Hazardous material incidents

The Code of federal Regulations (CFR) includes detailed rules for packaging and shipping H2SO4. Pertinent sections are 49 CFR 171.15—171.17, hazardous material incidents and discharges 49 CFR 172.101—172.102, hazardous material tables and the following references for specific materials ... 

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... 

The goal of the hazardous materials technician level is to provide the responders with the following competencies to respond safely to hazardous materials incidents ... 

Outside support services (for example, medical surveillance laboratory analyses training consultants emergency response to incidents, injuries, fires, and hazardous materials incident responders or experts as required by site activities). 

ATSDR. 1994. Hydrogen sulfide. Managing hazardous materials incidents. Volume III. Medical management guidelines for acute chemical exposures. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA. 

Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volume III—Medical Management Guidelines for Acute... 

Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volume III—Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures. Rev. ed. Washington, DC Government Printing Office, 2000. 

Guidelines for Decontamination of Fire Fighters and Their Equipment Following Hazardous Materials Incidents , NFPA International 1997. 

Campasano is an experienced responder to hazardous materials incidents who tells it like it is. The subject of his address was Safe Mail Handling, Hazardous Material Removal. ... 

Decontamination The physical and/or chemical process of reducing and preventing the spread of contamination from persons and equipment used at a hazardous materials incident. 

After Action Report A post-incident analysis report gathered by a responsible party or responding agency after termination of a hazardous materials incident, describing actions taken, materials involved, impacts and similar information. 

Assessment To determine the nature and degree of hazard of a hazardous materials or a hazardous materials incident from a safe vantage point. 

CAMEO Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations A computer data base for storage and retrieval of pre-planning data for on scene use at hazardous materials incidents,... 

CHEMTREC The Chemical Transportation Emergency Center located in Washington, D.C., a public service provided by the private Chemical Manufacturers Association, provides emergency response information and assistance twenty-four hours a day for responders to hazardous materials incidents. 

Control The procedures, techniques, and methods used in the mitigation of a hazardous materials incident, including containment, confinement, and extinguishment. 

Control Zones The designation of areas at a hazardous materials incident based upon safety and the degree of hazard. 

Cost Recovery The procedure that allows for the agency having jurisdiction to pursue reimbursement for all costs associated with a hazardous materials incident. 

Emergency Response Plan A plan that establishes guidelines for handling hazardous materials incidents as required by 29 CFR 1910.120. 

Hazardous Materials Incident The uncontrolled release, or potential release, of a hazardous material from its container into the environment. 

Hot Zone The area adjacent to and surrounding a hazardous materials incident that extends far enough to prevent the effects of hazardous materials releases from endangering personnel outside the zone also known as the restricted zone or the exclusion zone. 

Level One Incident Hazardous materials incidents which can be contained, extinguished, and/or abated using equipment, supplies, and resources immediately available to first responders having jurisdiction, and whose qualifications are limited to and do not exceed the scope of the training explained in 29 CFR 1910. 

Level Three Incident A hazardous materials incident which is beyond the controlling capability of a HMRT (technician or specialist level) whose qualifications are explained in 29 CFR 1910 and/or which must be additionally assisted by qualified specialty teams or individuals. 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) A voluntary membership agency to promote fire safety and allied considerations. NFPA publishes standards of interest to hazardous materials responders such as, NFPA-471 Recommended Practice for Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents, NFPA-472 Standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents, and NFPA-473, Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents. 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Equipment, provided to shield or isolate a person from the chemical, physical, and thermal hazards that may be encountered at a hazardous materials incident and should include protection for the respiratory system, skin, eyes, face, hands, feet, head, body, and hearing. 

Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents - NFPA 473. Quincy, MA. National Fire Protection Associations, 1992. 

Emergency response, to hazardous materials incidents, 25 343 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPGs), for sulfuric acid, 23 795 values in, 13 156 Emery, dental abrasive, 8 339 Emetine, 2 74, 100 (—)-Emetine, 2 84, 85 Emission, from OLEDs, 22 215, 218-219. See also Emissions... 

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