TDG Practice Test 1

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1. Under the TDG Act, what does "public safety" cover?

   1. Human life and health, property and the environment
   2. Only the safety of drivers and train crews
   3. Only damage to roads, rails and bridges
   4. Only people living near a transport route

2. Who must classify dangerous goods before they are transported from a Canadian site?

   1. The consignor
   2. The consignee
   3. The carrier
   4. The driver

3. A driver is in the truck cab with dangerous goods on board. Where must the shipping document be?

   1. In the glove box, locked away from view
   2. In the trailer, in a holder next to the dangerous goods themselves
   3. At the dispatch office, ready to be faxed
   4. In a pocket on the driver's door or within the driver's reach

4. Where must the primary class placard appear on a loaded tank trailer?

   1. On the front only
   2. On each side and each end
   3. On the rear only
   4. On the left side and the rear

5. Under the 500 kg special case, which Parts of the Regulations still apply?

   1. Part 6 training and Part 8 reporting still apply
   2. Only Part 3 documents continue to apply
   3. Only Part 7 on ERAPs continues to apply
   4. No part of the Regulations applies at all

6. An owner-operator truck driver works for himself. Who issues his TDG training certificate?

   1. The company that sold him the online course
   2. Transport Canada's regional office
   3. The customer whose goods he carries
   4. He issues it to himself once he is adequately trained

7. Which goods are ERAPs designed for?

   1. All goods carried on a highway
   2. Only goods sold to the public
   3. Certain higher-risk dangerous goods
   4. Only goods shipped by air

8. A new warehouse worker has no certificate yet. When may they load dangerous goods?

   1. Under the direct supervision of a trained, certified person who is present
   2. Once they have signed up for a course next month
   3. When a certified supervisor watches them on a camera feed
   4. After watching a training video at home on their own time and passing a quiz

9. What is a compliance mark?

   1. A placard that shows the primary class of the dangerous goods inside
   2. A mark required by a safety standard, showing the container meets it
   3. A stamp showing the driver completed TDG training
   4. A sticker that shows the shipment passed a TDG inspection

10. What does the code E0 in column 6(b) of Schedule 1 mean?

    1. The goods are not permitted as an excepted quantity
    2. The goods are exempt from every part of the Regulations
    3. The goods may be shipped in any quantity by air
    4. The goods need no label when shipped in small boxes

11. Which mark is used on packages shipped as excepted quantities?

    1. An orange panel with a UN number
    2. A diamond with the word DANGER
    3. A hatched square with a stylized E
    4. A white square with a black Y

12. A single tank holds goods of one UN number in a quantity above the Schedule 1 column 7 figure. What applies?

    1. A DANGER placard may be used
    2. An approved ERAP is required
    3. The 500 kg exemption applies
    4. No placard is needed

13. On a Schedule 1 entry, where are subsidiary classes shown?

    1. In upper case after the shipping name
    2. In parentheses under the primary class
    3. In column 7 after the ERAP index
    4. As a letter after the UN number

14. What is a consolidation bin used for?

    1. Mixing two dangerous goods together before they are shipped
    2. Storing empty drums at a terminal until they are cleaned
    3. Collecting leaks from a damaged rail tank car until a response team can arrive
    4. Keeping small containers from shifting in a road vehicle, with room to add or remove some

15. How high must the UN number digits be when displayed on a large means of containment?

    1. At least 12 mm
    2. At least 6 mm
    3. At least 65 mm
    4. At least 25 mm

16. What is the normal minimum side length of a label on a package?

    1. 25 mm
    2. 50 mm
    3. 250 mm
    4. 100 mm

17. A flammable liquid boils at 30 °C. Which packing group applies?

    1. Packing Group I
    2. It depends only on the flash point
    3. Packing Group II
    4. Packing Group III

18. A company is convicted on indictment of a TDG offence. What is the maximum prison term the Act allows?

    1. Five years
    2. Six months
    3. Ten years
    4. Two years

19. What does a plan holder do when implementing an ERAP at tier 1?

    1. Send a full response team and its equipment straight to the scene
    2. Wait for the 30-day report before taking any action
    3. Close the highway and direct traffic around the site
    4. Give technical advice quickly and monitor the response remotely

20. A cylinder of a Class 2.2 gas leaks during transport. Which quantity triggers the emergency report?

    1. More than 500 kg
    2. More than 30 L
    3. More than 150 kg
    4. Any quantity

21. In which languages may TDG shipping document information be written?

    1. English only
    2. English or French
    3. Any language the carrier reads
    4. French and English together

22. How long must a copy of the 30-day follow-up report be kept?

    1. One year
    2. Five years
    3. Two years
    4. Six months

23. What does Packing Group I indicate?

    1. Medium danger
    2. Great danger
    3. No danger in transport
    4. Minor danger

24. A US-licensed truck driver is trained under 49 CFR and drives into Canada. Is that US training record valid here?

    1. Only for goods that need no placards at all
    2. No, a Canadian employer must issue a new one at the border
    3. Yes, while it is valid in the United States
    4. Only if CANUTEC stamps it at the first stop

25. Medical laboratory samples that could cause disease are in which division?

    1. Class 6.2
    2. Class 6.1
    3. Class 9
    4. Class 8