Transcript South Old Bridge Vol. Fire Co. Standard Operation

South Old Bridge Vol. Fire Co.
Standard Operation Procedures
for Hazardous Material Incidents
Scope
Fires, spills, and other emergencies involving hazardous materials
require that extreme caution be exercised in their handling. The
Chief/Incident Commander has the responsibility to insure the
protection of both the fire department personnel who respond and the
general public from the hazards involved with dealing with such
incidents.
Purpose
The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure is to assist the
Chief/Incident-Commander in bringing any haz-mat incident to a
successful conclusion. Incident Commanders should use common
sense, and exercise their best judgment in any incident not covered
by this Procedure. REMEMBER-quick aggressive action has no
place at a haz-mat incident; "QUICK ACTION MAYBE THE
WRONG ACTION." Be a part of the solution, not a part of the
problem.
Authorization
Hazardous materials annex, dated 1/92, of the Old Bridge Twp.
Emergency Operations Plan, authorizes the So. Old Bridge Vol. Fire
Dept. to handle any and all hazardous materials incidents within its fire
district. The fire department is also authorized to provide mutual aid to
the remaining three fire districts in the township.
Definitions
Cold Zone- The area immediately outside the Warm Zone.
Control point- An area or station set up to regulate access to another area.
Control zone- An area or zone(hot, decon, cold, exclusion), set up to control the
spread of contamination and access to the areas, at a haz-mat incident or site.
Decontamination- The process of removing potentially harmful contaminants
from exposed individuals and equipment, in order to reduce the spread of
contamination in the work area, and to prevent inadvertent and unnecessary
contact with contaminated materials.
Decontamination Reduction Zone- The area, between the Hot and Cold Zones,
where decontamination of all personnel and equipment takes place.
Definitions (continued)
Exclusion Zone- The area outside the Cold Zone, beyond which the general public
and any other unauthorized personnel are kept.
Field Decon-Decontamination process that takes place on-site and/or outside of
any structure.
Hazardous material-any substance/s or material/s in quantities or forms which
pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, or the environment.
Hazardous material incident-the release or potential release of a hazardous
material into the environment.
Hot Zone- The contaminated area immediately adjacent to any spilled or released
product.
Definitions (continued)
Incident Commander(I.C.)-the person responsible for all decisions relating to the
management of the incident.
Incident Management System(I.M.S.)-a system that is used to manage resources
at an emergency incident.
In-house decon-Decontamination process that takes place off-site and involves
the use of a self-contained unit.
Initial Response Guidelines
On any suspected haz-mat incident, you should attempt to approach and remain upwind
and uphill. The first arriving unit should attempt to determine the nature of the hazard with
which it is involved-i.e. flammable, toxic, reactive, corrosive, spill, leak or fire. Secure the
scene and check for any ignition sources if necessary. The initial hot zone should be at
least 100-150' in all directions. Refer to the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook for
possible changes to the dimensions of the initial hot zone.
The first arriving unit should gather as much information as possible about the product/s
involved. This information should be transmitted to the responding units of the haz-mat
team. Information gathering should be done from a "safe" distance, up wind and up hill
from the potential hazard. See Section 4 for identification procedures and methods.
Section within SOP
Section 1-Scope & Purpose
Section 2-Definitions
Section 3-Initial Response Guidelines
Section 4-Identification Procedures
Section 5-Incident Management System
Section 6-Incident Levels
Section within SOP (continued)
Section 7-Control Zones
Section 8-Level of Protection
Section 9-Medical Monitoring
Section 10-Containment, Control & Confinement
Section 11-Decontamination
Section 12-Record keeping
Section within SOP (continued)
Section 13-Termination
Section 14-Special Considerations
Section 15-Training
Appendix A-Forms
Appendix B-Clean up companies
Appendix C-Decon S-O-P
Appendix D-Training Lesson Outlines & Plans
The Right To Know Act
• The New Jersey Worker and Community
Right to Know Act became law in 1983. It
requires public and private employers to
give you information about hazardous
substances at their workplaces.
The Act:
• Tells public employees about chemical hazards at
their workplace so they can work safely with these
hazardous substances;
• helps firefighters, police , and other emergency
response personnel adequately plan for and
respond to incidents such as fires, explosions or
spills;
• provides data for monitoring and tracking
hazardous substances in the workplace and the
environment.
Training Requirements
• All personnel must receive initial R.T.K.
training
– minimum of 4 hours
• Volunteer- within six months
• Career - within one month
• All personnel must receive Biennial update
R.T.K. training
– minimum of 2 hours
R.T.K. Survey
• The survey consists of a facility information
page and a chemical inventory both of
which are updated annually with a
complete inventory being submitted to the
State every five years
R.T.K. Central File
• The central file consists of the R.T.K. Survey,
material safety data sheets, hazardous substance
fact sheets and R.T.K.Hazardous substance list.
• The central file is site specific and is located
– Engine Co # 1
– Engine Co # 2
– Engine Co # 3
Material Safety Data Sheets
• M.S.D.S. are provided by the manufacturers
of specific products and give information
regarding the chemical makeup of these
products along with health and safety
information
Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
• H.S.F.S. are made available to employers
through the New Jersey Department of
Health & Senior Services
• H.S.F.S. are chemical specific with a
considerable amount of information
available for not only the employee but for
emergency response personnel as well
R.T.K. Hazardous Substance List
• This list is in book form and lists chemicals
considered hazardous by the State of NJ as
hazardous.
• The listing is in Alphabetical order giving
substance numbers, CAS #s, DOT #s, SHH
codes, and Source #s
R.T.K. Survey
• The survey consists of a facility information
page and a chemical inventory both of
which are updated annually with a
complete inventory being submitted to the
state every five years