CDL · Hazardous materials
How should you determine whether a load you are about to haul contains hazardous materials?
Correct answer: Read the shipping papers.
Answer options
- ASee whether the loading dock is fenced
- BOpen each package and look inside
- CRead the shipping papers Correct
Why
The shipping papers must describe any hazardous materials in the load, so they are where you should check. Opening packages is unnecessary and can be dangerous, and a fence around a dock tells you nothing about the cargo.
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Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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Practice HazMat Shipping PapersMore questions from HazMat Shipping Papers
- Hazardous materials shipping papers must stand out from your other paperwork. Which of these is an accepted way to set them apart?
- What could reveal that a load you are hauling contains hazardous materials?
- When you are away from the wheel of a vehicle hauling hazardous materials, the shipping papers may be left on the driver's seat. Where else are they allowed to be?
- Which of the following must appear on a hazardous materials shipping paper?
- Which part of a hazardous material's basic description must be listed first on the shipping paper?
- Which party has the duty to supply emergency response information for every hazardous material in a shipment?
- A shipping paper lists both hazardous and non-hazardous items. Which of these is an accepted way to make the hazardous entries stand out?
- Where do the shipping papers for a hazardous materials load belong?
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