Hazardous Materials: Chapter 20

True or False: Hazardous materials is well defined and easily identifiable.

• True

• False

True or False: The emergency response guide is updated and reprinted on a 5 year cycle.

• True

• False

True or False: Always approach hazardous material incidents from upwind, uphill or upstream.

• True

• False

True or False: In a crisis involving the release of a hazardous material, the first thing that must be done is to identify what has been released and in what quantity.

• True

• False

The standard response protocol consists of three consecutive steps. The correct order of these steps is:

• Notify, Lockdown, Assess

• Identify the material, activate the appropriate contingency plan, perform site security

• Assess, Lockdown, Notify

• Lockdown, Assess, Notify

There are several ways to determine what hazardous material has been released in an employee-lated spill, but the best way is to:

• Use a chemical testing kit to identify the substance

• Rely on personal experience with chemicals

• Ask the person who was using it

• Call the emergency response team

True or False: There is a standard that should be used for preparing and MSDS.

• True

• False

True or False: The media present unique challenges for site security.

• True

• False

The most comprehensive and detailed information concerning a specific hazard would found in the:

• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

• Employee handbook

• General company policy document

• 49 CFR

True or False: The fumes from hazardous materials release have been known to carry 20 miles or more.

• True

• False