Packages Pre Exam

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Saturday November 6, 2021

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1. The most efficient way of controlling an organic peroxide is to …

Keep it in a humid atmosphere

Freeze it removing any chance of ignition

Carry it refrigerated

Carry it in metal containers

2. Lithium Batteries may …

React with water

Burn or explode

React with air

Oxidise dangerously

3. What class is a flammable liquid?

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4.1

Class 6

4. What type of dangerous substance has the following two labels?

Flammable solid that is toxic

Substance that is liable to spontaneous combustion and is corrosive

Substance that is liable to spontaneous combustion and is toxic

Organic peroxide that is infectious

5. The main action taken by the driver, for spillages of acid on the road is …

Neutralise

Flood area with water

Cover with Road Grit

Call emergency services

6. According to the Instructions in Writing, what should the driver do in case of an accident or emergency?

Fight a fire in the load

Inform the Health & Safety Authority

Inform the emergency services

Inform the consignee

7. Who is responsible for re-securing a load on a vehicle after an accident?

Carrier

Driver

Fire brigade

Loader

8. What type of dangerous substance has the following mark and label?

A toxic infectious substance

An environmentally hazardous flammable liquid

An environmentally hazardous toxic substance

A miscellaneous dangerous substance that is toxic

9. The primary hazard of a substance can be found in the …

Instructions in writing

Vehicle certificate of approval

Transport Document

On a Safe Loading Pass

10. Who is responsible for marking and labelling of a package?

The driver

The consigner

The loader

The packer

11. What type of dangerous substance has the following mark and label

A substance that is toxic and oxidising

An infectious substance that is oxidising

An environmentally hazardous oxidising substance

A substance that is flammable and toxic

12. What type of dangerous substance has the following two labels?

A toxic corrosive gas

A solid that is flammable and toxic

A liquid that is flammable and toxic

A liquid that is flammable and corrosive

13. Many gases are asphyxiants, they can …

Chemically react with air

Can suffocate humans

Give off oxygen

Always start fires

14. If splashed with acid on the skin, the immediate actions are …

Neutralise it with vinegar

Wash with large amounts or warm water

Neutralise it with baking powder

Wash with lots of cold water for at least 20 minutes and get medical treatment immediately

15. Which of the following statements is true?

A flammable liquid does not have a flash-point

A substance with a low flash-point is more dangerous than one with a high flash-point

A substance with a high flash-point is more dangerous than one with a low flash-point

Only a corrosive liquid has a flash-point

16. When carrying flammable solids …

Always stow packages on open vehicles

Protective equipment is optional

Never secure packages with nylon ropes

Avoid any source of heat

17. A Class A fire is …

A fire that is fuelled by solids

A fire that is fuelled by liquids

The most dangerous fire

A fire that is fuelled by gases

18. What does it mean when a package has the following mark?

It cannot be carried by road

It cannot be carried by sea

It contains dangerous goods packed according to ADR limited quantities

It contains an environmentally hazardous substance

19. The term anhydrous means …

Containing water

Requires water to put out fire

Does not contain water

Should be kept away from water

20. Orientation arrows are not required on which of the following consignments?

a) Packages containing inner bottles containing liquids

b) Drums fitted with vents

c) Closed or open cryogenic receptacles used for refrigeration

d) Packages containing solids in small drums

21. For what reason is an emergency escape mask required, for the carriage of dangerous substances in a freight container, with the following placards?

Because both the flammable liquid and corrosive placards on the freight container

Because of the toxic placard

Because of the flammable solid placard

Because of the corrosive placard

22. Which one of the following documents lists the actions to be taken by the driver in the case of an accident?

Instructions in Writing

Transport Document

Driver Training Certificate

Vehicle Certificate of Approval

23. Chronic poisoning …

Has a long term effect

Has a short term effect

Is caused only by liquid poisons

Is caused only by solid poison

24. When loading a packaged goods vehicle, or reassembling the load during a journey, the driver

May put any kind of packages together without restraint

May put any kind of packages together with restraint

Take care to restrain packages, even if heavy drums are put on top of light cartons

Should always ensure that sufficient segregation is achieved between incompatible dangerous goods, and if necessary, leave incompatible ones behind

25. Which statement is correct?

Corrosives cause little damage to human skin and tissue.

Corrosives cause blisters that are easily dealt with using the correct cream.

Antidotes will prevent damage to human skin and tissue by most corrosives.

Corrosives can cause extensive damage to human skin and tissue.

26. For vehicles carrying hazardous substances, the most appropriate parking place is …

A vehicle park supervised by an attendant who has been notified of the nature of the load and whereabouts of the driver

A public or private vehicle park where the vehicle is not likely to suffer damage from other vehicles

Vehicles may be parked unsupervised, in a secure depot or secure factory premises

A suitable open space, separated from the public highway and from dwellings, where the public does not normally pass or assemble

27. According to the Instructions in Writing, what equipment is always required during the carriage of dangerous goods?

A spare wheel

A wheel chock

A tool kit

An emergency escape mask

28. What is the flammability range of a substance?

The vapour air mixture that will burn or explode

The temperatures at which the substances will ignite

The highest and lowest flashpoint of substances

A means of measuring the ability of a substance to dilute with water

29. Drivers carrying dangerous goods, must hold Driver training certificate for which vehicles?

All vehicles

Curtain sided vehicle

Vans exceeding 3500kgs

Tank vehicles only

30. A casualty has been contaminated with a flammable substance; you should …

Remove the casualty’s clothing and wash for 20 minutes

Phone for an ambulance

Flood the casualty with plenty of water to avoid static sparks before removing clothing

Drive the casualty to hospital

31. Which one of the following statements is true for a large load of packaged dangerous substances with the following mark?

The load contains environmentally hazardous substances

There must be at least two persons in the vehicle crew

The driver is not required to have a driver training certificate

The load contains refrigerated dangerous substances

32. Vapour from flammable liquid will …

Flow uphill

Immediately burst into flame

Stay at the point of leakage

Flow downhill

33. An IBC is …

Always made of plastic

An Independent Basic Container

An Intermediate Bulk Carrier

An Intermediate Bulk Container

34. On entering a new site, the driver must …

Find the correct loading bay

Report to the site foreman

Look for the canteen

Ask about normal site practice

35. How should a closed vehicle (for example a large box van) carrying a corrosive liquid in intermediate bulk containers (IBC’s) be marked?

Blank orange-coloured plates on the front and rear of the vehicle, and placards on the two sides and rear of the vehicle

No orange-coloured plates or placards required because it’s a closed vehicle

Blank orange-coloured plates on the front and rear of the vehicle

Numbered orange-coloured plates on the front and rear of the vehicle; and placards on the two sides and rear of the vehicle

36. A person has swallowed an alkaline substance, you should …

Give them plenty of water to drink

Give them mustard to induce vomiting

Neutralise the substance with an acid

Get medical attention immediately

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