Free TDG Training Certificate (Road) Practice Test

Answer: B. No; the employer issues it once satisfied you are trained

Part 6 has no government exam. Under section 6.3(1) the employer issues the certificate when it has reasonable grounds to believe the employee is adequately trained; any test is set by the employer or training provider.

Check it: TDGR 6.3(1)

Answer: B. 36 months from the date of issue

Section 6.5(b) sets 36 months for road, rail and marine transport. Air certificates expire after 24 months under section 6.5(a).

Check it: TDGR 6.5

Answer: D. Employer name and address, employee name, expiry date, aspects trained

Section 6.3(1) requires the employer's name and business address, the employee's name, the expiry date preceded by 'Expires on' and the aspects of handling or transport for which the employee is trained.

Check it: TDGR 6.3(1)

Answer: B. Direct supervision by a trained certificate holder who is present

Section 6.1(1)(b) lets a person work in the presence and under the direct supervision of an adequately trained certificate holder. Remote monitoring does not count.

Check it: TDGR 6.1(1)(b)

Answer: D. Class 8

Class 8 is Corrosives. Schedule 1 lists UN1830, sulphuric acid with more than 51% acid, as Class 8, Packing Group II.

Check it: TDGR 2.40; Schedule 1 UN1830

Answer: A. The consignor

Section 2.2(1) requires the consignor to determine the classification before allowing a carrier to take possession of the goods.

Check it: TDGR 2.2(1)

Answer: B. Packing Group I

Packing Group I represents great danger, II medium danger and III minor danger. There is no Packing Group IV.

Check it: TDGR Part 2; Schedule 1 col. 4

Answer: A. Class 2.3

Section 2.8(1)(b) gives Class 2.3 precedence over Class 2.1, and Class 2.1 over Class 2.2.

Check it: TDGR 2.8(1)(b)

Answer: B. 450 L or less

Section 1.4 defines a small means of containment as one with a capacity of 450 L or less; anything larger is a large means of containment.

Check it: TDGR 1.4

Answer: A. An alphabetical index of shipping names, with UN numbers

Schedule 3 is the alphabetical index. Schedule 1 is the main list by UN number, and Schedule 2 holds the special provisions.

Check it: TDGR Schedule 3

Answer: D. Parts 3 to 8 and 17

Section 1.17(2) says Parts 3 to 8 and 17 do not apply to limited quantities when each means of containment displays the limited quantity mark and the other conditions are met.

Check it: TDGR 1.17(2)

Answer: C. In a door pocket or within the driver's reach

Section 3.7(a) requires the shipping document in a pocket on the driver's door or within reach while the driver is in the power unit.

Check it: TDGR 3.7(a)

Answer: C. UN number, shipping name, class, subsidiary class, packing group

Section 3.5(1)(c) sets the order: UN number, shipping name, primary class (and compatibility group for Class 1), subsidiary classes in parentheses, then packing group.

Check it: TDGR 3.5(1)(c)

Answer: C. Two years

Section 3.11(1) requires the consignor to be able to produce a copy for two years after the document was prepared or given to a carrier.

Check it: TDGR 3.11(1)

Answer: D. Written permission from CANUTEC

Section 3.5(2)(a) allows CANUTEC's number as the 24-hour number only with CANUTEC's written permission.

Check it: TDGR 3.5(2)(a)

Answer: A. 250 mm on each side

Section 4.8(2) requires each side of a placard to be at least 250 mm. Labels must be at least 100 mm per side under section 4.7(2).

Check it: TDGR 4.8(2)

Answer: D. On each side and each end

Section 4.15(1) requires the primary class placard on each side and each end of a large means of containment.

Check it: TDGR 4.15(1)

Answer: C. Black, at least 65 mm high, on an orange panel or the placard's white box

Section 4.15.2(2) requires the UN number without the 'UN' prefix, in black characters at least 65 mm high, on an orange panel next to the placard or in a white rectangle on it.

Check it: TDGR 4.15.2(2)

Answer: A. Any load that includes Class 2.3 toxic gases

Section 4.16(2)(d) bars the DANGER placard for Class 2.3. It is also barred for Class 1, ERAP goods, Class 4.3 and some other goods.

Check it: TDGR 4.16(2)

Answer: B. No; loads of 500 kg gross or less are exempt, with exceptions

Section 4.16.1(1) says no placard is required on a road vehicle when the dangerous goods have a gross mass of 500 kg or less, unless an exclusion such as an ERAP, Class 2.3 or Class 4.3 applies.

Check it: TDGR 4.16.1

Answer: C. Loading and securing them to prevent damage leading to a release

Section 5.4 requires the goods to be loaded and secured in the container, and the container on the vehicle, to prevent damage under normal conditions of transport that could lead to a release.

Check it: TDGR 5.4

Answer: D. Within the manufacturer's limit, and never liquid full at 55°C or less

Section 5.5(2) requires the person to respect the manufacturer's maximum and make sure the container could not become liquid full at any temperature up to 55°C.

Check it: TDGR 5.5(2)

Answer: D. When the quantity exceeds the column 7 ERAP index (section 7.2)

Section 7.2 requires an approved ERAP when the quantity of certain goods exceeds the ERAP index in column 7 of Schedule 1, with some special rules for rail and pathogens.

Check it: TDGR 7.2; Schedule 1 col. 7

Answer: B. The ERAP reference number and ERAP phone number, marked 'ERAP'

Section 3.5(1)(i) requires the ERAP reference number issued by Transport Canada and the ERAP telephone number, each preceded or followed by 'ERAP' or 'PIU'.

Check it: TDGR 3.5(1)(i)

Answer: C. 1-888-CANUTEC (226-8832), 613-996-6666 or *666 on a cellphone

Part 8 lists 1-888-CANUTEC (1-888-226-8832) and 613-996-6666, and Transport Canada also lists *666 from a cellular phone.

Check it: TDGR 8.4(4)(a); TC: CANUTEC

Answer: B. An emergency report to the local authority responsible for emergencies

The section 8.2 table requires an emergency report for PG III releases of more than 30 L or 30 kg, made as soon as possible to the local authority responsible for emergency response.

Check it: TDGR 8.2

Answer: A. Within 30 days, in writing to the Minister

Section 8.6 requires the person who made the section 8.4 report, or their employer, to make a written follow-up report to the Minister within 30 days.

Check it: TDGR 8.6

Answer: A. The yellow pages

The ERG's yellow pages are sorted by ID (UN) number, the blue pages by name, the orange pages hold the guides and the green pages give isolation and protective action distances.

Check it: ERG 2024

Answer: A. Check the green pages for isolation and protective distances

Highlighted entries have initial isolation and protective action distances in the green section, used together with the orange guide.

Check it: ERG 2024

Answer: C. Upwind, uphill and upstream

Approaching from upwind, uphill and upstream keeps vapours, gases and run-off moving away from you.

Check it: ERG 2024