Hazmat

Question 1

What are the levels of PPC

Answer 1

LEVEL A fully encapsulated suit
LEVEL B Splash suit with BA
LEVEL C Splash suit no BA
LEVEL D Structual firefighting gear

Question 2

List factors that impact the time you can wear PPC

Answer 2

Ambient temperature,
◼ Climate that is achieved inside your suit.
◼ Your physical fitness and healt
◼ Your psychological condition
◼ Work rate and work-load – the speed with which you are required to operate and the
amount of work that you must undertake
◼ Quantity of air in the BA

Question 3

Hazmat classes 1-9

Answer 3

1 Flammable Gas
2 Flammable Liquid
3 Flammable Solid
4 Substance flammable if wet
5 Oxidising substances
6 Toxic
7 Radioactive
8 Corrosive
9 Miscellaneous

Question 4

DANGER acronym

Answer 4

Do not enter smoke

Approach from carefully upwing and uphill

No closer than 70m from the area

Gather information by observation

Examine more closely if using SCBA or correct PPE

Respond according to the information gathered’