards designating a hazardous substance
  • A gas mask in the cab of your truck
  • All of the above

Which statement is correct?

  • Placards designating a poison

Special requirements for hazardous materials shipping papers include …

  • Color coding the hazardous materials bills
  • Requiring drivers to keep papers either tabbed or on top of other papers
  • Requiring shippers to keep the bills in a separate envelope
  • None of the above

Which statement is correct?

  • Requiring drivers to keep papers either tabbed or on top of other papers
Drivers of placarded vehicles transporting hazardous materials must stop ____ to ____ feet from the nearest rail of a railroad.
  • 15 to 50 feet

At what time is it required for the driver to have an approved gas mask on hand?

  • Any vehicle carrying an inhalation hazard cargo
  • Any vehicle carrying chlorine
  • Any vehicle carrying toxic materials
  • All of the above

Which statement is correct?

  • Any vehicle carrying chlorine
Check placarded vehicles with dual tires at the start of each trip. In addition check the tires …
  • Each time you stop

In order to transport hazardous materials which require placards …

  • You must have a commercial drivers license
  • You must pass a written test on hazardous materials
  • You must have the hazardous materials endorsement on your CDL
  • All of the above

Which statement is correct?

  • All of the above