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

10 feet

25 feet

100 feet

1,000 feet

A person should not smoke within 25 feet of a placarded tank that is used to transport Class 3 (flammable liquids) or Division 2.1 (gases) materials. Additionally, no person should smoke or carry a lit cigar, cigarette, or pipe within 25 feet of any vehicle containing Class 1 (explosives), Class 4 (flammable solids), or Class 4.2 (spontaneously combustible).

2. In the event of a fire, what should you do before opening trailer doors?

Check to see if the doors are hot.

Throw water on the doors.

Find someone else to open the doors.

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. In this case, leave the doors closed because opening the doors could worsen the fire by supplying it with more oxygen.

3. Many products classed as poison are also:

Radioactive.

Flammable.

Heavy.

Sweet-tasting.

Many products classed as poison are also flammable. Take the appropriate precautions if you think your cargo may be flammable.

4. If transporting explosives, you may leave your vehicle unattended:

In a rest area.

At a truck stop.

On private property.

In a safe haven.

When transporting hazardous materials, you may leave your vehicle unattended in a safe haven. A safe haven is a location that has been approved for parking unattended vehicles that are loaded with explosives.

5. What can be a clue that a shipment may contain hazardous materials?

The shipper is a business you might expect to deal with hazardous materials.

The last shipment you picked up was labeled as hazardous.

The packaging looks damaged.

The road is made of gravel.

One clue that a shipment may contain hazardous materials is that the shipper is in a line of business that you would expect to involve hazardous materials. Examples of such businesses include paint dealers, chemical suppliers, scientific supply houses, pest control companies, agricultural suppliers, and dealers in explosives, fireworks, or munitions.