Stericycle DOT Training Test Name:___________________________________
Date:_______________
1. A hazmat employee must receive the required US DOT training within how many days of hire or assignment to DOT hazmat functions? a. 90
b. 120
c. 30
d. 10
2. DOT training must cover which of the areas listed below? a. General Awareness & Familiarization, Function Specific, Safety, Security b. General Awareness & Familiarization, Hazmat Table, Safety, Security 3. Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) is considered a Hazardous Waste by EPA. T or F 4. Which of the following two functions concerning the transportation of Regulated Medical Waste requires DOT training? a. Packaging for transport
c. Disinfection of contaminated items
b. Signing shipping papers
d. Proper use of PPE during handling of RMW
5. How many hazard classifications are used by the DOT? a. 10
b. 9
c. 6
6. Regulated Medical Waste falls into which DOT hazard class? a. 6.2
b. 3.2
c. 9.1
d. 1910.1030
7. Regulated Medical Waste falls into which DOT Packaging Group? a. PG I
b. PG II
c. PG III
d. Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances
8. All workplaces shipping Hazardous Materials must have a written security plan. T or F 9. Shipping papers may be filled out in Spanish, if that is the principal language spoken in your particular workplace. T or F 10. Stericycle will accept improperly packaged RMW, but extra charges will apply. T or F
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Stericycle DOT Training Test 11. A non acceptable container, or improperly packaged container should never be accepted for transportation and would include which of the following: a. Leaking container
c. Improperly closed
e. Not properly labeled/marked
b. Objects protruding
d. Overfilled
f. All of the above
12. Packaging Group II materials are considered to pose a: a. Toxic Danger
b. Moderate Danger
c. Extreme Danger
13. An RMW transport container must contain which of the following labels? a. Both a Biohazard symbol and the word “Biohazard” b. Either a Biohazard symbol or the word “Biohazard” c. Biohazard symbol, the word “Biohazard,” identification number, description and orientation arrows 14. A new hazmat employee is permitted to work for up to 90 days, as long as he/she is directly supervised by a fully trained hazmat employee. T or F 15. Stericycle DOT hazmat training may be used to satisfy the requirements for either highway or air shipments. T or F 16. The shipper’s certification statement contained on a shipping paper: a. Is not required to be signed if a signature is maintained on file b. Must be legibly signed by an employee of the shipper every time Regulated Medical Waste is offered for transportation c. Can be completed by the driver in the event a shipper’s employee is unavailable. 17. The bag lining an RMW transport container can be red or clear, depending on the state in which the material is being transported. T or F 18. The proper shipping name for RMW is: a. Infectious waste
c. Regulated Medical Waste, n.o.s.
b. Red bag waste
d. Regulated Medical Waste, r.m.w.
19. Shipping papers or a manifest can be left in the inside pocket of the passenger side door. T or F 20. The primary government agency concerned with the shipment of Hazardous Materials is: a. Fedex
c. DOT
b. United States Postal Service
d. OSHA
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Answer key 1. a. 90 2. a. General Awareness & Familiarization, Function Specific, Safety, Security 3. F 4. a. Packaging for transport b. Signing shipping papers 5. b. 9 6. a. 6.2 7. b. PG II 8. F 9. F 10. F 11. f. All of the above 12. b. Moderate Danger 13. c. Biohazard symbol, the word “Biohazard”, identification number, description and orientation arrows 14. T 15. F 16. b. Must be legibly signed by an employee of the shipper every time regulated medical waste is offered for transportation 17. F 18. c. Regulated medical waste, n.o.s. 19. F 20. c. DOT
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