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What four pieces of information does a standard placard communicate at a glance?
- A.Only the carrier name
- B.The hazard class or division, symbol, color, and the class number (with the UN number shown on or near some placards)
- C.The driver's name and route
- D.The price and destination
Correct answer
B. The hazard class or division, symbol, color, and the class number (with the UN number shown on or near some placards)
Why
A placard's color, symbol, and number let a responder identify the type of danger before getting close. For many materials the four-digit UN identification number appears on the placard itself or on an orange panel next to it.
Manual topic: HazMat - Placards · From the General Knowledge practice bank (GK-337).