Hazardous materials emergency response

Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Planning Guide. The National Response Team of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan. Washington, D.C., 1987. 

Cheremisinoff, P. N., Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Pocket Handbook, Technomic Publishers, Inc., Lancaster, PA, 1989. 

In establishing a hazardous materials emergency response, three hazard zones should be established, namely, the exclusion, contamination reduction, and support zones. In the exclusion zone, a high level of contamination is present and overexposure, without the use of PPE, is likely. Therefore, PPE is typically required. Personnel, with the exception of skilled support personnel, must be trained. The exclusion zone may be activity-specific for operations that can generate high levels of contaminants. 

Mokhlesi, B. and Corbridge, T. (2003), Toxicology in the critically ill patient, Clin. Chest Med., 24, 689-711. New Jersey State Police, Office of Emergency Management, Hazardous Materials Emergency Response... 

Cashman, J.R., Hazardous Materials Emergencies Response and Control, 1st ed., Technomic Publishing, 1983. 

Use of explosives and hazardous materials Emergency response plan... 

EMC-PSTC HAZMATMED majordomo ieee.org Ustserv mediccomnordenl. com Product safety Hazardous material emergency response... 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 1980. Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Guidebook. DOT Publication No. P5800.2. U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC. 

National Response Team, Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide. NRT-1 (March 1987). 

Hazardous Materials Emergency Plaiming Guide. National Response... 

Early recognition of a biological event presents several challenges compared with a chemical event (CDC, 2000 Henderson, 1999). A chemical event will typically be overt, with a sudden onset in a localized area. First responders in a chemical attack will most often be traditional emergency personnel, usually from local police and fire departments, along with state and local hazardous materials (HAZMAT) response teams. Containment of the agent and decontamination of affected persons are key elements in the response (Henderson, 1999). In contrast, an unannounced, or covert, attack is... 

In order to provide the proper equipment to the emergency response team, a complete review of the chemical and physical hazards and the function to be performed by the hazardous materials responder should be done. This review will allow the selection of the proper PPE and response equipment. OSHA, in 29 CFR 1910.120 appendix A, describes four basic levels of protection for the hazardous materials emergency responder ... 

Hazardtext Emergency response information for hazardous material emergencies. 

Criteria for Review of Hazardous Materials Emergency Plans National Response Team. 1988. NRT-1A. 

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