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The principle of the safety match is also used in the pull-wire fuse lighter used to start a fuse train for the ignition of fireworks items or more frequently for blasting work. This is a reversed pull match whereby the striker material is coated on a pull wire, and the match head material is within a small metal cup in a cardboard tube. Pulling the coated wire vigorously out of the device ignites the match mixture in the tube for fire transfer to the tubular fuse train. 

NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents, 1999 edition. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. 

Tollers may have an emergency response plan that requires their personnel to respond in an emergency such as a fire, explosion or release. Other tollers may call upon local responders and evacuate. It is essential that training for responders on the emergency response plan procedures should be up-to-date prior to startup of the new toll. For companies in the U.S. that are required to register... 

This applies particularly to the need for coordination by DOE sites with off-site response personnel and agencies (e.g., mutual aid agreements and public alert mechanisms). EPA has provided guidance to communities and fire departments for identifying, acquiring, and maintaining HAZMAT response equipment and trained personnel appropriate for their locale. 

Universal precautions training that complies with the OSHA standard on occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, as well as a fire training program, should be provided on an annual basis for all laboratory employees. Personnel are required to use proper personal protective devices when handling corrosive, flammable, biohazard, or carcinogenic substances. Eye wash sta-... 

The unusual danger to pubHc safety in the case of peroxide explosives is not their explosive performance but their ease of initiation and the ease with which terrorists have acquired and used the materials for their synthesis, although synthesis is actually quite hazardous. Both TATP and HMTD are classed as primary explosives. For example, Richard Reid, the would-be shoe bomber, used TATP as part of his firing train in the attempted bombing of a US airfiner in December 2001, or the use of HMTD in the London bombings of 7 July 2005. HMTD was also one of the materials prepared and carried over the US/Canadian border in December 1999 by Ahmed Ressam as the ingredient for the initiators of his devices. 

The objective of this chapter is to provide guidance on emergency response considerations, organization, plans, and training for response to fire. 

Suggested training for facility personnel and operations personnel who are likely to witness or discover a fire, medical emergency, or hazardous substance release should include ... 

Suggested training for incipient fire brigade and emergency response team members who respond to the emergency, perform initial fire suppression, and may be involved in prolonged exterior fire suppression activities includes ... 

TATP is unique in that it is a material that never received any serious consideration for military or commercial applications. It was studied by numerous groups, but primarily for academic reasons. Minimal literature references exist on it. TATP was first reported by Wolfenstein in 1895 [6], Since that time, numerous recipes have been developed for its preparation. One of the most useful studies of its properties as an explosive was conducted by Rohrlich and Sauermilch [7], They determined that TATP had a TNT equivalency of approximately 88% based on lead block expansion. They prepared a firing train consisting of 0.05 g TATP (pressed at 250 kg/cm2) in contact with pentaerythrital tetranitrate (PETN) to produce reliable blasting caps. Other experiments determined that a 0.16-g portion of the peroxide (density = 1.35 g/cm3) could initiate TNT. 

The U.S. Air Force purchased a Thermatrix GS Series FTO treatment system for 235,265 for remediation at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, a former fire training site, in New York. The total capital cost, estimated over a 3-year period, was less than the commercial cost of 275,265 (D18550W, pp. 411-413). 

High-explosive train) 181-84 (Small arms primers) 235-39 (Fuzes for hand grenades) 241-50 (Firing devices for antipersonnel mines and booby traps) 257 (Fuze for rifle grenade) 259-60 (Fuze for 2.36-inch rocket) 263-67 (Fuze for antitank mine) ... 

In the days of steamers and horses, dogs were a welcome occupant of the fire house. They not only kept the horses company, but also rid the fire house of rats and mice that were attracted by the horse feed. Dalmatians were long associated with horse-drawn coaches. They were trained to run alongside or ahead of the team and drive off animals that would otherwise scare the horses. They came to be used by the fire service for the same purpose and thus entered firefighting lore. 

Just about every fire department in the country will use some form of these tasks in its CPAT. Academy instructors stress that preparation is the key. Some people may be able to come in off the street and pass one or two of the tests it is a very rare person who can pass an entire CPAT without any advance training. It often takes months of dedicated training for most candidates to accomplish these tasks in the prescribed times. 

Regularly maintain fire extinguishers and maintain a record of inspection. Arrange with the local fire department for training of teachers and administrators in the proper use of extinguishers. 

As discussed earlier, NFPA 13011 is another important document, because it is used for the regulation of train and underground system, by authorities having jurisdiction over local rail systems in some U.S. systems, some Canadian ones, and some Asian ones. Table 21.6 shows the reaction-to-fire requirements for rail cars. NFPA 130 also includes requirements for stations and trainways as well as rail vehicles. The key issues to be considered in stations are the same as in other assembly occupancies, namely electrical, interior finish, upholstered furniture, decorations, and trash disposal. With regard to trainways, the standard looks at the effect of areas that are potentially concealed spaces and considers that factor. 

If the igniter is potassium chlorate and sug< ar or flare igniter or potassium permanganate, it needs a barrier to keep it in place. To make sure the fire train burns past the barrier to the fuse, the barrier should be flammable. To make material for this barrier, mix cotton with wet fuse powder or flare igniter. Then dry it and pull off pinches as needed. 

An emergency response team, under the control of the emergency response coordinator, should be assembled with a clearly defined chain of command. The members of this team should be selected and trained for specific mitigative and communication tasks. Specific duties might include spill cleanup, first aid, employee evacuation and headcount, incipient fire response, fire pump/sprinkler control valve/fire door monitoring, firefighting, fire/emergency responder communications, and rescue. 

If the man or men who have been specially trained for a particular job or jobs are temporarily or permanently removed from the operation as a result of ill health, accidents, or fires, the process suffers. Therefore, the costs of an operation or process may be increased appreciably in a large number of ways, particularly as -regards the items mentioned above loss of production, impairment of product quality, insurance costs, disability claims, loss of service of trained men, and the costs of training other men. 

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