Free Hazardous Materials Practice Test 3 designed to help you pass the written exam with ease

By Tommy on Friday, November 27th, 2009 | Comments Off

Hazardous Materials Practice Test 3

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.

When loading or unloading hazardous
materials, keep fire away. Don’t let people smoke nearby. Never smoke around;

Class 1 (Explosives)

Class 2.1 (Flammable Gases)

Class 3 (Flammable Liquids)

Class 4 (Flammable Solids)

Class 5 (Oxidizers)

All of the above

It is illegal to move a vehicle with leaking hazardous materials.

True

False

When transporting Class 1 (Explosives) Materials, you must turn your engine off before loading or unloading any explosives.

True

False

Never load corrosive liquids with Division 1.1 or 1.2 (Explosives A).

True

False

Never load corrosive liquids with Division 2.3, Zone A (Poisonous Gases).

True

False

Never load a package labeled POISON or POISON INHALATION HAZARD in the driver’s cab or sleeper or with food material for human or animal consumption.

True

False

The transport index tells the degree of control needed during transportation.

True

False

The total transport index of all packages in a single vehicle
must not exceed ____.

100

150

None of the above

________ uses transport indexes to determine the amount that can be loaded in a single vehicle.

Class 8 (Corrosive)

Class 2 (Compressed Gases)

Class 4 (Flammable Solids)

Class 7 (Radioactive)

All of the above

None of the above

Use a floor lining with Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3. The floors must be tight and the liner must be either non-metallic material or non-ferrous metal.

True

False

Cargo tanks are bulk packaging permanently attached to a vehicle.

True

False

Portable tanks are bulk packaging,
which are not permanently attached to a vehicle.

True

False

Unless your engine runs a pump for product transfer, turn it off when loading or unloading.

True

False

If you use the engine (for product transfer), turn it off after product transfer, before you
unhook the hose.

True

False

Check placarded vehicles with dual tires at the start of each trip and when you park.

True

False

Never park with Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives within ____ feet of a bridge, tunnel or building, a place where people gather or an open fire.

100

200

300

None of the above

A safe haven is an approved place for parking unattended vehicles loaded with explosives.

True

False

You may park a placarded vehicle (not laden with explosives) within five feet of the traveled part of the road only if your work requires it.

True

False

The power unit of placarded vehicles must have a fire extinguisher with a UL rating of 10 B:C or more.

True