FEMA IS-5.A Test Answers & Study Guide | An Introduction to Hazardous Materials
FEMA IS-5.A Test Answers & Study Guide
Prepare for FEMA IS-5.A: An Introduction to Hazardous Materials with a focused study resource covering the course material, key concepts, and test preparation information associated with this FEMA Independent Study course.
This study guide includes answer resources for IS-5.A: An Introduction to Hazardous Materials.
Course Overview
This FEMA Independent Study course provides a general introduction to hazardous materials and serves as a foundation for more specific hazardous materials studies. No prior knowledge of the subject is required or assumed.
This course does not meet the hazardous materials response requirements identified in the HAZWOPER standard, 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i).
The course consists of five units covering hazardous materials regulations, identification systems, hazardous materials identification, human health considerations, and preparation for hazardous materials incidents.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the roles of Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments in reducing hazardous materials risks through health and environmental regulations.
- Discuss the two major hazardous materials identification systems used within the United States.
- Identify potential terrorist targets involving toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) as weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
- Identify locations where hazardous materials are commonly found and understand how to determine their potential health effects.
- Describe basic terms associated with exposure to hazardous materials.
- Read and interpret a material safety data sheet (MSDS).
- Explain how hazardous materials can enter the body and contaminate the environment.
- Describe what communities can do to improve emergency preparedness for hazardous materials incidents.
- Identify steps individuals and communities can take to protect themselves during a hazardous materials release.
Course Units
Unit 1: Health and Environmental Regulations
This unit explains the roles of Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments in reducing hazardous materials risks and reviews key provisions of important Federal legislation.
Unit 2: Hazardous Materials Identification Systems
This unit discusses the two major hazardous materials identification systems currently used in the United States. It also addresses how communities can recognize potential terrorist use of toxic industrial chemicals as weapons of mass destruction.
Unit 3: Identifying Hazardous Materials
This unit provides an overview of locations where hazardous materials are commonly found and discusses ways to determine which chemicals may be present and what health effects they may cause.
Unit 4: Hazardous Materials and Human Health
This unit introduces basic terminology used when discussing hazardous materials and explains how hazardous materials can enter and move through the human body and environment.
Unit 5: Preparing for Hazardous Materials Incidents
This unit explains what communities can do to improve emergency preparedness for hazardous materials incidents. It also identifies steps individuals can take to protect themselves during a hazardous materials release.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required for FEMA IS-5.A.
CEUs
This course provides 1 CEU.
FEMA IS-5.A Test Preparation
Use this study resource to review the material associated with FEMA IS-5.A and prepare for the course assessment. Before completing your exam, verify that you are working with the correct FEMA course number and the current course material.
About This FEMA Study Resource
This resource is designed to help students review FEMA IS-5.A course material and prepare for the associated assessment. It is an independent study resource and should be used alongside the current course information provided by FEMA.
Official FEMA Course Information
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