Chapter 33 Flashcards
What is the TLV/STEL?
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE/SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT
What is the TLV/TWA?
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE/TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
What is PEL?
PERMISSABLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
What is TLV?
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE
What is TLV/C?
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE/CEILING
What is REL?
RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMIT
What kind of respirator removes specific air contaminants by passing ambient air through one or more air purification components?
AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR (APR)
What does “CBRN” mean?
CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR
What type of clothing (suit fabrics) that are specifically designed to inhibit or resist the passage of chemicals into and through the material by the processes of penetration, permeation, or degradation?
CHEMICAL-RESISTANT MATERIALS
What kind of self-contained breathing apparatus that is designed to recycle the user’s exhaled air? This system removes carbon dioxide and generates fresh oxygen.
CLOSED-CIRCUIT SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
What is the process of transferring a hazardous material, or the hazardous component of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD), from its source to people, animals, the environment, or equipment, which can act as a carrier?
CONTAMINATION
What is the physical and/or chemical process of reducing and preventing the spread and effects of contaminants to people, animals, the environment, or equipment, involved at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents?
DECONTAMINATION
What is the area usually located within the warm zone where decontamination is performed?
DECONTAMINATION CORRIDOR
What is the chemical reaction involving the molecular breakdown of a protective clothing material or equipment due to contact with a chemical?
DEGRADATION
What is the policy under which, once the perimeter around a release site has been identified and marked out, responders limit access to all but essential personnel?
DENIAL OF ENTRY
What is the process of immediately reducing contamination of individuals in potentially life-threatening situations with or without the formal establishment of a decontamination corridor?
EMERGENCY DECONTAMINATION
What is the removal or relocation of those individuals who may be affected by an approaching release of a hazardous material?
EVACUATION
What is a phase of the decontamination process where significant reduction of the amount of surface contamination takes place as soon as possible, most often accomplished by mechanical removal of the contaminant or initial rinsing from handheld hose lines, emergency showers, or other nearby sources of water?
GROSS DECONTAMINATION
What is a type of personal protective equipment that shields the wearer during short-term exposures to high temperatures?
HIGH-TEMPERATURE-PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
What is sometimes referred to as a “proximity suit”, this type of equipment allows the properly trained fire fighter to work in extreme fire conditions. It is not designed to protect against hazardous materials or weapons of mass destruction.
HIGH-TEMPERATURE-PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
What are steps taken to identify a perimeter around a contaminated atmosphere? Isolating an area is driven largely by the nature of the released chemicals and the environmental conditions that exist at the time of the release.
ISOLATION OF THE HAZARD AREA
What level personal protective equipment that provides protection against vapors, gases, mists, and even dusts? This is the highest level of protection and requires total encapsulating suit that includes a self-contained breathing apparatus.
LEVEL A ENSEMBLE
What level personal protective equipment that is used when the type and atmospheric concentration of substances require a high level of respiratory protection but less skin protection? The kinds of gloves and boots worn depend on the identified chemical.
LEVEL B ENSEMBLE
What level personal protective equipment that is used when the type of airborne substance is known, the concentration is measured, the criteria for using an air-purifying respirator are met, and ski and eye exposure are unlikely. This level ensemble consists of standard work clothing with the addition of chemical-protective clothing, chemically resistant gloves, and a form of respiratory protection.
LEVEL C ENSEMBLE