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HAZWOPER First Responder Awareness Level Quiz

Answer every question, then press Check my answers to see your score and an explanation for each one. Study first with the guide: HAZWOPER Emergency Response Training Levels: Awareness to Incident Commander.

1. What is the main role of an awareness-level first responder?

Answer: Recognize the release and notify the proper authorities. Awareness responders start the response by notifying authorities and take no further action.

2. How many hours of training does first responder operations level require at minimum?

Answer: 8 hours. 1910.120(q)(6)(ii) requires at least 8 hours plus awareness competencies.

3. Which responder approaches the point of release to stop it?

Answer: Hazardous materials technician. Technicians take offensive action to plug, patch or stop the release.

4. What guidebook do first responders use to identify hazardous materials and initial actions?

Answer: The DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). The DOT ERG identifies materials by ID number or name and lists initial protective actions.

5. Operations-level responders act:

Answer: Defensively from a safe distance. Operations responders contain the release from a distance and keep it from spreading.

6. HAZWOPER requires emergency responses to be managed with:

Answer: An incident command system. 1910.120(q)(3) requires a site-specific incident command system led by the senior official on scene.

7. How much training does an on-scene incident commander need?

Answer: At least 24 hours equal to operations level. 1910.120(q)(6)(v) requires at least 24 hours of training equal to operations level plus competencies.

8. An employer that will evacuate employees and not let them respond to releases needs:

Answer: An emergency action plan under 1910.38. Employers who evacuate and rely on outside responders can use an emergency action plan instead of paragraph (q).

9. Emergency responders need refresher training:

Answer: Annually, or annual demonstration of competency. 1910.120(q)(8) requires annual refresher training or a yearly demonstration of competency.

10. If you discover a chemical release at work, you should first:

Answer: Move away, isolate the area if safe, and notify per your emergency plan. Stay safe, keep others away, and make the notifications your emergency response plan specifies.

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