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Under the two-in-two out rule, employees that enter a hazardous IDLH environment must use a ____________ system.

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Buddy

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IDLH stands for Immediately _____________ to Life and Health.

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Dangerous

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In the naming of federal regulations, such as 29 CFR 1910, 130, the number proceeding the CFR, in general, stands for the _________________ responsible for enforcing those regulations

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Federal Agency

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The EPA term EHS means ________________ Hazardous Substance

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Extremely

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An important principle is that even if a material escapes its container, it must have the potential to harm humans, property, or the environment to be considered _______________________

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Hazardous

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Persons trained to the __________________ level have the potential to come across a possible chemical release, identify the potential for a chemical release, call for assistance, and stand by to isolate the area and deny entry to other persons.

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Awareness

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In the context of liability _________________ results from not following a standard of care or accepted practice.

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Negligence

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Under OSHA's Hazard Communication regulation, employers are required to make available Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all chemicals located at the facility at quantities above ________________________.

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household quantities

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The term _________ means \"responsibility for one's actions\".

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Liability

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HAZMAT regulations are developed by government agencies such as ____________________________.

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OSHA, DOT, and EPA

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Under HAZWOPER paragraph Q, the _____________________ determines what comprises an adequate rescue or backup crew.

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Incident Commander.

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Persons trained to the _____________ level can take defensive actions in response to chemical spills to include the establishment of dikes, dams and other containment measures.

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TECH, FRO

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The Comprehensive Environmental REsponse, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as the Superfund Law, was made a law in 1980 to mainly clean up _______________________________.

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Toxic Waste Sites

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The willful disregard for the standard of care would be ___________________________.

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gross negligence.

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The __________________ is comprised of representatives of the community, emergency responders, industry, hospitals, media, and other government agencies; and is responsible to make sure local resources are adequate to respond to a chemical release in the community and to serve as the focal point for community awareness.

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LEPC

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A body of recommended practices developed by a non-governmental consensus committee within an industry is called a ________________.

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standard.

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Emergency response agencies are covered under Paragraph ____ of the HAZWOPER regulation.

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Q

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In the context of hazardous materials violations of the Standard of Care are evaluated based on three theories including 1) Liability 2) Negligence and 3) ____________

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gross negligence.

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NFPA standard _________ details the Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials incidents.

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472

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Many jurisdictions have outlined incident levels to help plan for the hazmat incident based on severity. In the hazmat incident scale, a Level ______ is usually the largest, most serious event.

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III or 3

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The Superfund Amendments and Reauthoirzation Act (SARA) was designed to protect the community and _____________ by creating a mechanism to inform them of the chemical hazards present in local businesses.

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Emergency Responders

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According to the HAZWOPER article by Godon Lohmeyer, of the three federal titles that govern hazmat response, ___ CFR is the standard of greatest interest as it details labor standards related to worker safety and training.

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29

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A ____________ for a chemical handled at a business is required to be made available to employees and / or first responders under both the OSHA Hazard communication regulation and EPCRA.

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MSDS

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The DOT has passed regulations that govern how hazardous substances or materials are to be handled when _______ in commerce.

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Transported.

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Under occupational safety, all empoyers have an obligation to provide a workplace free from hazards and is otherwise known as the ______________.

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General Duty Clause.

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According to the text, the four basic clues to recognition and identification of hazardous materials include 1. location and occupancy, 2. the senses. 3. placard and labels and 4. _______________.

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container

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The DOT hazard class is displayed in the __________ area of the DOT placard.

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bottom

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Materials in the DOT table ______ are the most hazardous and require the use of placards no matter the quantity of material being transported.

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1

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Hazardous materials incidents involving rail cars are particularly dangerous because the quantity of materials released can be significantly _________________.

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large

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The DOT hazard class ___ represents gases

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2

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The amount of solid or liquid substance which causes lethal effects to 50% of an exposed population is known as the _____________.

