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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
DifficultiesDifficultiesDetermining NamesDetermining Names
of Hazardous Materialsof Hazardous Materials
• Identify difficulties encountered in determining the specific names of hazardous materials in both facilities and transportation.– Facilities– Transportation
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Sources forSources forObtaining NamesObtaining Names
of Hazardous Materialsof Hazardous Materials
• Identify sources for obtaining the names of, UN\NA identification numbers for, or types of placard associated with hazardous materials in transportation.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Obtaining NamesObtaining Namesof Products in Facilitiesof Products in Facilities
• Identify sources for obtaining names of hazardous materials in a facility.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Determine Determine the Appropriatethe Appropriate
Guidebook PagesGuidebook Pages
• Four digit ID# (yellow pages)
• Spelling of the product (blue pages)
• Placards (table of placards)
• Dealing with an unknown
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
NAERGNAERGGeneral HazardsGeneral Hazards
• Identify the two general types of hazards found on each guide page.– Fire and Explosion Hazard– Health Hazard– “P” presents a polymerization hazard
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Terminal Objective:Terminal Objective:Collecting Information &Collecting Information &
Initiating Response ActionsInitiating Response Actions
• Given the name, UN/NA identification number or type placard, a current copy of the 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook (2000 ERG) a local emergency response plan and standard operating procedures, and a facility or transportation scenario including hazardous materials, collect hazard information, initiate protective actions, and initiate the notification process within 60 minutes.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Protecting YourselfProtecting Yourselfand Othersand Others
• Identify the basic precautions to be taken to protect themselves and others in a hazardous materials incident.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Victim Medical CareVictim Medical Care
• Identify the precautions necessary when providing emergency medical care to victims of hazardous material incidents.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Ignition SourcesIgnition Sourcesat HazMat Incidentsat HazMat Incidents
• Identify the typical ignition sources found at the scenes of hazardous materials incidents.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Harmful EffectsHarmful Effectsof Hazardous Materialsof Hazardous Materials
• Identify ways hazardous materials are harmful to people, the environment, and property at hazardous materials incidents.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Routes of EntryRoutes of Entry
• Identify general routes of entry for human exposure to hazardous materials.– Contact– Absorption– Inhalation– Ingestion
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
NAERGNAERGResponse InformationResponse Information
• Given the identity of various hazardous materials (name, UN/NA identification number, or type placard), identify the following response information:– Emergency actions from guide pages– Protective Clothing– Initial isolation & protective action
distances
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
NAERG PersonnelNAERG PersonnelProtective ClothingProtective Clothing
• Given the name of a hazardous material, identify the recommended personal protective clothing from the following list:– Street clothing and work uniforms– Structural fire fighter’s protective clothing– Positive pressure SCBA– Chemical protective clothing &
equipment.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Protective ActionsProtective Actions
• Identify the definitions for each of the following protective actions:– Isolate hazard area and deny entry– Evacuate– Sheltering in-place protection
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
2000 ERG2000 ERGProtective Zone ShapesProtective Zone Shapes
• Identify the shapes of recommended initial isolation and protective action zones.– Initial isolation zone is circular.– The protective action zone is a square
shape.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
INITIAL
ISOLATION
DISTANCE
1/21/2
DOWNWINDDOWNWIND
DISTANCEDISTANCE
1/21/2
DOWNWINDDOWNWIND
DISTANCEDISTANCE
PROTECTIVEACTION ZONE
INITIALISOLATION
ZONE Downwind Downwind DistanceDistance
Initial Isolation ZoneInitial Isolation Zoneand Protective Action Zoneand Protective Action Zone
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Small Vs. Large SpillsSmall Vs. Large Spills
• Describe the difference between small and large spills as found in the table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances.– Small spill– Large spill
Small Spill
Large Spill
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Initial & ProtectiveInitial & ProtectiveAction DistancesAction Distances
• Identify the circumstances under which the following distances are used at a hazardous materials incident:– Table of initial isolation and protective
action distances– Isolation distance in the numbered guides
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Green Vs. OrangeGreen Vs. OrangeBordered PagesBordered Pages
• Describe the difference between the isolation distances in the orange-bordered guide pages and the protective action distances in the green-boarded pages.– Green-bordered– Orange-boarded
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Information AvailableInformation Available
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Where is YourWhere is YourLERP & SOP’s?LERP & SOP’s?
• Location of both the Local Emergency Response Plan (LERP) and the organization’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Role of the AwarenessRole of the AwarenessLevel EmergencyLevel Emergency
ResponderResponder
• Guidelines are found in:– The local emergency response plan.– The organization’s standard operating
procedures.– 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Techniques UsedTechniques Usedto Isolate & Deny Entryto Isolate & Deny Entry
• Identify the techniques used to isolate the hazard area and deny entry tounauthorized persons at hazardous materials incidents.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Criminal/TerroristCriminal/TerroristSpecific ActionsSpecific Actions
• Identify the specific actions necessary when an incident is suspected to involve criminal or terrorist activity.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Initial Notification Initial Notification ProceduresProcedures
• Given either a facility or transportation scenario involving hazardous materials, regardless of the presence of criminal or terrorist activities, the first responder at the awareness level shall identify the appropriate initial notifications to be made and how to make them, consistent with the local emergency response plan or the organization's standard operating procedures.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISIONHAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION
HAZARDOUSMATERIALS
Initial NotificationInitial NotificationProcedures Procedures
• To make the appropriate notifications the awareness level responder must:– Be familiar with the notification process– Rapidly set the proper notification
process in motion