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 three possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Oklahoma Commercial Driver License Manual. Questions come from the chapters covering: Hazardous Materials, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving. The Hazardous Materials endorsement can be used with Class A, B and C CDL.

Number of Question 30

Passing Score 24

1. A person attending a placarded vehicle must be:

Inside a gas station looking through a window.

In the vehicle, awake or asleep.

Within 100 feet of the vehicle.

A person attending a placarded vehicle must be awake inside the vehicle or otherwise within 100 feet of the vehicle; know the hazards associated with the materials; know what to do in an emergency; and be able and authorized to move the tank if necessary.

2. A person should not smoke within ____ of a vehicle placarded for Class 3 or Division 2.1 materials.

50 feet

25 feet

100 feet

You should not smoke within 25 feet of a placarded cargo tank used to transport materials that are categorized as Class 3 (flammable liquids) or Division 2.1 (gases). Do not smoke or carry a lit cigar, pipe, or cigarette near a vehicle containing flammable or explosive materials.

3. The power unit of a placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of:

10 B:C.

30 B:C.

40 B:C.

The power unit of a placarded vehicle must be equipped with a fire extinguisher with an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) rating of 10 B:C or more.

4. To transport hazardous materials, a driver needs:

Only a CDL.

A CDL with hazardous materials endorsement.

A CDL with a tank endorsement.

To drive a vehicle of any size that is used to transport hazardous materials, you must have a CDL with a hazardous materials endorsement.

5. Shipping papers must include:

An emergency response telephone number.

The price of the materials.

The use of the materials.

Shippers of hazardous materials are required to include an emergency response telephone number on shipping papers.

6. An improperly placarded vehicle can only be moved:

To make room for other vehicles.

In an emergency.

If the vehicle will be traveling fewer than 10 miles.

A vehicle that has not been properly placarded may not be driven, except when necessary to protect life or property in an emergency.

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