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. Each question has four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Michigan Commercial Driver License Manual. 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 addition to reading the manual, the best way to learn about transporting hazardous materials is to:

Talk to other HazMat drivers.

Attend hazardous materials training courses.

Follow your instincts.

While the manual includes all of the information required to pass the hazardous materials knowledge test, you should consider reading the manual as only the first step to learning about the topic. You can learn more by reading and understanding the federal and state rules about the transportation of hazardous materials, as well as by attending hazardous materials training courses.

2. If transporting hazardous materials, a shipper should warn others by:

Posting HazMat placards on their truck.

Putting flashing lights on their truck.

Sounding a siren.

Shippers of certain kinds of hazardous materials are required to display diamond-shaped warning signs, known as placards, on any transporting vehicles. Shippers are required to provide applicable placards, labels, shipping papers, and emergency response information.

3. A placard should be placed:

At least three inches away from any other markings.

Under a ladder, if space is an issue.

On a background that is a similar color to the placard.

A placard must be placed at least three inches away from any other markings. The placard should be kept clear of attachments or devices, such as doors and ladders. Placards should always be placed against a background of a contrasting color.

4. When trying to control a minor truck fire, what should you do before opening trailer doors?

Check to see if the doors are hot.

Throw water on the doors.

Remove your protective equipment.

If you are experiencing a truck fire, you should not attempt to open trailer doors without first feeling the doors to see if they are hot. If the doors are hot, there may be a cargo fire. Leave the doors closed if there is a cargo fire.

5. The only way to effectively check your tire pressure is:

With a tire pressure gauge.

By eyeballing it.

By pushing on the tire to feel the pressure.

You must examine each tire on a motor vehicle at the beginning of each trip. The only effective way to check tire pressure is by using a tire pressure gauge.

6. If "Inhalation Hazard" appears on a shipping paper, the shipper should provide which placard?

Liquid

Poison Gas or Poison Inhalation Hazard

Reportable Quantity

If the words "Inhalation Hazard" appear on the shipping paper or package, you must display the "Poison Inhalation Hazard" or "Poison Gas" placards, as appropriate.

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