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 Wisconsin Commercial Driver’s 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 people.

Attend hazardous materials training courses.

Guess.

Ask a police officer.

While the manual contains all of the information needed to pass the written exam for a hazardous materials endorsement, it does not contain all of the information necessary to do the job safely. You can learn more by attending hazardous materials training courses.

2. 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.

3. What does "RQ" stand for?

Relative query

Reportable quantity

Release query

Response quarantine

When marking hazardous materials in an "HM" column on a shipping paper, the letters "RQ" may be used instead of an "X" if a reportable quantity of the material must be identified.

4. Shippers must label hazardous materials. If an item is smaller than its label, how should the item be labeled?

The item may be tied together with other hazardous materials and labeled with a sheet of paper on the outside of the bundle.

The label may be attached to a tag that is securely attached to the package.

The item may be marked with a large orange dot.

The item may be placed in a box displaying a warning label.

Shippers must place diamond-shaped hazard warning labels on most packages of hazardous materials. If the label won't fit on the package, it can be placed on a tag that is securely attached to the package.

5. What could indicate that a shipment you are accepting contains hazardous materials?

The cargo is stored in cylinder tanks.

The cargo is picked up from a supermarket.

The cargo is packaged in cardboard boxes.

The cargo has green packaging.

Cylinders and drums are often used to contain hazardous materials. Be sure to take the proper precautions if transporting a cargo of hazardous materials.

6. To know which placards to use, you need to know:

The hazard classes of the materials.

The types of containers holding the materials.

The destination.

The shipper.

To determine which hazardous materials placards to use, you must know the hazard class of the materials; the amount of hazardous materials being shipped; and the total weight of all classes of hazardous materials in the vehicle.

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