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Ch 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Substances that possess harmful characteristics are called?

A

Hazardous materials in the United States. Dangerous goods in Canada and other countries

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2
Q

One particularly dangerous and hazardous materials are used as weapons, they are sometimes referred to as?

A

WMDs

CBRNE

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3
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Any substance or material that poses an unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, and or the environment if it is not properly controlled during handling, storage, manufacture, processing, packaging, used, disposal, or transportation.

A

Hazardous material

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4
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Any product, substance, or organism included by its nature or by regulation in any of the nine United Nations classifications of hazardous materials

A

Dangerous goods

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5
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Term used in the United States and Canada for hazardous materials aboard aircraft

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Dangerous goods

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6
Q

Potential causes of hazmat incident:

A

Human error. Mechanical breakdowns/malfunctions. Container failures. Transportation accidents. Deliberate acts(Chemical suicide and wmd incidents)

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7
Q

Two cars to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe, intense or painful; to alleviate

A

Mitigate

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8
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Third of three steps in one method of sizing up an emergency situation

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Mitigate

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9
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Standard for hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction emergency response personnel professional qualifications

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NFPA 1072

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10
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Standard for competence of responders to hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction incident

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NFPA 472

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11
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Standard for competencies for EMS personnel responding to hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction incidents

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NFPA 473

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12
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NFPA 1072 and 470 to identify three training levels:

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Awareness. Operations. Operations mission specific

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13
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Lowest level of training established by the NFPA at hazardous material incidents

A

Awareness

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14
Q

Level of training established by the NFPA allowing first responders to take defensive actions at hazardous materials incident

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Operations level

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15
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Level of training established by the NFPA allowing first responders to take additional defensive task and limited offensive actions at hazardous material incidents

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Operations mission specific

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16
Q

Training level :

These may include using specialized equipment and performing task or they might come into contact with the hazardous material

A

Operations mission specific

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17
Q

Training level :

Responders dispatched to the scene in order to mitigate the incident

A

Operations

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18
Q

Training level:

With some exceptions, they are not expected to come into direct contact with the hazardous materials

A

Operations

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19
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Training level:

These personnel are typically at the incident when it occurs.

A

Awareness

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20
Q

Training level:

They perform limited defensive actions.

A

Awareness. Such as calling for help, evacuating the hazard area, and securing the scene

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21
Q

These personnel perform offensive tasks, including controlling releases.

A

Hazmat technician

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22
Q

These personnel manage the hazmat personnel and operations under the direction of the incident commander

A

Hazardous materials officer

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23
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These personnel provide expertise and specialized areas, typically in an advisory capacity

A

Specialist

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24
Q

Ensures that recognized safe practices are followed at hazmat incidents

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Hazmat safety officer

25
Q

Hey simple, for step response model that can guide responders actions at hazardous material incidents

A

APIE

26
Q

Define APIE:

A

Analyze the incident.
Plan the initial response. Implement the response.
Evaluate progress.

27
Q

Perception of the surrounding environment and the ability to anticipate future events

A

Situation awareness

28
Q

Planning the response:

Awareness personnel may be authorized to use the___to determine isolation distances

A

ERG

29
Q

Individuals who respond to hazmat releases or potential releases as part of their normal duties

A

Operation level

30
Q

These responders are expected to protect individuals, the environment, and property from the effects of the release in a primarily defensive manner

A

Operations level

31
Q

Analyzing the incident:

At the operations level, responders are expected to identify potential hazards at incidents including:

A

Type of container.
Hazardous material.
Hazards presented.
Potential behavior

32
Q

Evaluating progress:

At the operations level, responders are expected to evaluate the progress of?

A

Their assigned tasks

33
Q

What are the main routes of entry? Also called routes of exposure

A

Inhalation. Ingestion. Absorption. Injection.

34
Q

This is important to prevent accidental ingestion of hazmats

A

Handwashing

35
Q

Many poisons are easily absorbed into your body in this manner

A

Absorption

36
Q

Pathways by which hazardous materials get into or affect the human body

A

Routes of entry

37
Q

This is the most common exposure route

A

Inhalation

38
Q

Three primary mechanisms of harm:

A

Energy release.
Corrosivity.
Toxicity.

39
Q

Three primary mechanisms of harm:

At hazmat incidents this presents the greatest threat

A

Energy release

40
Q

With the exception of liquid and gas fuel’s,_____comprise the largest usage class by volume in industry

A

Corrosive

41
Q

Potential energy stored in the internal structure of the material that may be released during a chemical reaction or transformation

A

Chemical energy

42
Q

Form of energy resulting from the presence and flow of charged particles

A

Electricity

43
Q

Simplest type of micro organisms that can only replicate itself in the living cells of its host. Unaffected by antibiotics

A

Virus

44
Q

Force per unit area exerted by a liquid or gas measured in pounds per square inch or kilopascals

A

Pressure

45
Q

Form of energy associated with the motion of Adams or molecules and solids or liquids that is transferred from one body to another as a result of a temperature difference between the bodies.

A

Heat. Measured in degrees of temperature

46
Q

Energy possessed by object due to their position or emotion, the sum of potential and kinetic energy

A

Mechanical energy

47
Q

Chemicals or biological substances that cause sickness, illness, or injury by doing damage on the molecular scale when in contact with the body are considered?

A

Toxic

48
Q

When hazardous materials and undergo chemical reactions, they release?

A

Chemical energy

49
Q

Micro scopic single celled organism

A

Bacteria

50
Q

Substance that has the property of being poisonous

A

Toxic

51
Q

These regulations are sometimes referred to as the hazardous materials regulations or HMR

A

Title 49 code of federal regulations.

Issued by the DOT

52
Q

The EPA issues legislation to protect the environment in?

A

Title 40 CFR

53
Q

OSHA issues legislation relating to worker safety under?

A

Title 29 CFR

54
Q

What is the has whopper regulation?

A

29 CFR 1910.120

55
Q

What is the hazard communication regulation?

A

29 CFR 1910.1200

56
Q

Ultimately the lead agency on terrorist incident seems

A

The FBI. Under the DOJ

57
Q

Illegal labs

A

Clandestine

58
Q

Most hazmat incidents involve all the following products:

A

Flammable/combustible liquids. Corrosives.
Anhydrous ammonia.
Chlorine.

59
Q

Most transportation incidents occur while the materials are being transported via____rather than by air, rail, or water

A

Highway

Hazmat 5th Edition (2 decks)

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