Haz-Mat Flashcards
Where can initial isolation distances be found in the ERG?
In the green section
What is WFR level of response and what are our function at Haz mat incidents?
Operations level
Our function is to contain from a safe distance, keep from spreading, and prevent exposures.
What sections are used to identify haz mat in the ERG?
White, yellow, and Blue
What section of the ERG refers to proper tactics and PPE when dealing with has mat?
Orange.
Has May spills more than ?? Gallons must be reported to whom?
25 gallons
Must be reported to the Texas Comission on Environmental Quality TCEQ
What may be used as a signal for all personnel to evacuate the cold zone?
Continuously sound the apparatus air horn for 30 seconds
Who may be contacted to establish Decon if needed?
Mass casualty/Decon unti from Lancaster Fire Dept?
Who is permitted to enter an isolation perimeter?
No one except those with orders from command
Where is Decon located?
In the warm zone. Is considered the gateway from the Hot to the Cold zone.
Who designates the area for Decon to take place?
ISO or Incident Safety Officer
The distance within which all persons are considered for immediate evacuation in all directions from the release?
Initial isolation distance provided by the green section of the ERG
A circular zone with a radius equal to the initial isolation distance within which persons may be exposed to dangerous concentrations upwind and maybe exposed to life threatening concentrations downwind of the source?
Initial Isolation Zone
The designated control line surrounding the hazard zones, the line between the public and the cold zone?
Isolation perimeter
The downwind distance within which protective action should be implemented?
Protective action distance
The area immediately downwind and adjacent from the initial isolation zone which is in imminent danger of being contaminated by airborne vapors within 30 minutes of the material release
Protective action zone
