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When could hand search be used?. When the X-ray screener can clear the consignment. During X-ray shift rotation. When the consignment is too big to fit inside the tunnel of the X-ray machine. When the customer has requested Hand Search.

What is an advantage of hand search?. • Hand search is faster than X-ray. • You can use 4 of your 5 senses. • It can help clear a sealed void. • It can help clear complex electrical and mechanica.

What is a disadvantage of hand search?. • You need the supervisor’s authority each time you hand search a package. • Hand search can clear complex electrical and mechanical items. • Hand search is time-consuming and can be unpleasant. Specialist tools and equipment are required to perform hand search.

What is the purpose of opening the consignment from the bottom during hand search?. • It is easier to re-seal the consignment afterwards. • So no one can tell that the consignment has been searched. • To avoid disturbing the manufacturer's security seals. To avoid activating concealed anti-handling devices.

Why should you perform a six-sided check of the exterior of a consignment before a hand search?. • To decide whether the consignment requires hand search. • To decide whether the consignment requires X-ray. • To check for any signs of tampering, paying attention to labels, sealing tape, glued overlaps and flaps. • To determine if there are any concealed items in the hidden compartments inside the consignment.

When conducting a six-sided check, what are the suspicious signs that may indicate a possible IED or IID?. • Secure shrink wrapping, sealing intact, correct consignment documentation. • Correct paperwork, consignment intact, correct labelling. • Greasy marks, strange smells, abnormal weight. Intact seals, correct paperwork, correctly packaged.

Which statement is correct regarding hand search?. • Inspect the empty box. • Open the box from the top. • Re-pack the contents in a new box. • Clearly mark the exterior of the box to indicate it has been cleared by hand search.

What is the correct procedure to follow should you discover a prohibited item when screening?. • Stop the search, do not touch, tell the Appropriate Authority. • Continue the search, tell your supervisor about the item you’ve found. • Stop the search, tell the Appropriate Authority, show them your item you’ve found. • Stop the search, do not touch, tell your supervisor.

Select the correct statement about hand search logs: • A record is made of each consignment that is subject to hand search. • A record is made only if there are signs of tampering. • A record is made only if a prohibited item or their component parts are discovered. • A record is made of each consignment that has previously been screened by X-ray.

What should happen to completed hand search logs?. • They must be kept secure in accordance with national regulations. • They must be sealed into the consignment packages. • They must be retained with the toolkit in the hand search area. • They must be passed to the X-ray screeners who asked for the hand search to take place.

How could you become contaminated with explosive trace?. • When you shake hands with someone who already has contamination on their hands. • When you use a table that has been thoroughly cleaned down with alcohol wipes. • When wearing protective gloves. • When you handle a piece of uncontaminated consignments.

When would an ETD calibration test be conducted?. • Every time the ETD machine alarms. • Only when the ASO instructs you to do so. • At the start of the screening shift. • After every sample.

What action should you take after you have calibrated the ETD machine?. • Inform your supervisor. • Follow the on-screen instructions. • Re-start the ETD machine. • Complete weekly maintenance.

Once the ETD calibration process is completed, what happens next?. • The calibration printout must be attached to the calibration log. • The ETD operator must look at calibration log history. • The verification printout needs to be attached to the verification log. • The maintenance log must be completed and signed by supervisor.

When should you replace an ETD sample trap? (SELECT THREE OPTIONS). • After every consignment you sample. • If an alarm has occurred. • If the use-by-date on the base of the sample trap container has expired. • When you are instructed to change the sample trap by the ASO. • If the trap has become torn, wet, dirty, or greasy.

What is the correct technique for ETD sampling?. • Only sample areas that you know have not been touched yet. • Applying firm pressure, sample in one direction only. • Sample the most touched area using both sides of the swap. • Apply firm pressure, sample all areas twice.

Why do we not sample computer screens or camera lenses during ETD?. • There is no possibility of detecting trace on these surfaces. • There is a possibility the swab may permanently damage the surfaces. • There is a possibility that there may be too much contamination therefore explosive trace may be detected. • These surface types are not capable of holding contamination.

What action would you take when the ETD machine alarms?. • Touch the warning on the status bar to learn how to resolve the issue. • Inform the Appropriate Authority after you have resolved the warning. • Contact the equipment manufacturer to determine next steps. • Turn the machine off and on again to reset the ETD system.

