CSX Hazmat
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Which packing group indicates the greatest danger?
answer
Packing Group I
question
A sign, communicating a hazard by symbol, color and words or numbers.
answer
Placard
question
Hazard and response information.
answer
Emergency Response Information
question
What 2 places can Hazard and Response information be found?
answer
Train Documentation, Emergency Response Guidebook
question
What are the 2 worded hazard classes?
answer
Combustible, ORM-D
question
A hazardous material in rail cars, trailers, or containers in rail transportation that requires shipping papers
answer
Hazardous Material Shipment
question
It does not include moving rail cars to or from a shippers facility or industry track into or out of the yard.
answer
Switching
question
Synonymous terms used to identify certain gases and liquids that may cause health problems if breathed in very low concentrations for short periods of time.
answer
Poison / Toxic Inhalation Hazard (PIH/TIH)
question
A substance or material which the Secretary of Transportation has determined to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce. The term "hazardous material" includes hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, elevated temperature materials (hot or molten) and marine pollutants.
answer
Hazardous Material
question
A rail car displaying placards in accordance with DOT regulations.
answer
Placarded Car
question
When a residue tank is cleaned and purged of all its residue it is identified as_________
answer
Empty Tank
question
What paperwork must you have before moving a hazmat car in a train?
answer
Proper Shipping Papers
question
Loaded placarded cars must not be more than ___ cars from the locomotive.
answer
6
question
You are at an industry inspecting a hazmat car you are to pull from the industry. Do the placards need to be consistent with the shipping information?
answer
YES
question
Poisonous Inhalation Hazard
answer
PIH
question
Transport hazmat by rail only when a member of the crew has the following:
answer
Acceptable shipping papers, acceptable emergency response information, a paper document showing the current position of the hazmat shipment in the train
question
What document shows the position of the hazmat car in the train?
answer
CT-168
question
A hazardous STCC begins with ___ for a hazardous material
answer
49
question
The STCC begins with ___ for hazardous waste
answer
48
question
It is imperative that you familiarize yourself with the___________ , in addition to other operating rules
answer
United States Hazardous Materials Instructions for Rail
question
Transportation employees who inspect or transport hazmat by rail must have a copy of and comply with the__________
answer
United States Hazardous Materials Instructions for Rail
question
Employees who transport hazmat must also have a coy of the current________ readily accessible while on duty.
answer
Emergency Response Guidebook
question
ORM-D
answer
Other Regulated Materials-D
question
No person may offer, accept, or transport a hazardous material in commerce unless that material is properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, and placarded and is in proper condition for transportation according to ____ and ____ regulations.
answer
DOT, international
question
for example, train consists, train lists, wheel reports, waybills, industry work orders, or other similar documents.
answer
Railroad Produced Documents
question
for example, bills of lading (including UPS hazmat packets), or switch lists
answer
Customer Produced Documents
question
Before moving hazardous material shipments in a train, a member of the crew must have a paper document showing the current _____ in the train of each hazmat shipment
answer
Position
question
Make sure that a member of the crew has a paper copy of acceptable shipping papers, with the required entries, for each hazardous material when:
answer
Moving hazmat shipments in a train
question
When the appropriate shipping paper is not present or when all required entries on the shipping paper provided are not present:
answer
Do not move the car until the appropriate shipping paper or the required entries on the shipping paper are present, Use a radio waybill
question
To determine that they are secure and in acceptable condition for transportation, all hazmat shipments must be inspected at these points:
answer
Before acceptance from shipper, When receiving in interchange, When placing then in a train
question
Inspecting cars for leaks (from ground level)
answer
Look for leaking contents, Look for a vapor cloud, Listen for hissing sounds
question
Before accepting a hazmat shipment from a shipper, ensure that:
answer
All customer loading and unloading lines are disconnected, Derails, chocks and blue flags are removed, All platforms are raised or in the clear
question
When a hazmat shipment does not appear to be prepared for transportation: (I am at the customer)
answer
Do not accept or pull the hazmat or allow it to continue in transportation, Notify the customer, dispatcher, yardmaster or immediate supervisor
question
How many placards must be placed on a hazmat shipment?
answer
4
question
What to look for in placard inspection
answer
Car has placard holders or securely attached to the rail car, trailer or container, Not damaged, or faded, Oriented horizontally so you can read from left to right
question
When picking up a hazmat shipment at a customer facility or siding, and placard is not correct, doesn't meet standards, or is missing:
answer
Notify the customer, dispatcher, yardmaster or immediate supervisor
question
If a placard is discovered missing en route:
answer
Notify the train dispatcher
question
When rail cars are cut off in motion, the coupling speed must not exceed:
answer
4 MPH
question
When to use the switching chart
answer
When moving placarded hazmat shipments in a yard to place them in a train or on a classification, When making pickups or setouts of placarded hazmat shipments at a customers facility, interchange point or other setout point
question
When to use the position-in-train chart
answer
Before the train departs the initial terminal, Before a train departs an intermediate station where pickups and setouts were made en route, When delivering cars to or picking up cars at interchange tracks that are owned and operated by another railroad
question
1. A non-placarded rail car 2. Rail car with a placard or marking shown in group E 3. Residue / empty tank car, as long as it complies with instruction #2 on the position-in-train chart
answer
Buffer Car
question
The word____ can be used in place of the word____ on placards
answer
TOXIC, POISON
question
Maximum authorized speed for a key train
answer
50 MPH
question
When a defect in a Key Train is reported by wayside/trackside warning detector but a visual inspection fails to confirm evidence of a defect, the train must not exceed___ until it has passed over the next wayside detector or is delivered to a terminal for a mechanical inspection. If the same car sets off the next detector or is found to be defective, it must be________.
answer
30 MPH, set out from the train
