Chapter 1: introduction to hazardous materials

Question 1

Hazardous material

Answer 1

Substances that possess harmful characteristics

Question 2

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Answer 2

Dangerous hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) materials that have the potential to cause mass casualties and damage

Question 3

The three steps in sizing up a situation

Answer 3

Locate, Isolate, mitigate.

Question 4

Mitigate

Answer 4

To become less harsh or hostile.

To make less severe.

Question 5

NFPA

Answer 5

National Fire Protection Association

Non Profit educational association devoted to protecting life and property.

Question 6

AHJ

Answer 6

Authority having jurisdiction. An organization office our individual responsible for enforcing code or standard.

Question 7

Hazmat level where personnel are typically at the Incident when it occurs, for example, industrial personnel or utility workers who witnessed an incident. They perform limited defensive actions, such as calling for help, evacuating the hazardous area, and securing the scene.

Answer 7

Awareness level

Question 8

Level at which responders are dispatched to the scene in order to mitigate the incident. These responders may include firefighters, law-enforcement,industrial response personnel, or others. They are allowed to perform defensive attacks, but with some exceptions, they are not expected to come into direct contact with the hazardous material..

Answer 8

Operations level

Question 9

These level of responders maybe trained beyond the set of core competencies to perform additional defense of task in limited offense of actions. These may include using specialized equipment and performing task with A might come in contact with the hazardous material.

Answer 9

Operations Mission- Specific Level

Question 10

The______will develop the incident action plan and assign task to first responders

Answer 10

Incident Commander (IC)

Question 11

Situational awareness

Answer 11

Perception of surrounding environment and ability to anticipate future events

Question 12

SOPs

Answer 12

Standard Operating Procedures

Standard method of rule in which a fire department operates

Question 13

Hazard

Answer 13

The source of a risk

Question 14

Acute

Answer 14

Single exposure or several repeated exposures to a substance within a short time period.

Question 15

Chronic

Answer 15

Long-term, or reoccurring

Question 16

Examples of routes of entry

Answer 16

Inhalation
Ingestion
Absorption
Injection

Question 17

Mechanical energy

Answer 17

Energy possessed by object due to there position or motion

Question 18

What is pressure measured by

Answer 18

Pounds per square inch(Psi) or

kilopascals (kPa)

Question 19

Hazardous material stored under_______can release violently if their containers are damage or miss handled.

Answer 19

Pressure

Question 20

Energy that is emitted as particles or Waves.

Answer 20

Radiation

Question 21

Chemicals that destroy or burn living tissues and have destructive effects by virtue of their corrosivity (Ability to cause corrosion, particularly to Metals.

Answer 21

Corrosives

Question 22

Chemical or biological substances that cause sickness, illness, or injury by doing damage on the molecular scale when in contact with the body are considered?

Answer 22

Toxic

Question 23

Biological micro organisms, such as_______or bacteria, may cause severe, disabling disease or illness.

Answer 23

Viruses

Question 24

What are the three main primary mechanisms by which a hazardous material can cause bodily harm?

Answer 24

Energy release
Corrosivity
Toxicity

Question 25

CBRNE

Answer 25

Chemical,biological,radiological,nuclear or explosive

Question 25

The following are potential causes of hazmat incidents

Answer 25

Human error 
Mechanical breakdowns/malfunctions
Container failures
Transportation accidents
Deliberate acts- chemical suicide or WMD incidents

Question 26

What are the 3 Hazmat training levels?

Answer 26

Awareness Level
Operations Level
Operations-Mission Specific