Question 1

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There are three lists that drivers, shippers and carriers use to find out if a material is regulated as
hazardous. Which one of there choices is not one of those three lists?
a.
b.
c.
d.

List of hazardous substances and reportable quantities

Poison inhalation list
Epa dangerous materials list
Hazardous materials table

Correct Answer: Epa dangerous materials list

Your Answer: Epa dangerous materials list

Question 2
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Drivers of placarded vehicles transporting hazardous materials must stop ____ to ____ feet from the
nearest rail of a railroad.
a.
b.
c.
d.

15 to 20 feet
15 to 50 feet
5 to 10 feet
15 to 50 yards

Correct Answer: 15 to 50 feet

Your Answer: 15 to 50 feet

Question 3
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How many identical placards is a vehicle hauling hazardous materials required to display and where?
a. One (1), on the rear of the vehicle only.
b. Two (2), one on the front and one on the back.
c. Four (4), two on the front and two on the back.
d. Four (4), one on the front, one on the back, and one on each side of the vehicle.

Correct Answer: Four (4), one on the front, one on the back, and one on each side of the vehicle.
Your Answer: Four (4), one on the front, one on the back, and one on each side of the vehicle.

Question 4
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How many different type placards are there showing dot specifications?
a. 31

b. 15
c. 17
d. 13

Correct Answer: 31
Your Answer: 31

Question 5
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At what time is it required for the driver to have an approved gas mask on hand?
a. Any vehicle carrying an inhalation hazard cargo
b. Any vehicle carrying chlorine
c. Any vehicle carrying toxic materials
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: Any vehicle carrying chlorine

Your Answer: Any vehicle carrying chlorine

Question 6
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What is the shape and size of a placard?
a. 10 3/4 inch oval
b. 10 1/2 inch diamond
c. 10 1/2 inch oval
d. 10 3/4 inch square or diamond

Correct Answer: 10 3/4 inch square or diamond

Your Answer: 10 3/4 inch square or diamond

Question 7
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It is recommended that when hauling a load of explosives a or b to use the fussees instead of the
warning triangles if in an emergency or breakdown situation.
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: False

Your Answer: False

Question 8
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Whenever your vehicle is placarded, do not drive near open fires unless you:
a. Can safely pass the fire without stopping
b. Have LTL of a nonflammable material
c. Are equipped with fire sprinklers.
d. Unless you can stay 100-200 feet away from the fire

Correct Answer: Can safely pass the fire without stopping

Your Answer: Can safely pass the fire without stopping

Question 9
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If you are in an accident involving hazardous materials, you should:
a. Don't tell anything about your load.
b. Keep all people far away and upwind of the accident.
c. Prevent a panic by acting like nothing is wrong.
d. Tell only the emergency response team about the hazard.

Correct Answer: Keep all people far away and upwind of the accident.
Your Answer: Keep all people far away and upwind of the accident.

Question 10
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The hazardous waste manifest should be
a. Stored in the glove compartment
b. Kept with the driver at all times
c. The same as all other paper work
d. Tabbed differently and kept on top of all other paperwork

Correct Answer: Tabbed differently and kept on top of all other paperwork
Your Answer: Tabbed differently and kept on top of all other paperwork

Test #2
Question 1
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If a materials class is the word forbidden, what kinds of materials are you still allowed to haul?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Any other hazardous material

You can't haul a forbidden cargo
Nothing
Both b and c

Correct Answer: Both b and c

Your Answer: Both b and c

Question 2
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The driver must also carry on his person at all times a dated certificate signed by the employer. This
certificate must also be updated every
a.
b.
c.
d.

