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HAZMAT Flashcards

1
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Three zones in HAZMAT (old hot, warm, cold)

A

Exclusion Zone (hot)

Contamination Reduction Zone (warm)

Support Zone (cold)

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HAZMAT positions

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HAZMAT group supervisor

Safety Officer

Entry Leader

Decon Leader

Site Access Control Leader

Refuge Area Manger

Safe Refuge Area Manager

Technical Specialist

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Refuge Area

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Adjacent to the Contamination Reduction Zone, adjacent to Contamination Reduction Corridor, within the Exclusion Control Line.

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HAZMAT definition - OSHA

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Any substance to which exposure “results or may result in adverse affects on the health and safety if employees”

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HAZMAT definition - DOT

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Substance or material, which has be determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce. This includes hazardous substances, hazard wastes, marine pollutants, and elevated temperature materials as defined in this section”.

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6
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SIN CIA PCP DDD

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Safety
Isolate
Notify
Command
Identify
Action Planning
Protective Equipment
Containment and Control
Protective Actions
Decontaminate and cleanup
Disposal
Documentation
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7
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HAZMAT objectives listed in EOM 502 (CIAPAN)

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Protect life, property, environment

Assess degree of the hazard

Identify material

Contain the material

Notify Appropriate agencies

Assure proper documentation and scene management

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8
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Required position during a HAZMAT response

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Safety Officer

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9
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How many references are needed to aid a material

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3 minimum.

Examples:

Container type
Labels/Placards
Shipping manifests
Billing if Lading
Shipping Papers
DOT Guidebook
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10
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Agencies/People to consult with on a HAZMAT

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Hazardous Materials Team (HIRT)

County Department of Environmental Health

Company Representative

Chemtrec

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Who to contact if HAZMAT is within 1/2 mile of a school

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School Suoerintendent

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12
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Who to notify for HAZMAT on freeway

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CHP

CALTRANS

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13
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Four Objectives for evacuations (TRIN)

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Notification

Transportation

Relocation

Information

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14
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Four instances to evacuate

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  • leak with unknown gas from large capacity storage containers
  • explosives or large quantities of materials that could detonate or explode
  • Leak that cannot be controlled and expected to continually leak
  • Leak that cannot be controller involved in fire
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Basic spill guidelines

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  • don’t wash a spill down a drain
  • dike with dirt or sand
  • city and County Public Works for sand/absorbent
  • hydrocarbon based product spill less than 20 gallons, utilize dirt/sphagsorb and sweep to the side of the road
  • flammable liquid spill should consider health concerns over fire problems
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16
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Who is responsible for clean up costs of a HAZMAT?

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Person/property owner that caused the spill

17
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After a HAZMAT spill who do you coordinate with to make contact with the state?

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Coordinate with HIRT/Environmental Health to notify State OES

18
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As a general rule who is responsible for cleanup of a HAZMAT?

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Person responsible for the spill/property owner

19
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ERG sections on guide pages

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  1. Potential hazards (fire/explosion)
  2. Public safety (evacuation)
  3. Emergency response (Fire/spill/first aid)
  4. Additional green section for toxic gas/contaminated water
20
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Small versus large spill

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55 gallons liquid

660 pounds solid

21
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When to use green section in ERG

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Guide is highlighted green indicating toxic inhalation hazard (TIH) and there is no fire

22
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Immediate precautionary measure isolation distances Guide 111

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330 feet (100 meter)

23
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Guide 111 ISOLATION distance (with fire) and initial evacuation

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1/2 mile all directions

24
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Guide 111 Title

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Mixed Load/Unidentified Cargo

25
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Spill less than ____ gallons of hydrocarbons you can just ________

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20

Use sand/absorbent and sweep to the side of the road

26
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Full HAZMAT response units per EOM 308

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1 BC
2 engines
1 truck
2 RA

27
Q

4 “special information” types on 704 system

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Poison

Oxidizing

Radioactive

No water

28
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What must be in place for a full HAZMAT entry into IDLH (MR BED)

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Medical
Recon/research
Back-up
Entry
Decon
29
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Where to direct incoming units for known HAZMAT

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Secondary staging, upwind and uphill, significant distance away from scene

30
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All HAZMATs should start off in a _________ strategy

A

Defensive

31
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HAZMAT Critical Factors

A 
Event trigger
Arrangement and properties of the material
Access and arrangement of exposures 
Life hazard
Resources
Action
Special circumstances
32
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Guide number for natural gas

A

115

33
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Defensive HAZMAT tactical priorities

A

Define hazard zone

Isolate hazard zone

Search and evacuate exposures

Protect exposures

34
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Three evacuation types

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Site evacuation- on site personnel or immediate exposures to holding site in cold zone

Intermediate level Evacuation- off site occupancies but less than 100 people for greater period of time

Large scale evacuations- 100 to thousands of people forced out of homes for several hours. Need evacuation shelters. Close coordination with LE.

35
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Three evacuation types

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Site evacuation- on site personnel or immediate exposures to holding site in cold zone

Intermediate level Evacuation- off site occupancies but less than 100 people for greater period of time

Large scale evacuations- 100 to thousands of people forced out of homes for several hours. Need evacuation shelters. Close coordination with LE.

36
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Guide number for explosives

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112

114 for explosives 1.4 (Explosives C)

37
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HAZMAT standard IAP

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  • Provide for safety if all personnel and public
  • evacuate exposures if needed
  • identify and isolate warm zones
  • deny entry
  • identify product
  • upgrade assignment
  • contain the release from a safe distance
  • protect exposures

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