Georgia CDL Hazmat case studies
Georgia CDL Hazmat · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Hazardous Materials (H) endorsement on a Georgia Commercial Driver's License (CDL) authorizes a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous materials that require placarding. It is intended for commercial drivers whose work involves moving regulated quantities of hazardous materials - for example tanker drivers, freight carriers handling chemicals, or fuel delivery operators. The Georgia CDL Hazmat case studies are 5 cases and about 1,943 words.
1Mixed Table 2 Load at the Savannah Dock
At a shipper's dock in Savannah, you are assigned a 53-foot van trailer with a mixed load: 12 drums of UN1830, sulfuric acid, 8, PG II, each with a gross weight of 110 lb; 4 drums of UN1263, paint, 3, PG II, each gross 420 lb; and 6 boxes of UN1479, oxidizing solid, 5.1, PG II, each gross 55 lb. The shipping paper lists each line as 'UN1830, sulfuric acid, 8, II,' 'UN1263, paint, 3, II,' and 'UN1479, oxidizing solid, 5.1, II.' The emergency response telephone field contains the shipper's sales office number, answered only 0800-1700 Monday-Friday.
424 words, about 2 min2Waste Solvent Manifest at the Atlanta Generator
At a hazardous waste generator in Atlanta, you are picking up eight 55-gallon drums of spent solvent. The manifest describes the material as 'UN1993, Waste flammable liquid, 3, PG II' and lists a 24-hour emergency response number belonging to the generator's environmental manager.
390 words, about 2 min3Cyanide and Acid on the Same Flatbed
At a fertilizer and pool-chemical distributor near Macon, you are loading a 48-foot flatbed with 20 fiberboard boxes of UN1689, sodium cyanide, 6.1, PG I, each gross 50 lb, and 30 plastic drums of UN1789, hydrochloric acid, 8, PG II, each gross 60 lb. The shipper's load sheet says the acid drums can go on the front half and the cyanide boxes on the rear half because 'the trailer is long enough.' The total gross weight of the acid is 1,800 lb; the cyanide is 1,000 lb.
359 words, about 2 min4Ammonia Release on the Interstate
At 1415 on a Georgia interstate, your cargo tank carrying 3,000 gallons of UN1005, anhydrous ammonia, 2.3, begins leaking from a rear transfer valve. You pull onto the shoulder, set the parking brake, and shut down the engine.
377 words, about 2 min5Broken Seal and Suspicious Questions at the Truck Stop
At 0200 at a truck stop outside Brunswick, you return to your tractor-trailer after a 15-minute break. You are carrying 12 one-ton cylinders of UN1017, chlorine, 2.3.
393 words, about 2 min