Book 37 Hazmat Flashcards
What is any substance or material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety and property?
Hazardous material
What factors/characteristics determine if a material is to be considered hazardous?
Quantity, concentration, and physical or chemical characteristics
A hazardous material becomes a what when it can no longer be used for the purpose it was originally intended?
Hazardous waste
Hazardous material and waste is regulated at the federal level and managed by what?
Environment protection agency (EPA)
Hazardous material and waste regulated in California is established by what?
California code of regulations (CCR)
The what (for LA) adopts portions of the CCR and, in some cases provided more restrictive guidelines for hazardous materials regulations?
Los Angeles municipal code (LAMC)
The LAFDs hazmat responsibilities are divided between what 2 bureaus?
Bureau of emergency services
Bureau of fire prevention and public safety
Who is the primary state oversight agency for most hazardous materials programs mandated by the CCR in California?
CalEPA
CalEPA managed the unified program (UP) that consolidates, coordinates, and makes consistent the administrative requirements, permits, inspections, enforcement activities and fees for how many programs?
6 programs
The city of Los Angeles’ primary emergency response plan is the what?
City of LA emergency operations master plan and procedures
LAFDs what and policy and procedures manuals (supplemented by training bulletins) delineate the responsibilities of department personnel in the prevention, pre planning and response to hazardous materials incidents?
Hazardous materials operational plan (HMOP)
The development of what allows emergency response personnel the opportunity to conduct area-wide hazard analysis, identify and assess available resources, establish the roles of various agencies, and develop standard operating procedures and action plans?
Area plan
At the operational level, a first responder to hazardous materials (FRO) responds to an incident in what type of fashion?
Defensive
Who responds to releases of potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release of hazmat and assume a more aggressive role than first responders?
Hazmat technicians
How many hours of instruction are required for certification as a hazardous materials technician within the state of California?
160 hours
To be a hazmat specialist, hazmat technicians must complete an additional how many hours of instruction?
80 hours
29 CFR 1910.120 states that all employees who are exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards or safety hazards in relation to hazardous sites shall receive how many hours of refresher training annually?
8 hours
Who provides the regulatory oversight, inspection and data management functions of the unified program which is responsible for implementing regulations governing hazmat storage and inventory through state and local regulations?
Bureau of fire prevention and public safety’s technical section
What are the 2 unified program functions performed by the technical section units?
Environmental unit
Hazmat programs unit
The implementation of unified program is a data-intensive effort with more than how many data elements required by state law?
400
What forms are provided to fire stations by the data management unit when businesses update inventories?
BP-1 (business information)
BP-8 (material inventory)
What is available during normal working hours by calling the hazmat programs unit which consists of 2 chemical engineers and 1 industrial hygienist?
Technical assistance
The LAFDs overall responsibility at hazmat incidents is described in what 3 main areas?
Assess incident
Notify proper agencies
Minimize effect of hazardous condition on people, environment and property
The first responder who recognizes hazmat or weapons of mass destruction shall establish an initial what surrounding the incident?
Isolation zone
Who’s responsibility is it to secure the scene, identify material, quantity of material, threat of contamination, exposures and contaminated individuals to prevent spread of contaminants?
IC
What companies are responsible for performing the tactical operations at a hazardous materials incident at the direction of the IC?
Hazmat task forces
The management of a what incident is legally a federal, state, county/city and private industry partnership?
Hazardous materials
Who’s main responsibility centers on assessing the hazard, notifying the proper agency, and providing necessary interim measures to minimize the impact of a hazardous condition on people and the environment?
Fire department
What are the 7 strategy elements for mitigating a hazmat?
Assess the incident Identify substance/product Isolate Rescue Evacuate Contain/control Identify responsible parties
What does a hazmat assignment response consist of?
1 BC 1 hazmat TF 1 EMS captain 1 ALS RA 1 ALS engine
Who is required by state and federal regulations and is responsible for monitoring and assessing hazardous and unsafe situations and developing measures to ensure personnel safety?
Safety officer
Who reports to the incident safety officer and oversees the safety of hazardous materials group personnel and operations?
Assistant safety officer
An assistant safety officer must possess a high level of expertise in hazardous materials operations and shall normally be an officers assigned to where?
Hazmat TF
Who for hazardous materials incidents is normally a hazmat specialist II who responds from LA County Fire health/hazmat division?
Technical specialist
Who when implemented is a member of the general staff and is responsible for the management of all tactical operations directly applicable to the primary mission?
Operations chief
What group is under operations and is composed of the safe refuge, site control, entry team, decontamination team, technical support team and perimeter control and access?
Hazmat group
Who controls the activities of the perimeter control and access team and may be from any company assigned to the incident?
Perimeter control and access manager
Who is responsible for directing all operations of entry teams?
Entry team leader
How many entry teams minimum are there?
2 entry teams
Who does the monitor report to?
Entry team leader
Each entry team shall consist of 2 hazmat what?
Technicians
Who reports to the technical decon manager and provides decontamination to all response personnel exiting the exclusion zone?
Technical decon team
Who reports to the technical decon manger and assists in the technical decon of entry team members and will use a brush and decon solution to remove contaminants from entry team leaders?
The handler
Who assists in the technical decon of entry team members and used a long-handled wand with water to rinse decon solution and contaminants from entry team members?
The rinser
Who assists decontaminated entry team members in the removal of protective clothing and may be assisted by another technical decon team member in clothing removal?
The bagger
Who reports to the technical support team leader and is responsible for medical care of the hazmat taskforce?
ALS engine company
Who reports to the technical support team leader and is responsible for transportation of hazmat TF members and will also remain in the support zone?
ALS RA
The expanded ICS structure may also include what branch (law enforcement)?
Law branch
All responding department fire suppression companies are trained and equipped to perform what 2 decontamination of exposure victims?
Gross and secondary decon
Department policy requires all exposed patients to be completely what prior to transport?
Decontaminated
Within the ICS structure that has been expanded to accommodate mass casualties, patients will move from where and then on to the medical triage?
Safe refuge to gross decon, gross decon to secondary decon
Once first responders have arrived on scene, one of the initial considerations must be to establish what for the incident which will designate the initial isolation zone, evacuation boundaries and safe refuge?
Perimeters
Initial isolation zone should be established using recommendation of the ERG with what 3 factors into consideration?
Topography
Material released
Wind/weather
What dictates the location of the initial isolation zone?
Topography
A larger isolation zone will be required for what physical property?
Vapors
A small isolation zone may be possible for what type of physical property provided that the run off is contained in a fixed area?
Liquid
A what should be established within the outermost perimeter of the isolation area to contain people who have been exposed to hazmat?
Safe refuge area
What will impact the decision for consideration of initial evacuation perimeters?
Wind, weather and time of day
Hazmat responses should be approached from what?
Uphill, upwind, upstream
What should be placed on the apparatus antenna to keep a close watch on wind direction?
Fire line tape or other suitable material
At any incident stop short and evaluate the scene before committing yourself and others what provides first responders with an opportunity to view the scene from a safe distance?
Binoculars
Rapid removal of the contaminants from victims using what is the single most important action associated with effective decontamination?
Water streams (hand lines or master streams)