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Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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____ was created because internationally there were different methods of both labeling and safety data sheets

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GHS
Globally Harmonized System

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OSHA adopted GHS through the hazard communication standard. It became mandatory as of June 1, 2015, and can be summarized into 3 main components

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  1. Standardized hazard definitions and symbols
  2. Standardized MSDS format and content, which will be called SDSs
  3. Standardized hazard warnings and symbols on container labels
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Pictography

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There are 9 pictograms under GHS

Used as a primary element to communicate important information about the hazards of a chemical

Labels must have hazard pictograms framed in a red square frame set at a point (like a diamond)

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Labeling

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Responders may find both NFPA and GHS labeling. Only the GHS will be regulated

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Hazard rating

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Both NFPA and GHS have standard numerical ranking hazard levels

NFPA has 5 levels and the scale ranges from 0-4 and ranks 0 as the lowest hazard level

GHS has 4 levels and the scale ranges from 1-4 and ranks 1 as the highest hazard level

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Signal words

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A single word used to indicate the relative level of severity of hazard and alert the reader to a potential hazard on the label

Words are
Danger and warning

Danger is for the more severe hazards

Warning is for less severe hazard

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SDS has how many sections?

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16 sections

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OSHA states that through GHS,

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The standard that gave workers the right to know, now gives them the right to understand

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OSHA through HazCom 2012 and NFPA are 2 separate and distinct systems

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HazCom 2012 looks at hazmat from the perspective of informing workers about the hazards in a work place under normal conditions for the use of foreseeable emergencies

NFPA provides basic information for emergency personnel responding to fire or spills and planning for emergency response

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The NFPA marking system _______ is required at facilities storing hazmat where referenced by fire code or other documents

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NFPA 704

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What do the NFPA markings stand for

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Left quadrant blue: health hazard
Top quadrant red: flammability hazard
Right quadrant yellow: reactivity hazard
Bottom quadrant: special designation

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A vehicle carrying hazmat should have placards that contain _____ identifying the product it is transporting

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4 digit identification number

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All modes of transportation are required to have shipping papers identifying their cargo. These papers are referred to differently, depending on the mode of transportation
Highway vehicle
Trains
Ships
Airplanes

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Highway vehicle: bills of lading
Trains: way bills, wheel reports, consists
Ships: cargo manifest
Airplanes: air bills

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If shipping papers cannot be located or if more information is needed, ______ can be called

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CHEMTREC
Chemical transportation emergency center

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A ready resource for assisting firefighters in identifying hazmat is provided by USDOT in its

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ERG
Emergency response guidebook

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Size consideration for setting up hot, warm and cold zones should be based upon

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Wind direction
Terrain
Accessibility
Vapor clouds
Any explosion potential

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17
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If fire is in or impinging upon a vessel or tank, cooling of that container should be an immediate concern. This action will reduce the possibility of

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A BLEVE
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

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A staging area for hazmat should be designated, considering

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Topography
Wind
Accessibility

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Contamination can be caused by

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Chemical, Biological, Radiological exposures

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_______ or ________ contamination will not be visible to the human eye.

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Biological or radiological

Biological contamination is impossible to detect since it will not manifest itself until an incubation period has passed

Radiation can be detected through monitoring

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21
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If contaminated water enters the sewer system, the ______ must be notified

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Water treatment plant

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22
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Involves highly flammable products and there is the ever present danger of rapid incident scene changes

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Tank farm / refinery fires

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There are 3 common types of flammable liquid storage tanks

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  1. Open top floating roof
  2. Covered floating roof
  3. Cone roof
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  1. Open top floating roof
  2. Covered floating roof
  3. Cone roof
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  1. Open top floating roof
    Designed to prevent buildup of vapors between the surface of the liquid and the underside of the roof
    Most fire are located in the seal area
    Identify by wind girder encircling it at the top
    Fires that involve seal area should be fought with foam
  2. Covered floating roof
    Can be distinguished by vents near the top of the tank
    Free of ignitable vapors except during filling and 1 day after
    Fires in this tank are caused by an ignition source such as lightning
  3. Cone roof
    Acts the same as a covered roof, except the roof can separate and propel a distance from the tank when an explosion occurs
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_____ is the most common firefighting agent used on tank fires

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Water

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26
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Problems associated with tanks containing various types of oil are

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Boilover
Slopover
Frothover

27
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A phenomenon that can occur in an open-top tank containing crude oils that have a wide range of components. This occurrence can develop in a tank where the roof has been blown off, or in an interior floating tank where the top has sunk

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Boilover

28
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Can occur if a fire stream is applied to the hot surface of burning oil, provided the oil is viscous and its temperature exceeds 212 degrees F

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Slopover

29
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The overflowing of a container that is not involved in fire. Occurs when the water in the container boils under the surface of a viscous hot oil

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Frothover

30
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Boiling point of water

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212 degrees F

31
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In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States of America, the president and congress created

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Department of homeland security

32
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Violent acts, or acts dangerous to human life, in violation of criminal laws of the United States.

