First responders awareness level

The goal at the first responder awareness level is to provide those persons, who in the course of their normeil duties may be the first on the scene of a hazardous materials incident with the following competencies to help them act in a safe manner when confronted with a hazardous materials incident... 

First Responder, Awareness Level Individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying proper authorities. 

Level 1—First Responder Awareness Level individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifyingthe proper authorities of the release. First responders take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release. All facility personnel should be trained in the safe evacuation and accounting of personnel in the event of a major fire, hazardous material, or gas release. 

Minimally, all hospital personnel (e.g., nurses, physicians, security, and triage) who have a designated role in a HAZMAT response must be trained to the first responder awareness level (Levitin Siegelson, 2002). Staff must be comfortable with knowing how to locate and use personal protective equipment and with the decontamination process (see chapter 26, Mass Casualty Decontamination, for further discussion). 

OSHA (1910.120 (q)) defines an emergency response to a hazardous substance release as employees engaged in emergency response no matter where it occurs. OSHA separates individuals who respond to these incidents into six levels, each having its own training requirement. OSHA s responder levels are First Responder - Awareness Level First Responder -Operations Level Hazardous Material Technician Hazardous Materials Specialist Incident Commander and Skilled Support Persoimel. 

A responder at the First Responder - Awareness Level is in the position to witness or discover a release. They can only initiate an emergency response sequence. They cannot take offensive or defensive actions. Their training consists of the following ... 

First Responder - Awareness Level (See definition. Section 3 above, for definitions of this and other levels of emergency persoimel). Shall have sufficient training, or have had sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competencies that include, but are not limited to ... 

Emergency response roles (four levels)— a first responder awareness level, first responder operations level, hazardous materials technician, and specialist level. 

In this section of this chapter, we will look only at the roles of the first responder awareness level and first responder operations level. Further in this chapter, we will look at the role of... 

OSHA issued a special regulation dealing with chemical spills. The standard, 29 CFR 1910.120, is called the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, or HAZWOPER. The standard covers two important parts of a plant s operation emergency response and hazardous waste operations. Emergency response roles consist of five levels—first responder awareness level, first responder operations level, hazardous materials technician, specialist level, and incident commander. Hazardous waste operations consists of the incident command system, scene safety and control, spill control and containment, decontamination procedures, and the all clear. 

T/F) Everyone working in a plant fits into the first responder awareness level. 

Incident commanders, who will assume control of an incident scene beyond the first responder awareness level, must undergo at least 24 h of training equal to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas as certified by the employer ... 

First responder awareness level—individuals are trained to respond to a hazardous substance release, initiate an emergency response, evacuate the area, and notily proper authorities... 

Emergency response—first responder awareness level, first responder operations level... 

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