4 years
3 years
2 years
1 years

Correct Answer: 2 years

Your Answer: 2 years

Question 3
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Cylinders containing compressed gases may only be loaded onto a vehicle without a flat floor or
platform if the cylinders are:
a. In boxes that will keep them from turning over
b. Loaded into racks attached to the vehicle
c. Loaded in an upright or horizontal position
d. All on the above

Correct Answer: All on the above

Your Answer: All on the above

Question 4
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What type fire extinguisher is required in the power unit of a placarded vehicle?
a. A u.l. rating of 15 abc
b. A u.l. rating of 5 b/c or above
c. A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above
d. Any of the above are acceptable

Correct Answer: A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above

Your Answer: A u.l. rating of 10 b/c or above

Question 5
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Who is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the hazardous material shipping papers for a
common carrier?
a. Your spouse
b. The shipper
c. The carrier
d. The driver

Correct Answer: The shipper

Your Answer: The shipper

Question 6
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If hazardous material is spilling from your vehicle, do not move your vehicle:
a. Any more than safety required
b. In an upwind direction
c. Any more that 450 feet
d. Any more than 500 feet

Correct Answer: Any more than safety required

Your Answer: Any more than safety required

Question 7
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Animals and human foodstuffs should not be loaded in the same vehicle with?
a. Flammable liquids
b. Explosives
c. Flammable gases
d. Poisons

Correct Answer: Poisons

Your Answer: Poisons

Question 8
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The transport index of a radioactive material:
a. Is another way of writing the weight of the package.
b. Is something that only the shipper needs to worry about.
c. Tells the degree of control needed during transportation.
d. None of the above.

Correct Answer: Tells the degree of control needed during transportation.

Your Answer: Tells the degree of control needed during transportation.

Question 9
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Class a explosives must not be transported in a combination vehicle if the vehicle includes:

a. A placarded cargo tank.

b. Two or more trailers.
c. A 200 inch wheelbase trailer.
d. None of the above.

Correct Answer: A placarded cargo tank.

Your Answer: A placarded cargo tank.

Question 10
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Which of the following must drivers have in their possession while transporting class a or b
explosives?
a. The carrier's insurance policy
b. The written route plan
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: The written route plan

Your Answer: The written route plan

Test #3
Question 1
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Which of the following is the proper definition of a cargo tank?

a.
b.
c.
d.

A bulk container not permanently attacked to a vehicle.

A bulk container permanently attached to a vehicle.
Both choices a & b
None of the above

Correct Answer: A bulk container permanently attached to a vehicle.

Your Answer: A bulk container permanently attached to a vehicle.

Question 2
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What placard must be used with an inhalation hazard load?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Flammable
Dangerous
Poison
All of the above

Correct Answer: Poison

Your Answer: Poison

Question 3
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A safe haven is one place you can leave a vehicle unattended that is hauling explosives. What is the
best description of a safe haven?
a. Any property that has been government approved for this use.
b. Any property that is totally fenced in by an 8 foot high fence and has a guard on duty all day long.
c. Any property that is totally fenced in by an 8 foot high fence.
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: Any property that has been government approved for this use.
Your Answer: Any property that has been government approved for this use.

Question 4
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Which of the following is one of the three keys to identify which placard to use?
a. Materials hazard class
b. Amount being shipped
c. Both a and b
d. Whether the cargo is a liquid or solid.

Correct Answer: Both a and b

Your Answer: Both a and b

Question 5
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When is it necessary to ground the trailer?
a. Only when filling a trailer with explosives.
b. When filling or unloading any flammable liquid tank. Ground must be maintained until filling hole is
properly closed.
c. Only when unloading a cargo tank filled with any flammable liquid.
d. None of the above.

Correct Answer: When filling or unloading any flammable liquid tank. Ground must be maintained until
filling hole is properly closed.
Your Answer: When filling or unloading any flammable liquid tank. Ground must be maintained until
filling hole is properly closed.

Question 6
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You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within ____ feet of an open fire.

a. 300
b. 200
c. 150
d. 100

Correct Answer: 300

Your Answer: 300

Question 7
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With most hazardous materials, you may park within 5 feet of the road briefly. If your work requires it.
The materials that are the exception and do not allow parking this close to the road are.
a. Acids and poisons
b. Explosives A and B
c. Liquids
d. Corrosives and oxidizers

Correct Answer: Explosives A and B

Your Answer: Explosives A and B

Question 8
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You do not have a hazardous materials endorsement on your commercial driver license. When can you
legally haul hazardous materials?
a. Never
b. Only when the shipment does not cross state lines
c. Only when the load is placarded
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: Never

