hazardous material response Flashcards
lfvr personnel are trained to what level of haz-mat
operations level (312)
per nfpa __, the ops level responder is responsible for the awareness level
472
recognize the presence of hazardous material 2)call for the appropriate help 3) secure emergency area 4) attempt to id material 5) determine the appropriate actions per NAERG is the responsibility of what type of responder
operations level
the __ level responder is responsible for defing the problem, designing a defense and directing the execution of the IAP
operational
operational level responders are limited to conducting those ops that are either _-__ or _ in nature
non-intervention or defensive
the las vegas valley all hazards emergency operations plan 2003 designates that the __ is to coordinate emergency management efforts that involve an actual or potential discharge of hazardous materials with in las vegas valley
fire department
__ that a hazardous material is present is the first step in successfully mitigating a hazmat incident
recognizing (313)
when responding to a possible hazardous material incident, __ __stops should be made by the company officer so that they can briefly assess the situation for unusual circumstances.
remote observations
__ __ provide information about the hazard of products being stored or
marking system (315)
what are the 2 most common marking systems
dot/un and nfpa
the dot classification of hazmat is based on the __ & physical properties of
chemical and physical properties
dot has how many hazard classes
9
dot has how many class divisions
20
how many packing groups are there
3
packing group _ indicates great danger
I
packing group _ indicates medium danger
II
packing group _ indicates minor danger
III
for table _ materials - you must placard vehicles carrying any amount of the following classes explosive 1.1 - 1.3, poison gases 2.3, dangerous when wet 4.3, poison inhalation hazard 6.1, radioactive III 7
1
for table _ materials - vehicles carrying more than 1000 lbs of the hazard classes not found on table 1 require placards
2
when a mixed load has more than 1k lbs of total hazardous material but not more than 1k lbs of any single material, a “__” placard may applied instead of the specific hazard class
dangerous
what are the 2 marking systems (transportation and fixed)
DOT/UN and NFPA
with hazmat company officer will be initially concerned with what 2 issuses
material id and container integrity (316)
- no apparent damage to container, 2. damage to container w/ no material release, 3. damage to container w/ material release but no fire, 4. damage to the container w/ material release and fire, are the 4 possible consequences of __ on a container
stress
lvfr operational level responders may id the _ __ of a particular emergency, but because of their limited training an equipment resource, they will generally need assistance from more highly trained personnel
primary objective (317)