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 or four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the West Virginia Commercial Driver’s 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. Column 2 of the Hazardous Materials Table contains:

The names of the materials.

Where the materials originated.

Special provisions for the materials.

The costs of the materials.

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

2. 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.

3. When refueling a vehicle that contains hazardous materials:

The engine should be left on.

The engine should be turned off.

The gas nozzle may be left unattended.

No other vehicles should be at the refueling station.

If you need to refuel a vehicle carrying hazardous materials, you must first turn off the engine. While refueling, someone must be at the nozzle and controlling the fuel flow at all times.

4. How must a shipper notify a driver of the risks associated with their cargo?

By speaking with the driver

By writing a note on a blank piece of paper

By putting hazard warning labels on packages

By placing orange dots on packages

Shippers of hazardous cargo must alert drivers and others to relevant hazards through proper shipping papers, hazard warning labels on packages, emergency response information, and placards.

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.

6. If transporting a package that contains radioactive materials, it is important to know that:

Radiation will pass through to other packages.

The packages should be carried in the cab.

The packages should be loaded on their side.

You cannot use bridges.

Radiation surrounds packages of radioactive materials and passes through to other nearby packages. To address this, the number of radioactive packages that can be loaded together is limited.

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