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LD50

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When a shipper sends a mixed load of hazardous materials, the appropriate placard will say ________________.

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dangerous

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DOT Classifies flammable liquids as those liquids that have a flash point below ______ degrees fahrenheit.

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141

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Oxidizers and organic peroxides are assigned to DOT hazard class ___.

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5

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Radioactives are subdivided into Radioactive I, II, and III with _____ being the highest hazard. Radioactives at this level must be placarded in any amount.

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III

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Pesticide labels will contain the signal words Danger Warning, or __________ to alert individuals of the level of hazard associated with the labeled product.

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Caution

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A gas will either rise or fall in air based on its _______________.

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Vapor Density

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The ___________ is the lowest amount of vapor mixed with air that can provide the proper mixture for a fire/explosion.

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LEL

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The Department of Transportation (DOT) regulates the movement of hazardous materials by air, water, pipeline, ______, and roadway

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rail

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The value that determines whether a liquid will sink or float in water is called its ______________________. for example liquids with a value greater than 1 will sink.

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Specific Gravity

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The _______________ is the temperature of a liquid that when introduced to an ignition source above the vapor/air mixture will produce a flash fire.

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Flash point

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the pressure that is exerted on a closed container by the vapors coming form the liquid or solid is the ________________ and is an indicator of the material's volatility.

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Vapor Pressure

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In the NFPA placard system, a number _____ denotes the highest possible hazard for a given field.

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4

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In the NFPA 704 placard system, the color ____________ is used to denote the health hazard diamond.

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Blue

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Other than those hazardous materials that must be placarded in any amount, materials in quantities of ______ pounds or more must be placarded during transportation.

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1001

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According to DOT, materials that can cause visible destructive in skin or corrosion of steel or aluminum should be placarded with hazard class ______.

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8

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A tanker displaying a black and white placard with skull and crossbones at the top indicates the materials primary hazard is _____________.

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poison

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Hazardous materials come in a variety of containers/packages. The type of container/package is usually a ____ to its contents.

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clue.

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This tanker, the MC ______ most often carries flammable and combustible liquids. GAS TANKER

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306

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These containers, known as _______________ tanks, carry a variety of materials and get their name because they can be used on ships, rails, and trucks.

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intermodal

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When using the DOT EMergency response guidebook, if a reference to a guide cannot be found and the incident is believed to involve dangerous goods emergency response guide ___ should be used until more information becomes available.

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111

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The emergency response guide pages are in the _____ color section of the ERG.

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Orange

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A _____________ is the term for the shipping paper on a truck in highway transportation.

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Bill of Lading

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the abbreviation PIH in the ERG refers to Poison _________ Hazard.

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Inhalation

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Each guide in the ERG is on two pages and is divided into three major sections, potential hazards, public safety and emergency ____________.

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response

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Information in the ERG regarding health effects provides the _______________ of exposure and any major symptoms of exposure.

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route

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Employers are required to have a hazard communication plan, label all chemical containers and provide training to their employees on a(n) ____________ basis.

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annual

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GIven a choice of using the ERG or a MSDS, responders should rely more on the technical information provided by the _____________.

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MSDS

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Responders should never rely on just one source of information regarding chemicals and their hazards; rather use a minimum of _____ references for sources of information.

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three

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Provided for free by the American Chemistry Council, ________________ is an invaluable tool for responders. With only a phone call, responders can get MSDS information, contact the chemical manufacturer, and obtain other accurate information.

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Chemtrec

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The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards is often used by HAZMAT technicians in conjunction with ERG because the pocket guide contains more detailed information abou the ________________________ properties of a material.

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Chemical and Physical

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Shipping papers called \"waybill and consist\" are used for materials shipped by ___________

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rail

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When spills have to be reported, the contact point for the report is the NRC. NRC stands for __________________________ CENTER

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NATIONAL RESPONSE

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The _________________ section of the erg pages provides information for initial public protection options and key issues for the safety and responders.

