Hazmat Flashcards
What form can hazardous material take?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Vapour
What is a hazardous material?
Any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, physical or chemical characteristics, may pose a real hazard to human health or the environment.
What methods can hazardous material cause harm? EXAM
Ingestion
Inhalation
Absorption
Injection
How would you gain information on a fireground on hazmat?
Responsible person
Kosh register
Placard/labelling
NCEC scale card
Driver/operater
MDT (ipad)/control
CHEMDATA
Dangerours goods note
Safety data sheets
Emergency Response guidebook
Hazmat officer
Scientific advisor
Detection, identification and monitoring equipment (DIM unit)
Met Office/Other agencies
Suppliers
How should a crew approach a hazmat incident?
Consider weather conditions
Approach from uphill and upwind
Avoid gas, vapour clouds and smoke plumes
Provide info to oncoming resources
PPE
Cordons
What is the contamination?
Contamination is when a substance adheres
or is deposited on the body, equipment or
environment, creating a risk of exposure and
injury or harm.
You can be contaminated but not exposed
What is exposure?
You have been exposed when a harmful
substance has been ingested, inhaled,
absorbed, injected or irradiated into your
body
You can be exposed but not contaminated..
What is an Initial Operational Response (IOR)?
Upon arrival, personnel need to consider the possibility that
members of the public may be contaminated and need to
be dealt with as a matter of priority.
What does the CRESS acronym stand for?
Consciousness
Respiration
Eyes
Secretions
Skin
What is the acronym BAD COLDS used for?
Assessing a substance
What does the BAD COLDS acronym stand for?
Behaviour
Appearance
Dissemination
Colour
Odour
Likeness
Deliberate
Symptoms
