Emergencies, handling

CCPS G-11. 1998. Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Emergency Handling Systems. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Center for Chemical Process Safety, New York. 

Special design problems for emergency handling of dangerous or lethal materials. 

Guidebook for Initial Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents. DOT P 5800.4, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 1987. Emergency Handling of Hazardous Materials in Surface Transportation, Bureau of Explosives, Association of American Railroads, Washington, D.C., 1981. 

AAR (2000). Emergency Handling of Hazardous Materials in Surface Transportation. Bureau of Explosives, Association of American Railroads, Washington, DC. 

This huge data file covers over 4500 potentially hazardous chemical substances. It contains information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency-handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related areas. All data are referenced and derived from a core set of books, government documents, technical reports and selected primary journal literature. HSDB is peer-reviewed by the Scientific Review Panel (SRP), a committee of experts in the major subject areas within the data bank s scope. (Data-Star, DIMDI, STN Easy, TOXNET available as part of TOMES PLUS by Micromedex). Household Products Database ... 

HSDB is a toxicology data file that focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. It covers information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related... 

Operator — An individual responsible for the start-up, operation, shutdown, and emergency handling of the furnace and its associated equipment. 

Factual data bank of over 4500 potentially hazardous chemicals. In addition to toxicity data, the file covers emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, human exposure, detection methods, and regulatory requirements. The data are fully referenced and peer-reviewed by expert toxicologists and other scientists... 

Emergency Handling of Hazardons Materials in Surface Transportation EHHM... 

In the emergency response stage, mainly include response to classification, command and control, the mobilization of social assistance, emergency handling and rescue, information release, on-site monitoring and evaluation. 

Procedures First aid, risk assessment, safety precautions generally (at school and outside school) and specifically for different activities, e.g. swimming, emergency, handling apparatus, jewellery, clothing, etc. 

Plot space Plot space is limited and constrained by maintenance access, fire, safety and emergency handling requirements Sufficient plot space is generally available... 

Fire fighting system Facility s emergency handling systems... 

One of the interviewees made the following statement lO or notIO - the crises are the same. DSHAs are death and troubles that can strike an installation. The crises are the same, but the emergency handling is different in lO ... 

While the list of DSHAs remains rmchanged, there are other lO-related changes that have considerable impact on the causal chains and what comes after the scenario (the consequence chains of the scenarios and the emergency handling). 

Power issues. In emergency handling, hierarchical structures are necessary to provide an efficient and quick response. lO can contribute to this by unproved and real-time data about the crisis and crisis handling. However, a challenge may arise as there might be many actors who have different opinions, which even can be ambiguous. 

Coordination of different actors. One of the interviewees gave an example of how lO can contribute to an efficient emergency handling coastal oil-spill preparedness. In such situations overview of resources and coordination of these becomes essential. There are many activities performed by different actors that have to coincide with each other. Many actors that are used to operate independent have to collaborate. As a result there is an extremely important requirement to coordinate resources. Many experts are brought in to handle the situation, which have to be coordinated without disturbing their activities. lO can contribute with tools that support this demand. 

CHEMTREC is committed to providing emergency response personnel, law enforcement agencies, and other interested persons with information and advice for dealing with emergencies associated with hazardous materials. The following incidents are representative of the emergencies handled at the Center every day. 

Energy sources Fire explosion, electrocution/ short circuiting, personal/ equipment burnt, ignition, increase in toxicity Cut off energy source quickly if possible, lockouts snd interlock functions, initiate emergency handling procedure... 

Stop buttons or electrical switches used for stopping machines Emergency handles or bars on machines Hazardous indication lights on control panels, alarm panels, or in the installation... 

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