CDL · Hazardous materials
At a rest area, you discover that your hazardous cargo is leaking, and there is no telephone close by. What is the best course of action?
Correct answer: Have someone else go for help, giving that person all the key details.
Answer options
- ADrive on with care until you come to a working phone
- BPark, turn on your flashers and walk off to look for help
- CHave someone else go for help, giving that person all the key details Correct
Why
When hazmat is leaking, park, secure the area, stay with the vehicle and send another person for help with details such as your exact location, the nature of the emergency and the material involved. Driving on to look for a phone only spreads the contamination.
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Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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Where it applies: Asked in every state.
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This question is part of HazMat Emergencies and Reporting (24 questions). Take the full set and check your score.
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