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DOT Classification (1-9)

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  1. Explosives
  2. Gases
  3. Flammable Liquids
  4. Flammable Solids
  5. Oxidizing Substances and organic peroxides
  6. Toxic and Infectious substances
  7. Radioactive Materials
  8. Corrosive Materials
  9. Misc. HAZMAT
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704 Placard Blue Diamond

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Health hazard
0- Normal
1- Slightly Hazardous
2- Hazardous
3- Extremely Hazardous
4- Deadly

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704 Placard Red Diamond

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Fire Hazard (Flash point)
1- above 200F (will not burn)
2- Below 200F
3- Below 100F
4- Below 73F

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704 Placard Yellow Diamond

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Reactive Hazard
0- Stable
1- Not stable if heated
2- Violent Chemical Reaction with high Heat or Shock (pressure)
3- May Detonate w/ high Heat or Shock
4- May Detonate at normal heat or pressure

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704 Placard White Diamond

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Specific Hazards
W- Reactive to Water
OX- Oxidizer
ACID
ALK- Alkali
SA- Simple Asphyxiant
Radiation Hazard (Symbol)

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6 Ways hazardous materials can kill you?

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CRAFTE
1. Corrosion
2. Radioactivity
3. Asphyxiation
4. Fire
5. Toxicity
6. Explosion

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7
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What are the key ICS hazmat positions?

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H.I.I.S.
Incident Commander
Safety Officer
Information Officer
Hazmat Group Supervisor* (required by OSHA regulations)

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Positions on an Area C HAZMAT?

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IC
HAZMAT Group Sup
Assistant Safety Officer
Entry Team Leader
Tech Ref
Decon Leader

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What are the different sections of the ERG guide?

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  1. White - basic information table of placards, rail car indentification, road trailer indentification, intermodal container hazard ID #, pipeline info
  2. Yellow - ID number index
  3. Blue - Material name index (alphabetically)
  4. Orange - Numbered guide
  5. Green - initial isolation & protective action distances, table 1 (toxic inhalation), table 2 (water-reactive materials), table 3 - (six common TIH gases)
  6. White - basic information & instructions (BLEVE safety precautions, glossary)
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What are the different control zones/perimeters for a hazmat incident?

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Support/Cold zone/green/outer - ICP, medical group, etc, members do not have to wear SCBA

Contamination Reduction/Warm zone/yellow/secondary - safe refuge and decon, wearing one level below

Exclusion/Hot zone/red/inner - area of isolation, only individuals with specific tasks in proper gear

perimeter - outside security line around all control zones

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Who can provide an MSDS/SDS sheet?

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  1. Workplace involved in incident
  2. Manufacturer and/or distributer of product
  3. CHEMTREC
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What are the limits of protective clothing material?

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Penetration - movement of chemicals through zippers, stichted seams or imperfections in the material.
Degradation - loss of or change in the fabric’s chemical resistance or physical properties due to exposure to chemicals, use (or misuse) or ambient conditions (sunlight)
Permeation - process by which a chemical dissolves in and/or moves through a protective clothing material on a molecular level.

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13
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What are the typical methods of defensive containment?

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5D FC
Dike - make small curb with dirt
Dam - build overflow dam for product that sinks
Divert - build small dike to change direction
Disperse - apply fog spray in chlorine cloud
Dilute - apply water to water soluble material
Cover - lay salvage cover over powder spill
Foam - apply AFFF to large gasoline spill

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What are the different types of dams?

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Simple dam - barriers across a waterway or between two objects intended to hold back flowing water or material.
Underflow dam - used for release involving materials that float on water
Overflow dam - used for release involving materials that sink in water

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What are the typical methods of offensive control?

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Plug and patch - fix hole or valve in drum
Absorb/Adsorb - apply pads to spill
Transfer - remove product to waste vacuum truck
Containerize - put leaking drum into overpack drum
Stop - reposition drum or shut off valve

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16
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What is technical decon?

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  • responder decontamination
  • provided for personnel working in exclusion zone and/or contamination reduction zone (hot/warm zones)
  • normally done by Hazmat group
17
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What is emergency decon?

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  • urgent, field expedient process
  • use any available water source
  • intended for exposed persons displaying symptoms
  • normally done by first responders
  • usually done prior to setting up formal decon
18
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What is the Hazardous Materials Group Org chart?

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  • operations section chief
  • Hazmat group supervisor
    (3 report to HazMat group sup)
  • entry leader
  • site access control leader
  • decontamination leader
    (reports to decon leader)
  • decontamination element
19
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What notifications are mandatory?

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  1. Local Dispatch
  2. Administering Agency/CUPA
  3. CalEMA Warning Center
  4. National Response Center
20
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What is the difference between flammable and combustible liquids?

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flammable liquid - below 141F.
combustible liquid - above 141F.
*per OSHA, the cut off is 100F.

21
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What is the difference between flammable liquids and combustible liquids?

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Per FRO flammable = flash point <141F
combustible = flash point >141 F

Most common is flash point of 100 F

22
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What markers should be in place for pipeline markers?

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  • marked with words “Warning, Caution, Danger”
  • followed by the name of hazardous liquid transported (ie. Petroleum or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline”
  • POC (point of contact) information
23
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Where must pipeline markers be located?

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  • each public road crossing
  • railroad crossing
  • along each buried line
    May be: waterways or underwater crossings
24
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Every Hazmat response should have what 2 things?

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  1. Safety Officer assigned (one who has knowledge in the operations being implemented)
  2. Site Safety Plan (preferrably in writing)
25
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What is Hazwoper?

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Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

26
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Hazwoper regulates what 3 activities?

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  1. Hazardous waste cleanup
  2. Operation of treatment, storage and disposal facilities
  3. Emergency response to hazmat releases
27
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Hazwoper regulations requires employers to do what?

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  1. Plan for response and cleanup
  2. Train employees for assigned roles
  3. Follow basic response requirement
28
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What is MC 331?

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  • For liquified compressed gases
  • Pressure between 100-500 psi
29
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What is MC 338?

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  • For refrigerated liquefied gases
  • Max pressure between 25-500 psi
30
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What is DOT407/MC307?

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-For toxic, corrosive, and flammable liquids
-May have cross-section and external ring stiffeners
-Max pressure of at least 25psi

31
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What is DOT406/MC306?

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  • For flammable liquids (gasoline)
  • Max pressure 3-5 psi
32
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What is DOT412/MC312?

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  • Usually corrosive liquids
  • Circular cross section w/ external ring stiffeners
  • Max pressure of at least 15 psi
33
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Levels of Suits

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A- full encapsulated
B- Splash w/ SCBA
C- Tyvex w/ SCBA or APR/PAPR
D- Turnouts w/ SCBA

34
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Area C HAZMAT Response Codes

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Hazardous Materials
Confined Space Rescue
Derailment
Explosion
Trench Rescue
WMD

35
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Minimum HM Specialists required for Type 1 HM OES

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7 HM Specialists

36
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Minimum platoon staffing for HM

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Captains-2
Engineers-2
FFPM-4

37
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Required HAZMAT Courses

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1A- Basic Chemistry of HAZMAT
1B- Applied Chemistry- field ID
1C- Incident Considerations
1D- Tactical Field Ops
1F Specialized Mitigation Techniques
1G- Advanced Field Ops
WMD

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