Your Answer: Never

Question 9
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The basic description of a hazardous material includes the hazard class, the id number, and the proper
shipping name. Which one must appear first on the shipping paper?
a. The box number
b. The identification number
c. The hazard class
d. The proper shipping name

Correct Answer: The proper shipping name

Your Answer: The proper shipping name

Question 10
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When fueling a placarded vehicle, someone must always be:
a. Within 10 feet of the pump with a fire extinguisher.
b. At the emergency power shut off for the pump.
c. At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow.
d. Be at the rear most corner on the vehicle.

Correct Answer: At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow.

Your Answer: At the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow.

Test #4

Question 1
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A driver that hauls hazardous materials must attend training every:
a.
b.
c.
d.

3 years
2 years
1 year
None of the above

Correct Answer: 2 years

Your Answer: 2 years

Question 2
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An a/w the first column of the hazardous materials table means:
a.
b.
c.
d.

This material has no restrictions when shipped by air and/or water

There is no restrictions with this material if shipped by water only.
It is ok to ship this material by air only.
This material is only restricted when shipped by air and/or water.

Correct Answer: This material is only restricted when shipped by air and/or water.
Your Answer: There is no restrictions with this material if shipped by water only.

Question 3
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How many different hazard classes are there?
a. 9
b. 23
c. 24
d. 19

Correct Answer: 9
Your Answer: 9

Question 4
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When a substance in the materials table is written in italics it means
a. It is not the proper shipping name those in romantype above it are
b. It is a foreign substance
c. The substance is for international transport

d. It is the proper shipping name

Correct Answer: It is not the proper shipping name those in romantype above it are
Your Answer: It is not the proper shipping name those in romantype above it are

Question 5
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Column 1 (symbols) the i means:
a. Iodine
b. International restrictions
c. International traspotation
d. Invalid substance

Correct Answer: International traspotation

Your Answer: International traspotation

Question 6
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When hauling explosives 1.1 & 1.3; which placard do you use?
a. Explosives 1.3
b. Explosives 1.1
c. Dangerous
d. Both a and c

Correct Answer: Explosives 1.1

Your Answer: Explosives 1.1

Question 7
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When a spill occurs of an rq substance the carrier has within ______to report the spill.
a. 1 week
b. 2 weeks
c. 15 days
d. 60 days

Correct Answer: 15 days

Your Answer: 15 days

Question 8
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Column 1 (symbols ) the + sign means:
a. The proper shipping name is in italics
b. The proper shipping name is invalid
c. The proper shipping name without regard whether the material meets the definition of that class.
d. Do not use proper shipping name

Correct Answer: The proper shipping name without regard whether the material meets the definition of
that class.
Your Answer: The proper shipping name without regard whether the material meets the definition of
that class.

Question 9
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You have loaded a hazardous material into a cargo tank. What must you do before you move the
vehicle?
a. Close all manholes and valves. Be sure they are free of leaks.
b. Call chemtrec by phone and tell them where you are going.
c. Have the loading observers sign the shipping papers.
d. Get started on your trip, everything is ok

Correct Answer: Close all manholes and valves. Be sure they are free of leaks.
Your Answer: Close all manholes and valves. Be sure they are free of leaks.

Question 10
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A properly prepared uniform hazardous waste manifest:
a. Must be signed and carried by anyone transporting a hazardous waste.
b. Is required only if there is a loss of cargo during transport.
c. Is the same as any other shipping paper.
d. Is definitely useless form and is not required.

Correct Answer: Must be signed and carried by anyone transporting a hazardous waste.
Your Answer: Must be signed and carried by anyone transporting a hazardous waste.
Test #5
Question 1
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One of these shipping paper descriptions for a hazardous material is in the right order. Which one is it?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Hydrogen bromide, non flammable gas, un 1048

Corrosive material, hydrochloric acid. Un 1798
Un 1787, corrosive material, hydriotic acid
Hexane, un 1208, flammable liquid

Correct Answer: Hydrogen bromide, non flammable gas, un 1048

Your Answer: Hydrogen bromide, non flammable gas, un 1048

Question 2
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A placard is required for a combustible liquid at?
a.
b.
c.
d.

