CDL · Hazardous materials
Your hazmat load turns out to be leaking during a stop at a rest area, and you have no way to call anyone. How should you handle it?
Correct answer: Ask another person to fetch help and give them every important detail.
Answer options
- AAsk another person to fetch help and give them every important detail Correct
- BMove the truck slowly to the nearest place that has a phone
- CDrive as quickly as is safe to reach a place where help is available
Why
Driving a leaking hazmat vehicle at any speed leaves a trail of contamination behind it. The proper response is to stay and guard the scene while someone else goes for help, carrying your location, a description of what happened and the name of the material.
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Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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