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1
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What are the regulations that should be followed at a Hazmat incident?

A 
COSHH regs 2002
CLP - Classification, labelling and packaging
Health and Safety at work Act 1974
COMAH 2015
Water Resources Act 1991
Enviromental Protection Agency
Carriage of dangerous goods and use of transportable pressure equipment regs 2009
Enviromental permitting regs 2010
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What are the 9 types of Hazmats?

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1-Explosives
2-Gases
3-Liquids
4-Solids
5-Oxidiser
6-Toxic
7-Radioactive
8-Corrosive
9-Miscellanous
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What is the list for incident response?

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HMEPO
Site Specialists
Chemdata
TOPS
NAIR
Enviroment Agency
Hazchem plate
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4
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How would you use steps 1-2-3?

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Step 1 - 1 casualty, approach normally
Step 2 - 2 casualties, approach with caution and inform control
Step 3 - 3 casualties, don’t approach, stay a minimum of 400m away

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5
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What are the big 5 don’ts

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Don't rush in
Don't assume
Don't panic
Don't touch, smell or taste
Don't become a victim
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6
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What is the brigades reponse procedure?

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1-Brigade procedure (1st appliance)
2-Brigade MDU (45-60 mins)
3-Regional (90-120 mins)
4-National (120+ mins)

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What are the three zones and what are in them?

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Hot Zone - where the incident is taking place, BA team
Warm Zone - decontamination, dirty ops, dirty command
Cold Zone - appliance, BAECO, clean ops, BA emergency team, incident command

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What is the hierarchy of control?

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Stem at the source
Contain close to the course
Prevent from enter drainage
Control within drainage
Booming open water sources
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What are the techniques used?

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Diversion
Covering
Damming
Dilution
Absorption
Dispersion
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10
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What are the three levels of decontamination?

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Improvised/Initial
Full
Mass Decontamination

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11
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What are the three types of radiation?

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Alpha
Beta
Gamma

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12
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What are the 6 types of explosives?

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  1. 1 mass explosive hazard
  2. 2 minor explosive hazard
  3. 3 fire hazard
  4. 4 no significant blast hazard
  5. 5 very sensitive mass explosion hazard
  6. 6 extremely insensitive no mass explosion
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13
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What are the 4 chemical threats?

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Nerve agents
Vesicants (blister agents)
Lung damaging agents
Blood agents

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14
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What are the 6 biological threats?

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Anthrax
Cholera
Ebola
Plague
Small Pox
Tularemia
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15
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What will casualties affected by radiation suffer?

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Nausea
skin burns
possible death
increased risk of death

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16
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The amount of radiation received depends on what?

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Time exposed to source
Distance from the source
Shielding from the source

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