110 gallons
100 gallons
More than 110 gallons
Any amount

Correct Answer: More than 110 gallons

Your Answer: More than 110 gallons

Question 3
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To find out if a shipment includes a hazardous material, you should:
a. Open and inspect every package and container.
b. Look at the shipping papers.
c. Check for a fence around the loading dock.
d. Ask the driver.

Correct Answer: Look at the shipping papers.

Your Answer: Look at the shipping papers.

Question 4
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When there is a hazardous materials emergency. You should:
a. Prevent smoking and keep open flames away.
b. Keep people away and warn them of the danger.
c. Both a and b above
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: Both a and b above

Your Answer: Both a and b above

Question 5
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Which signals may be used to warn of a stopped vehicle that contains explosives?
a. Flares or fusees
b. Reflective triangles
c. Signal fires
d. All of the above.

Correct Answer: Reflective triangles

Your Answer: Reflective triangles

Question 6
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Column 1 (symbols) the d sign means:
a. Devices
b. Detonators
c. Domestic transportation
d. Domestic restrictions

Correct Answer: Domestic transportation

Your Answer: Domestic transportation

Question 7
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A hazard class name or id number may not be used to describe a:
a. Reportable quantity of a hazardous substance.
b. Hazardous waste.
c. Non hazardous material.
d. Chlorine

Correct Answer: Non hazardous material.

Your Answer: Non hazardous material.

Question 8
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When hauling hazardous materials, you must stop your vehicle and check any dual tires at least once
every ___. Whichever is less.
a. 1 hour or 50 miles
b. 2 hours or 100 miles
c. 3 hours or 150 miles
d. None of the above.

Correct Answer: 2 hours or 100 miles

Your Answer: 2 hours or 100 miles

Question 9
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If there is an "rq" before or after the item description on the shipping paper, it means the:
a. Material is in a package containing no other materials.
b. Material has an insurance value of over $1,000.
c. The shipper must report any spills of this material.
d. Carrier must report any spill of this material.

Correct Answer: Carrier must report any spill of this material.

Your Answer: Carrier must report any spill of this material.

Question 10
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Carriers must give each driver who transports class a or b explosives:
a. A bottle of pep pills
b. A copy of fmcsr part 397
c. An extra fire bottle
d. The consignee's phone number

Correct Answer: A copy of fmcsr part 397

Your Answer: A copy of fmcsr part 397
Test #6
Question 1
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A railroad crossing is ahead of you and you are hauling hazardous material. When you stop for the
crossing, you can stop as far away as ____ feet from the nearest rail.
a.
b.
c.
d.

25
50
75
85

Correct Answer: 50
Your Answer: 50

Question 2
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Who is responsible for safely transporting a hazardous material shipment without delay and keeping
the shipping papers in the right place?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The carrier
The passenger
The driver
The shipper

Correct Answer: The driver

Your Answer: The driver

Question 3
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You find an overheated tire during an enroute inspection. If you are hauling hazardous materials, you
must:
a. Remove the tire and place it in the spare tire rack
b. Cool the tire, then check it every 2 hours
c. Wait at least 2 hours before continuing your trip
d. Remove the tire and place it a safe distance from the vehicle.

Correct Answer: Remove the tire and place it a safe distance from the vehicle.
Your Answer: Remove the tire and place it a safe distance from the vehicle.