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Public Safety.

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In addition to the use of placards, carriers are required to have ________________ papers regarding the cargo

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shipping

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Identification numbers for chemicals listed in the ERG, whether in the North American(NA) form or United Nations (UN) form will always display _____ digits.

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4

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In the ERG, the abbreviation NOS may be assigned an ID number denoting a general category based on a materials hazardous properties rather than a specific substance, and is often seen on shipping papers when ___________________ wastes are transported.

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Hazardous / Pesticides.

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Shipping names listed in alphabetical order would be found in the _____________ color section of the ERG

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Blue

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The chemical ____________________ determines the amount, quality and order of information on a Material Safety Data Sheet.

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Manufaturer

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As a general rule the ERG is a great starting point for the first _______ minutes of an incident.

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30

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The table of initial isolation and protective action distances is found in the _________ color section of the ERG.

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green

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The table of initial isolation and protective action distances is useful to protect people from vapors in spills involving materials considered _______________________ hazards or which produce toxic gases upon contact with water.

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Inhalation

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One would find a numerical listing by the Identification number or ID number of a chemical being shipped in the ________________ color section of the ERG.

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yellow.

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Highlited substances listed in the yellow or blue pages of the ERG should be looked up in the ___________ pages

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green

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DOT makes the distinction between large and small spills, based on the size of the container that is leaking. A small spill is defined as a leaking container smaller than a __________

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55 gallon drum

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What term means the movement of a chemical through fabric on the molecular level

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Permeation

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The four types of ionizing radiation include alpha, beta, neutron and __________________, the type that is pure energy.

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Gamma

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Which of the following is the term that describes a chemical that after repeated exposures may cause an allergic type reaction in some people?

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Sensitizer

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What chemical is the most common chemical asphyziant?

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Carbon Monoxide

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Which type of asphyziant creates a physiological change that deprives the body of oxygen?

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Chemical

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The term Lethal Concentration, as in LC50 deals with exposure to

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Gases

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What level of protection is afforded the first responder in ordinary work clothing?

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Level D

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In regards to exposure to hazardous materials, the only agency that provides legally binding exposure values is

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OSHA

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What level of clothing provides the highest chemical protection and includes a chemical protective suit that is fully encapsulated vapor tight and requires wearing a SCBA?

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Level A

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What is one of the four primary routes of exposure?

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Absorption - Inhalation - Injestion -

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A coverall type chemical protective suit worn in conjunction with an air purifying respirator (APR) would constitute what level of chemical protective clothing?

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C

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What is the term for the highest exposure level that an employee can be safetly exposed to no matter what the end average is?

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ceiling

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It is generally recommened that emergency responders use the ___ as the point at which an SCBA should be used

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PEL

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There are two types of asphyxiants. What type is due to a lack of or reduced amount of oxygen present in the atmosphere?

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SImple

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What does the second P in PPE stand for

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Protective

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The use of an APR has its limits. Which of the following is inaccurate regarding responder selection of an APR.

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The amount of oxygen in the air need not be verified.

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Skin contact with very cold liquids would best be described as what type of hazard?

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Thermal

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The human body starts to develop difficulty breathing if the oxygen percentage in the surrounding air drops below a certain point. Below what point?

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19

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Which of the following is the only agency that provides legally binding exposure values in regard to Hazardous materials exposures?

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OSHA

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What type of exposure to a chemical is characterized as quick and one-time

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acute

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what is the proper term for the study of poisons and their effects on the body?

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Toxicology

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Chemical protective clothing usually associated with splash protection (not vapor tight) and the use of an SCBA would constitute what level of protective clothing?

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Level B

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An SCBA offers a protection factor of _____ from chemical exposure?

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10000

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An 8 hour day, average exposure alue issued by OSHA is the

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REL

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What is the term for a cancer causing Substance?

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Carcinogen

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