Hazardous Materials Awareness Course for Guards 2026

1. Pytanie 1 z 25

   You see a liquid leaking from a damaged drum in a loading area. From which direction should you approach?

   • AFrom whichever side is closest to the drum
   • BFrom upwind, uphill or upstream
   • CFrom downhill, so you can see the spill spreading
   • DFrom downwind, so the smell tells you what it is
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   Odpowiedź: B. From upwind, uphill or upstream

   The Emergency Response Guidebook says to approach from upwind, uphill and/or upstream so vapours and liquids move away from you.

2. Pytanie 2 z 25

   A gas is leaking but you cannot smell anything. What should you assume?

   • AIt is only steam and can be ignored
   • BIt may still be dangerous, because some harmful gases have no smell
   • CIt is safe once you step back two metres
   • DIt is harmless, because dangerous gases always smell
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   Odpowiedź: B. It may still be dangerous, because some harmful gases have no smell

   The ERG warns never to assume a gas or vapour is harmless just because it has no odour.

3. Pytanie 3 z 25

   At a hazardous materials spill, what is a security guard's main job before trained responders arrive?

   • ATaste-test or sniff the product to identify it
   • BMove the leaking container to a safer place
   • CClean up the spill with absorbent pads
   • DStay back, keep people away from the area and call 9-1-1
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   Odpowiedź: D. Stay back, keep people away from the area and call 9-1-1

   Guards work at an awareness level: recognize the danger, isolate the area, protect people and notify responders. Do not touch or clean up the material.

4. Pytanie 4 z 25

   Which Canadian service gives 24-hour emergency advice on dangerous goods in transport?

   • AHealth Canada's poison control line
   • BYour provincial licensing office
   • CThe Canada Border Services Agency
   • DCANUTEC, the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre
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   Odpowiedź: D. CANUTEC, the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre

   CANUTEC is run by Transport Canada and gives emergency response advice for dangerous goods incidents.

5. Pytanie 5 z 25

   What is the short code for calling CANUTEC from a cellphone in Canada?

   • A*911
   • B*888
   • C*666
   • D#211
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   Odpowiedź: C. *666

   CANUTEC can be reached at *666 from a cellphone, at 1-888-CAN-UTEC (1-888-226-8832) or at 613-996-6666. Call 9-1-1 first in an emergency.

6. Pytanie 6 z 25

   In the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), what are the yellow-bordered pages?

   • AA list of materials in alphabetical order
   • BThe response guides for each group of materials
   • CA list of materials by their 4-digit ID number
   • DTables of isolation and protective action distances
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   Odpowiedź: C. A list of materials by their 4-digit ID number

   The yellow pages list materials by ID (UN) number. Each entry points to a guide number in the orange section.

7. Pytanie 7 z 25

   You know the name of a product but not its ID number. Which ERG pages should you use?

   • AThe yellow pages, listed by number
   • BThe green pages, listed by distance
   • CThe blue pages, listed by name
   • DThe white pages at the front
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   Odpowiedź: C. The blue pages, listed by name

   The blue pages list materials alphabetically by name, with the guide number to use.

8. Pytanie 8 z 25

   Which part of the ERG holds the guides that explain hazards and first steps for each group of materials?

   • AThe yellow pages
   • BThe blue pages
   • CThe green pages
   • DThe orange pages
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   Odpowiedź: D. The orange pages

   The orange pages hold the response guides on hazards, public safety and emergency response.

9. Pytanie 9 z 25

   A truck with a DANGER placard is leaking, and nobody knows what it carries. Which ERG guide applies?

   • AGuide 100
   • BNo guide applies until the product is known
   • CGuide 200
   • DGuide 111
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   Odpowiedź: D. Guide 111

   The ERG says to use Guide 111 when a DANGER placard is shown or when the material is unknown.

10. Pytanie 10 z 25

    Under Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) rules, how many classes of dangerous goods are there?

    • A4
    • B12
    • C9
    • D6
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    Odpowiedź: C. 9

    TDG sorts dangerous goods into 9 classes, from Class 1 (explosives) to Class 9 (miscellaneous).

11. Pytanie 11 z 25

    Which TDG class is flammable liquids, such as gasoline?

    • AClass 1
    • BClass 8
    • CClass 6
    • DClass 3
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    Odpowiedź: D. Class 3

    Class 3 is flammable liquids. Class 1 is explosives, Class 6 is toxic and infectious substances and Class 8 is corrosives.

12. Pytanie 12 z 25

    A placard on a tanker shows the class number 8. What kind of product is it?

    • AA corrosive substance
    • BA radioactive material
    • CAn explosive
    • DA flammable gas
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    Odpowiedź: A. A corrosive substance

    Class 8 is corrosive substances, which can burn skin and damage metal.

13. Pytanie 13 z 25

    Which TDG class covers gases such as propane and oxygen cylinders?

