Emergency Response Unit

Mr. David Barker, Supervisor Emergency Response Unit Texas Water Commission P.O. Box 13087-Capitol Station Austin. TX 78711-3087 (512) 463-8527... 

U.S. EPA, In Situ Thermal Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents Fundamentals and Field Applications, EPA 542-R-03-012, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, July 2003. 

In the majority of cases, however, rescuers should not enter the IDLH environment until receiving some response to the notification that rescue is necessary (i.e., the employer or designee should know that the rescuers are entering, and emergency response units should be on their way to the incident). 

A DOT regulation covers both domestic and international shipping (9). For transportation safety, the DOT has information for first responders to incidents involving elemental phosphoms (10). In addition, the Chemtrec phone number 1-800-424-9300 accesses DOT emergency information and assistance in the United States. Also, the phosphoms producers in the United States have estabUshed a Phosphoms Emergency Response Team (PERT) to assist in handling P emergencies. 

Franklin Associates, Characterisation of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States 1992 Update., Report EPA/530-R-92-019 (PB 92-207-166), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of SoHd Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, D.C., 1992. 

Emergency response plan new or modified unit included in the facility plan, maps and emergency plan procedures updated, training performed... 

Brown, D.F., A.J. Policastro, W.E. Dunn, R. A. Carhart, M. A. Lazaro, W. A. Freeman, and M. Krumpolc. Development of the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances for the 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook, Argonne National Laboratory Report No. ANL/DIS-00-1. October 2000. Buckles, L.C. and S.M. Lewis. "S-(2-Diisopropylamino-ethyl)0-ethyl methylphosphonothioate Stabilized with Soluble Carbodiimides," United States Patent 4012464, September 24,1965. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Case Definition Nerve Agents or Organophosphates." March 15,2005. 

Transport Canada, United States Department of Transportation, Secretariat of Transport and Communications of Mexico. 2004 Emergency Response Guidebook. 

DOD Army Technical Escort Unit, DOD 52nd Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit, EPA Environmental Response Team, EPA Emergency Response Contract Services, DOE Joint Technical Operations Team. 

DOT Identification Numbers Four-digit numbers proceeded by UN (United Nations) or NA (North American) that are used to identify the particular hazardous materials for regulation of transportation (e.g., the UN code number for chlorine trifluoride is UN1749). Haz Mat Response Teams (HMRTs) often refer to such numbers to identify specific chemicals listed in the Department of Transportation s Emergency Response Guidebook Double Gloving An additional set of gloves worn in addition to the already in-place protection. 

Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid (for Fire/EMS/HazMat/Law Enforcement Personnel) A very well done, pocket-sized manual on plastic stock that actually tells first responders extensive basic information about what needs to be done at a terrorist incident. This handbook was designed, produced and distributed through a joint partnership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Fire Administration, and the... 

Emergency Response to Terrorism-Job Aid. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration - National Fire Academy, FEMA/USFA (May) 2000,... 

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