Hazmat Endorsement - Driver Resource Center

Welcome to the Hazmat Endorsement Practice Test! The test consists of 20 questions that cover important topics related to the handling, transportation, and safety measures associated with hazardous materials. Passing this test is a crucial step for anyone who wishes to drive a commercial vehicle carrying hazardous materials, as it helps to ensure the safety of the driver, the cargo, and the public.

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To stop for railroad tracks, you should stop _____ feet before the nearest track.

10 to 35

5 to 20

15 to 50

25 to 50

None

How far away must you stay from a bridge, tunnel or building if you are carrying division 1.2 or 1.3 materials

500 feet or more

100 feet or more

300 feet or more

200 feet or more

None

The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

Was created by the national department of transportation, so it is used nationwide

Contains an index of hazardous material ID numbers, which is why you must label things correctly

Is studied by emergency personnel to help keep the public safe

All of the above

None

What is the purpose of the driver placarding his/her vehicle?

Warning those with children to drive in another lane

Communicating risk

Giving people something interesting to look at while driving

Forcing others to stay 20 feet away in every direction

None

A safe haven is

A place to stay once you have reported your company for illegal activity

The slang term for the last stop at the end of your driving day when carrying hazardous materials

A place where it is safe to dump any kind of hazardous materials

A place that has been approved to park unattended vehicles carrying explosives

None

Which of the following three hazard classes should not be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?

Classes 1, 3, and 4

Classes 1, 4 and 5.1

Classes 1, 2.1 and 3

Classes 1, 5 and 7

None

What action should you take if there is no phone available and you discover your hazardous materials shipment leaking at a rest stop?

Send someone for help with all the necessary information

Keep driving for help as quickly as possible

Keep driving, slowly and cautiously, until you reach a phone

Leave your truck parked with emergency lights on and walk for help

None

What are shippers trying to accomplish when they package the material

Make it easy to identify

Make it as light as possible

Make it easy to open and close

All of the Above

None

Which of the following is a necessary qualification for non-bulk packaging?

Max water capacity less than 454 kg, or less if used as a receptacle for gasses.

Max net mass less than 400 kg, or less if used as a receptacle for a solid.

A max capacity of 450 L, or less if used a receptacle for liquids.

All of the above

None

10.

The two places where the hazardous identification number must appear are

On a temporary license plate holder and the steering wheel

On the back of the truck and inside the glove compartment

Any bulk packaging and the cargo tanks

On the gas tank and a sticker in the glove compartment

None

11.

Which of the following is not an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?

UN Marks

Descriptive name in Roman print

Name in italics

Identification number

None

12.

A shipping paper for hazardous materials must include what?

Page numbers if the shipping document has more than one page

A proper shipping description for each hazardous material

A shippers certification stating that they prepared the shipment according to the regulations

All of the above

None

13.

When there is a hazardous materials emergency, what should you do?

Prevent smoking and keep open flames away

Keep people away and warn them of danger

Do both of them

Do none of them

None

14.

You do not have a hazardous material endorsement on your commercial driver’s license. When can you legally haul hazardous materials?

Only when it is a non-placarded load

Only when the load is placarded

Only when the shipment does not cross state lines

Never

None

15.

Which hazard classes must you never smoke, or perform any activity involving fire, within 25 feet of?

Class 4.2 only

Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4

Class 5.2 only

Class 1 only

None

16.

Where are the two main places where the hazardous material identification number appears?

On the shipping papers and on a secret document in the drivers’ wallet

On the package and on paperwork at the shipping destination

On the package and on paperwork at the shipping point of origin

On the shipping papers and on the package

None

17.

The regulations require that hazardous materials employees be trained and tested at least once every ____ years.

Three

Two

Four

One

None

18.

In what location must you keep your shipping papers which describe any hazardous materials?

In a fire-safe pouch under the drivers seat that you can reach while you are driving

In a fire-safe pouch under the passenger seat while you are driving

In a locked glove compartment anytime you are outside the vehicle

On the driver’s seat anytime you are outside the vehicle.

None

19.

When hauling hazardous materials, you must check any dual tires

Every 5 hours

At the start of each trip and every time you stop

At the end of the trip

Every week

None

20.

The intent of hazardous materials regulations is to ensure safety, to contain the material, and

To communicate the risk

To allow state enforcement

To tax shippers correctly

All of the above

None

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