Hazmat Endorsement CDL License Handbook Study Guide. Pass On 1st Try!!

2020 Hazmat Endorsement CDL Study Guide For Commercial Drivers License

1. Special routes to be used, or the need for permits, are to be determined by the driver before
leaving.
2. Vehicles carrying any amount of chlorine must stop for rail crossings.
3. When materials are described as Poison inhalation hazard, you must use poison placards in
addition to any other hazard class. Even small amounts.
4. Poisons must not be loaded in the same vehicle as human or animal foodstuffs.
5. If the driver has left a vehicle carrying hazardous materials, the shipping papers must be left
on the drivers’ seat or in the drivers’ door pouch.
6. Drivers transporting Class A or B explosives must have:
The shipping papers
Written Emergency Instructions
A written route plan
A copy of FMCSR part 397
7. Do not drive with leaking or flat tires, except to the nearest safe place.
8.Remove overheated tires and place a safe distance from the vehicle.
9. There must always be someone in control of the fuel nozzle when fueling a placarded vehicle.
10. Drivers that transport route controlled radioactive material must receive special training at
every 2 years, and carry a dated certificate.
11. Placarded vehicles may pass open fires only when they can do so safely without stopping.
12. Compressed gas cylinders must be loaded upright, horizontal, or in racks attached to the
Vehicle, or in boxes that will prevent overturning.
13. If the driver leaves a placarded vehicle in the care of another person, that person must be:
Awake and able to move the vehicle
Know what to do in an emergency
Stay within 100 feet of the vehicle
Have a clear view of the vehicle
14. The use of hooks or other metal tools is forbidden when handling explosives.
15. Flares, fuses, or signal fires may not be used for a vehicle without containing explosives,
flammable liquids, flammable gas, or empty tanks that hauled flammable liquids or gasses.

16. Vehicles transporting chlorine in cargo tanks, must have an approved gas mask, and an
emergency kit for controlling leaks in dome cover plates and fittings.
17. The minimum UL rating for the fire extinguisher of a placarded vehicles power unit is
10 B.C.
18.It is prohibited to carry class A or B explosives in triples, or in combinations where any of the
units is a placarded cargo tank.
19. It is the driver’s responsibility for hazardous materials being transported safely, without delay,
and that shipping papers are kept in the right place.

20. If the word forbidden appears in the hazard class column of the Hazardous Materials Table,
You must not transport the material.
21. Explosives A and B must never be parked within 5 feet of the roadway.
22. If transporting a hazardous waste, there must be a properly prepared and signed Uniform
Hazardous Waste Manifest carried at all times.
23. In a hazardous materials emergency:
Warn others of the danger
Keep people away and upwind
Prevent Smoking
Keep open flames away
24. When hazardous materials is leaking, but not spilling, drive to the closest area you can get
help. Call emergency personnel if needed.
25. When hauling both explosives A and B, an explosives A placard must be used.
26. Items marked by an RQ before or after an item description, in the event of a spill, must be
reported to the government.
27. When hauling hazardous materials in a cargo tank, close all manholes and valves, and check for any leaks before moving the vehicle.

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