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| Any substance that jumps out of its container when something goes wrong, and hurts and harms the things it touches. |
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| Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response |
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| The five training levels established by OSHA and the NFPA. |
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1)Awareness
2)Operations
3)Incident Commander
4)Technician
5)Specialist |
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| Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres |
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| The 9 classifications of Hazardous Materials |
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1)Explosives
2)Gases
3)Flammable and Combustible Liquids
4)Flammable Solids
5)Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
6)Poisonous and Infectious Materials
7)Radioactive Materials
8)Corrosive Materials
9)Misc. Hazardous Materials |
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| Identification and Hazard Assessment |
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| The key role of First Responder Operations (FRO) |
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| Safely and competently respond within level, resources and capabilities. |
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| Safety, Isolation and deny entry, Notifications |
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| Command/Management, Identification and Hazard Assessment, Action Planning |
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| Protective Equipment, Containment and Control, Protective Actions |
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| Decontamination & Clean Up, Disposal, Documentation |
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| 6 ways in which Haz Mat can kill you. |
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1)Toxicity
2)Radioactivity
3)Asphyxiation
4)Explosion
5)Flammability
6)Corrosion |
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| Types and Location for shipping papers |
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1)Truck: Bill of Lading (in cab near driver seat or with driver)
2)Air: Air Bill (with pilot in cockpit)
3)Rail: Waybill and Consist (with conductor)
4)Vessel: Dangerous Cargo Manifest (on bridge) |
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| Ways in which Haz Mat events may be reported |
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1)Traffic Accident
2)First Aid Call
3)Fire
4)Investigation |
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| Specifications for Placards |
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1)Background Color
2)Symbol
3)Inner Border
4)Text
5)Class or Division Number
6)Identification Number |
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-Likely to witness/discover a release
-Can initiate notifying authorities
-Take no further action |
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| "Rules of Thumb" for safe approach assessment |
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1)Minor event (1 drum, 1 bag, etc.)=150 feet
2)Major event (more than 1 drum, 1 bag, etc.)=500 feet
3)Residential and light commercial=300 feet
4)Large complexes or incident hidden by building=500 feet
5)Open areas= 1000ft
6)BLEVE= 2500ft |
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| First on Scene Initial Actions |
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a)Safe Approach (upwind/upgrade/upstream @ safe distance)
b)Isolate and deny entry via vehicle or barricade as temporary CP.
c)Request notifications and needed assistance via safe route. |
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1)Identify the substance
2)General Health and fire hazards
3)physical and chemical properties
4)variables and modifying conditions
5)behavior and outcome |
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| Identification sources (pesticide labeling) |
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Danger=highest,
Warning=moderate,
Caution=lowest |
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| Routes of human exposure to HAZ MAT |
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a)inhalation,
b)ingestion,
c)absorption,
d)injection |
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| Levels of protective clothing |
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1)Level A- Best respiratory and skin protection
2)Level B- High level of respiratory protection, less for skin,
3)Level C- APR and modest skin protection,
4)Level D- Ordinary work uniform. Minimal protection |
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| Three strategies to deal with release |
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1)No action/no intervention/no fight (other than isolate and deny entry) ,
2)Containment (defensive action): Slows and restricts Haz Mat spread (FRO's) ,
3)Control (offensive Action): Stops Haz Mat release (technicians & specialists). |
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| Two strategies to deal with the public |
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Evacuate or Shelter in place
(Consider 1)materials involved; 2)Population threatened; 3)Responder resources and capabilities; 4)Time factors involved; 5)Current and predicted weather; 6)Ability to communicate with public.) |
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