Instructions

HazMat

This endorsement is required to haul hazardous materials as defined in Title 49, CFR, §383.5. To receive this endorsement, drivers must also pass a Transportation Security Administration background check. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 30 multiple choice questions. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 24 questions correctly. Test questions come from the New Florida CDL Handbook. Questions come from the chapter covering: Hazardous Materials. The Hazardous Materials endorsement can be used with Class A, B and C CDL.

Number of Question 30

Passing Score 24

1. In the Hazardous Materials Table, Column 2 lists:

The names of materials.

Where materials originate.

Special provisions for materials.

Materials' manufacturers.

Column 2 of the Hazardous Materials Table lists the proper shipping names and descriptions of regulated materials.

2. In general, when loading a tank with flammable liquids:

The engine should be running.

A ground should be established before opening the filling hole.

A ground should be broken right before opening the filling hole.

The filling hole should be locked during loading.

Before loading or unloading a tank with flammable liquids, you should turn off the engine, unless running the engine is necessary to operate a pump. Ground the tank before opening the filling hole and maintain the ground until after closing the filling hole.

3. How is a hazardous materials warning presented?

On a placard

By wrapping the package in orange

By placing the item away from other cargo and covering it with a sign

With flashing lights

Signs are placed on the outside of vehicles and bulk packages to warn drivers and others about hazardous materials. These diamond-shaped signs are known as "placards."

4. Regulations relating to hazardous materials are intended to protect:

You.

Those around you.

The environment.

All of the above.

Transporting hazardous materials can be risky. The regulations are intended to protect you, those around you, and the environment.

5. When you are seated behind the steering wheel, shipping papers should be:

Within reach.

In the sleeping compartment.

Hidden under the seat.

Taped to the passenger's side window.

When transporting hazardous materials, shipping papers should be kept in a pouch in the driver's side door, or in another location where the driver is able to easily reach them while their seat belt is fastened. The papers must be easily visible to anyone who is entering the cab.

6. Which of the following is not an acceptable location to keep hazardous materials' shipping papers?

In a pouch on the driver’s side door

In a pouch on the passenger’s side door

Within reach of the driver while the seat belt is fastened

On the driver’s seat while the driver is outside of the vehicle

When the vehicle is being driven, hazardous materials' shipping papers must be kept in a pouch on the driver's door or somewhere else that is in clear view and within the driver's reach. If the driver is outside of the vehicle, the shipping papers should be kept on the driver's seat.

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