HazMat teams

Individuals who respond to emergeneies involving hazardous wastes, ineluding hazardous materials (HAZMAT) team members... 

The latter three categories include all responders not covered by 29 CFR 1910.120 (1) and (p). The last category includes local firefighters and HAZMAT teams (see Table 8-1). 

On-Site Emergency Responder 29 CFR 1910.120 (q) or state mandate Personnel from outside DOE site who respond to an emergency on the DOE site. Includes local fire fighters. HAZMAT teams, etc. Practice and drills as necessary. 

Oversees HAZMAT team and is knowledgeable in command and management Does not necessarily have extensive knowledge of certain technical aspects... 

The above data should be useful for tlie planning to be accomplished by tlie local emergency planning committee and first responders, especially fire departments and HAZMAT teams. Both tlie hazards analysis (discussed in detail in Parts II and IV) and tlie development of emergency countermeasures should be facilitated by the availability of MSDS information. If significant new information regarding a chemical is discovered, revised material safely data sheets must be submitted. 

Those professionals would be from Emergency Operations Centers, HazMat Teams, Fire Departments, Health Departments, Civil Support Teams (CST), Military Personnels, various Intelligence Organizations, Clinical Laboratories, and Environmental Laboratories. 

Number 1 Highway at a cross street calling for hazmat teams to assist us. I told them I could not breathe in this area, and that we were going to have a major evacuation in this area. 

Aiken County Emergency Management After-Action Report Graniteville Train Wreck. Aiken, SC. January. Aiken County Hazardous Materials Team exclusive Web site, athttp //www.Hazmat-Team.com, http //www.hazmatteam.com/ March 29, 2006. 

The ability to respond effectively to an event will require first responders and HAZMAT teams to coordinate thousands of details. Development of new materials for advanced telecommunications and radar could greatly improve the current response standard. Materials that can lead to faster computers, higher-density storage, and more efficient telecommunications are vital. One example of a basic area of research that could have an impact on our ability to respond to a threat is wide bandgap semiconductors, used, for instance, in phased-array radars. The development of shipboard phased-array radar systems over the past few decades has provided the military with a very high degree of situational awareness with respect to airborne targets. 

During a disaster, hospitals must expect to perform decontamination themselves and cannot rely on the fire department or HAZMAT team as those assets will be on scene mitigating the consequences of the disaster. 

An emergency response incident that involves the release of any chemicals or toxic materials will typically be referred to as a HAZMAT incident. The response to a HAZMAT incident is somewhat standardized across the country, and specialized HAZMAT teams are called in to address these situations. HAZMAT teams are typically affiliated with the fire services and will possess a majority of the locality s chemical detection equipment. Emergency medical responders arriving on the scene must first be capable of determining that a HAZMAT incident has occurred. These first responders are the individuals responsible for determining whether the HAZMAT team should be called for assistance. Responders may have different levels of training and preparedness for HAZMAT response (see Table 25.2). 

A HazMat team evacuates five square miles of a city business district in response to a chemical spill. Ten city blocks away, a police special response team forms a perimeter around an office building where a terrorist threatens the release of a deadly chemical agent. Meanwhile, paramedics administer first aid to victims exposed to a possible vesicant. 

An emergency response to an incident that involves the accidental or intentional release of toxic chemicals or materials will typically be categorized as a HAZMAT incident. With the greater emphasis placed on this type of response, HAZMAT incident response plans have become increasingly standardized across the country. Specialized HAZMAT teams are routinely activated to respond in such situations. HAZMAT teams are typically part of the fire services and will possess chemical detection equipment. The first-responders, typically the police or fire department, must be capable of determining that a HAZMAT incident has occurred. Unfortunately, most emergency response vehicles do not have any chemical detection equipment, and the first-responder must make a quick judgment call whether or not to call in HAZMAT units. 

Mr. Ellison is president of Cerberus Associates, Inc. and as a private consultant, has responded to both transportation and fixed facility hazardous material incidents throughout the state of Michigan. He has acted as incident commander, safety officer, and response specialist at scenes involving chemical fires, water reactive materials, and shock sensitive materials. He has provided chemical and biological counterterrorism training to members of hazardous materials (HazMat) teams, police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams, and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) teams. 

Initially, the Tokyo Fire Department s HazMat Team conducted a rapid field test and reported to medical institutions that the causative agent was acetonitrile. However, this was incorrect. Fortunately, given the number of victims with mild to severe symptoms treated at St. Luke s International Hospital, acetonitrile poisoning was ruled out. However, some medical institutions that handled only severe cases, suspected cyanide poisoning and treated patients with antidotes to cyanide. 

Review for HAZMAT teams as well as a introduction for awareness level personnel. Examples of chemical spills, types of releases, spill containment, cleanup procedures, notification procedures, spill response levels, decontamination, and affected surfaces. Part of four-volume series, "A Refresher Course in Chemical Safety. ... 

Telephone notification should be made to the community emergency coordinator for the local emergency planning committee for any area likely to be affected by the release. If no local emergency planning committee exists, notification should be made to relevant local emergency response personnel such as the fire department, police department, hazmat team, sanitary district, etc. 

Combustible dusts may be present in many different types of facilities. Common places for combustible dusts to be found are in grain elevators, flour mills, woodworking shops, and dry-bulk transport trucks. Dusts in facilities have caused many explosions over the years that have killed and injured employees. An explosion occurred in a facility on the East Coast that had many hazardous materials on site. At first, it was thought that one of the chemicals had exploded. The hre department and the hazmat team were called to the scene. Investigation revealed that the explosion occurred in a dust-collection system it was a combustible-dust explosion. Dust explosions can be prevented by proper housekeeping and maintenance practices at facilities where these types of dusts are present. 

Under non-fire conditions, health effects of drug labs that responders could be exposed to can be varied. They can range from respiratory problems, skin and eye irritation, headaches, nansea, and dizziness. Little is known abont long-term effects of exposnre. Cleannp of an abandoned lab is a hazardons materials team fnnction, usually by a private contractor, bnt emergency services HazMat teams could be called upon to assist in evidence preservation and collection. 

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