Module 1- Intro Flashcards
According to OSHA 1910.120 (q) (6) (iii), Hazmat Techs are individuals who…
- Respond to releases or
potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release. - They assume a more aggressive role than the first responder at the operations level
- Approach the point of release in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance.
According to NFPA 472 Chapter 7, the Hazardous Material Technician (HMT) shall be that person who responds to
hazardous material/WMD incidents by…
- Using a risk-based response process by which he or she analyzes a problem involving hazardous material/WMD
- Selects applicable decontamination procedures
- Controls a release using specialized protective clothing and control equipment.
What are the three major objectives to meet the goals of the Hazardous Materials Technician?
- Analyze
- Plan
3.Implement
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(RCRA)
RCRA established the federal effort in regulating solid and hazardous waste management. Specific tasks include:
- Defines solid and hazardous waste
- Regulates the generation, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous waste
- Establishes a permit program for hazardous waste
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDs)
What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 also known as?
RCRA is also known as the “Cradle to Grave Law”. The law exempts actions taken during the immediate response. Transportation, storage, and disposal of material after it is cleaned-up are subject to all RCRA permitting.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)
CERCLA established the Superfund hazardous substances clean-up program. Specific tasks include:
- Requires the clean-up of releases of hazardous substances
- Authorizes the federal government to respond to spills and other releases
- Defines “Responsible Parties”
The law exempts actions taken by State and local governments from CERCLA liability during an emergency response.
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
Title I - 42 U.S.C. section 126
- Requires OSHA to establish health and safety standards for workers who handle or respond to chemical emergencies.
Title III - 42 U.S.C. section 300
- Emergency Planning and community right to know.
- Contingency plans for hazardous substances.
Hazardous Materials (as found in 49 CFR) (DOT!!!)
A substance or material which has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce
Hazardous Substances (as found in 29 CFR) (OSHA!!!)
Any substance designated or listed under paragraphs (a) through (d) of this definition, exposure to which results or may result in adverse effects on the health or safety of employees:
- Any substance defined under Section 101(14) or (CERCLA)
- Any biological agent or other disease causing agent as defined in Section 101(33) of CERCLA;
- Any substance listed by the U.S.DOT as hazardous materials under 49 CFR 172.101 and appendices; and (d) hazardous waste…
Hazardous Substances (as found in 40 CFR) (US EPA!!!)
“Any substance listed in 40 CFR Table 302.4 that, when released into the environment above a certain amount, must be reported and, depending upon the threat to the environment, federal involvement may be authorized…”
Extremely Hazardous Substance (US EPA!!!)
Substances listed in 40 CFR, part 355, appendices A & B. These chemicals may be subject to emergency planning and, in the event of a release, emergency notification.
Hazardous Waste (US EPA)
A term for chemicals that are regulated under the (RCRA) (40 CFR, part 261.33) “Cradle to Grave Law.” Hazardous wastes in transport are regulated by DOT (49 CFR, parts 170-179).
Toxic Chemicals
EPA term for chemicals whose total emission must be reported annually.
Highly Hazardous Chemicals
OSHA term for materials covered under 29CFR 1910.119
‘Process Safety Management’.
Dangerous Goods
Term used by Transport Canada and the (NFPA).
“Outside the United States, the term ‘dangerous goods’ is used as
roughly the equivalent to our usage of the term hazardous materials, especially as it relates to regulations governing transportation of materials (goods). The regulations are international and were prepared by the Committee of Experts on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods for the United Nations…”
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
18 USC section 2332a
- Any destructive device; includes explosives, incendiaries, and projectiles.
- Any weapon designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals; or their precursors.
- Any weapon involving a biological agent, toxin or vector.
- Any weapon that is designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.
Code of Virginia
*44-146.34 of the Virginia Code
Hazardous Materials means substances or materials which may pose unreasonable risks to health, safety, property or the environment when used, transported, stored or disposed of, which may include materials which are solid, liquid, or gas. Hazardous materials may include toxic substances, flammable
and ignitable materials, explosives, corrosive materials, and radioactive materials, and include:
- Those substances or materials in a form of quantity which may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported, and which the Secretary of Transportation of the United States has so designated by regulation or order;
- Hazardous substances as defined or designated by law or regulation of the Commonwealth or State government
- Hazardous waste as defined or designated by law or regulation of the Commonwealth.
Weapon of Terrorism
Virginia Code Title 18.2-46.4
Any device or material that is designed, intended, or used to cause death, bodily injury or serious bodily harm, through the release, dissemination, or impact of (i) poisonous chemicals; (ii) an infectious biological substance; or (iii) release of radiation or radioactivity.
