HazMat Fro scenario - Read-Only
OBJECTIVES:Develop an action plan based on the above criteria•Determine initial actions to address spill or leak•incidentDetermine the level of PPE needed to mitigate the •Identify potential
hazards•Use the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook to:
INCIDENT:were in the building at the time of the spill.The employees evacuate several gym members who eyes, nose, and mouth are burning. forming, and a different employee is reporting
that her a room near the pool have spilled. A black cloud is 911 to report that muriatic acid and chlorine stored in At 0330 hours, an employee at 24 Hour Fitness calls
INITIAL DISPATCH lot looking at the main entrance.On arrival, there is nothing showing from the parking 9984, the beat 2 PSO, and the Patrol Sergeant respond.
PSO ARRIVES ON SCENE:muriatic acid is leaking onto the drum.acid is stacked on top of a drum of chlorine, and the there is no fire. He says that a box containing muriatic The RP cannot
provide an MSDS for the facility, and building near the pool and hot tub.interior storeroom on the southwest corner of the The RP says that the chemicals are stored in an windows and
do not see any sign of a black cloud. You arrive on scene and look through the front
INITIAL ACTIONS:Deny EntryIsolateSafety
DOT EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK Spill or Leak?•Protective Clothing?•Immediate Precautionary Measures?•Potential Hazards?•Guide Number?•Muriatic Acid:
DOT EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK Spill or Leak?•Protective Clothing?•Potential Hazards?•Guide Number?•Chlorine:
You determine there is no black smoke or vapor cloud. chlorine.onto the top of the drum ofof muriatic acid which is leakingbottles one galloncontains (4) photograph of the chlorine
and muriatic acid. The box building through a door near the pool. He takes a A firefighter dons PPE and SCBA and enters the
MITIGATION SCBA safely right the box containing the muriatic acid?Based upon the photograph, can firefighters in PPE and
MITIGATION Tech/Spec’s.Mat -HazThis incident required a Level B entry by
MITIGATION spilled or exposed during this incident.chlorine and on the floor. None of the chlorine was neutralized the acid that had spill on the drum of Mat team righted the box of
muriatic acid and -HazThe
CONCLUSION of training!Respond within your level •Obtain help•Assess the situation•Identify the hazards using the DOT ERG•Secure the scene•Approach from upwind, uphill, upstream•Resist
rushing in!•methodical approach.Hazardous Materials response requires a slow and