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HAZMAT RESPONSE Rohnert Park DPSOperations Refresher (FRO)FIRST RESPONDER
Definition physical or chemical characteristics.environment due to its quantity, concentration, potential hazard to human health or the Any material that poses a significant present
or –Hazardous Material:•
When do we have a HAZMAT?its intended use.containment area for a purpose other than incidentally released from its container or hazardous material is accidentally or Hazardous materials
incidents occur when a •
PRIORITIES economy, environment, providing for recovery.Maintaining property, infrastructure, evidence, –Property Conservation•effects, and bring it under control.Keep the incident from
escalating, minimize its –Incident Stabilization•personnel. Ongoing priority.safety, accountability, and welfare of response treating the injured; and providing for the Responders and
the public. Rescuing civilians; –Life Safety•
THE NEED FOR TRAINING level of training.and competent response with appropriate Primary need is to ensure an overall safe •specialized training and experience.day emergencies and require
-to-from dayHazardous materials events are different •
FIRST RESPONDER ROLE CAPABILITIES.TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND WITHIN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY RESPOND
“AWARENESS” LEVEL HAZMAT Monitorand take no further action. release and can initiate notifying authorities HazMatOne likely to witness/discover a •
“Operations”Level First Responders at both levels have limits.•release as could a “Technician”)fashion without trying to actually stop the property (trained to act in a defensive protect
nearby persons, environment, or One who responds to a HazMat release to •
“WHO’S IN CHARGE”a formal situation briefing.designated Hazmat Responder arrives. Give Manage the incident as best you can until a •location.Set up a command post at the safest •radio.command
upon arrival at the incident via The First Responder formally assumes •
MAIN CONCEPTS Deny Entry•Notify•Isolate•Safety•S.I.N.D.
TYPICAL HAZMATS FIRE RELATED•INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS•TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS•DRUG LABS•ILLEGAL DUMPING•
ILLEGAL DUMPING
DRUG LABS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
FIXED FACILITIES
FIRES
COMMON INJURIES HAZMAT PERSONNELHEAT RELATED HAZARDS EFFECT •COMMON ROUTE OF EXPOSUREINHALATION IS THE THE MOST •OF THE INJURY STATISTICSFIRST RESPONDERS PROVIDE MOST •
RECOGNITION CLUES SIGHT, SMELL, HEARING•LABELS AND PLACARDS•MARKINGS AND COLORS••SHIPPING PAPERS / MSDS•TYPE OF TRUCK OR CONTAINER•TYPE OF OCCUPANCY / LOCATION•
WARNING SIGNS FLOATINGANIMALS FALLEN, DEAD BIRDS, FISH •RISE IN PITCH OF RELIEF VALVE•CONTAINERSVISIBLE LEAKS, FIRES, DAMAGED •OR ODORSSMOKE, VAPORS, UNUSUAL COLORS •PEOPLE HURT OR COLLAPSED•
HAZARD CLASSES MATERIALS9. MISC. HAZARDOUS 8. CORROSIVES7. RADIOACTIVES6. POISONS5. OXIDIZERSWHEN WETDANGEROUS / SOLIDSFLAMMABLE 4.LIQUIDSCOMBUSTIBLE 2. GASES1. EXPLOSIVES
DANGEROUS page)USE ERG GUIDE 111 (the first orange •is less than 5,000 pounds.different chemicals as long as any one class allows shippers to carry -•
IDENTIFICATION AND associated with the hazmat(s) involvedassess the hazards (and risks) -HA •hazmat(s) involvedidentify the chemical(s) names of the -ID •HAZARD ASSESSMENT (IDHA)
NFPA 704 materialsStandard ID system for Hazardous -
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE 3246 -1017 -1432 -GUIDE PRACTICE
Risk vs. Gain STOPIF RISK OUTWEIGHS GAIN = •CONSIDER VIABILITY•CONSIDER OVERALL SAFETY•ASSESS LEVEL AND CAPABILITY•ASSESS SAME RISKS•PROPERTY GAINS.ASSESS LIFE, ENVIRONMENT, •
ACTION MAKE NOTIFICATIONS•ISOLATE AND DENY ENTRY•GUIDEUSING ERG ESTABLISH •UPHILL, UPWIND, UPSTREAMDISTANCE, SAFEMAINTAIN A •
“RULE OF THUMB”2,500 feet-BLEVE •500 feet-residential and Light commercialMajor (more than that), Large complex, •150 feet-Minor (1 bag or drum) •
EXCLUSION ZONE
WARM ZONE REDUCTION ZONECONTAMINATION -
SUPPORT ZONE
SAFE REFUGE ZONE THEM OF YOUR ACTIONS.MAKE THEM STAY THERE. INFORM •DECON.VICTIMS ARE STAGED PRIOR TO POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED WHERE CONTAMINATED OR ZONE WITHIN EXCLUSION ZONE •
CONTAMINATED VICTIMS CONTAMINATED RUNNOFF.PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FROM •PROTECT MODESTY.•STRIP AND FLUSH.•TRANSPORT. NO EXCEPTIONS.DECONTAMINATED PRIOR TO ALL VICTIMS MUST BE •
PPE SELECTION.IC RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPER PPE •HAZARD ASSESSMENT.COMPLETED IDENTIFICATION AND PPE SELECTION BASED ON A •
LEVEL A & B
LEVEL C
LEVEL D
What PPE would you choose?What happens to you after the rescue?–How do you mitigate your hazards?–What is your risk vs gain?–For a Rescue?•For a Fire?•
RESPONDERS NOT TO THE PROBLEM!!!!!!!-TO THE SOLUTION CONTRIBUTE•DENY ENTRYISOLATE AND -FIRST PRIORITY •SAFETY-FIRST THOUGHT •
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