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Ch. 6: Identifying the Problem Flashcards

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What basic elements is the identification process built on?

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  1. recognition
  2. identification
  3. classification
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What are among the most critical tasks in managing a hazmat incident?

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  • Surveying the incident scene to detect the presence of hazmats
  • Identifying the nature of the problem & the materials involved
  • Identifying the type of hazmat container and the nature of its release
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What starts with a survey of the incident site and surrounding conditions?

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identification process

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What are the four basic areas in which can be potential locations of hazmats?

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Production, transportation, storage, and use.

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What is the initial objective that should be done in a hazmat incident?

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Learn as much as possible about the problem from as far away as possible.

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What are the second clue to the standard hazmat identification process and can be used as a clue for both hazmat recognition and classification?

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The size, shape, and construction features of a container/packaging.

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What is a receptacle, which may require an outer packaging and any other components or materials necessary for the receptacle to perform its containment function and to ensure compliance with minimum packaging requirements?

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packaging

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What are the three general groups that packaging is divided into?

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nonbulk and bulk packaging, and facility containment systems

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What may consist of single packaging or combination packaging - one or more inner packages inside of an outer packaging?

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nonbulk packaging

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What refers to packaging, containers, and containment systems that are part of a fixed facility’s operations?

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facility containment systems

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What is constructed to performance or specifications standards mandated by DOT?

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Nonbulk packaging

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What are the five basic types of radioactive material packaging?

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1) Excepted Packaging
2) Industrial Packaging
3) Type A Packaging
4) Type B Packaging
5) Type C Packaging

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What packaging is used to transport material with low levels of radioactivity?

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Excepted Packaging

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What type of packaging is used in certain shipments of LSA material and COs, which are typically categorize as radioactive waste?

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Industrial Packaging

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What packaging is used to transport small quantities of radioactive material with higher concentrations of radioactivity than those shipped in Industrial Packaging?

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Type A Packaging

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What type of packaging is used to transport radioactive materials with the highest levels of radioactivity, including potentially life-endangering amounts that could pose a significant risk if released during an accident?

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Type B Packaging

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What type of packaging is used to transport by aircraft high-activity radioactive materials that have not been certified as “low dispersible radioactive material?”

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Type C Packaging

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What are packaging, containers, and/or associated systems that are part of a fixed facility’s operations?

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facility containment systems

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What is one of the most important label markings that is located in the center of the front label panel?

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The signal word indicating the relative degree of acute toxicity.

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What is assigned in order to be used to determine the name of the material and to obtain hazard and response information from emergency response guidebooks?

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Four-digit identification numbers

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What must bulk containers transporting molten aluminum or molten sulfur be marked on each side and each end with?

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The word “HOT” in black or white lettering on a contrasting background.

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What are the safest and second largest hazmat transportation mode in the United States?

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Pipelines and piping systems

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Most gas pipelines are dedicated to one product.

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However, liquid petroleum transmission pipelines may carry several different petroleum products simultaneously.

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NFPA 704 is intended for emergency response, while hazard communication marking systems are intended for

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facility employees and personnel.

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What are PCB transformers and equipment required to be marked with?

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black-on-yellow warning labels

25
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The NFPA 704 Marking System

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Health (Blue), Flammability (Red), Reactivity (Yellow), Special Information (White)

26
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What are applied to both ends and each side of freight containers, cargo tanks, and portable tank containers?

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Placards ~10.75-inch square

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What can often provide data concerning the overall nature of the problem you face as well as the specific materials involved?

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Monitoring and detection equipment

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What is essential for identifying, verifying, or classifying the hazmat(s) involved?

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Monitoring and detection equipment

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What are not a primary identification tool?

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senses

HazMat: Managing the Incident 4e (6 decks)

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