Texas CDL Hazmat Study Questions
   The following are example questions found on the Texas Hazmat test.
If you familiarize yourself with the answers below, you should be able to pass any state's hazmat test.
Any words that are underlined in a question could be the answer also.
1.   There are two lists that drivers, shippers, and carriers use to find out if a material
      is a regulated product.   Which of the following is one of them?
      Ans:  List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities.
2.   A vehicle placarded for hazardous materials is required to have placards on how
      many sides of the vehicle?
      Ans:   4
3.   A hazard class name or ID number must not be used to describe a:
      Ans:   non-hazardous material.
4.   The intention of the Hazardous Materials regulations are to ensure safe drivers
      and equipment,  to communicate the risk, and:
      Ans:   to contain the material.
5.   If an 'X' or an 'RQ' is written or typed into the HM column of a shipping paper entry, the:
      Ans:   shipment is regulated by hazardous material regulations.
6.   Who do the regulations say is responsible for packaging, labeling, and preparing the
      hazardous material shipping papers for a common carrier?
      Ans:   Shipper
7.   A power unit of a placarded vehicle is required to have a fire extinguisher with a
      UL rating of _____ B:C or more.
      Ans:   10
8.   You may not park a vehicle carrying hazardous materials within how many feet of
      an open fire?
      Ans:   300
9.   If hazardous material is leaking from your vehicle, you must not move your vehicle:
      Ans:   any more than safety requires.
10. The transport index of a radioactive material, tells you:
      Ans:   the degree of control needed during transportation.
11. Only one of these shipping paper descriptions for a hazardous material is in the
      correct order.   Select the correct one.
      Ans:   Hydrogen Bromide, Non-flammable gas, UN 1048
12. A 'W' in the first column of the Hazardous material Table indicates:
      Ans:   the entry applies to water shipments that are not a RQ.
13. You may not smoke around any vehicle being loaded or unloaded with:
      A. flammables.
      B. oxidizers.
      C. explosives.
      Ans:   any of the above
14. If a vehicle carrying explosives crashes with another object, you must
      not separate the vehicle from the other object until:
      Ans:   someone has removed the explosives and placed them at least 200 feet away.
15. Before loading or unloading any explosives, you must check the cargo space for:
      A. a cargo heater that could start.
      B. sharp points that might damage the cargo.
      C. loose floor boards or plates.
      Ans:   all of the above
16. A liquid poison is spilling from your vehicle. If it can be done safely, how should
      you channel the liquid?
      Ans:   away from streams or sewers.
17. Which emergency equipment may be used to warn of a stopped vehicle which
      contains explosives?
      Ans:   reflective triangles.
18. The description of a hazardous product must include the hazard class, the
      identification number, and it's proper shipping name. Which is required to be listed
      first on the shipping papers?
      Ans:   the proper shipping name.
19. When shippers package hazardous materials, they must certify that this was
      done according to the regulations. The one exception to this rule is when:
      Ans:   the shipper is a private carrier carrying their own product.
20. When you are transporting chlorine in a cargo tanks, you must have:
      A. an approved gas mask.
      B. an emergency kit for controlling leaks in fittings on the dome cover plate.
      C. either A or B, but not both.
      Ans:   both A and B.
21. Carriers are required to give driver who transport Class A and B explosives:
      Ans:  a copy of FMCSR part 397;
                (Also: written route plan;  and written emergency plan.)
22. When you are hauling packages of explosives, you must:
      Ans:   never use hooks or other metal tools.
23. If the word 'Forbidden' is written or typed in the hazard class column of
      an entry in the hazardous material table:
      Ans:   you must never transport the product.
24. What is the largest allowable total transport index of all packages in a
      single vehicle allowed to be:
      Ans:   50
25. You are hauling 2000 pounds of a corrosive. You may park within
      _______ feet of the road if your work requires it and it is for a very
      short period of time.
      Ans:   5
26. You are hauling hazardous materials and you discover that one of
      your tires is leaking.  You must:
      Ans:   stop at the nearest safe place and fix it.
27. You should stop before crossing a railroad grade if your vehicle is
      carrying how many gallons of chlorine?
      Ans:   any amount.
28. Animal and human foodstuffs must not be loaded in the same
      vehicle with:
      Ans:   Poisons.
29. When fueling a placarded vehicle, someone must always be:
      Ans:   at the nozzle, controlling the fuel flow.
30. Who do the regulations say is responsible for checking that the
      shipper correctly named, labeled, and marked a hazardous
      material shipment?
      Ans:   Carrier
31. While transporting hazardous material, you stop to eat lunch at
      a truck stop. While you are in the truck stop, the shipping papers
      must be placed on the drivers seat or:
      Ans:   in the driver's door pouch.
32. During an en route inspection, you discover an overheated tire.
      If you are hauling hazardous materials, you must:
      Ans:   remove the tire and place it a safe distance from the vehicle.
33. When hauling hazardous materials, you must stop your vehicle
      and check any dual tires at least once every:
      Ans:   2 hours or 100 miles.
34. During a hazardous materials emergency, you must use every
      available means to:
      A. keep people away.
      B. prevent smoking and keep open flame away.
      C. warn others of the danger.
      Ans:   do choices A, B, and C.
35. If you are transporting Explosives A, you must not:
      Ans:   transport them in vehicle combinations if there is a placarded
                cargo tanker in the combination.
Additional Questions and Answers:
36. You may never park within __5__ feet of the traveled part of
      the road if you are carrying Class A or Class B explosives.
37. Drivers transporting radioactive materials must have received
      special training within the past 2 years.
38. A driver transporting radioactive or hazardous materials that
      requires a permit must look at his route map before beginning his trip.
39. If 'INHALATION HAZARD' appears on the shipping papers or package,
      a 'Poison' or 'Poison Gas' placard must be used in addition to other
      placards that may be required by the (same) product's hazard class.
      (This is for any quantity (example: 200 liter bottle) of the above mentioned.)
40. Compressed Gas must be transported: held in an upright position or in
      racks attached to the vehicle.  (They can also be transported braced laying
      down flat; and in boxes that will keep them from turning over.)
41. A person in charge of loading and unloading a cargo tank must have a
      clear view of the cargo tank and be within 25 feet of the tank.
42. Except for short periods of time needed for vehicle operation necessities,
      do not park Class A or Class B explosives within 300 feet of:
      a bridge, tunnel, or building;
      a place where people gather;
      an open fire.
43. You may not smoke within 25 feet of (various) placarded vehicles.
44. Stop at RR crossings if:
      vehicle is placarded;
      carries any amount of chlorine;
      is an empty or loaded cargo tank used for hazardous materials.