Hazmat 2 Flashcards
7 clues to HAZMAT
- locations, occupancy types, preincident surveys
- basic container information
- transportation placards, markings and labels
- non transportation hazmat markings and labels
- hazard information reference sources
- sensory clues, victim signs and syptoms
- monitoring and detection devices
preincident survey
exposures
hazat
building features
site characteristics
egress/acess
site characteristics
limitations of agency trying to control hazamt
telephone numbers of responsible people
site or occupancy response capability
hypercapnea
headache, lightheaded
red skin, htn, tachycardia
unconscious respiratory failure death
bulk packaging
other than a ship or barge in which materials are loaded with no intermediate form of containment
cargo tank, railcar or portable tank
one of the following must be met:
max capacity > 119 gallons for liquid
max net mass > 882 lbs for solid
water capacity if 1000 or more for gas
non bulk packaging
drums boxes carboys bags
max capacity 119< for liquid
max net mass 882 lbs or less for solids
water capacity is 1000 lbs or less for gas
composite packaging
box of wine
pressurized containers
round ends
bolted access hatches
bolted protective houses
pressure relief devices
pressure gauges
spherical containers
high pressure
toxic
corrosive
flammable
energetic
asphyxiant
cylindrical with round ends
toxic
corrosive
flammable
energetic
asphyxiant
flammable
cylindrical with flat ends
atmospheric and low pressure
toxic
corrosive
flammable
energetic
asphyxiant
vertical cylinder with cone bottom
can contain anything
toxic
energetic
corrosive
asphyxiant
flammable
horizontal with flat ends
atmospheric low pressure liquid
toxic
asphyxiant
energetic
flammable
corrosive
smaller diameter cylinder with visible external rings
same danger list
less volume because its heavier
corrosive
oval with flat or nearly flat ends
low pressure
same danger list
horseshoe cross section
low pressure
same danger list
thermos bottle
same danger list plus cold
-130F at 14.7 psi
rectangular
mixed cargo
bulk or non bulk
UN 9 hazard classes
- explosives
- gases
- flammable liquids
- flammable solids
- oxidizers
- toxi or infectious
- radioactive
- corrosive
- miscellaneous
UN class 1 division nunmbers
1.1 mass explosion hazard
1.2 projectile fragment hazards
1.3 fire hazard
1.4 no significant blast hazard
1.5 very insensitive explosives
1.6 extremely insensitive