    • AClass 5
    • BClass 9
    • CClass 2
    • DClass 4
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    Odpowiedź: C. Class 2

    Class 2 is gases, split into flammable, non-flammable non-toxic, and toxic gases.

14. Pytanie 14 z 25

    Some placards show a 4-digit number, such as 1203. What is this number?

    • AThe trucking company's licence number
    • BThe emergency phone extension to call
    • CThe UN number that identifies the product
    • DThe weight of the load in kilograms
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    Odpowiedź: C. The UN number that identifies the product

    The 4-digit UN number identifies the product. Note it from a safe distance and give it to 9-1-1 or CANUTEC.

15. Pytanie 15 z 25

    WHMIS 2015 is based on which international system?

    • AThe US OSHA 10 program
    • BThe Canadian Fire Code
    • CThe ISO 9001 quality system
    • DThe Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
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    Odpowiedź: D. The Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

    WHMIS 2015 lines up with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

16. Pytanie 16 z 25

    How many sections does a WHMIS safety data sheet (SDS) have?

    • A8
    • B24
    • C10
    • D16
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    Odpowiedź: D. 16

    An SDS has 16 sections in a set order, from identification to other information.

17. Pytanie 17 z 25

    A cleaner splashes a chemical in their eye. Which SDS section gives the first-aid steps?

    • ASection 9, Physical and chemical properties
    • BSection 1, Identification
    • CSection 4, First-aid measures
    • DSection 14, Transport information
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    Odpowiedź: C. Section 4, First-aid measures

    Section 4 of the SDS lists first-aid measures for each way a person can be exposed.

18. Pytanie 18 z 25

    Which SDS section explains what to do about a spill or leak?

    • ASection 6, Accidental release measures
    • BSection 16, Other information
    • CSection 11, Toxicological information
    • DSection 2, Hazard identification
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    Odpowiedź: A. Section 6, Accidental release measures

    Section 6 covers accidental release measures, such as containment and clean-up.

19. Pytanie 19 z 25

    On a WHMIS label, which signal word means the more severe hazard?

    • ADanger
    • BNotice
    • CWarning
    • DCaution
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    Odpowiedź: A. Danger

    WHMIS uses two signal words. "Danger" is for more severe hazards and "Warning" for less severe ones.

20. Pytanie 20 z 25

    When is a WHMIS workplace label needed?

    • AWhen it is poured into a new container for later use
    • BOnly for products kept in a locked storage room
    • CNever, because the supplier label is always enough
    • DOnly when a product first arrives from the supplier
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    Odpowiedź: A. When it is poured into a new container for later use

    A workplace label is needed when a product is decanted into another container, unless it is used right away or stays with the one person who poured it.

21. Pytanie 21 z 25

    You see this pictogram on a container in a janitor's room. What hazard does it show?

    • AProducts that can catch fire easily
    • BGases stored under pressure
    • CProducts that can cause death or serious poisoning
    • DProducts that can cause cancer over time
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    Odpowiedź: C. Products that can cause death or serious poisoning

    The skull and crossbones is used for acute toxicity: products that can be fatal or toxic in small amounts.

22. Pytanie 22 z 25

    What does this WHMIS pictogram, a flame over a circle, warn about?

    • AProducts that react with water
    • BOxidizers that can cause or worsen a fire
    • CHot surfaces that can burn skin
    • DProducts that explode when dropped
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    Odpowiedź: B. Oxidizers that can cause or worsen a fire

    The flame over a circle marks oxidizing products, which can start or feed a fire. Keep them away from things that burn.

23. Pytanie 23 z 25

    On patrol, you smell rotten eggs inside a building. What should you do first?

    • AOpen the gas meter cover to look for damage
    • BCall from your cellphone while you search the room
    • CLeave right away, then call from a safe place
    • DTurn on the lights so you can find the leak
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    Odpowiedź: C. Leave right away, then call from a safe place

    Natural gas has an added rotten-egg smell. Leave first, then call from a safe location. Do not search for the leak.

24. Pytanie 24 z 25

    Why should you not flip a light switch or start a vehicle near a suspected gas leak?

    • AIt could set off the fire alarm by mistake
    • BA small spark could ignite the gas
    • CIt erases the leak's smell
    • DIt wastes power the gas company needs
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    Odpowiedź: B. A small spark could ignite the gas

    Switches, phones, electronics and engines can spark. Gas utilities say not to use them near a leak.

25. Pytanie 25 z 25

    Your bare skin touches an unknown powder that may be a drug such as fentanyl. How should you clean it?

    • AWipe it off with diluted bleach
    • BRub on alcohol hand sanitizer right away
    • CBrush it off and keep working
    • DWash with soap and water
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    Odpowiedź: D. Wash with soap and water

    CCOHS advises soap and water. Alcohol-based sanitizer may increase absorption through the skin, and bleach should not be used on skin.

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