532 Hazardous Materials Incidents (V4)

Question 1

The first officer responding to any HMI should do what?

Answer 1

B. Hazardous Materials Incident Response
2. The first officers responding to any HMI should notify their immediate supervisor.

Question 2

3. Officers should remain upwind and never approach the immediate proximity of an HMI until
   the material is positively identified. This includes any rescue attempt of injured persons at the
   scene. Depending upon the size and type of spill or incident, an initial safe distance range is
   between _______ and ___________feet.
   A. Distance
   B. Distance

Answer 2

3. Officers should remain upwind and never approach the immediate proximity of an HMI until
   the material is positively identified. This includes any rescue attempt of injured persons at the
   scene. Depending upon the size and type of spill or incident, an initial safe distance range is
   between 50 and 1200 feet.

Question 3

D. Ordinance Enforcement Requests
b. At the request of a Division inspector, the Sheriff is authorized to stop and detain for up to
___________ a motor vehicle and attached mobile containment vessel that is contrary to the laws of the United States (U.S.) or the State, the rules of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or State Department of Environmental Regulation or F.S.S. 364.111. The detainment shall be for the purpose of sampling the contents of the vehicle for containment vessel and analyzing the sample for PCB.
A. Time Frame

Answer 3

D. Ordinance Enforcement Requests
b. At the request of a Division inspector, the Sheriff is authorized to stop and detain for up to
72 hours a motor vehicle and attached mobile containment vessel that is contrary to the laws of the United States (U.S.) or the State, the rules of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or State Department of Environmental Regulation or F.S.S. 364.111. The detainment shall be for the purpose of sampling the contents of the vehicle for containment vessel and analyzing the sample for PCB.

Question 4

c. The Bio-Environmental Services Officer is authorized to impound and, where possible, lock
or seal a stationary containment vessel reasonably suspected of containing PCB contrary to the laws of the U.S. or the State, the rules of the U.S. EPA or State Department of Environmental Regulation or F.S.S. 364.111. The impoundment shall be for a period of up to _____________ for the purpose of sampling the contents of the containment vessel and analyzing the sample for PCB.
A. Time Frame

Answer 4

c. The Bio-Environmental Services Officer is authorized to impound and, where possible, lock
or seal a stationary containment vessel reasonably suspected of containing PCB contrary to the laws of the U.S. or the State, the rules of the U.S. EPA or State Department of Environmental Regulation or F.S.S. 364.111. The impoundment shall be for a period of up to 72 hours for the purpose of sampling the contents of the containment vessel and analyzing the sample for PCB.

Question 5

What is the patrol officer’s role in assisting the Bio-Environmental Services Investigator at a scene?
1.
2.
3.

Answer 5

2. The patrol officer’s role is to assist the Bio-Environmental Services Investigators in keeping the peace, issuing misdemeanor citations, or making an arrest, if applicable.

Question 6

Is it safe to wear the issued gas masks provided by JSO during a HMI?

Answer 6

F. Gas Masks
The primary purpose of the gas mask issued by the JSO is to protect an officer from tear gas
[Chloroacetophenone (CN gas) and Orthochlorobenzalmal (CS gas)] used in civil disturbances. The gas mask offers no protection against hazardous materials. Use of this mask in
atmospheres created by an HMI can cause serious injury or death. If, during an HMI, the officer feels it necessary to use a gas mask for protection against the HMI, the officer may die as a result of using the gas mask.