HazMat Flashcards
S.I.N.
Safety
Isolated
Notification
C.I.A.
Command
Identify
Action Plan
P.C.P.
Protective Equipment
Containment
Protective Action
D.D.D.
Decontamination (DeCon)
Disposal
Documentation
F.R.A.
First
Responder
Awareness
.
Inform
F.R.O.
First
Responder
Operations
.
Defensive action
E.R.G.
Emergency Response Guide
ERG material Class.1
Class.1 Explosive
Division 1.1 Explosives which have a mass explosion hazard
Division 1.2 Explosives which have a projection hazard but not a mass
explosion hazard
Division 1.3 Explosives which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast
hazard or a minor projection hazard or both, but not a mass
explosion hazard
Division 1.4 Explosives which present no significant hazard
Division 1.5 Very insensitive explosives with a mass explosion hazard
Division 1.6 Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass
explosion hazard
ERG material Class.2
Gasses
Division 2.1 Flammable gases
Division 2.2 Non-flammable, non-toxic* gases
Division 2.3 Toxic* gases
ERG material Class.3
Liquid
.
No divisions
ERG material Class.4
Egnitable solids (magnisium)
Division 4.1 Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid
desensitized explosives
Division 4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion
Division 4.3 Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases
ERG material Class.5
Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
Division 5.1 Oxidizing substances
Division 5.2 Organic peroxides
ERG material Class.6
Toxic substances and infectious substances
Division 6.1 Toxic* substances
Division 6.2 Infectious substances
ERG material Class.7
Radioactive Materials
ERG material Class.8
Corrosive Substances
ERG material Class 9
Miscellaneous HazMat
/
dangerous goods & articles
Flash Point
minimum temp a liquid gives off vapor enough to ignight
Clues to HazMat presence
note of caution
An indication of things to come
colorful waterw
container damage
alarms
signs
dispatch (not always)
Radiological Containers:
Corrugated cardboard
“excepted packaging”
very low levels of hazard
Radiological Containers
Industrial
looks like large dumpster like what you would have at a construction site
Radiological Containers
Type A
55 gallon drum - small but significant (many times medical)
Radiological Containers
Type B
Designed to survive severe accidents
Radiological Containers
Type C
Designed to contain high-activity materials transported in aircraft.
not allowed for domestic shipments.
Placard minimum size
11”x11”
Placard RED
flammability (top)
1 is low - 4 is high
Placard BLUE
health (left)
1 is low - 4 is high danger
Placard YELLOW
chemical (right)
Placard WHITE
special hazards (bottom)
‘W’ with line through it means no water
SA = sulfuric acid
Signal Words
on
Pesticide Labels
Danger Poison-highest
Danger
Warning
Caution-Lowest