Transcript First Responser Hazmat

First Responder
Awareness Level Training
29CFR1910.120 (q)
CCR 8 5192
UNIT 1 - “Preparation”
Unit Objectives
• Identify OSHA and EPA training
requirements
• Public Safety - Duty to Act
• Identify the role of the Awareness Level
First Responder
• Reference Materials
• 5 levels of response training
• 2 levels of operation
Hazardous Material Agencies
• Defined in numerous ways
– U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
– U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
• Simplified Definition
Hazardous Materials Incidents
“Haz-Mat” incidents are unique
incidents. They require specialized
protective measures not normally
available to first responders AND they
demand a different operational
approach!
Public Safety “Duty to Act”
• Public safety responders have a “Duty to Act”.
• Your level of involvement is defined by your
employer’s Emergency Response Plan (ERP).
• The actions you are expected to take should be in
Standard Operating Procedure format.
• NEVER exceed your level of training and
protection!
First responders at the awareness level are
individuals who are likely to witness or
discover a hazardous substance release and
who have been trained to initiate an
emergency response sequence by notifying
the proper authorities of the release. They
would take no further action beyond
notifying the authorities of the release.
1. An understanding of what hazardous substances are, and the
risks associated with them in an incident.
2. An understanding of the potential outcomes associated with an
emergency created when hazardous substances are present.
3. The ability to recognize the presence of hazardous substances
in an emergency.
4. The ability to identify the hazardous substances, if possible.
5. An understanding of the role of the first responder awareness
individual in the employer's emergency response plan (including
site security and control), and the U. S. Department of
Transportation's Emergency Response Guidebook.
6. The ability to realize the need for additional resources, and to
make appropriate notifications to the communication center.
First responders at the operations level are individuals who
respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances
as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of
protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the
effects of the release. They are trained to respond in a defensive
fashion without actually trying to stop the release. Their function
is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from
spreading, and prevent exposures.
1. Knowledge of the basic hazard and risk assessment techniques.
2. Know how to select and use proper PPE provided to the first
responder operational level.
3. An understanding of basic hazardous materials terms.
4. Know how to perform basic control, containment, and/or
confinement operations and rescue injured or contaminated persons
within the capabilities of the resources and PPE available with their
unit.
5. Know how to implement basic equipment, victim, and rescue
personnel decontamination procedures.
6. An understanding of the relevant standard operating procedures
and termination procedures
Awareness Level Response Goals
1. Recognition
2. Isolation
3. Protect
4. Notify
Five Levels of Training
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First Responder Awareness Level
First Responder Operational Level
Hazardous Materials Technician
Hazardous Materials Specialist
Hazardous Materials Incident Commander
Operational Modes
• Awareness and Operational level
responders take DEFENSIVE actions.
• Technicians and Specialists take
OFFENSIVE actions.
• The Incident Commander coordinates the
response and is ultimately responsible for
safety.
First Responder Awareness Level
Training
Unit 2 - “Hazard Identification”
Unit 2 - Hazard Identification
Unit Objectives:
- Identify the six clues to the presence
of hazardous materials.
- Identify the various hazard classes of
hazardous materials.
- Describe ways in which you can
determine the specific identity of a
hazardous material.
Remember your four goals!
