SOG 24-04 Hazmat Decontamination

Question 1

-SOG 24-04 Hazmat Decontamination-

Purpose of the SOG

Answer 1

establish guidelines for personnel to recognize the need to implement decontamination and outline roles in assisting hazmat teams with technical decontamination

Question 2

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Definition Emergency/gross decontamination

Answer 2

The rapid removal of potentially harmful substances from responders or civilian ( in the case of removing a person from an IDLH environment before transport by paramedics)

Question 3

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Definition Mass Decontamination

Answer 3

Process of decontaminating large populations that have been potentially exposed to harmful substances

Question 4

-SOG 24-04 Hazmat Decontamination-

Technical decontamination

Answer 4

means of thoroughly decontaminating firefighters and members of allied agencies at a Hazardous Materials incident