CDL · Hazardous materials
While stopped at a rest area, you find that your HazMat load has a slow leak, and no telephone is close by. What is the right way to handle it?
Correct answer: Stay with the parked vehicle, secure the area, and have someone else go for help if your phone and CB both fail.
Answer options
- ALeave the rest area right away and drive to the next town so you can find a phone and report the leak
- BRepackage the leaking container on your own first, and only then go look for a phone to call for help
- CStay with the parked vehicle, secure the area, and have someone else go for help if your phone and CB both fail Correct
Why
Moving a leaking HazMat load only spreads the danger, so do not drive off in search of a phone. Stay parked, keep people away, try your cell phone or CB, and if you cannot reach anyone, send another person for help.
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Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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