5 how to not become part of the problem

Question 1

First responders who fail to realize the potential of catastrophic failure of non-pressure containers that become pressurized are at risk of?

Answer 1

serious injury or death

Question 2

The dispatcher should clarify what two things?

Answer 2

• the nature of the incident

- the spelling of any known chemicals that are involved

Question 3

One of the best recommendations for solving dispatch problems is to ensure that?

Answer 3

The individuals responsible for receiving request for emergency assistance know to ask appropriate questions.

Question 4

A first responder’s response begins with?

Answer 4

Dispatch

Question 5

Providing the wrong patient care is often worse than?

Answer 5

A delay in patient care

Question 6

Bromoacetic acid is on guide number?

Answer 6

156

Question 7

Fluoracetic Acid is on guide number?

Answer 7

154

Question 8

First responders can become part of any problem by making?

Answer 8

Uninformed Decisions

Question 9

Containers that have not yet released their contents should be evaluated by first responders to determine?

Answer 9

If there’s any stress on the container that could result in a release after their arrival

Question 10

First responders can quickly become part of any problem involving hazardous materials by attempting to stop?

Answer 10

An ongoing release

Question 11

What three things must be considered by first responders attempting to decide how to best manage any incident.

Answer 11

• The material
• The container
• The environment

Question 12

Why should first responders always use caution when assessing the potential harm of a material based upon information provided by the party responsible for the release

Answer 12

Some may have the tendency to downplay the severity of the incident

Question 13

Defense of actions:

A first responder should also remember that traditional remedies such flushing a spill with large amounts of water or covering the spill with sand may

Answer 13

Worsen the problem

Question 14

Defense of actions:

Personal relationships with the victim can magnify pressure for?

Answer 14

A quick fix

Question 15

Defense of actions: regardless, certain situations may appear to demand solutions, which can present?,?, Or? Pressures

Answer 15

Moral financial or political

Question 16

First responders who encounter a container that has not yet released its contents must?

Answer 16

Continually evaluate the situation

Question 17

When it comes to contacting a hazardous material, first responder should never forget the limits of?

Answer 17

Their structural protective clothing related to chemical exposure

Question 18

The rate in which a gas is released will depend on

Answer 18

It’s internal pressure

Question 19

What determines the volume of gas inside a container

Answer 19

The size of the container and the pressure at which the material is stored

Question 20

First responders need to estimate the total amount of material that could ultimately be released when planning for

Answer 20

containment strategies

Question 21

The first responder shall never risk health and safety just because of?

Answer 21

Curiosity

Question 22

Aggressive action on the part of the first responder for a leak that is being forced by gravity is necessary only when

Answer 22

The material is moving to an area where it may cause additional harm

Question 23

What’s the best means to alleviate a situation where there is a liquid leak on a flat earth and area and not moving

Answer 23

Prompt cleanup and removal by cleanup contractor

Question 24

What are the stages of a hazmat incident

Answer 24

: Containers that have released their contents:
containers that I have an ongoing release:
containers that have not released their contents but have the potential to do so

Question 25

Hazardous materials that become airborne whether as a gas or dust vapor or mist may require first responders to control the vapor with

Answer 25

Fog streams

Question 26

Another aspect of assessing any hazardous material is its physical state. This can determine how it product will?

Answer 26

Move once released from its container and what’s means first responders can use to control the spread

Question 27

An assessment of the hazardous material involved takes into consideration it’s health effects and?

Answer 27

The potential for fire or explosion

Question 28

If a first responder is not the first you don’t see, you should never assume that just because others have rolled in for a closer look that?

Answer 28

It is safe for him to do so also

Question 29

A first responder should never forget that whatever he is doing well park on top of an incident can I was certainly be done?

Answer 29

Several hundred feet back

Question 30

First responders must make every effort to stay?

Answer 30

Upwind, Uphill, and a safe distance away from a release or hazardous materials

Question 31

To avoid becoming part of the problem during any incident, the first responder must remember?

Answer 31

There could always be a hazardous material involved

Question 32

The importance of assessing the hazards of a container is based in large part on whether or not the container is?

Answer 32

Pressurized

Question 33

As a general rule pressurize containers will present first responders with greater hazards than will

Answer 33

Non-pressurized containers

Question 34

Knowing that hazardous materials are usually safe and less released from the containers, first responders can avoid becoming part of the problem but also assessing what? upon their arrival

Answer 34

The stage of the incident

Question 35

To avoid becoming part of any problem, a first responders decisions on what actions to take regarding the stage of an incident should be always based upon?

Answer 35

Whether those actions will really make a difference

Question 36

Any incident involving containers that have released their contents means?

Answer 36

The leak is not on going

Question 37

Defense of actions for first responders include?

Answer 37

Protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of a hazardous material

Question 38

Defense of actions:

when reading about these guidelines, particular attention should be paid to those recommendations aimed at?

Answer 38

Preventing first responders from becoming part of the problem

Question 39

Regardless of what first responders do or do not do, their decisions must be defensible and based upon?

Answer 39

Reliable information

Question 40

Assessing the? Determines what may be exposed to released hazardous materials and the means by which first responders can protect these exposures

Answer 40

Environment

Question 41

When relaying a chemical name verbally, first responders should spell the name of the material using?

Answer 41

a phonetic alphabet

Question 42

Aggressive action on the part of the first responder is necessary only if the material is moving to an area where it may cause?

Answer 42

additional harm

Question 43

On a body of water, first responders may be able to deploy _____ to contain a hazardous material, or he may place ______ in a stream to absorb release of products such as latex paint.

Answer 43

floating booms

bales of straw