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Terrorism incidents

The federal bureau of investigation recognize 2 categories of terrorism: domestic and international

33
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Weapons of terrorist attack include

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B-NICE and WMD

Biological
Nuclear
Incendiary
Chemical
Explosive

34
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Includes bacteria, such as anthrax and plague, and viruses

Can enter the body through inhalation or skin absorption

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Biological

35
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Can include flammable liquids, gases, combustible liquids, or a mixture of chemicals that will ignite on contact with each other

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Incendiary

36
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Nerve agents, blister agents, blood agents, and others

Include sarin, mustard gases cyanide, arsenics, chlorine, and phosgene, among others

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Chemical

Attack the nervous system, skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and gastrointestinal tract

37
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The choice for the greatest number of terrorist acts

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Explosives

38
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Because local and regional resources will be overwhelmed, an early request for federal assistance will be needed. Some governmental agencies require at least ____ hours to activate and then be transported to the scene

A

12 hours

Military 6 hours

39
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The dispersion of a product that was absorbed by a persons clothing

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Off gassing

40
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_____ and ____ are the initial treatments for patients with symptoms of a nerve gas exposure

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Pralidoxime and atropine

41
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Used to treat patients with symptoms that may be related to exposure to cyanide

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Sodium thiosulfate

42
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Terrorist attack stages

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Stage 1: alert
Stage 2: warning (event likely to occur in 48 hours)
Stage 3: immediate response (most difficult)
Stage 4: recovery operations

43
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With an unexploded device maintain clear zone of at least ____ feet from the location of the suspected device

A

500 feet

44
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For life saving action such as search and rescue, removal of injured civilians, or entry to prevent conditions that would injure or kill numerous persons, the planned dose to the whole body should not exceed ____ rems

A

100 rems

During less stressful, 25 rems

45
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Illegal laboratories ranging from primitive to highly sophisticated facilities for the production of illegal drugs such as methamphetamines

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Clandestine drug labs

46
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Do not use ___ cameras within clandestine labs because they are not intrinsically approved for use in environments containing certain gases

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Thermal imaging camera

47
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____ personal protective suits would normally be the minimum protection required in a clandestine drug lab incident

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Level B

48
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Giant spiraling storms that can pack wind speeds of more than 160 miles per hour

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Hurricanes

49
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If a storm achieves speeds of 38 miles per hour, it becomes known as

A

A tropical depression

50
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A tropical depression becomes a tropical storm when its sustained wind speeds top ___ miles per hour

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39 mph

51
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When storms sustained wind speeds reach 74 mph it becomes

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A hurricane

52
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____ % of all hurricane deaths result from storm surges

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90%

53
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Scientists assign a magnitude rating to earthquakes based on the strength and duration of their seismic waves using the

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Richter scale

3 to 5: minor or light
5 to 7: moderate to strong
7 to 8: major
8 or more: great

54
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During earthquakes _____ claim the majority of lives

A

Collapsing buildings

55
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The leading causes of wildland fires are

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Lightning #1
Arson
Debris burning
Careless smoking
Children with matches
Campfires
Railroad use

56
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Freezing rain that forms an ice coating in highways

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Black ice

57
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Hypothermia occurs when a persons body temperature falls below

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90 degrees F

58
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A tornando is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air. In order for it to be classified as a tornado, it must be

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In contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud

59
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GHS (Globally harmonized system) was created by

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The United Nations

60
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REM is known as a unit of dose equivalence and is an acronym for

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Roentgen equivalent man

61
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It is estimated that for every pound of methamphetamine produced,

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5-6 pounds of toxic waste is produced

62
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Water can be applied as a spray to extinguish fires involving hydrocarbons where the flash point of fuel is more than

A

100 degrees F

63
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Storage tanks are built to collapse ____ and resist tank failure that would spill their contents out of the tank

A

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