Pipeline Safety Quiz

1.
Underground pipelines along their route can be marked by:
Colored fence posts
Signs showing the product being transported
The owner of the pipeline with emergency phone numbers
All of the above
2.
To assist in identifying a pipeline leak you should use the following senses:
Touch, smell, and sound
Smell, taste, and touch
Smell, sight, and sound
Smell, sight, and taste
3.
To recognize a leak in an otherwise green pipeline right of way you may see:
Bright green vegetation
Farm animals drinking the leaking product
Dead vegetation and an unusual smell may be present in the vicinity of the pipeline site
Both A and B
4.
High-pressure petroleum pipelines are buried at:
Always at a depth of 5'
Average of 5' to 10' deep
At least 7' deep
Assume the depth of the pipeline is unknown
5.
If there is no odor from a leaking high-pressure pipeline you may assume it is safe to approach the leak for a closer inspection:
Yes, if you can see the source of the leak
Yes, if you know help is on the way
All of the above
No, never approach a known leak
6.
When approaching a suspected high-pressure petroleum pipeline leak you should:
Approach from a upwind direction
Avoid any open flame or electrical sparks
Use your sense of sight, smell, and hearing to help determine if a leak is taking place
All of the above
7.
Underground pipeline markers always identify:
Depth of the pipeline
Size of the pipeline
Number of pipelines in the same easement
None of the above
8.
Heavier-than-air leaking gases may tend to:
Accumulate in low areas
Disperse along the ground
Be a danger to skin, eyes and lungs
All of the above
9.
Certain products when leaking from a high-pressure petroleum pipeline will:
Disperse into the atmosphere
Vaporize and concentrate in low areas
Vaporize
All of the above
10.
Petroleum products may be transported via high-pressure pipelines in the following forms:
Gas and Liquid
Gel
Frozen
Liquid

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