1. Recognition
2. Isolation
3. Protection
4. Notification
Six Basic Clues to Recognition
1 - Occupancy and location
2 - Container shape and size
3 - Placards and labels
4 - Shipping papers/facility
documents
5 - Markings and colors
6 - Human senses
Clue # 1 - Occupancy and Location
• Specific occupancy or general
area
• Fixed facilities
• Five modes of hazardous
materials transportation
– Rail, air, marine, highway and
pipeline
Clue # 2 - Container Shape and Size
• Classifications
– Portable, fixed or transportation
• Pressure
– Non-pressurized, low or high pressure
• Vapor Pressure and Storage
– The higher the pressure, the greater the
potential for catastrophic failure
Break Time
Clue # 3 - Placards and Labels
Placards and labels used for
transport are based upon DOT
Hazard Class
• Nine Hazard Classes
– Subdivided into divisions
– Refer to the DOT - ERG
Hazard Class 1 - Explosives
• Subdivided into 6 divisions
1.1 - Mass explosion hazard
1.2 - Projectile hazard
1.3 - Fire, minor blast or projectile
1.4 - Minor explosion
1.5 - Very insensitive explosives
1.6 - Extremely insensitive
Hazard Class 2 - Gases
• Pressurized or liquefied
– Compressed nitrogen and liquefied petroleum
gases (LPG) are examples
• Product and container present hazards
• Three Subdivisions
– 2.1 - Flammable gases
– 2.2 - Non-Flammable, Non-Poisonous
– 2.3 - Poisonous Gases
Hazard Class 3 Flammable/Combustible Liquids
• Flammable Liquids can be
ignited at room temperature
• Combustible Liquids require
some degree of pre-heating to
ignite
• Number 1 rule - eliminate
ignition sources
Hazard Class 4 - Flammable
Solids
• Three subdivisions
4.1 - Flammable Solids
4.2 - Spontaneously Combustible
4.3 - Dangerous when wet
Hazard Class 5 - Oxidizers and
Organic Peroxides
• Oxidizers release oxygen to
enhance or intensify burn
• With strong fuels, oxidizers can
create conditions which which
can lead to violent combustion
• Many Organic Peroxides are
very unstable
Hazard Class 6 - Poisonous and
Infectious Substances
• Poisonous to human
– Can include severely irritating
substances
– “Tear Gas”, Hydrocyanic acid,
Carbon Tetrachloride
• Infectious Substances
– Potential to cause diseases in
humans
– Anthrax, human blood and many
body fluids
Hazard Class 7 - Radioactive
Materials
• Ionizing radiation hazard
• Exposure does not always
result in contamination
• Safety Rules:
– Time, Distance and Shielding
• Shipped in specialized
containers
Hazard Class 8 - Corrosives
Hazard Class 9 - Miscellaneous
Hazardous Materials
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ORM A - Dry Ice
ORM B - Metallic mercury
ORM C - Battery parts
ORM D - Consumer commodities
ORM E - Hazardous substances and
hazardous wastes
Pesticide Labels
• Product name
• Active ingredients
• Signal word
– Caution
– Warning
– Danger (Poison)
• Precautionary statements
Clue # 4 - Shipping Papers and
Facility Documents
MODE
CALLED
LOCATION
Rail
Waybill and
Cosist
With crew
Highway
Bill of Ladding
Driver / on seat
or door pocket
Air
Airbill
Pilot
Pipeline
Marker
At cross with
other mode of
transport
Clue # 5 - Markings and Colors
• Container colors are not always
standardized
• UN/NA identification numbers
• NFPA 704 Diamond
• Military markings
Clue # 6 - Human Senses
High
RISK
LEVEL
Low
TASTE
TOUCH
SMELL
SIGHT
SOUND
Pathways to Exposure
• Pathways – Hazardous substances can enter
the body in different ways:
• 1. Inhalation – dust, vapors, mist.
• 2. Absorption (via skin or eyes) – contact
with skin.
• 3. Ingestion – contaminated drinking water
or food.
• 4. Injection – cuts or punctures of the skin
Methods of Identification
• Once you recognize, try to identify
• Location of material name
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Shipping papers
MSDSs (fixed facilities)
Facility Pre-Plans
Employees and bystanders
• If you cannot safely identify, try to classify
the material into a hazard class
First Responder Awareness Level
Training
Unit 3 - “Taking Control”
Objectives
• Identify the technical resources
available to your ERT.
• Identify the procedures for
initiating your Emergency
Response Plan = (R.I.P.) for
Awareness level responders.
Steps for Using ER chemical
reference materials
• Recognize & Identify Hazardous Materials
– Name (chemical name on container) – Placard (on
drum, tank, or building).
• Isolate and evacuate according to protective action
distances in the chemical reference GB.
• Protect others from entering spill area.
• Notify your supervisor about the incident
Protective Action Options
• Shelter in-place
– Short duration incidents
– Greater hazard to attempt to
move
– Impractical to evacuate
• Evacuation
– Potential for massive fire or
explosion
– Long duration incidents
Stepping Into Operations
Territory
• Doing more than reporting
• Defending property and life with out
controlling the release
• Controlling the exposure from a distance
Bulk Spill Clean-up Materials
Mercury Clean-up Kit & Chemical
Specific Neutralizing Agents
Spill Response Kits Available
Laboratory Spill Clean-up Kits
Disposal of Spilled Materials
• Use proper Personal Protective Equipment when handling
waste materials
• Use proper disposal receptacle's when disposing of waste
materials
• Include contaminated PPE as waste, or properly
decontaminate if PPE is reusable
• If hazardous chemicals are being disposed utilize proper
hazardous waste labels
• Find appropriate waste vendor to haul hazardous waste
POMS & ASSOCIATES
and VSCCFA
Thank You for your time!