TDG Practice Test 5

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1. Besides reporting a release, what must the person who reports it do?

   1. Clean up the site alone before anyone else arrives
   2. Take all reasonable emergency measures to reduce the danger
   3. Wait for the consignor's written instructions
   4. Leave the scene until CANUTEC sends a team

2. A flammable liquid boils at 80 °C and has a flash point of 15 °C. Which packing group applies?

   1. Packing Group III
   2. Packing Group II
   3. Packing Group IV
   4. Packing Group I

3. A TDG inspector stops a truck and asks the driver for a training certificate. When must the driver show it?

   1. Within 24 hours
   2. Within 15 days
   3. Within 30 days
   4. Immediately

4. No filling limit is set by the standard for a container of liquid. What must the person filling it ensure?

   1. It is filled only while the outside air is below 20 °C
   2. It is filled to exactly half of its marked capacity
   3. It cannot become liquid-full at any temperature up to 55 °C
   4. It is filled right to the brim so the liquid cannot slosh

5. What is the main difference between a label and a placard?

   1. Labels are for road transport; placards are for rail only
   2. Labels are optional; placards are required by law
   3. Labels show the UN number; placards never show it
   4. Labels go on small containers; placards go on large ones

6. What is the capacity limit of a small means of containment under the TDG Regulations?

   1. 1 000 L or less
   2. 250 L or less
   3. 450 L or less
   4. 500 L or less

7. Which ERAP details go on the shipping document?

   1. The ERAP reference number and telephone number
   2. The names of every emergency responder on the team
   3. The date the plan was last tested in a drill
   4. The full text of the plan and its approval letter

8. For which goods is the DANGER placard never allowed?

   1. Class 8 corrosives in small drums
   2. Goods that require an approved ERAP
   3. Class 3 liquids in small containers
   4. Class 9 goods mixed with Class 3

9. Who is a "carrier" under the TDG Regulations?

   1. A person who receives the goods once they are no longer in transport
   2. A person who has or will have possession of the goods while they are in transport
   3. A person who designs and tests the means of containment for the goods
   4. A person who signs the consignor's certification on each shipping document

10. Which means of containment may be used for dangerous goods?

    1. Any container the carrier already has on hand
    2. Any container strong enough to be lifted by hand
    3. Only containers made in Canada by a TDG inspector
    4. Only one that Part 5 requires or permits for those goods

11. A contractor uses the 500 kg special case. What must the accompanying document show?

    1. The driver's home address and the vehicle's insurance number
    2. The receiving customer's purchase order and invoice total
    3. The ERAP reference number and CANUTEC's written permission letter
    4. The primary class and the number of marked containers for each class

12. What must the "24-Hour Number" on a shipping document allow a caller to do?

    1. Reach someone with technical information about the goods immediately
    2. Leave a message that the consignor returns the next business day
    3. Book an inspection appointment with a Transport Canada office near the route
    4. Report the shipment's location to the receiving customer

13. What does ERAP stand for in the TDG rules?

    1. Emergency response assistance plan
    2. Emergency route and parking plan
    3. Environmental release approval permit
    4. Exempt road and air packaging

14. No one was hurt and nothing was closed, but a drum's integrity is compromised. Is the release report still needed?

    1. No, only road closures trigger the report
    2. No, only injuries trigger the release report
    3. Yes, compromised containment always requires it
    4. Only if the drum held more than 450 L

15. What does the limited quantity mark look like?

    1. An orange rectangle showing the four-digit UN number
    2. A red diamond with a black flame symbol and the class number 3 at the bottom
    3. A hatched square with a capital E inside a circle
    4. A square on point, black at top and bottom, white in the centre

16. What makes a worker "adequately trained" under the TDG Regulations?

    1. Holding a commercial driver's licence for at least one year
    2. Sound knowledge of the TDG topics that relate directly to their duties
    3. Passing a written exam that Transport Canada sets for each province
    4. Completing exactly eight hours of classroom instruction

17. What does the word "Forbidden" in column 3 of Schedule 1 mean?

    1. The goods must not be imported, offered, handled or transported
    2. The goods may be shipped only with a Transport Canada escort
    3. The goods may travel only by road vehicle and never by aircraft or vessel
    4. The goods may be shipped only as a limited quantity

18. Which practice breaks the rule on misleading dangerous goods marks?

    1. Covering an old placard with durable, weather-resistant material
    2. Removing labels from a drum that has been cleaned and purged
    3. Displaying a Class 3 placard on a truck carrying no dangerous goods
    4. Displaying the correct class placard on each side and on each end of the trailer

19. Which class has neither divisions nor packing groups?

    1. Class 1, explosives
    2. Class 7, radioactive materials
    3. Class 5, oxidizers and peroxides
    4. Class 3, flammable liquids

20. When an approved ERAP is required, what must appear on the shipping document?

    1. The date the driver's licence expires
    2. The ERAP index copied from Schedule 1
    3. The name, home address and licence number of the driver
    4. The ERAP reference number and the ERAP telephone number

21. A product is not listed by name in Schedule 1 but meets the criteria for Class 8. Is it dangerous goods?

    1. No, unless the carrier asks for it to be regulated
    2. Only if it is shipped in a large means of containment
    3. No, only products named in Schedule 1 are regulated
    4. Yes, because it meets the criteria of a class

22. Using the closed-cup method, a liquid's flash point is at or below what temperature for it to fall in Class 3?

    1. 23 °C
    2. 60 °C
    3. 35 °C
    4. 93 °C

23. Which training format do the TDG Regulations require?

    1. Only an online course with a timed final exam
    2. Only training delivered in person at a Transport Canada regional office
    3. None in particular: classroom, job training and experience all count
    4. Only an in-person classroom course run by a college

24. How is a UN number written?

    1. A colour code and the packing group
    2. Two digits for the class and a letter
    3. The letters UN followed by four digits
    4. Three letters followed by two digits

25. Someone tries to stop an ERAP holder's team from taking emergency measures at a spill. What do the Regulations say?

    1. No one may prevent an ERAP holder from taking emergency measures
    2. The consignee must approve every measure in writing
    3. The carrier decides whether the ERAP team can work
    4. The local fire chief may order the ERAP team off the site at any time