Incident Reporting & Emergency Notification Practice Test

Wrong. The 30-day written report (Form 5800.1, required under 171.16) is separate from, and in addition to, the phone notice required under 171.15; it does not replace or shorten the notification deadline.

The correct answer is A: Call the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802 as soon as practical, but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence, because the incident involves a hospitalization.

49 CFR 171.15(b)(1)(ii) (notice, hospital admission trigger, within 12 hours)

Wrong. CHEMTREC (1-800-424-9300) is a 24-hour technical resource that works in close contact with the NRC, but it does not substitute for the mandatory NRC notification, which is the actual regulatory requirement.

The correct answer is A: Call the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802 as soon as practical, but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence, because the incident involves a hospitalization.

49 CFR 171.15(b)(1)(ii) (notice, hospital admission trigger, within 12 hours)

Wrong. The hospital-admission trigger under 171.15 is independent of whether the corrosive material leaked; a leak is its own separate trigger, not a precondition for the injury-based trigger.

The correct answer is A: Call the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802 as soon as practical, but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence, because the incident involves a hospitalization.

49 CFR 171.15(b)(1)(ii) (notice, hospital admission trigger, within 12 hours)