How would you clear the ETD machine after a nitrates alarm?. • Insert a new calibration trap into the desorber slot. • Insert a new verification trap into the desorber slot. • Insert the same trap into the desorber slot and perform a system burn. • Insert a clean, prepared sample trap into the desorber slot.

Who should be the first person informed in the event of an ETD warning message?. • Trace Detection Operator. • Trace Detection Supervisor. • Manufacturer. • Appropriate Authority.

A calibration warning appears in the status bar. What action must be taken?. • Adjust the sample flow in. • Reinstall the desorber. • Switch the machine off. • Calibrate the machine.

To resolve an ETD warning message, you had to plug the power cord into an electrical outlet. What warning notice was displayed?. • Maintenance. • No Desorber. • Low Battery. • Detector Flow Out.

What ETD warning message will be displayed when the desorber temperature has not reached the correct operating range?. • Stabilizing Temperature Warning. • Dryer Warning. • Detector Flow Warning. • Maintenance Warning.

What action must you take if the consignment contents cause an ETD alarm?. • Reject the consignment to hand search. • Refer to the equipment maintenance manual. • Follow the alarm activation procedure as stated in the site LOP. • Clear the consignmen.

The ETD operator has informed you of an ETD alarm. What is your next step in the alarm resolution procedure?. • Obtain the printout to ascertain the type of explosive. • Carry out clean down of area, machine and hands. • Conduct second swab of the consignment exterior. • Conduct swab of packaging interior.

You are required to conduct a clean down following an ETD alarm. What 2 areas must you clean?. • Clothing and jewelry. • Hands and machine. • Hands and clothing. • Consignment and packaging. • Machine and floor.

What ETD logs are you required to keep? (SELECT 3 OPTIONS). • Weekly maintenance log. • Daily calibration log. • Consumables log. • Monthly maintenance log. • Bi-monthly maintenance log.

In what situation might X-ray not be the most suitable screening method?. • Where a consignment has large dense areas. • Where the consignment is wrapped in tight, plastic film. • Where the consignment is long and thin. • Where the consignment is very heavy.

What is an advantage of X-ray?. • X-ray shows organic, inorganic and mixed materials as different colors. • X-ray equipment is inexpensive. • X-ray images show objects in their ‘real life’ colors. • X-ray machines require no special training to operate.

What is a disadvantage of X-ray?. • X-ray machines are very inexpensive. • X-ray images are shown in two dimensions only. • It can only screen inorganic materials. • It is time-consuming to screen one piece at a time.

What is a disadvantage of X-ray?. • It is time-consuming to screen a single piece of cargo. • It can only screen organic material. • The consignment may not fit in the X-ray tunnel. • It is not suitable for mechanical or encased items.

What is a responsibility of the X-ray screener?. • Calling the Appropriate Authority when an organic material is visible. • Reporting any suspicious item or prohibited article. • Reporting any organic material found in an inorganic container. • Calling customers to confirm the screening method used.

What features of the X-ray machine are designed to protect people from radiation?. • Solid conveyor belt. • Lead-lined panels and curtains. • High quality LED console displays. • Insulated power cables.

What does it mean if the X-ray warning light is on?. • The generators are working. • The belt needs replacing. • It is safe to reach inside the tunnel. • You must cut the power to the machine immediately.

What is the purpose of lead-lined curtains on X-ray equipment?. • To protect those around the equipment from X-ray radiation. • To clean the consignment as it moves into the tunnel. • To stop people from putting their hands in the tunnel. • To stop the light from entering the X-ray tunnel.

What safety component must you check before starting the X-ray machine?. • Lead-lined curtains are undamaged. • X-ray manual is available. • Operators chair is set to the correct height. • Clean and sanitized tables.

If there is any doubt about X-ray machine safety or operation, what action must be taken?. • Use the machine if safety is the only fault. • Do not use the machine. • Use the machine if the fault is small. • Contact the manufacturer within two weeks.

In an X-ray image, items of the same material but of greater thickness appear: • The same color but darker, approaching black. • The same color but lighter, approaching white. • The same color and the same shade. • A completely different color and shade depending on the machine.

Select one reason why a consignment may be rejected from X-ray screening. • Density. • Inorganic material. • Electronic material. • Expensive items.

Select one action that can be taken to clear a dense item found during X-ray screening. • Call the customer to ask about the consignment. • Clear the consignment if the shipper has a good business relationship with UPS. • Return the consignment to the customer. • Open the consignment and rescreen the dense item separately.