Free Hazardous Materials Practice Test 2 designed to help you pass the written exam with ease

By Tommy on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 | Comments Off

Hazardous Materials Practice Test 2

Taking the CDL written exam can be stressful, feel free to practice on our free practice exam. This practice exam has been put together by a former CDL instructor and hits all the right points. You can even choose to e-mail yourself the results if you so desire. This practice test will help you prepare for the HAZARDOUS MATERIALS test when testing for your CDL. Good luck.

Shippers put diamond-shaped hazard warning labels on most hazardous materials packages.

True

False

If the diamond label won’t fit on the package, shippers may put the label on a tag securely attached to the package.

True

False

Placards are used to warn others of hazardous materials.

True

False

A placarded vehicle must have at least five identical placards.

True

False

Identification numbers are a four-digit code used by first responders to identify hazardous materials.

True

False

The shipping paper must show
proper shipping names. Names shown in italics are not proper shipping names.

True

False

The Hazardous Materials Table;
You can decide which placards to use if you know ________.

Material’s hazard class

Amount being shipped

Amount of all hazardous materials of all classes on your vehicle

All of the above

The Hazardous Materials Table;
The identification number must
appear on the shipping paper as part of the shipping description and also appear on the package.

True

False

Police and firefighters use this number to quickly identify the hazardous materials.

True

False

The Hazardous Materials Table;
Some products require use of more than one label due to a dual hazard being present.

True

False

PIH (poison inhalation
hazard) materials do not have special requirements for shipping papers, markings and placards.

True

False

The List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities;
You or your employer must report
any spill of these materials, which occurs in a “RQ” reportable
quantity.

True

False

If the words “INHALATION HAZARD” appear on the shipping paper or package, the rules require display of the POISON INHALATION HAZARD or POISON GAS placards, as appropriate.

True

False

A shipping paper for hazardous materials must include;

Page numbers if the shipping paper has more than one page. The first page must tell the total number of pages. For example, “Page 1 of 4.”

A proper shipping description for each hazardous material.

A shipper’s certification, signed by the shipper, saying they prepared the shipment according to the regulations.

All of the above

If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous products, the hazardous materials
will be either;

Described first

Highlighted in a contrasting color

Identified by an “X” placed before the shipping name in a column captioned “HM.”

All of the above

The letters “RQ” may be used instead of “X” if a reportable quantity is present in one package.

True

False

The basic description of hazardous materials includes the proper shipping name, hazard class or
division, the identification number and the packing group, if any, in that order.

True

False

Shipping papers must list an emergency response telephone number.

True

False

The signed shipper’s certification appears on the original shipping paper.

True

False

When transporting hazardous wastes, you must sign by hand and carry a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest.

True

False

You are only allowed to move an
improperly placarded vehicle during an emergency, in order to protect life or property.