Michigan CDL Hazmat case studies
Michigan CDL Hazmat · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Michigan CDL hazardous materials endorsement (the "H" endorsement) is the state add-on that lets a commercial driver haul placarded hazmat loads, and it is administered through the Michigan Department of State. This independent study page covers the knowledge test content a Michigan CDL holder must master to add the endorsement, organized into four equally weighted areas: Hazardous Materials Regulations, Hazardous Materials Communication, Loading and Unloading, and Emergency Response. The Michigan CDL Hazmat case studies are 5 cases and about 4,633 words.
1Under 1,001 Pounds, Except for the Pail Nobody Counted
It is 06:40 at a Livonia, Michigan shipper and you are about to close the doors on a 53-foot dry van. The load plan reads: 12 steel pails of UN 1402, Calcium carbide, 4.3, PG II, 25 lb gross each; and 18 five-gallon pails of UN 1263, Paint, 3, PG II, 50 lb gross each.
870 words, about 4 min2The Drum With No Label and the Phone That Goes Home at Five
You are at a Grand Rapids paint and coatings distributor to pick up 24 fifty-five-gallon drums. The shipping paper the clerk hands you reads, in this exact order: 'Paint, 3, UN1263, PG II, 24 drums, 1,200 lb.' Walking the pallets, you see every drum carries a FLAMMABLE LIQUID label, but two drums also carry a CORROSIVE label.
896 words, about 4 min3Acid on Top of the Oxidizer
At a Kalamazoo warehouse you are loading a 53-foot dry van with two lots. Lot A is 8 fifty-five-gallon steel drums of UN 1789, Hydrochloric acid, 8, PG II, banded to one pallet.
932 words, about 5 min4Eight Gallons on the Dock at Flint
It is 13:20 at a Flint, Michigan hardware distribution center. You are delivering four 55-gallon drums of UN 1830, Sulfuric acid, 8, PG II, on a single pallet.
963 words, about 5 min5Seventy Feet From the Nozzle at 10:15 p.m.
It is 22:15 at a 24-hour fuel station on a state highway near Jackson, Michigan. You are delivering 4,200 gallons of UN 1203, Gasoline, 3, PG II, from a cargo tank into the station's underground tanks using the truck's PTO-driven pump.
972 words, about 5 min