Question 4
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The intent of hazardous materials regulations is to ensure safety, to contain the material, and:
a. To tax shippers correctly
b. To communicate the risk
c. To allow state enforcement
d. To allow comstat to get involved

Correct Answer: To communicate the risk

Your Answer: To communicate the risk

Question 5
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The total transport index of all radioactive material packages in a single vehicle must not exceed ____.
a. 100
b. 50
c. 25
d. 10

Correct Answer: 50
Your Answer: 50

Question 6
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You are going to be hauling hazardous materials over a route you do not know well. When should you
check the route and get the permits needed for the trip:
a. Within 24 hours of the finish of the trip
b. Within the first 50 miles of the trip
c. Before starting the trip
d. While you are still on a part of the route that you know

Correct Answer: Before starting the trip

Your Answer: Before starting the trip

Question 7
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Which three hazard classes should not be loaded into a trailer that has a heater / air conditioner unit.
a. Flammable liquids
b. Flammable gas
c. Explosives
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above

Your Answer: All of the above

Question 8
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What is the only exception to certification by a shipper?

a. When the shipper is a private carrier of his own product.

b. Only when the vehicle is placarded properly
c. When the shipper is to ill to fill out the proper paperwork.
d. Only when the cargo is packed incorrectly

Correct Answer: When the shipper is a private carrier of his own product.
Your Answer: When the shipper is a private carrier of his own product.

Question 9
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A truck carrying explosives has crashed with another vehicle. You should not pull them apart until.
a. The shipper's loading foreman is present.
b. At least 30 minutes have passed.
c. The explosives have been placed at least 200 feet away from the vehicles and occupied buildings.
d. At least 45 minutes have passed.

Correct Answer: The explosives have been placed at least 200 feet away from the vehicles and
occupied buildings.
Your Answer: The explosives have been placed at least 200 feet away from the vehicles and occupied
buildings.

Question 10
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When handling packages of explosives, you must:
a. Double wrap wet boxes in plastic to prevent staining
b. Never use hooks or other metal tools
c. Keep bystanders 100 feet away
d. All of the above.

Correct Answer: Never use hooks or other metal tools

Your Answer: Never use hooks or other metal tools
Test #7
Question 1
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Which of the following choices is a hazard class you are not allowed to smoke around?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Oxidizers
Flammables
Explosives
All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above

Your Answer: All of the above

Question 2
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Who is responsible for finding out what permits or special routes you will need to haul hazardous
materials?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The state governor

The driver
The shipper
The carrier

Correct Answer: The driver

Your Answer: The driver

Question 3
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If an "x" or "rq" is in the "hm" column of a shipping paper entry, the:
a. Shipment is regulated by hazardous material regulations.
b. Entry refers to the materials that must be top loaded.
c. Material listed on that line in the largest part of the shipment.
d. Material listed on that line in the smallest part of the shipment.

Correct Answer: Shipment is regulated by hazardous material regulations.

Your Answer: Shipment is regulated by hazardous material regulations.

Question 4
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Which of the following, if required, must the shipper put on the package.
a. The required label
b. The hazardous materials shipping name and identification number
c. The name and address of shipper or consignee
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above

Your Answer: All of the above

Question 5
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You are hauling hazardous materials and you find that one of your tires is leaking. You must:
a. Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it
b. Report it to your carrier immediately.
c. Continue at reduced speed and check that tire every 25 miles
d. All of the above are true.

Correct Answer: Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it

Your Answer: Stop at the nearest safe place and fix it

Question 6
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Shipping papers must always be kept in one place when driving with hazardous materials. Where when
wearing your seat belt?
a. On the drivers seat at all times.
b. Within reach at all times.
c. In a pouch on the drivers door.
d. Both b and c above

Correct Answer: Both b and c above

Your Answer: Both b and c above

Question 7
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A vehicle contains 500 pounds each of explosives a and b, you must use:
a. "dangerous" placards
b. "explosives a" placards
c. "blasting agents" placards
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: "explosives a" placards

Your Answer: "explosives a" placards

Question 8
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Who is responsible for checking to be sure the shipper correctly named, labeled, and marked a
hazardous materials shipment?
a. The carrier
b. The driver

c. The shipper
d. The manufacturer

Correct Answer: The carrier

Your Answer: The carrier

Question 9
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The shippers package hazardous materials, they must certify that this was done according to the
regulations. The only exception is when:
a. The driver is given a sealed cargo compartment.
b. The shipment is a hazardous waste.
c. The shipper is a private carrier carrying his or her own product.
d. All of the above.

Correct Answer: The shipper is a private carrier carrying his or her own product.
Your Answer: The shipper is a private carrier carrying his or her own product.