Identify 5 Hazards Associated with Dangerous Goods
Handling Dangerous Goods Performance Questions
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1. List 5 hazards that are associated with dangerous goods?
a. Hazard 1Type the details of the hazard here
b. Hazard 2Type the details of the hazard here
c. Hazard 3Type the details of the hazard here
d. Hazard 4Type the details of the hazard here
e. Hazard 5Type the details of the hazard here
2. What is the difference between an acute and a chronic effect of a dangerous material?
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3.Describe the difference between a Code of Practice, Government Regulations and an Act of Parliament.
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4.Complete the following grid with either the name of the dangerous goods class or its class number.
Dangerous Goods Class Number / Dangerous Goods Class Namea. Type the class number here / Poisonous
5.1 / b. Type the class name here
c. Type the class number here / Flammable Gas
4.3 / d. Type the class name here
e. Type the class number here / Explosive
8 / f. Type the class name here
g. Type the class number here / Flammable Liquid
5. Explain why some dangerous goods have a principle and a subsidiary dangerous goods class.
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6.How can you identify the subsidiary risk of dangerous goods?
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7.Who should have access to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in a warehouse and where should the MSDSs be located?
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8.Dangerous Goods are often allocated to a packaging group. What is the significance of a packaging group?
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9.List 5 main types of information that a Material Safety Data Sheet should be able to provide to a person who is about to handle a dangerous or hazardous material.
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10.Describe how you would deal with a container of a dangerous substance that you have found in your that does not have a label on it identifying its contents.
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11.What type of information does the HAZCHEM code of dangerous good provide?
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12.Where should Emergency Information Panels be located around a warehouse and what types of information should be on these panels in each location?
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13.Some classes of dangerous goods are not compatible with other classes. How must classes of chemicals that are incompatible with each other be stored?
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