Emergency responding

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. In response to an EPA mandate in SARA, Ha2ardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) regulations were issued. These address emergency responders, training of those working at Superfund sites, and cleanup operations. 

CAS Number - Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number A CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Registry Number is a unique identifier that tells you, for example, that aeetone and dimethyl ketone are actually the same substance. The Chemical Abstracts Service is a division of the American Chemical Society. OSHA only requires certain items on an MSDS and a CAS number is not one of them. However, authors of MSDS s are allowed to add additional information, such as the CAS number, if they desire. The numbers you see on trucks on the highway are not CAS Numbers, butU.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) codes, which are not necessarily specific to each chemical. Their aim is to assist emergency responders. 

Assists in the identification of equipment available from chemical facilities, local emergency responders, hospitals, other communities, and private contractors. 

An incident information management tool for hazardous materials emergency responders. 

This volume has been prepared as a reference source on the hazardous properties of industrial and consumer chemicals. It is designed to assist chemical handling specialists, emergency responders, and health and safety engineers and technicians in the safe handling and shipping practices of chemicals. 

On-site collateral-duty emergency responders who respond to limited emergencies on an as-needed basis within a defined work area, as specified in 29 CFR 1910.120 (q)... 

TABLE 8-1 Emergency Responder Categories and Training Requirements on a DOE Site. 

On-Site Emergency Responder 29 CFR 1910.120 (q) Full-time emergency responder on DOE site who responds to emergencies at the site Practice and drills as necessary... 

Modified ElAZWOPER Categories and Training Requirements for Emergency Responders Adopted from U.S. Department of Energy Handbook for Occupational Safety and Health, June 1996. pp. 4—12. 

CERCLA also requires certain spills to be reported by the owner/shipper to the NRC. To alert drivers and emergency responders to this requirement, the letters RQ must appear on shipping papers if the transporter is carrying, in one package, a substance on DOT S Hazardous Materials Table in an amount equal to or greater than the RQ shown in the table. Two additional requirements apply if hazardous waste is involved ... 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Interim Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment Selection for Emergency Responders Nerve Agents, August 30, 2004 (http //www.osha.gov/SLTC/... 

Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders Version 2.2.94 (WISER 2.2). National Library of Medicine, April 23, 2006. 

Field First Aid Remove victim(s) to an area of safety (away from the Hot Zone). Remember patients may contaminate you and/or other emergency responders if you fail to don proper personal protective equipment. Provide victims with emergency medical care as soon as possible. Unless otherwise recommended, remove victim(s) clothing, shoes, and personnel belongings for later return. If the victim was obviously in contact with infectious substance(s), flush skin and eyes for fifteen to twenty minutes. Route victim(s) to hospital for a physician s professional opinion. Ensure that hospital staff is fully aware of the medical situation and the poison or infectious substance that may be involved. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test (ELISA) is now approved for anthrax use in hospital laboratories. 

Updated to reflect the numerous advances that have evolved since the September 11 terrorist attacks, Emergency Response Handbook for Chemical and Biological Agents and Weapons, Second Edition maintains its reputation as a comprehensive training manual for emergency responders to incidents involving nuclear, biological, and chemical materials. 

Definition of topic An in-depth and complete training manual for first emergency responders and other secondary responders at all levels to incidents involving chemical and biological agents. 

Tell emergency responders and other potentially affected persons, including industrial and residential neighbors, what to expect and how to respond to a chemical reactivity incident if one occurs at your facility. 

When the NFPA diamond is used for container or vessel labeling, and the white (bottom) quadrant contains the W symbol, the material will react violently or explosively with water, and a chemical reactivity hazard obviously exists. However, if the W symbol is not present, the material may still be water reactive, but at a slower rate, since the pur-pose of the NFPA symbol is to alert emergency responders to significant, immediate water reactivity n. hazards. Water reactivity is often very rapid, but can j also be slow. The reaction may generate sufficient gas Twy to rupture a closed container or vessel. The reaction of f an organic material with water may be delayed due to reaction only occurring at the interface. 

This trend makes it likely that tutu re tenor attacks will indude nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. An educated public and properly trained emergency responders can significantly reduce the risks from this new and devastating threat to the free world. 

The authors of this excellent book provide a concise but comprehensive review of various types of weapons of mass destruction, along with sound advice and simple actions that can be taken by emergency responders and the general public to reduce risks and avoid panic in the event of a terrorist attack. By simply reading through this book, emergency responders and the public will learn what they can do to minimize danger to health and life after an attack. The most important actions are summarized at the end of the book. This summary becomes a convenient checklist. 

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