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Into 2 Haz

1
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when uncontrolled or unconfined, they may be harmful to people and or the environment and are deemed

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Hazardous materials

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when dangerous Hazmat materials are used as eaopns, they are sometimes referred to as

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weapons of mass destruction

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Any weapon or device intended or has capability to cause death or serious bodily injury to a significant # of pp through the release, dissemination or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or their precursors, a disease organism, or radiation or radioactivity .

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WMD

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CBRNE stands for

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chemical, radiological, nuclear or explosive weapons. p. 7

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a ‘’ is an emergency involving a substance that poses an unreasonable risk to people, the environment, and or property.

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hazmat incident

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possible causes of Hazmat incidents include :
Human ‘’
‘’ accidents
‘’ breakdown/malfuntions
‘’ failure
‘’ acts
‘’ incidents

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human error
transportation
mechanical
container failure
deliberate acts
( criminal /chemical )
wMD

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COBRA stands for

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CHEMICAL
ORDANCE
BIOOGICAL
RADIOLOGICAL AGENT

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B-NICE STANDS FOR

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BIOLOGICAL
NUCLEAR
INCENDIARY
CHEMICAL
EXPLOSIVE

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NBC

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NUCLEAR
BIOLGICAL
CHEMICAL

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WMD describes what kind of atttcks

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chemical, biological and radiological. 8

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11
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Most common Hazmat incidents involve

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flammable gas
flammable/combustible liquids
corrosive
anhydrous ammonia
chlorine

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TRACEM-P STANDS FOR

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Thermal, radiological, asphyxiation, chemical, ethnological/biological mechanism and psychological

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exposure to heat /cold in extremes, heat from fires or chemical reactions, extreme cold from liquified gases refers to what out of TRACEM-P

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THERMAL

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EXPOSURE TO MATERIAL SWHICH SPONTANEOUSLY EMIT IONING RADIATION REFERS TO WHAT REGARDING TRACEM-P

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RADIOLOGICAL

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Oxygen deficient atmosphere, can be caused by displacement of oxygen is ?

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simple asphyxiating

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many toxic substance, such as carbon monoxide, that cause pathological changes within the body by preventing the proper use of oxygen is ?

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chemical asphyxiating p. 9

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Negative effects from exposure to chem’s or toxic material ( poisoning from pesticides/biological toxins , respiratory system injury from inhalation hazard, corrosive damage from contact with acids /alkaline is what regarding tracem-p

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chemical

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injury or harm cause by human pathogens ( bacterial or viruses)
- poisonous plant /animals is what regarding tracem-p

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etiological or biological

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physical hazard from flying debris from explosion, trips or falls on uneven ground and noise resulting in loss of hearing is what regarding tracem-p

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mechanical

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mental harm caused by fear of the unknown / seeing a violet event is what regarding tracem-p

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psychological

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Main routes of entry are ?

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inhalation, ingestion, absorption and injection

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most common exposure route is ?

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inhalation

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areas of absorption on your body

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eyes, noise, mouth, wrist, ears, hands, grins and underarms p. 10

24
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Transfer of hazardous material to person, equipment and the environment in greater than acceptable quanties is

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contamination

25
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Hazardous material has entered or potentially entered your body via the routes of entry is

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exposure p. 11

26
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what occurs when contaminants are moved from one location to another

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cross contamination or ( secondary contamination )

27
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You can be ‘’ you can not be ‘’

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decontaminated not de-exposed

28
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single exposure or several related exposures to a substance in a short period of time is what kind of exposure ( short-term effects appear within hours or day )

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acute

29
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long term reoccurring that take years to appear like cancer

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chronic p. 12

30
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U.s national toxicology program prepares a report on carcinogens what are the substances found to be carcinogens in humans ?

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acetaldehyde, chloroform, progesterone and polychlorinated biphenyls.. diesel fuel was added i 2018

31
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what % of FF get cancer

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68 %

32
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what can reduce carcinogens by 85 %

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soap and water

33
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Basic principles of decon

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get it off keep it off and contain it p. 13

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what personnel is typical at the scene when the incident occurs , limited defense actions ( call for help, evacuate , secure scene )

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awareness level personnel

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what level operations level are dispatched to the scene in order to protect the area, property and person ?

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first responders operational level

36
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what operation level has additional defensive tasks and limited offensive actions. ( able to use special equipment, perform tasks when come into contact w/ Hazmat material

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First responders with operations mission specifics

37
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what personnel are trained and certified to the ‘’ are individuals who ,in the course of their normal duties, may be first to arrive at to witness a hazmat incident ?

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awareness level

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awareness level personal are expected to assume the following responsibilities regarding Hazmat ?

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  • recognize that hazmat is present
  • protect themselves /others
  • call for appropriate assistance
  • est scene control by isolating p.15
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First responders use risk based response made known as ?

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APIE-T

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APIE-T stand for

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analyze, plan , implement, evaluate and terminate

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awareness personnel must always exercise ‘’

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situational awareness

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awareness personnel are not responsible for what step

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plan the initial response
evaluate progress
termination of incident

43
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awareness personnel are expected to do the following at hazmat incidents

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  • isolate and deny entry
  • protect themselves and others
  • comm info to right authorities p. 16
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Responders who respond to Hazmat release or potential ones as part of there normal duties

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responders trained and certified to the operations level

45
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Operation first responders must be able to x4

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identify hazard
identify respond options
implement the planned response
evaluate the progress

46
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Operations first responders are expected to identify potential hazards which include

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type of container
hazardous material
hazards presented by lateral
potential behavior of the material. 17

47
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operations first responders are expected to establish

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Incident management system , estblish scene control and implement protective actions p. 19

48
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a document detailing procedures for implementing, complying with and enforcing a law

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regulation

49
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what are any systematically grouped laws, regs or standards

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codes

50
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What are the U.S main agencies involved in the regulation of hazmat and or wastes at fed level

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dept of labor ( DOL)
environmental protection agency ( EPA )
dept of transport ( dot )
nuclear regulatory commission ( NRC) p. 20

51
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Standards are discussed and agreed upon by

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nfpa, American national standards ANSI

52
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what is an independent org formed by standards writers and users that manages the volume standard system in the U.S.

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ANSI, all standards are voluntary but often adopted by agencies with enforcing ( osha ) p. 22

53
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ANSI administers 2 accrediatited programs which are

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international standard and the conference for food protection accreditation standard

54
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Job performance requirements ( JPR) in this standard are recommendations not lawns or regulations, unless ‘’ adopted them as such

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AHJ p. 23

55
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who’s is responsible for developing an emergency plan for disasters in Hazmat locally, also provide the initial emergency response through services like FD

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local emergency committees ( LEPC)p. 24

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